Tag: Jagmeet Singh
11 months ago
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‘Corporations have been using inflation as cover’: NDP calls for grocers to be subject to windfal...

After the Competition Bureau found grocers had increased their profits by 50 per cent during a period when inflation ...

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11 months ago
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Justin Trudeau and Pierre Poilievre have been humbled this year. Here’s how they win back Canadians

Canadians generally don’t mind seeing political figures knocked down a few pegs, so it’s not a bad thing that our pol...

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about 1 year ago
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Justin Trudeau and Jagmeet Singh’s partnership proves politics works best when no one is watching

Tensions exist and have flared over everything from guns to health care, but things are generally humming along, Susa...

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over 1 year ago
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Justin Trudeau tells us why he is disliked, what keeps him awake and who Pierre Poilievre is ‘pre...

Whether it comes from frustration, anger or disconnection, Trudeau says, there are people in Canada right now who “ne...

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over 1 year ago
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Opinion | Is this really what could torpedo Justin Trudeau’s minority government in 2023?

The governing Liberals’ deal with the New Democrats may become more fragile next year, but there’s one urgent issue t...

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about 2 years ago
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What we know about Chrystia Freeland’s federal budget

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland lays out her second pandemic budget Thursday. It will be her first since the Liber...

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about 2 years ago
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Why Doug Ford might be a big winner in the deal between Justin Trudeau and Jagmeet Singh

The federal Liberal-NDP accord jolting the national political scene also has Queen’s Park abuzz. With an Ontario elec...

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over 2 years ago
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Opinion | Tribal politics play dangerous role in Canadian elections

Where we were once a fairly united country, with a generally accepted set of ideas and norms, today we are increasing...

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over 2 years ago
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Opinion | Trudeau’s reelection is like having your lost purse returned

Justin Trudeau is still our prime minister, which bodes well for facing down new variants, possible booster shots and...

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over 2 years ago
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Opinion | Justin Trudeau, Erin O’Toole and Jagmeet Singh seem to have forgotten hard-earned lesso...

Parties have run out of creativity while running pre-COVID playbooks during the 44th federal election, Susan Delacour...

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over 2 years ago
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The pandemic, climate, racism, affordability: Here are the choices on the big issues this election

No federal party has succeeded in setting the narrative of this campaign. But time is up, and voters need to make a d...

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over 2 years ago
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Here’s five things we shouldn’t do next time we have an election

Like the pandemic during which it was held, this will be a campaign noted for the faults it exposed. It may even crea...

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over 2 years ago
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Leaders scramble to cover ground in final days of campaigning

The attacks grew more pointed ahead of Monday’s election.

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over 2 years ago
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Opinion | Are you an angry voter? Here’s where you can throw your support

If you think the years ahead will be terrible (the future) or wonderful (the past) then here is how you should vote, ...

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over 2 years ago
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The Star on the trail: reports from the three major campaigns with days left in a tight race

If there’s one thing all party leaders can agree on, it’s this: the 2021 federal election campaign has been nasty, br...

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over 2 years ago
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Justin Trudeau won’t say if Toronto Liberal candidate will be turfed after dropped sex assault ch...

The NDP and Conservatives are calling on the Liberals to fire Kevin Vuong, the Liberal candidate in Spadina—Fort York...

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over 2 years ago
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Opinion | Justin Trudeau’s got my vote to get us through Mu

When it comes to deciding who gets my vote, it all comes downs to Mu, Heather Mallick writes.

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over 2 years ago
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Here is where the party leaders stand two weeks from election day

Get up to speed with profiles of the three major party leaders, now that we’re more than halfway through this 36-day ...

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over 2 years ago
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Liberals plan to stay on the ‘offensive’ after bumpy campaign launch, sagging poll numbers

Liberal leader Justin Trudeau’s campaign takes a day off as Conservatives, New Democrats continue to hammer away on a...

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over 2 years ago
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COVID-19 created an economic crisis. Which Canadian party leader would you trust to save your job?

The federal parties want this election to focus on Canada’s path to recovery out of the COVID-19 crisis, but the Libe...

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over 2 years ago
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Get to know the party leaders

Read profiles of the four major party leaders campaigning for your vote: Justin Trudeau, Erin O’Toole, Jagmeet Singh ...

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over 2 years ago
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Media gather at Ottawa’s Rideau Hall anticipating Justin Trudeau will call an election today

Media gathered outside Rideau Hall this morning to await the arrival of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau who will ask Go...

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almost 3 years ago
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Opinion | Polls suggest it might be a good time for Justin Trudeau to call an election

Polls suggest that Canadians think the country in on the right track, and that’s likely to benefit the governing Libe...

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almost 3 years ago
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Opinion | Mary Simon is the governor general Justin Trudeau should have appointed last time

Mary Simon is now officially the governor-general-in-waiting for Canada, until a swearing-in ceremony expected to tak...

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about 3 years ago
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Opinion | Jagmeet Singh holds the balance of power in Parliament. Is he wielding it wisely?

Personally popular in the polls, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh leads a party stuck in third place. And while he didn’t win...

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about 3 years ago
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Opinion | The GTA will be a crucial battleground in the coming election. Can the Liberals hang on?

Whenever federal politicians start touring the country again, Toronto should brace for an onslaught of politicians be...

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about 3 years ago
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Opinion | If Jagmeet Singh had stayed at Queen's Park, he would have given Doug Ford something to...

The federal NDP leader might have more luck promoting pharmacare from the premier’s office, Martin Regg Cohn writes.

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about 3 years ago
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Opinion | Will Justin Trudeau call a spring election? Jagmeet Singh thinks so

For several weeks now, some political observers have been wondering why Jagmeet Singh keeps talking so much about an ...

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over 3 years ago
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Erin O’Toole rejects national standards for long-term care

Conservative leader says the “Ottawa knows best” approach is the wrong one for dealing with the crisis in long-term c...

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over 3 years ago
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Erin O’Toole rejects national standards for long-term care

Conservative leader says the “Ottawa knows best” approach is the wrong one for dealing with the crisis in long-term c...

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over 3 years ago
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Who should decide what’s considered a ‘terrorist group’ in Canada? That depends who you ask

The Canadian Anti-Hate Network is concerned about the recent unanimous declaration from the House of Commons that the...

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over 3 years ago
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Justin Trudeau offers no apology for making Julie Payette his governor general — or for her $150K...

Julie Payette, like all governors general who leave office, is entitled to an lifetime annuity — which provides a ret...

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over 3 years ago
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Opinion | Why calls to label white supremacists terrorists could backfire on their targets instead

White supremacists terrorize people, but consider the terrorist label through another lens. Whom will it actually pen...

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over 3 years ago
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Opinion | Why Justin Trudeau won’t act like his dad and declare war on COVID-19

Justin Trudeau hasn’t declared war on the pandemic as his father did during the 1970 October Crisis. Trudeau has the ...

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over 3 years ago
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Opinion | Which will last longer, Justin Trudeau’s government or COVID-19?

The pandemic’s second wave has postponed the collapse of the minority Liberal government while heightening the tensio...

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