Jim Coyle

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The sweet silence of Pierre Poilievre. Enjoy it while you can

The sweet silence of Pierre Poilievre. Enjoy it while you can

To more than a few Canadians, he was as irritating as a neighbour’s leaf-blower, or a yapping dog next door, or a crying baby across the aisle in a plane, or a pneumatic drill on local sidewalks. His voice hit the ear like an assault, a whining, scolding, hyperpartisan blast of relentless grievance.

In the face of Trump’s threats, the man of the hour is... wait, Doug Ford?

In the face of Trump’s threats, the man of the hour is... wait, Doug Ford?

It’s taken a mind-bendingly bizarre set of circumstances to turn Doug Ford into the beau ideal of Captain Canada. But such are the times we’re in. First, Donald Trump was elected to a second term – a second term! - as president of the United States, and is about to take office more experienced, more emboldened and less opposed than...