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Columnists
Mehdi Rizvi
| To boost immigration levels, Canada has introduced a new one-time program for international graduates and temporary foreign workers in essential occupations. |
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Columnists
Rick Salutin
| For those protesting masks and vaccines, it's always about freedom, revolving around noble, self-serving heroic individuals. |
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Blog
David J. Climenhaga
| Despite a string of daily news conferences intended to restore confidence in its foundering COVID-19 performance, the Kenney government appears to have lost control of the narrative. |
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Blog
David J. Climenhaga
| Unlike the premier, Opposition Leader Rachel Notley entertained questions from reporters, telling them it sounded as if Kenney was "making it up on the fly." It's hard to dispute that assessment. |
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Blog
David J. Climenhaga
| Reporter: "How can you not shoulder some blame for things getting this out of hand?" Alberta Premier Jason Kenney: "I reject the premise of your question." |
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News
Judy Jackson
| Even though he is sick, Stephen Lewis is still speaking out about the rampant global inequality in access to vaccines for the COVID-19 pandemic which, once again, is created by big pharma. |
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Blog
David J. Climenhaga
| It would be fair to say, in that venerable Canadian political phrase, there was a fury in the land at the United Conservative Party's decision to cut and run in the face of bad COVID-19 news. |
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News
Ken Grafton
| It has been obvious for some time that Doug Ford has no idea what needs to be done to protect the public from COVID-19, and also lacks the leadership skills to lead Ontario through the pandemic. |
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Blog
David J. Climenhaga
| Alberta's premier appears to be more worried about what a group of 17 COVID-denying UCP MLAs might do than the health of the province's citizens. |
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Columnists
Rick Salutin
| Ontario's new proposal for paid sick leave only covers a piddling three days directly. Then, if you're sick, you have to go the federal website, fill out the form, and wait awhile for some money. |
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Blog
David J. Climenhaga
| As for those "targeted regional measures," this is a misleading characterization. "Targeted regional exceptions" would be a more accurate term. |
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Columnists
Edward Hyland, Pro Bono
| The patent waiver is intended to temporarily free COVID-19 vaccines from intellectual property restrictions that keep them expensive and beyond the reach of countries and people in need. |
