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Picture-perfect forgery? Art world awaits court decision on alleged fake Norval Morrisseau painting
Posted on 20.04.2018 | No CommentsSince the early 2000s, persistent allegations of a fraud ring peddling fake Norval Morrisseaus have cast suspicion on countless paintings hanging in public galleries and in private collections -
Tories accuse Trudeau of political interference in Vice-Admiral Mark Norman case
Posted on 01.02.2018 | No CommentsTrudeau’s office has refused to explain how he came to the conclusion last year that Norman – who has not been charged with a crime – would wind up in court -
Despite conflict-of-interest claims, ethics commissioner not examining Morneau over tax reforms
Posted on 06.10.2017 | No CommentsThe opposition has been increasingly citing the Morneau family business as an attack line in the tax debate, claiming it will ultimately benefit from the proposed reforms on tax planning
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Gloves finally come off in NDP leadership debate as candidates get chance to question each other directly
Posted on 11.06.2017 | No CommentsOntario MPP Jagmeet Singh was asked to take a clear stance on pipelines and to make a firm commitment to the federal NDP -
Newly-elected Montana congressman will plead guilty to ‘body slamming’ reporter last month
Posted on 09.06.2017 | No CommentsGreg Gianforte reached a civil settlement with Guardian reporter Ben Jacobs over claims he knocked Jacobs to the ground when the reporter asked him a question May 24 -
Almost two thirds of Americans oppose Trump scrapping Paris agreement, poll shows
Posted on 05.06.2017 | No CommentsOpposition outpaces support by a 2 to 1 margin. While 67 per cent of Republicans support the action, that drops to 22 per cent of independents, 8 per cent of Democrats -
Pot brownies, federal taxes and more: What isn’t in the Liberal marijuana legalization bill
Posted on 13.04.2017 | No CommentsThe specifics are still hazy. Here’s what we’re left wondering about after the Liberal government tabled its 131-page Bill C-45 in the House of Commons -
Andrew Coyne: Referendum on electoral reform clearly can’t be a simple yes-no ballot
Posted on 19.11.2016 | No CommentsYou’re hardly likely to find a consensus on reform in advance of anyone proposing any. I rather thought that was the politicians' job -
Pitting Free Speech Against Trans Rights Is A Toxic Debate
Posted on 15.11.2016 | No CommentsTrump worked his way to the White House by waging a war on political correctness. In Canada, Jordan Peterson, the University of Toronto professor who has spoken against gender neutral pronouns and anti-racist training, seems eager to join Trump in the ... -
Trump’s Rise Obligates Us To Question So-Called Canadian Values
Posted on 11.11.2016 | No CommentsThe world is different today. Yet this particular form of difference will be disproportionately felt by groups that do not look like the man who has ushered in a new era of divisive politics and suspicion. These repercussions already reverberate acut... -
Contempt for Alberta? In the House, a Bloc Quebecois MP dismisses the plight of laid-off resource workers
Posted on 05.11.2016 | No CommentsWhile a Calgary Conservative MP pleads for help for unemployed Albertans, a Bloc Quebecois MP shakes his head and dismisses those concerns -
Charest urges Trudeau to call Merkel, Hollande over stalled CETA deal with Europe’s ‘credibility at stake’
Posted on 24.10.2016 | No CommentsJean Charest urged a cool-down period as tempers flared in Europe Monday over a small Belgian region’s veto of the trade agreement
