THE FIFTH COLUMN: How Did We Get Here

Let me tell you a story about my early days working for the House of Commons in a non-partisan position serving all Members of Parliament and all Canadians. While we all had our own political opinions, that ranged from right to left, we all worked professionally and in a non-

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somecanuckchick dot com: “Take Canada Back” ?!?!?

“Take Canada Back” to when/what/where, etc., exactly?!? ICYMI Erin O’Toole is the newly-minted leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. Erin O’Toole ran on a leadership campaign platform that courted nationalists and populists, AKA hate/fear-mongering, racist, xenophobic, anti-Semitic, etc. pieces of garbage. Erin O’Toole’s leadership campaign slogan? “Take Canada Back”.

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Warren Kinsella: Service, perfected

This poor guy is the process server who was tasked with delivering ⁦@MaximeBernier⁩’s lawsuit against me for suggesting he promotes racism. I insisted we take a picture together in the ⁦@DaisyGrp⁩ lobby. Anyone interested in contributing research, DM me! #cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/ruqtxPbcNq — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) February 5, 2020

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Warren Kinsella: Bernier vs. Kinsella

One of the first things you learn in Torts class in first-year law school is to never, ever allege that someone published a defamatory statement against you – and then go and publish the defamatory statement yourself. But that’s what Mr. Bernier’s lawyer, Andre Marin – with whom we have

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Tattered Sleeve: 30 years ago but never to be forgotten

Geneviève Bergeron (1968-1989)Hélène Colgan (1966-1989)Nathalie Croteau (1966-1989)Barbara Daigneault (1967-1989)Anne-Marie Edward (1968-1989)Maud Haviernick (1960-1989)Maryse Laganière (1964-1989)Maryse Leclair (1966-1989)Anne-Marie Lemay (1967-1989)Sonia Pelletier (1961-1989)Michèle Richard (1968-1989)Annie St-Arneault (1966-1989)Annie Turcotte (1969-1989)Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz (1958-1989) May they rest in eternal peace. And may they ever remind us of the need to eradicate violence against women, and

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