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Columnist, Globe and Mail. Formerly CBC News, National Post. Accepts unsolicited dog pics.

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  1. 6 hours ago

    This would make for an amazing menorah

    Name this band. Wrong answers only.
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  2. 6 hours ago

    How does one reach the level of shamelessness to at once pledge to do everything to combat discrimination, and then, moments later, shrug off questions about a patently discriminatory provincial law?

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  3. 8 hours ago

    It's as if Legault is just taunting Trudeau at this point

    Premier of Quebec says his party believes the province has "already reached its capacity to integrate" immigrants.
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  4. Jun 10

    If you're going to defect from the Greens, wouldn't it make more sense to at least go to the party that, say, opposes Trans Mountain, instead of purchased it?

    Welcome to the Liberal movement, ! Jenica is a strong voice for her community and a tireless advocate for climate action, mental health, reconciliation, affordability, and much more. Let’s keep making positive change happen in Fredericton — together.
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  5. Jun 10

    Trudeau will fight discrimination against Muslims, only if they don’t live in Quebec

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  6. Jun 8

    We will fight discrimination of Canadian Muslims wherever they face persecution, outside of Quebec

    Trudeau is asked by if his govt needs to speak out more strongly against Quebec’s secularism law, Bill 21. He says more needs to be done to fight discrimination but he doesn’t specifically mention Bill 21.
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  7. Jun 8

    I am a broken record, but if federal leaders are actually genuine about wanting to tackle Islamophobia in Canada, they might start by finding the balls to call out Quebec law that bans people wearing hijabs (and other symbols) from certain jobs

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  8. Jun 7

    This is horrific

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  9. Jun 3

    Ontario has seen the longest school closures, the longest business shutdowns and the strangest and strictest outdoor restrictions in Canada. And yet for that sacrifice, Ont's COVID case rate is just average, and its death rate is among the worst in Canada

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  10. Jun 2

    Yes, exactly like this

    81 members of the Conservative Party voted in favour of anti-choice legislation today. It is completely unacceptable that they will not support, protect, or defend a woman’s right to choose. Our government always has - and always will.
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  11. Jun 2

    The thing is the Liberals absolutely want O'Toole to allow a free vote so that they can then say that "X number of Conservatives want to take away your right to choose!!"

    Liberals call on O’Toole to not allow free vote on his MP’s abortion bill | National Newswatch
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  12. Jun 2

    This is clearly an evidence-based decision (where the evidence is public opinion data)

    A government that insisted for months the schools were not only safe but *safer than the communities they're in* now says that re-opening schools is too dangerous to risk derailing our progress in the pandemic.
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  13. Jun 1

    Regular houses in Vancouver cost upwards of a million dollars maybe five to ten years ago, depending on if we're talking detached/attached/town. Now you'd be lucky to find one

    Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on housing: "In too many places owning a home is too far out of reach. After all how’s a young family somewhere like Vancouver supposed to put away enough money when regular houses cost upwards of a million dollars?"
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  14. Jun 1

    Oh, ok then

    China confirms world's first human case of H10N3 bird flu but says it's highly unlikely to spread widely among people
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  15. May 31

    Manitoba is basing this decision on a yet incomplete Spanish study of some 672 participants. Sure, the results look promising, but why go with promising when you have proven results from two doses of AstraZeneca?

    Interesting: Manitoba to offer second does of an mRNA vaccine to those who got first dose of AstraZeneca.
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  16. May 28

    Soft on crime Republicans

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans block bill to investigate deadly Jan. 6 attack on Capitol, halting push for independent review.
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  17. May 28

    Not a new observation but an especially unsettling one now: the hard decisions during this pandemic are being made by people whose skills might begin and end with... knowing how to win elections. My column:

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  18. May 27

    Canada's hotel quarantine program is half-assed and never made sense and should've been abandoned months ago

    A government-appointment panel recommends the Trudeau government cancel its quarantine hotels: "The Panel recommends that the requirement for all air travellers to quarantine in government-authorized accommodations be discontinued."
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  19. May 25

    Statement does not indicate if this is because someone called in a fake bomb threat

    Belarus to close its embassy in Canada:
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  20. May 22

    I agree with the commenters here: unconscionable that a wife would hand a drink to her husband. We need leaders that reflect the average Canadian household, where wives scrolling TikTok in the bathroom don’t even know their husbands left the house. That is MY Canada 🇨🇦

    Starting the long weekend off right. Rebecca had a cold one waiting for me after my run. Wishing everyone a safe and relaxing long weekend.
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