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Doug Ford snows the media with dangerous snowstorm PR ploy

While some saw an obviously staged (and crassly executed) stunt, others treated it like a shining example of Doug Ford’s best political trait, writes columnist Max Fawcett.

Opinion

By Max Fawcett | Opinion, Politics | January 19th 2022

Quebec's proposed tax on the un-vaxxed could be trial balloon

Quebec's announcement that it would tax unvaccinated residents sparked strong reaction and pushed Canadian premiers to take a position on it, but the province's official Opposition says it's unconvinced the government will go ahead with its threat.

By Jacob Serebrin | News, Politics | January 13th 2022

Pressure rising on Trudeau to fix Canada's strained health system

Health experts and government critics are calling on the prime minister and premiers to fix cracks in Canada's health system and improve surge capacity as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.

By Laura Osman | News, Politics | January 11th 2022

Jobs data for December shows calm before Omicron storm

The Canadian jobs market was fairly flat in December, with Ontario the source of most growth and youth jobs back at pre-pandemic levels. But the survey data was taken before the rapid spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 led to school closures and renewed restrictions.

By Morgan Sharp | News, Next Gen Insider | January 7th 2022

Canada should accommodate the unvaxxed during Omicron wave: O'Toole

Canadians unwilling to be vaccinated against COVID-19 should be accommodated through measures like rapid testing, Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole said on Thursday, January 6, 2022, as health experts warned the lightning-fast spread of the Omicron variant threatens to overwhelm hospitals.

Coronavirus in Canada

By Stephanie Taylor | News, Politics | January 7th 2022

People wait in line at a COVID-19 testing and vaccination site in Montreal, on Wednesday, December 29, 2021. File photo by The Canadian Press/Graham Hughes

Ontario delays return to school, Quebec calls in military as Omicron spikes

Provinces are putting new measures in place to deal with an Omicron-fuelled rise in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, including delaying in-person schooling in Ontario by two weeks and bringing in the military to help Quebec speed up its third-dose vaccination program.

Coronavirus in Canada

By Melissa Couto Zuber | News, Politics | January 4th 2022

Photos by Cole Burston and via Alberta Newsroom / Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

Kenney and Ford’s Omicron strategy proves they are cowards

Neither Doug Ford nor Jason Kenney display the intestinal fortitude needed to stare down anti-vaccine skeptics and do what’s required to protect our hospitals and health-care system, writes columnist Max Fawcett.

Opinion

By Max Fawcett | Opinion, Politics | December 21st 2021

Feds ask Canadians not to travel abroad for holiday season

The federal government on Wednesday, December 15, 2021, advised Canadians against non-essential international travel in an effort to protect against the Omicron variant, while Ontario and Quebec announced thousands of new COVID-19 infections.

Coronavirus in Canada

By Alanna Smith | News, Politics | December 16th 2021

When it comes to Omicron, the biggest risk is our own fatigue

In this COVID-19 remake of Groundhog Day, the lessons will keep getting taught until our leaders finally find a way to learn them, writes columnist Max Fawcett.

Opinion

By Max Fawcett | Opinion | December 15th 2021

A Chevrolet Volt is plug into a charging station as a Volkswagen e-Golf backs into a parking spot at Lansdowne Mall in Peterborough, Ont., on June 17, 2018. File photo by The Canadian Press/Doug Ives

Doug Ford talks big on EVs but won't reintroduce rebates

Doug Ford is pitching Ontario as the next electric vehicle manufacturing powerhouse, seemingly a far cry from the premier who three years ago cancelled incentives for people to buy them.

Race Against Climate Change

By Allison Jones | News, Politics | December 13th 2021

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