Hafiz wins Scarborough Southwest Liberal nomination despite surfacing of disturbing decade-old posts
Insider candidate defeats federal MP in contest overshadowed by last-minute scandal and deeper questions about riding association’s culture.
Regional
Coverage of regional politics and policy, examining provincial decisions, power struggles, and their real-world impact on people across the country.
ENDORSEMENT: "Nate the Great" is exactly what the Ontario Liberals fear most, and now they’re rigging the game
The OLP establishment is purging young members to stop the one guy who could actually win them a landslide, Scarborough Southwest should vote for him anyways.
ADAMS: Doug Ford created the TTC drug crisis he now wants to police
The PC's are handing out tickets for a crisis they manufactured and grabbing more power while you're distracted.
Kinew pledges first-of-its-kind social media ban, but enforcement could mean the end of online anonymity
Manitoba Premier’s plan follows Australia’s lead, but identity verification could create a provincial surveillance dragnet
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Regional
NDP’s only Quebec MP set to abandon Ottawa for Québec solidaire in early blow to new leader Avi Lewis
Departure of Alexandre Boulerice means 16% of the caucus has walked away less than a month into Lewis's leadership
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Regional
Whitby Council moves to block 'virtue-signaling' motions after $23k wasted on royal family, immigration debates
Whitby council moves to tighten rules after $23,000 spent on ‘out of order’ motions
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Regional
ADAMS: If you fell for the "rain tax," I have a bridge in North York to sell you
A post-mortem on the "Rain Tax" hysteria and the manufactured outrage that’s drowning out critical thinking in Toronto.
HELANI: Debunking the fantasy of a landlocked republic
Landlocked, treaty-bound, and deeply integrated: The constitutional and economic nightmare of an independent Alberta.
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Economy
ADAMS: The Oshawa House has outlasted every panic, every boom, and every politician. It will outlast this one, too.
I served coffee there. I left three months before it closed. But the building had already seen 185 years of booms, busts, and bad planning. It doesn't need our pity.
ADAMS: Ford’s backroom regional coup just invalidated his mandate
The premier did not campaign on appointing regional chairs. His mandate for this move is invalid.
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Regional
Ford PC’s to appoint regional chairs, grant veto powers in governance overhaul
The province did not campaign on the changes in three consecutive elections.
ADAMS: Why Pension Poilievre is undoubtedly the best man for the job
Finally, a politician brave enough to defend endless delay.