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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Image: Justin Trudeau/Facebook
This year started and ended with SNC-Lavalin
Karl Nerenberg | The SNC-Lavalin affair, which cast a shadow over 2019, highlighted the Trudeau government's ambiguity, if not outright double talk, on both democratic reform and Indigenous rights.
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SNC-Lavalin scandal drowning out housing crisis concerns, Vancouver Granville candidates say
Alex Cosh | Sky-high rents, low vacancy rates and shortages of affordable non-market housing units are all concerns in one of the least affordable residential areas in Canada.
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Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and Labour Minister Jason Copping, in shirtsleeves. Photo: Screenshot of news conference
United Conservative Party introduces the Open for Fast Food Act -- sorry about the 13% pay cut, kids
David J. Climenhaga | Canadians don't elect Conservative governments to be empathetic. They elect them to squeeze people they resent. In this regard, the UCP is performing to specifications.
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Jody Wilson-Raybould doth protest too much
Michelle Weinroth | Political truth has been a casualty in the Jody Wilson-Raybould affair, rendered virtually inaudible in the midst of the media-staged drama that has consumed us over the past few weeks.
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A feminist revolution in Canadian politics -- or the same old boys' club?
Monia Mazigh | In recent weeks we have seen a confrontation between two visions of politics: one coming from a small male elite and another slowly emerging from centuries of patriarchy and colonialism.
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Using code, Trudeau admits his own errors in Wilson-Raybould affair
Karl Nerenberg | The prime minister finally addressed the SNC-Lavalin affair in detail today and came close to openly admitting that moving Wilson-Raybould out of the justice ministry might have been a mistake.
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Without more information, SNC-Lavalin affair is mere spectacle
Susan Wright | As much as this Canadian respects Jody Wilson-Raybould, I do not fully understand her view. Here's why.
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The Liberal government's troubled relationship with the rule of law
Thomas Woodley | With the Wilson-Raybould affair, it's clear that the Liberal government uses the "rule of law" argument only when it suits its purposes, and they're not the only ones.
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Prime Minister Trudeau takes questions at a town hall in Milton, Ontario. Photo: Adam Scotti/PMO
Scheer's approach gives Trudeau opening in SNC-Lavalin affair
Duncan Cameron | Without evidence of wrongdoing for personal benefit by the prime minister, it is hard to see why Opposition Leader Andrew Scheer would expect Justin Trudeau to resign.
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Wilson-Raybould's testimony was not about the 'rule of law'
Rick Salutin | Wilson-Raybould's take on the SNC-Lavalin affair reminds us of deep political double standards and Canada's flagrant disregard of Indigenous sovereignty.
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Prime Minister Trudeau speaks with media in the Foyer of the House of Commons. Photo: Adam Scotti/PMO
Trudeau is on the ropes, but can NDP provide a viable, progressive alternative?
Karl Nerenberg | The Trudeau government betrayed its promise of openness in the SNC-Lavalin affair. Conservatives were worse when in power, but are profiting. What about the NDP?
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Butts resignation underscores the ongoing power of the PMO
Karl Nerenberg | Justin Trudeau promised to reverse the trend, starting in his father's time, of centralizing power in the Prime Minister's Office. It does not look like he has lived up to that pledge.