Andrew Coyne
Explorer, founder of Lachine, seigneur of Cataracoui, discoverer of the mouths of the Mississippi.
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Swing Toward The Democrats | Monmouth University Polling Institute
But most voters still expect Trump to win
The Election’s Big Twist: The Racial Gap Is Shrinking
Racial and ethnic divides? Actually, Biden is making gains with white voters, and Trump with nonwhite ones.
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The Election’s Big Twist: The Racial Gap Is Shrinking - The New York Times
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On the history of the federal government's structural balance
In the report it released last month, the Parliamentary Budget Office provided estimates and projections for the federal government's structural balance - that is, with the effects of the business cycle stripped out. This is always a tricky...
The Plot to Kidnap Me
Every time the president ramps up his violent rhetoric, every time he fires up Twitter to launch another broadside against me, my family and I see a surge of vicious attacks sent our way.
Canada's top doctor calls for 'structural change' to address COVID-19 inequities
Canada's Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam is calling for "structural change" across health, social, and economic sectors in the wake of COVID-19, in a new report highlighting the successes and shortfalls in the country's pandemic response...
Andrew Coyne
Wait, what is she doing issuing a report IN THE MIDDLE OF A PANDEMIC?? Doesn't she know THERE ISN'T TIME??!??
Canada's top doctor calls for 'structural change' to address COVID-19 inequities | CTV News
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CBC News Presidential Poll Tracker
The CBC News Presidential Poll Tracker will keep you up to date with the latest U.S. election polls. Get the numbers and analysis from @EricGrenierCBC and learn what they mean for Donald Trump and Joe Biden.
Police bust Airbnb party in Chelsea and fine 83 students $1000 each for breaking pandemic rules
The 83 people they identified will be fined $1,000 each under public-health regulations meant to protect against the spread of COVID-19. With administration fees, each fine will be around $1,500, police said.
Biden’s Path to 270 Widens, Trump’s Path Narrows, as Texas Moves to Toss Up
Less than a week out from Election Day and President Donald Trump is playing catch-up. In 2016, he won 30 states (and Maine's 2nd Congressional District) and their 306 electoral votes. Today, just 20 states, worth 125 electoral votes, are safely in...
In government spending and deficits, we're now No. 1 in the world: Jack Mintz in the Financial Post | Macdonald-Laurier Institute
Unproductive public spending outstripping economic growth will be our real albatross threatening prosperity in years ahead.
NDP MP Blaikie urges quick response to Elections Canada pandemic-related reform asks
Chief Electoral Officer Stéphane Perreault is asking for the Elections Act to be amended in three areas to help the agency better adapt the election process to ensure safety and accessibility during a pandemic.
Jared Kushner bragged in April that Trump was taking the country 'back from the doctors'
President Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner boasted in mid-April about how the President had cut out the doctors and scientists advising him on the unfolding coronavirus pandemic, comments that came as more than 40,000...
Canada in a ‘civic moment,’ says Samara researcher, urging consideration of citizen assemblies in bid to 'build back better'
'There's not much evidence in my mind that Canadians don't trust their leaders or don't trust their leaders enough. There's plenty of trust there, but I don't know that that trust is always returned,' says Samara's Mike Morden.
Don't believe the polls — Trump is winning
Who responds to pollsters depends on many factors, including the medium (e.g., landline versus cellphone), the location, the sample size and demographic factors.
Bloc to force House debate on demanding Trudeau apologize for 1970 War Measures Act - iPolitics
As the minority Liberals brace for yet another politically charged, opposition-controlled House debate, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau can at least take comfort in the fact there’s virtually no way the ensuing vote can be viewed as a confidence test....
Hate crime bill: Hate talk in homes ‘must be prosecuted’
Conversations over the dinner table that incite hatred must be prosecuted under Scotland’s hate crime law, the justice secretary has said.Journalists and theatre directors should also face the courts
Canadians’ confidence in electric vehicles dropping, says report
A J.D. Power study finds that two-thirds of Canadians have never driven an EV before
Opinion: What, exactly, is a non-confidence vote? Parliament should get to decide
Governments shouldn’t be allowed to determine what is and isn’t up for parliamentary scrutiny, and certainly not by using the threat of an election
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My latest: What’a a confidence vote? When should Parliament be dissolved? These are questions Parliament, not the government, should decide.
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The Rust Belt boom that wasn't: Heartland job growth lagged under Trump
The voters of Monroe County, Michigan, may have expected an economic windfall when they flipped from supporting Democrat Barack Obama to help put Donald Trump in the White House in 2016.
'60 Minutes' Anchor Lesley Stahl's Family Gets Death Threat Following Controversial Donald Trump Interview
CBS' Lesley Stahl now has around-the-clock security after she and her family received death [...]
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'60 Minutes' Anchor Lesley Stahl's Family Gets Death Threat Following Controversial Donald Trump Interview
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