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Confusion? Some – but COVID expertise is evolving
By Shachi Kurl, President Oh dear, what can the matter be? This latest episode of COVID-19 upset is brought to you by a couple of chief medical officers on opposite ends of the country, and an organization you’ve probably never
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Canadians to Trudeau – Don’t choose the next governor general by yourself
By Shachi Kurl, President In the choppy wake of Julie Payette’s scandalous departure from Rideau Hall, the easiest, most predictable question to ask is “Who’s next?” That is, who could or should succeed her as governor general? The more important
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Support is going in the wrong direction for Erin O’Toole, despite Trudeau’s gaffes
By Shachi Kurl, President We’ve all had a high school lab partner like Justin Trudeau. You know, he’s the guy who promises his contribution to the big group project this term will be building a mechanized, programmable, drone-controlled model of
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Next time, choose a governor general who likes people, Mr. Trudeau
By Shachi Kurl, President How it started: Canadians approved of Julie Payette’s nomination to be governor general by a margin of four-to-one over those who didn’t. How it’s going: well, she’s gone. Back in 2017, for a first-term Trudeau government still gaga
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Ten key datapoints to watch in 2021
Being a uniquely strange and chaotic year, a great deal happened in 2020 that is worth looking back on. The 10 most striking things that we found in our studies last year are interesting in their own right, but also
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End of Year Letter 2020
To our valued ARI community, 2021 will be the year Canadians begin to reclaim their lives and livelihoods as the administration of vaccines marks the beginning of the end of the COVID-19 pandemic. It will also mark the seventh full
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