The land is strong. Sound familiar? Remember that? The old-timers do. It was an actual slogan that was deployed in the 1972 federal election campaign. Didn’t work out too well.…
Years ago, I worked with a union organizer who deployed an effective tactic when one of his unionization drives met resistance from an employer: Launch a diversionary attack from an…
Former federal justice minister and current Independent MP Jody Wilson-Raybould embraces supporters after a rally in Vancouver on Sept. 18. JENNIFER GAUTHIER / REUTERS Michael Smyth Justin Trudeau’s personal campaign…
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Blackface. I’ve been writing about, and researching – and opposing – racism for more than thirty years. And make no mistake: blackface isn’t funny. It’s racist. Ask Megyn Kelly. A…
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Snapshot of a Postmedia staffer’s email to Sun and Province editor-in-chief Harold Munro circulated widely among colleagues at the newspaper. David Beers 13 Sep 2019 | TheTyee.ca David Beers…
Details not revealed as the issue is before the courts. ROBERT FIFE OTTAWA BUREAU CHIEF KRISTY KIRKUP PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS REPORTER PUBLISHED SEPTEMBER 16, 2019 All government departments involved in…
Doing Politics Differently? By Mark Christopher Warrior In 2012 the “Harper Government” announced it was prepared to fund one third of the cost of building Victoria’s first sewage plant and…
POLITICS The NDP leader was at his most compelling when he was mad, and standing up for a cause. It helped him emerge from the first debate looking like the…
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It’s always hard to be a federal Liberal in Alberta … especially during elections! (Ba-boom!) In the federal election Prime Minister Trudeau called yesterday, it’ll probably be just a little…
