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Pete Hoekstra says Canadians will be blamed if the midterms go against Trump. I have just the right button for this. redbubble.com/i/pin/BUTTON-N…
But more cops and low taxes somehow add up. Ottawa police still staring at deficit near $22M this year cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ot…
If you think it’s way better in Ontario… I have news for you. Aging water infrastructure is stalling housing construction throughout Quebec cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/…
We could of course allow people who can work remotely to work remotely if they want to. But that would be silly, right? Work-from-home requests straining medical system in Quebec, family doctors say cbc.ca/player/play/9.7401526…
Thirty-one years ago today, Quebec voted 50.58% to stay in Canada — and Jean Charest, waving his passport, showed what a federalist fight looks like. Back in June I wrote about why Poilievre should steal that playbook instead of modelling his career after Laurel and Hardy. brigittepellerin.substack.co…
Your shortcut to understanding what to watch on Tuesday night. Eight states that will determine who controls the Senate. brigittepellerin.substack.co…
It’s a little early for big bold predictions about how this new dynamic will play out but I’d say PSPP is forgetting a little too quickly that 1) he only has a minority and 2) only 28% of Quebecers voted for his party. globalnews.ca/news/12124408/…
Clocks go back Sunday and the evening commute goes dark — a good moment to revive the case for letting pedestrians cross every which way: randomactsofurbanism.substac…
I’m tempted to print some goddamn buttons taking credit for it. Who’s in?
U.S. ambassador warns Canada could shoulder blame if midterms go against Trump, @MariekeWalsh & @VassyKapelos report ctvnews.ca/world/trumps-tari…
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On the day a sitting president landed in Lubbock, Texas, for the first time in 34 years, people waited for hours in lines stretching for blocks in this reliably red city. But the crowd wasn't waiting for President Trump. They were waiting for Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico. nbcnews.com/politics/2026-el…
Yesterday the federal government tabled Bill C-41, outlining the conditions to expand MAiD for advanced requests but not for situations where the sole underlying condition is a mental illness. Re-upping this post that explains why this is such an important debate. brigittepellerin.substack.co…