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John Ibbitson

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With Trump spurring sponsors to ditch Pride Toronto, Canadian companies should step up

01.03.2025 4

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Voters are unlikely to forgive the Liberals

09.01.2025 10

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To live up to its enduring promise, Canada must repair what is broken

Two decades ago, I wrote: “Sometime, not too long ago, while no one was watching, Canada became the world’s most successful country.” The...

28.12.2024 30

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Canada looks more like a failed state the longer Trudeau fails to act

Flags hang on the Office of the Prime Minister and Privy Council building in front of the Centre Block of the Parliament Buildings in Ottawa, on...

20.12.2024 10

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Freeland’s political estrangement from Trudeau is both shocking and understandable

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau congratulates Chrystia Freeland after she was sworn in as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Intergovernmental...

17.12.2024 7

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The forces behind South Korea’s political crisis are by no means unique

People protest during a candlelight vigil to condemn South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's surprise declarations of the failed martial law and to...

06.12.2024 10

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Trudeau has made the right moves navigating Trump’s tariff pledge – if he won’t start fresh

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau leaves a hotel in West Palm Beach, after a meeting with U.S. president-elect Donald Trump last night at Trump's...

30.11.2024 4

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Trump and his tariff threat now have to be Trudeau’s top priority

President-elect Donald Trump attends a campaign event, in Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S., Oct. 29, 2024. Brendan McDermid/Reuters He may be...

26.11.2024 5

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With the Laurentian elite’s power fading, a new and less stable Canada is emerging

John Ibbitson is writer at large at The Globe and Mail. Darrell Bricker is chief executive of Ipsos Public Affairs. Justin Trudeau’s Liberals are...

23.11.2024 10

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How the filibuster that nobody cares about proves that it’s the right time to have an election

A Canadian flag flies in front of the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on March 22, 2017. Chris Wattie/Reuters The Liberal government’s...

22.11.2024 6

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With B.C. by-election date finally set, the Liberals await a familiar, humbling outcome

MP John Aldag speaks during a press conference in Surrey, B.C. on March 28. Following Mr. Aldaq's resignation, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has...

12.11.2024 3

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The Liberals are desperate, so they are raising abortion as an issue again

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to journalists in the House of Commons on Oct. 29. The federal government's announcement this week has no real...

02.11.2024 9

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What Surrey’s shift to the Conservatives may mean for Toronto in the next federal election

Conservative Leader John Rustad speaks at a campaign rally in Surrey B.C., on Oct. 17. In the 2020 provincial election, the NDP won seven of the...

22.10.2024 9

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Trudeau appears to be wooing the public by undermining Poilievre. It’s unclear if it will work

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appears as a witness at the Foreign Interference Commission in Ottawa, on Oct. 16. Justin Tang/The Canadian Press...

18.10.2024 3

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Fewer babies are being born around the world, and not only in the places you’d expect

Mothers rest alongside their newborns in Manila in Sept. 2020. The Philippines is experiencing a dizzying plunge in fertility, which has gone from...

17.10.2024 9

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India’s response to Canada about allegations of grave criminal acts is the ultimate in gaslighting

RCMP Commissioner Mike Duheme departs at the end of a news conference at RCMP National Headquarters in Ottawa on Oct. 14. The RCMP allegations...

15.10.2024 9

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The NDP could take second place in the next election, which might be a mixed blessing

New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Oct. 2. Blair...

08.10.2024 20

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Bloc’s demands for Trudeau government are both terrible ideas

Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet is making two demands of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in exchange for his party’s support in the...

02.10.2024 3

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Why Doug Ford won his by-elections and Justin Trudeau lost his

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Premier of Ontario Doug Ford arrive for an announcement at the Goodyear plant in Napanee, Ont., on Aug. 12....

23.09.2024 5

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With the Liberals losing once-safe seats, an election can’t be far off

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at the riding office of Laura Palestini, Liberal candidate for LaSalle–Emard–Verdun in Montreal, Aug. 11,...

17.09.2024 4

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Could Justin Trudeau’s Senate picks veto a Tory agenda?

An April Nanos poll showed that the percentage of Canadians who had an unfavourable impression of the Senate has declined from 65 per cent in 2016...

04.09.2024 3

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Liberal staffers’ rebellion reveals growing tension over party’s stand on Gaza conflict

A prime minister who faces open rebellion from within the ranks of his own party’s staffers should think long and hard about taking a walk in the...

02.09.2024 20

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Poilievre must hold his tongue for the sake of his party’s image

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre arrives to Parliament Hill in Ottawa on June 19. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press No wonder Conservatives...

29.08.2024 4

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Global warming isn’t as important to Ottawa as cheap Chinese cars

An aerial view of Volkswagen cars to be loaded onto a ship at a port in Nanjing, in eastern China's Jiangsu province, on June 23. STR/AFP/Getty...

27.08.2024 10

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The railway worker lockout was incredibly damaging, with more disruptions on the horizon

Railcars and locomotives sit idle at the CPKC railyard in Calgary on Aug. 22. Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press Every hour, the nationwide lockout...

23.08.2024 10

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Upcoming by-elections may reveal if it’s time for NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh to step down

There is no obvious reason to believe the NDP’s performance under Jagmeet Singh will improve in the next federal election – it might even do worse....

20.08.2024 10

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With human rights chief debacle, the Liberals continue their string of blunders

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at a Liberal Party fundraising event in Brampton, Ont., on Aug. 10. Arlyn McAdorey/The Canadian Press The...

14.08.2024 9

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A Kamala Harris presidency would be better for Canada than another Trump White House

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Joe Biden take part in a meeting on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, on March 24, 2023. Sean...

22.07.2024 10

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