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Winning is easy. Governing's hard.
Is it too much to hope for a better government?
Jul 26
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Small-batch music
An arts section grab bag: Tunes, Chris Turner's new climate book, and film-schooling Spielberg's Mumford video
Jul 21
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The Trudeau rescue plan
How does the PM turn it around? Some modest proposals
Aug 3
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Trudeau's snap fall election
There won't be one. But here's why the idea won't die
Jul 18
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What ails us
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The Trudeau rescue plan
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Red team the red team
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The Liberals will be fine
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La wild card
Éric Duhaime will shake up Quebec politics. Or not. But he's having fun trying
Jul 14
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"That's not slow moving"
Germany's ambassador to Canada on Ukraine, turbines and Canada as an energy exporter — just not right away
Jul 14
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Pierre Poilievre: Still waiting
He brags about skipping some interviews. Others he just skips.
Jul 8
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Office politics
A July workplace grab-bag, with tales from the Nova Scotia RCMP, the PMO, and... Maclean's
Jul 7
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Red team the red team
How would you act if you wanted this government to thrive? And why can't this government act like that?
Jun 27
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My interview with Jean Charest
In which I didn't ask him about That Guy or That Other Guy
Jun 24
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The Liberals will be fine
Unless they aren't. In the meantime, enjoy the feeding frenzy!
Jun 21
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Highway to the Tidy, Winnable Danger Zone
Top Gun: Maverick works because it offers a fantasy of state capacity
Jun 14
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Winning is easy. Governing's hard.
135
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What ails us
127
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The Trudeau rescue plan
122
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Red team the red team
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35
Trudeau's snap fall election
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49
The Liberals will be fine
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24
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