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John Ibbitson

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Kamala Harris is better for Canada – and the world – than another Trump White House

Kamala Harris is better for Canada – and the world – than another Trump White House

There are good rea­sons to believe that a Kamala Har­ris admin­is­tra­tion would be…

  • 2024-07-22
  • — The Globe and Mail
Regardless of leader, the Liberals are at risk of a worse fate after Toronto-St. Paul’s by-election

Regardless of leader, the Liberals are at risk of a worse fate after Toronto-St. Paul’s by-election

The shock­ing result in the Toron­to-St. Paul’s by-elec­tion leaves the Lib­er­als with…

  • 2024-06-25
  • — The Globe and Mail
Freeland’s futile capital gains gambit to embarrass the Conservatives

Freeland’s futile capital gains gambit to embarrass the Conservatives

Finance Min­is­ter Chrys­tia Free­land appears to be attempt­ing to embar­rass Pierre…

  • 2024-06-11
  • — The Globe and Mail
In Toronto-St Paul’s, the Conservatives appear to be sending a message

In Toronto-St Paul’s, the Conservatives appear to be sending a message

A few weeks ago, a friend who lives in the rid­ing of Toron­to-St. Paul’s heard the…

  • 2024-05-30
  • — The Globe and Mail
For the good the Liberal party, Trudeau needs to think about his future

For the good the Liberal party, Trudeau needs to think about his future

Justin Trudeau was hop­ing his hous­ing bud­get would reverse the gov­ern­men­t’s slide…

  • 2024-04-29
  • — The Globe and Mail
The Liberal’s immigration policies have accomplished the opposite of what was intended

The Liberal’s immigration policies have accomplished the opposite of what was intended

In its well-mean­ing effort to encour­age the migra­tion of inter­na­tion­al stu­dents to…

  • 2024-04-23
  • — The Globe and Mail
The carbon tax is almost dead, and NDP leaders are helping to kill it

The carbon tax is almost dead, and NDP leaders are helping to kill it

The car­bon price is a dead tax walk­ing. NDP lead­ers Jag­meet Singh and Wab Kinew…

  • 2024-04-15
  • — The Globe and Mail
Jamil Jivani will fit right in with activist, populist conservatism of Poilievre

Jamil Jivani will fit right in with activist, populist conservatism of Poilievre

Monday’s by-elec­tion in Durham sig­nalled a final coda for what used to be the Erin…

  • 2024-03-05
  • — The Globe and Mail
Liberals face political oblivion with Trudeau at the helm

Liberals face political oblivion with Trudeau at the helm

More than a decade ago, Justin Trudeau took a dispir­it­ed, strife-torn,…

  • 2024-02-14
  • — The Globe and Mail
Pierre Poilievre’s carbon tax opposition is embarrassing his party on Ukraine

Pierre Poilievre’s carbon tax opposition is embarrassing his party on Ukraine

For no good rea­son, but sev­er­al bad ones, the Con­ser­v­a­tives have once again…

  • 2024-02-08
  • — The Globe and Mail
Canada’s future prosperity, even independence hinges on the 2024 U.S. presidential election

Canada’s future prosperity, even independence hinges on the 2024 U.S. presidential election

Next Nov. 5, Don­ald Trump, 45th pres­i­dent of the Unit­ed States, could be elect­ed its…

  • 2023-12-30
  • — The Globe and Mail
With one video, Pierre Poilievre has taken control of the housing debate

With one video, Pierre Poilievre has taken control of the housing debate

Pierre Poilievre’s 15-minute adver­tise­ment mas­querad­ing as a mini-doc­u­men­tary…

  • 2023-12-06
  • — The Globe and Mail