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Ten Takeaways from the Carney Cabinet

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1.Contrary to popular opinion, this is not a small cabinet. The pre-election cabinet that Prime Minister Carney constructed actually was significantly smaller than normal, as he was quick to point out. At 29 members, it…

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Trump and Musk Usher in a New McCarthy Era

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In the late 1940’s and 1950’s America went through one of its most shameful antidemocratic eras. Personified by Joseph McCarthy, the Republican Senator from Wisconsin who chaired the extraordinary House Committee on Un-American Activities, the…

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Is Alberta the New Quebec?

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Criticism of Ottawa, the federal government, and the federal Liberals is nothing new in Canada. Nor is the refusal of one province to go along with everyone else on a specific policy, even if it…

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