EDITORIAL: Stephen Harper's protégé: The authoritarian apprenticeship of Pierre Poilievre
Harper tested the limits of Canadian democracy. Will his protégé cross them altogether?
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Independent candidate enters University—Rosedale by-election with ambitious platform, steep climb
Adam Golding ran on a six-point platform and got 0.2% of the vote. Now he's running again.*
ADAMS: I went to the Conservative Convention. Here’s what really stood out.
I wore their merch, shook their hands, and watched a movement curate its own delusion. They lost the election. They blame everyone but themselves.
ADAMS: Imagine if Bruce Fanjoy did this. You already know how the right-wing establishment media would react.
Erin O'Toole saw the malice. The media saw the tweet. The CPC saw... nothing. Again.
Ontario Liberals set 2026 leadership race for November 20, unveil strict new candidate rules
New $1M spending cap, $150K fees, and mandatory credit checks among stringent requirements for contenders
FACT CHECK: No, Transgender people are not behind a surge in mass shootings
RCMP confirms nine dead, including shooter; U.S. data shows transgender perpetrators involved in less than 0.1% of mass shootings
ADAMS: It’s time for a brutal, honest assessment of the Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberals are not an opposition party; they are an electoral bystander with a branding problem.
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ADAMS: The bus should not smell like regret
The social contract has a simple clause: basic hygiene.
ADAMS: What Jamil Jivani’s healthcare roundtable got right
A rare moment of candour and a test of follow-through
ADAMS: Jamil Jivani’s vanity project betrays our country
By a concerned constituent of Bowmanville—Oshawa North
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Nate Erskine–Smith to seek Ontario Liberal nomination, plans shift from federal to provincial politics
The Toronto MP says the 'biggest difference' he can make is to rebuild the provincial party and challenge Premier Doug Ford's PCs.
Jamil Jivani charts independent course to secure trade deal, cites “economic crisis”
MP Cites Economic “Suffering,” Vows to Help Carney Government Navigate U.S. Deal