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Pierre Poilievre's dystopian desperation

It was nice while it lasted, I guess. After a few days of flirting with the idea of hope, the Conservative Party of Canada and its pundit-class...

yesterday 10

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Max Fawcett

Gambling our future over the climate crisis

Politicians today are gambling with the future of the global population. Science clearly describes the seriousness of our current climate crisis,...

yesterday 10

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Richard Van Der Jagt

Election Night Live with Canada's National Observer and Ricochet Media

Want election analysis that goes beyond election results — brought to you by journalists, not spin doctors?  Join Canada’s National Observer and...

yesterday 5

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National Observer Staff

Poilievre’s tax referendum gimmick shows he’s not serious about governing

On Tuesday, with six days to go before election day, Pierre Poilievre’s Conservative Party released its  platform . It’s a thin offering with fewer...

previous day 2

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David Moscrop

If we’re in an economic war, why aren’t we talking about war taxes?

"The one thing that can stop the rise of the far right is the one thing mainstream parties are currently not prepared to deliver: greater equality....

previous day 6

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Seth Klein

Alberta: We have a revenue problem

There is chatter on the national campaign trail of Canada building new pipelines to transport Alberta crude oil and natural gas to destinations...

previous day 5

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Stephen Legault

Mark Carney should axe the emissions cap

So much for “western alienation.” If the current polling holds, and it has for the entire campaign so far, Mark Carney is on track to win more...

wednesday 2

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Max Fawcett

LNG is no answer to the existential threat of Trump

The moon landing happened, climate change is real and liquified natural gas (LNG) is just another fossil fuel — no better than oil or coal. During...

wednesday 8

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Sven Biggs

From handguns to 'warrior spirit': Poilievre’s platform echoes Trump-era politics

There’s really only one plausible explanation for Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s  refusal to disclose whether he would eliminate the...

wednesday 2

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Adrienne Tanner

Pierre Poilievre is a victim of his own successes

In a leaders' debate that was supposed to be all about Pierre Poilievre and Mark Carney, Jagmeet Singh ended up stealing the spotlight. While logic...

22.04.2025 10

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Max Fawcett

Could this election see a made-in-Canada 'rainbow wave'?

Canadians are headed to the polls in a pivotal federal election amid a global forecast for human rights characterized more by storm clouds than...

22.04.2025 10

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Colin Druhan

This is a climate election

With US tariffs hitting Canada amid an affordability crisis, climate change has declined among Canadian voters’ top-of-mind concerns. Yet the...

21.04.2025 10

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Kathryn Harrison