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new Horwath to support Liberal budget, averting spring Ontario election 0

Canada called ‘a natural fit’ for Pacific Alliance 0

Retiring Supreme Court justice scolds junior colleague 0

PM’s Western supporters are not amused about Senate expense scandal 0

New NDP ads look to bring Mulcair back into spotlight 0

In Tories’ hour of need, PM must go his own way 0

Harper government buying ads to promote job program that doesn’t yet exist 0

Appointees to EI boards broke guidelines by making political donations 0

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SENATE SCANDAL

The integrity issue is reaching critical mass

Globe Politics Insider

Harper seeks forgiveness from friends over Senate expenses scandal

Margaret Wente

Ottawa insiders look after themselves

Obituary

Doug Finley: mastermind of Tory election triumphs

Politics Insider »

Kiboshed Toronto casino Kathleen Wynne's best hope of restoring Liberal majority

Nova Scotia Premier bristles over Harper’s ‘disingenuous’ job grant

Mike Duffy the reporter would have known what questions his story raises

Labrador’s former MP feels vindicated by by-election

Why Harper can breathe sigh of relief over Clark's remarkable B.C. victory

What Canada is contributing to Mali and why the situation is getting worse

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B.C. Liberal rhetoric prevents NDP victory

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Premier Christy Clark maps out ambitious early agenda

Christy Clark’s hard-hat tour a promise of fiscal might

Election upset has B.C. film industry reeling over lost tax breaks

Langley mayor’s exit could boost amalgamation

Penticton mayor to pay for by-election

Clark thanks condo kings for their support

Policy

Canada signals new era for Arctic Council

Protesters await Harper during New York visit to promote Canada’s environmental record

Canada to skip disarmament talks in snub to Iran

Canada adds $75-million to growing pot of international donations for Mali

Kenney pushes new visa plan in Silicon Valley

Harper dogged by EI controversy in PEI

Aglukkaq promises ‘different perspective’ as chair of northern body

Canadian diplomats in Africa launch strike action

Provincial politics

This is Kathleen Wynne’s government now

Premier Christy Clark maps out ambitious early agenda

Premier Kathleen Wynne, Paul Godfrey had different visions

Saskatchewan passes new labour, liquor laws before summer break

Wynne ‘optimistic’ about passing budget after talks with Horwath

Pollsters hint at what went wrong in gauging the B.C. election

International politics

Cheers, applause as New Zealand legalizes same-sex marriage

North Korean leader paints himself into a corner

Kent finds Canada’s green record is a tough sell in Washington

Less lavish banquets? China feels squeeze of anti-consumption campaign

U.S. Senate largely supports Keystone in symbolic vote

Cyprus crisis deepens as bailout rejected

John Ibbitson

Ibbitson: Harper fought to keep Nigel Wright, says insider

Opinion Ibbitson: Keystone missteps, Senate scandal have Harper stumbling

Flood of immigrants a political hammer in 2015

Why Canada remains ‘on the sidelines’ when it comes to Syria

Harper’s overhaul means getting back in control of the agenda

Comment and Analysis »

It’s time for Canada to join the ‘second NAFTA’ of the Pacific

No wonder the polls have been wrong: The polling industry is in a crisis

In confronting Iran, John Baird stands in the way of real solutions

Let’s put missile defence back in our arsenal

Imran Khan’s sticky wicket? His own celebrity

Cartoon and Globe Editorials »

Rough patch

Bangladesh: The rag trade can be made less deadly. Companies must take action

The public eye and the public trough

Globe Editorial Alleged video of Rob Ford raises one very troubling question

Globe Editorial When polls are wrong, it can hurt democracy

A strange $90,000 gift to the undeserving Senator Duffy

Globe Editorial B.C. voters choose economic growth in historic general election

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NDP asks RCMP to investigate Senate scandal

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The NDP's new Thomas Mulcair ad

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B.C. Liberal Leader Christy Clark's victory speech

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Protesters crash Coderre's mayoral campaign launch

Vote: Does it matter to you where your clothes are made?

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Yes, I buy Canadian goods as much as possible

32%

742
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Sort of, but price is more important

23%

548
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No, it doesn't matter at all

MANUFACTURING
Pushing back the tide of low-cost clothing

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News

In politics, as in sports, the odds-on favourite usually wins

DOUG SAUNDERS

The Iranian threat isn’t nuclear – it’s political

Toronto

Mayor Rob Ford must respond quickly and in detail to serious allegations

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