Political journalist, author of The Riotous Passions of Robbie Burns and Trudeau: The Education of a Prime Minister.
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That stage in the game when the underdog realizes the top dog is not as good as they thought they were.
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A bunch of drunk Scotsmen partying in the same harbor where the founding fathers dumped tea is what the World Cup is all about
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Get this boy a dark blue jersey and get him in the team.
#noscotlandnoparty
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KNOCKOUT: World Cup fans 👀🏆
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Watching the match at a theatre in San Jose, with dozens of young Costa Ricans chanting: “Canada, Canada”.
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John Ivison: The U.S. ambassador blurts out Donald Trump’s bluff nationalpost.com/opinion/joh…
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This was one of those rare moments when it felt like Parliament really mattered. One of Harper's best moments as PM.
CPAC Lookback: On this day in 2008, Prime Minister Stephen Harper apologizes for the residential school system.
Checkout CPAC's archives to find more than 70 000 hours of Canada's political moments. cpac.ca/archives
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Jun 11
Al was one of my very best commanders when i was in post. The MOD needs him. This Government needs his knowledge and leadership. If no.10 wont listen to him and Healey we really are screwed.
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Pete Hoekstra is as funny as cramp. But he has his uses.
At a summit in Toronto today, he told us that Trump is bluffing.
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Jun 10
🧵Calling Israel a “European colonial project” may sometimes be ignorance. But it’s a lie.
Mizrahi Jews — who never lived anywhere but the Middle East for 2,500 years — are the largest group in Israel (between half and ~61%).
They weren’t colonizers. They were ethnically cleansed from Arab lands in the 20th Century.
The colonial myth requires erasing them. 🧵
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In the dead of night the Scots arrived at the Airbnb across the street. Decked out and playing the pipes at 6:30 am. So it begins…
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Bloody hell. That's the third resignation this morning. Keir Starmer might as well turn out the lights. Al Carns would be a very capable replacement, IMO.
Jun 11
We owe those who serve the UK the kit to do the job and the loyalty to stand by them when it's done. We are failing on both.
I’ve spent my whole time in government making that case. Number 10 will not listen, so I am resigning as Minister for the Armed Forces.
Letter to the PM below.🫡🫡🫡⬇️⬇️
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Rarer than hen's teeth - a resignation on principle.
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Jun 11
Every summer, the daily joust in the House turns even more unedifying. This week offered a prime example.
nationalpost.com/opinion/joh… via @nationalpost
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Jun 11
With Carney and Poilievre, it’s hubris vs. pessimism in the House, @IvisonJ writes nationalpost.com/opinion/joh…
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Jun 10
a few refineries that can't survive without Canadian oil:
BP Whiting, IN
MPC Detroit, MI & Robinson, IL
Cenovus Toledo, OH & Lima, OH
PSX Wood River, IL
CITGO Lemont, IL
XOM Joliet, IL
CHS Billings, MT
Sinclar Laurel, MT & Cheyenne, WY
Tesoro Mandan, ND
Suncor Denver, CO
Jun 10
Trump: "Hey, we don't need anything that Canada has, we don't know anything that Mexico has, but they need everything that we have. And they have to treat us better."
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Jun 10
Key to remember: Declining to renew the USMCA by July 1 does not end the deal. It remains in force for at least 10 years, it just enters a period of annual reviews. Trump *could* still move to withdraw from the deal, but that's not what he said today bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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Canada trade surplus hits 15-month high in April on soaring crude prices theglobeandmail.com/business…
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