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Manitoba premier says previous government’s school plan was not funded
NDP says federal election errors meant people – including First Nations – were disenfranchised
People start to line up early for the Canadian general election before polls open in west-end Toronto for the Monday, Sept. 20, 2021 election. The NDP has requested an official inquiry into what it calls “numerous and systemic failures of election officials” on election day. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh proud of ‘tough’ election campaign, but disappointed by narrow losses
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh speaks during a post-election news conference in Vancouver, on Tuesday, September 21, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
opinion
Outdated ballots are misguiding voters, and Elections Canada needs to fix the problem
Jo Ramsay
opinion
Tories who don’t learn from the past are doomed to repeat it, as they have for more than a century
John Ibbitson
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Politics Briefing: O’Toole confident Conservative Party still supports his leadership post-election
Conservative leader Erin O'Toole arrives to a caucus meeting in Ottawa on Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Ontario MPP Rick Nicholls out as deputy speaker at legislature after COVID-19 vaccination refusal
Ontario PC MPP Rick Nicholls holds a news conference at the Queens Park Legislature, in Toronto on Thursday, August 19, 2021, to announce that he would not get vaccinated against COVID-19. The Ontario NDP want Nicholls, a former Tory legislator, who was booted from caucus for refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine, to be replaced as deputy speaker in the legislature. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Conservative caucus members vote to give themselves power to remove leader, but Erin O’Toole says he has support to stay on
Conservative party leader Erin O'Toole speaks during the election night party, in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada, September 21, 2021. REUTERS/Mark Blinch TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Elections Quebec powerless after fringe municipal party calls Islam ‘cancer’
A voter casts their ballot for the Quebec provincial election, in L'Assomption, Que., Monday, Oct. 1, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Conservative Senator Michael MacDonald calls for review of Tory Leader Erin O’Toole
Conservative party leader Erin O'Toole speaks at a press conference in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada September 21, 2021. REUTERS/Patrick Doyle
Former Manitoba premier Brian Pallister resigns legislature seat; byelection to be held
Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister announces that he will not be seeking re-election in front of the Dome Building in Brandon, Man., Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Lipnowski
opinion
Tofino trip may only hasten Trudeau’s departure
John Ibbitson
opinion
How Justin Trudeau became Lester Pearson
Andrew Cohen
Supreme Court upholds Ontario law that cut Toronto city council during 2018 election
The first meeting of the new and reduced Toronto city council, is photographed on Dec 4 2018. City council now comprises 24 councillors after the Ontario government reduced city wards from 45 to 25.
Supreme Court to rule on Ontario’s move to slash Toronto city council
The Supreme Court of Canada is seen at sunset in Ottawa on September 1, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Investors see Japan’s new leader as market-friendly but reforms in question
Fumio Kishida, former foreign minister, attends a press conference after being elected as the new leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), at the LDP headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 29.
opinion
Are our leaders to blame for their unpopularity? Or is it the system?
Lawrence Martin
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Politics Briefing: Bloc’s Blanchet says MPs returning to Parliament should be fully vaccinated against COVID-19
Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet speaks to the media during a press conference Wednesday, September 22, 2021 in Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Defeated Tory candidate to ask court to quash result in Calgary Skyview
Liberal candidate for Calgary Skyview George Chahal campaigns from door to door in Calgary, Alberta, September 2, 2021. Todd Korol/The Globe and Mail
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Politics Briefing: Chrystia Freeland to keep current roles in new cabinet, Trudeau says
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau listens to Deputy Prime Minster Chrystia Freeland as they visit Soccer World during his election campaign tour in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, September 10, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio
Canadians will need to be fully vaccinated to board planes, says Trudeau
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to media after visiting a vaccination clinic in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada September 28, 2021. REUTERS/Blair Gable
Former cabinet minister Kevin Falcon faces pointed questions during BC Liberal leadership debate
VANCOUVER, BC, CANADA: November 30th, 2010 -Minister of Health Kevin Falcon announces his bid for the leadership of the BC Liberals in Surrey, BC on November 30th, 2010. PHOTO BY SIMON HAYTER FOR THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Left or right, German election leaves investors braced for more spending
Social Democratic Party (SPD) top candidate for chancellor Olaf Scholz, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania state Prime Minister Manuela Schwesig, Rhineland-Palatinate State Premier Malu Dreyer and SPD member Franziska Giffey carry bouquets of flowers at their party leadership meeting, one day after the German general elections, in Berlin on Sept. 27.
Annamie Paul steps down as federal Green Party leader
Green Party leader Annamie Paul makes an announcement following the federal election, at a park in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, September 27, 2021. REUTERS/Chris Helgren
morning update newsletter
Morning Update: Homecoming of two Michaels a welcome relief for Canada, but rift with China runs deep after their detention
Michael Kovrig (far left) and Michael Spavor (hugging Barton), accompanied by Canada's Ambassador to China, Domenic Barton, are greeted on arrival by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau after being released from detention in China, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada September 25, 2021. DND-MDN Canada/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES
opinion
Conservatives must solve their suburban conundrum
John Ibbitson
opinion
Erin O’Toole was right: Without big city seats, Conservatives can’t win
The Editorial Board
Canada faces immediate, long-term decisions on China ties after two Michaels’ return
Former diplomat Michael Kovrig embraces his wife Vina Nadjibulla following his arrival on a Canadian air force jet after his release from detention in China, at Toronto Pearson International Airport in Toronto, Ontario, Canada September 25, 2021. Cpl Justin Dreimanis/DND-MDN Canada/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES
Final outcome of federal election delayed as thousands of mail ballots still to be counted
Special ballot officers count special ballots from national, international, Canadian Forces and incarcerated electors at Elections Canada's distribution centre in Ottawa on election night of the 44th Canadian general election, on Monday, Sept. 20, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
public editor
Journalism raises tough issues and asks tough questions, especially in an election
Sylvia Stead
opinion
It’s a Merkelized world – and after Germany’s election, a new chancellor must live in it
Doug Saunders
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Politics Briefing: Canadian officials decline comment on resolution of Meng case, impact on two Michaels
FILE PHOTO: Huawei Technologies Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou reacts as she leaves her home to attend a court hearing in Vancouver, Canada, August 10, 2021. REUTERS/Jennifer Gauthier/File Photo
opinion
Want more people to vote? Replace Election Day with Election Week
The Editorial Board
Thousands of mail-in ballots yet to be counted following Monday’s election
Special ballot officers count special ballots from national, international, Canadian Forces and incarcerated electors at Elections Canada's distribution centre in Ottawa on election night of the 44th Canadian general election, on Monday, Sept. 20, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Former Ontario premier Mike Harris, MPs urge Conservatives to unify around Erin O’Toole after election loss
Conservative party leader Erin O'Toole speaks at a press conference in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada September 21, 2021. REUTERS/Patrick Doyle
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Politics Briefing: Quebec introduces legislation to ban pandemic-related protests near hospitals, other facilities
Quebec Premier François Legault walks in for question period Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021 at the legislature in Quebec City. Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé, right, looks on. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
Canada election results: Special ballot counts continue as four ridings in B.C. remain undecided
Liberal candidate for Vancouver-Granville, Taleeb Noormohamed, takes his seat before an all candidates town hall meeting in Vancouver on October 10, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck