In Quebec tonight: La Saison des debats: 4 jours, 4 joutes
At the halfway point in the Quebec election campaign and that means it’s time for leaders ‘debates — and plenty of ‘em. Tonight on Radio Canada, the leaders of the Liberal Party of Quebec, Parti...
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View ArticleNDP debate shocker: No PM? No Mulcair. NDP shuts down consortium
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View ArticleTrudeau threatens to pull out of foreign policy leaders’ debate
The Liberal campaign this morning issued the following letter to the organizers of the foreign policy leaders’ debate to be held at Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto on Sept. 28. The organizers, The Munk...
View ArticleTale of the tape: Stephen Harper and job creation: Part II
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View ArticleAbout last night: Trudeau over Mulcair. Hands Down
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View ArticleAUDIO: CBC’s sorry record on these leaders’ debates
CLICK ON THE AUDIO ABOVE for: Sun Media Parliamentary Bureau Chief David Akin with his column from the papers on October 1, 2015: CBC management lets down its journalists — and the public — by once...
View ArticleMulcair bets strong defence of unpopular niqab position will turn NDP fortunes
If there is a national ground zero for our election campaign’s sudden fixation with the niqab and citizenship ceremonies, it is in Quebec where, on Friday night, the men who hope to be prime minister...
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