28 Feb 2019
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Former Canadian Attorney General Jody Wilson-Raybould gave a bombshell testimony accusing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other officials of “veiled threats” to force her to drop a case for political purposes. Ms Wilson-Raybould gave testimony before the Canadian House of Commons justice committee for several hours on Wednesday, speaking out against members of staff and Prime Minister …
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27 Feb 2019
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Jody Wilson-Raybould wrote to the chair of the justice committee Tuesday evening to say that while she will agree to give testimony before MPs on Wednesday, she will not be able to speak freely because of constraints that still exist around what she can and can’t talk about. The former justice minister had obtained a broad waiver …
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27 Feb 2019
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More than 16 months after he cruised to victory in the NDP leadership race, the 40-year-old politician from Ontario clinched his first federal seat in a British Columbia byelection Monday. Not only will Singh now be able to lead his party from the floor of the House of Commons, he may also have saved his …
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27 Feb 2019
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NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, centre, campaigns for the federal byelection in the food court at an Asian mall in Burnaby, B.C., on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019. (Darryl Dyck/THE CANADIAN PRESS) Is the glass half full or half empty? Liberals, Conservatives and New Democrats might all be asking themselves that question today after seeing the results from …
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01 Oct 2018
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Judge Kavanaugh labels The New Yorker’s report a “smear, plain and simple.” He should be applauded for his restraint. I am struggling to remember reading a less responsible piece of “journalism” in a major outlet. The piece starts out not with a summary of the story, but with the news that Democrats in Washington are …
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01 Oct 2018
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WASHINGTON — The Latest on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh (all times local): 11 p.m. President Donald Trump says Democrats are “working hard to destroy” Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Trump says on Twitter that Kavanaugh is “a wonderful man, and a man who has the potential to be one of our greatest Supreme Court …
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01 Oct 2018
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But besides the blue wave roiling America, there is a very real black wave. And both political parties need to pay attention.
01 Oct 2018
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In January, I asked whether President Donald Trump can “defy the odds once again,” this time overcoming the historical pattern of heavy midterm losses for unpopular presidents. At the time, Trump was below 40% job approval and Republicans were trailing on the generic ballot by about eight points, on average. After some improvement over the …
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01 Oct 2018
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The calculus isn’t complicated. Republicans can stand up to vile Democrat smears and vote to confirm Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, or they can give in and kiss their congressional majorities goodbye.
01 Oct 2018
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Thursday is shaping up to be a pivotal day for the Trump administration and a remarkable day for all political junkies. President Trump plans to meet with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, and the Senate is expected to hear testimony from Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and a woman who has accused him of sexual …
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