Christina Frangou

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Anaida Poilievre Is Working Hard. It Isn’t Enough

Anaida Poilievre Is Working Hard. It Isn’t Enough

Political wives have long helped craft their husbands’ public image. For Pierre Poilievre, that strategy can only get him so far.In the autumn of 2012, Pierre Poilievre found himself in an elevator with a Senate aide who had previously caught his eye. He asked 25-year-old Anaida Galindo if she had Facebook, hoping they could connect. She said no. It was...

The What-Will-She-Do-Next Premier of Alberta

The What-Will-She-Do-Next Premier of Alberta

ON A SATURDAY morning in February, Danielle Smith took questions from Albertans for forty-six minutes during her weekly radio talk show, Your Province. Your Premier. One of the first callers asked if a prohibition on the sale of raw milk could be eliminated now that Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the prominent vaccine skeptic who is US health secretary, may open...

Unlocking Healthcare - How to Free the Flow of Life-Saving Health Data in Canada

Unlocking Healthcare - How to Free the Flow of Life-Saving Health Data in Canada

In early 2023, the Public Policy Forum’s Taking Back Health Care project set out to address shortcomings in Canada’s precious health-care system. With our expert panel,[1] in the first report, Taking Back Health Care, we identified bold but achievable changes to realize the vision of accessible, timely and high-quality services. The necessary reforms, we asserted in our second report, Primary...

Paul Wells – 2024 Hyman Solomon Award for Excellence in Public Policy Journalism

Paul Wells – 2024 Hyman Solomon Award for Excellence in Public Policy Journalism

Much has changed in journalism over the 30 years that Paul Wells has been writing about politics, but he believes one thing remains constant: Canadians want original reporting, rich in analysis, context and details. “There will always be curious people who need information and there will always be mechanisms for getting that information,” says Wells, whose eponymous Substack turns two...