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Shovels in the ground: More than half of Canadians say Liberals made right decision in approving TransMountain expansion
But will it be built? Six-in-ten say yes, while four-in-ten say they’re not convinced June 21, 2019 – Indigenous rights, economic debates, provincial tension, climate change and environmental protection; all of these are at the core of not only the
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Federal Politics: Liberals appear to have stopped bleeding; can the Conservatives be bloodied?
Most CPC voters have no second choice, but nearly one-in-five could switch to the People’s Party June 10, 2019 – Notwithstanding a summer sitting of the House of Commons, these will be the final days for MPs in Ottawa before
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Premiers’ Performance: Kenney joins Conservative surge, Ford’s approval ebbs, McNeil’s plunges
Scott Moe and Francois Legault maintain their place as top two most approved of provincial leaders June 7, 2019 – The squad of conservative provincial leaders grew in Canada this quarter with the addition of Jason Kenney in Alberta, supplying
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Amid concern over spread of gun violence, majorities support ban on handguns, assault weapons
Opposition to ban on firearms driven largely by men, rural Canadians, gun owners May 24, 2019 –. Whether it’s recent mass killings in Penticton, B.C., ongoing gang-related shootings in Toronto, or the Quebec City mosque killings in 2017, communities across
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Quebecers support religious symbols ban, but are divided on how – or even whether – to enforce it
People in Québec evenly divided over firing those who would violate Bill 21 May 8, 2019 – With public hearings underway in Québec’s National Assembly on Bill 21 – the proposed law that would ban public employees in positions of
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Alberta Election: UCP leads by a wide margin, but gap with NDP has narrowed since election call
Age and education drive massive differences in vote intention April 12, 2019 – With early voting underway and less than a week until election day, the 2019 Alberta general election is still the United Conservative Party’s to lose, but the
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