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The Q&A: "People agree with anti-democratic actions if it's their team doing it. That leaves us vulnerable"
UofT prof Eric Merkley on whether the party you don't vote for just sucks, and why a lot of people think it does
May 7
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The Q&A: "The human may not be able to make decisions at the speed modern war requires"
Analyst Olena Kryzhanivska on Ukraine's drone revolution — and the hard choices ahead
May 2
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The Q&A: "It's getting harder, not easier, to do this kind of work"
Pollster David Coletto on AI, fear of losing everything, and how hard it is to measure the Conservative vote
Apr 16
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The Q&A: "I cannot believe the idiotic things that people do. Mostly men."
Jaime Watt, Canada's leading crisis advisor, on everything that can go wrong at your company. Sex is a big one.
Apr 3
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The Q&A: "Something is fundamentally broken"
Pierre Poilievre's travel itinerary is new but his convictions don't change
Mar 13
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The Q&A: "I do want people to feel confident that Canada can work"
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith on a bunch of referendum questions
Mar 6
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The Q&A: "Canada’s Arctic is the soft underbelly of North American defence"
The Northwest Territories' premier on roads, resources and federalism
Jan 30
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The Q&A: "I don't want to work less. That's not a talent I have."
Stéphane Dion is back home in Canada, wondering what to do next. Two national-unity crises and a rowdy neighbour loom. He's watching.
Jan 5
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The Q&A: "There wasn’t an elevator pitch for my stories"
Journalist Susan Orlean on a life of writing about the stories you didn't realize were stories
Oct 31, 2025
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The Q&A: "If you are not getting along with your leader, you’re going to want to leave your party"
Political scientist Alex Marland on his new book about loyalty and party discipline
Oct 28, 2025
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The Q&A: "I see some of the rhetoric, but I don’t see the actions"
Lloyd Axworthy isn't impressed by Mark Carney. He's big on Wab Kinew though
Sep 30, 2025
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The Q&A: "He was forthcoming and honest and funny and insightful — but damaged."
A new memoir dishes on late nights and high stakes in Pierre Trudeau's PMO
Sep 16, 2025
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