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Closing a Charter loophole

So that’s the lesson for all those who oppose the notwithstanding clause. Maybe you can’t close that loophole in the court of law, but you can close it in the court of public opinion.

Inuit community supports Mary River Iron Mine expansion, says Baffinland

I was born and raised in Iqaluit, Nunavut, and I am proud to work for Baffinland because, unlike the Nov. 3 opinion piece in The Hill Times by Paul Okalik and the WWF which promoted unsubstantiated claims, fear-mongering and misinformation, we focus on facts, science, Inuit, Qaujimajatuqangit, and the truth. Okalik’s piece’s entire premise is based […]

Is a blue wave headed for the Rock?

OTTAWA—Over the last few weeks, I have been home in Newfoundland and Labrador more frequently. No, it is not because I am plotting some political run myself, but some illness and death in the family meant more time on the Rock. It being home, federal politics is both a fascination and a source of much […]

So Ontario Premier Doug Ford doesn’t want to talk about it?

HALIFAX—Under his watch, a major city in Ontario was under siege for three weeks. The downtown core of the national capital was paralyzed by “protesters” who wanted to bring down the federal government, without the bother of an election; and Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s federal Conservative cousins were busy sipping coffee and taking selfies with […]

Proportional representation is the little engine that couldn’t

KAMOURASKA, QUE.—It is a predictable result of any Canadian election. The instant the polls close and the results are known, every pundit within howling distance of the legislature or parliament tears apart the first-past-the-post system. So, in the last few weeks, the Quebec media has been filled with commentary about the need for proportional representation […]