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David J. Climenhaga
| Probably the last thing the Conservative Party of Canada needs right now is a battle over allegations of dirty tricks between the campaigns of its two leading candidates. |
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David J. Climenhaga
| Liberal strategists likely fear a return of Jason Kenney to federal politics more than Peter MacKay winning the Conservative party leadership race. |
Columnists
Duncan Cameron
| The emphasis on fundraising will hinder caucus candidates anxious mainly to raise their profiles nationally, or draw attention to pet issues. |
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David J. Climenhaga
| What were Canadians fighting for in Afghanistan? Perhaps our former defence minister can emerge from obscurity to cast some illumination on this question. |
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David J. Climenhaga
| Progressive Conservative leadership candidate Jason Kenney made a campaign stop in the Edmonton bedroom suburb of St. Albert last night. There are a few tidbits… |
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Celine Bisette
| When the Conservative government brought Bill C-36 into law, it promised to provide $20 million in funding for "exit programs" to help sex workers leave the industry. Where's the money? |
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Elizabeth May
| When you next hear one of these claims from the fossilized hit parade, don't confuse them with facts. |
Columnists
Ralph Surette
| With the federal election drawing closer and closer, it seems some civil servants have finally had enough with the Harper government's muzzles. |
Columnists
Matthew Behrens
| Under Canada's woefully unfair Extradition Act, the U.S. is seeking a Canadian mother for an alleged violation of a highly problematic custody order, which threatens to pull her family apart. |
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Stephen Kimber
| While it may be premature to pen Peter MacKay's political obituary, it's never too early to assess his accomplishments -- and otherwise -- to date. |
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Karl Nerenberg
| Seeking support to win the PC leadership race in 2003, Peter MacKay promised that there would be no merger with Stephen Harper's party, the Canadian Alliance. Months later, he engineered a merger. |
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Humberto DaSilva
| CBC TV had barely called an NDP majority government in Alberta when Minister of Justice Peter MacKay declared the province Albertastan! |