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Jan 12, 2018

Moving forward by looking back, 1998

Karl Nerenberg

In 1998, it looked like Jean Chrétien and his Liberals could remain in power forever. With his response to the near loss of the 1995 referendum, however, Chrétien sowed the seeds of his party's demise

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Jan 19, 2017

Françoise David, co-founder of Québec Solidaire, helped turn political debate away from sovereignty

Karl Nerenberg

Françoise David, who founded the progressive Quebec party Québec Solidaire, has retired from politics, saying she is too tired to carry on.

Columnists

Oct 14, 2016

A rational voice in a time of austerity, Douglas Peters could have set Canada on a different path

Linda McQuaig

There were few in Ottawa inner circles resisting Paul Martin's deep spending cuts as Finance Minister, but one strong dissenting voice came from Douglas Peters, who died last week at the age of 86.

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May 16, 2016

No, racism against Indigenous people is not a figment of the imagination

Pam Palmater

Last week, former prime minister Paul Martin told the media that Canadians weren't racist, it's just that Indigenous people are invisible to many of them. That's a bit rich, argues Pam Palmater.

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Nov 4, 2015

Trudeau's cabinet has diversity, but conservative white men will keep the purse strings

Dru Oja Jay

Diversity in government is especially good if it can raise expectations and lead people to demand that government reflect society in other, more significant ways.

Blog

Sep 29, 2015

Liberals release fiscal plan that seeks to avoid austerity with unicorns and fairy dust

Michael Laxer

When you look a little closely at the Liberal plan the austerity devil is in the details.

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Sep 22, 2015

Fact check: Liberal attacks against NDP child-care plan more rhetoric than truth

Nora Loreto

Nora Loreto separates the fact from the fiction in the fight between the Liberals and the NDP on child care.

Blog

Aug 31, 2015

Liberals trot out Paul Martin to decry NDP's 'far-right' swerve

Nora Loreto

Paul Martin's assertion that the NDP has moved to the "far right" doesn't hold water. Although he would know.

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Aug 1, 2015

Confused facts, misdirected rants: Salutin attacks Chow on child care

Christopher Majka

Does Olivia Chow bear responsibility for the demise of the national child-care plan of 2005? The Toronto Star's Rick Salutin seems to think so. Let's look at the history and the facts.

Blog

Jul 31, 2015

Shhhhhh! Don't tell anyone: As PM, Stephen Harper's economic performance is a bust!

David J. Climenhaga

What do you have to do to focus the media's attention on Prime Minister Stephen Harper's horrible economic performance? Draft a Top Ten List?

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