Martin Regg Cohn
Political Columnist at The (Toronto) Star
Toronto Star political columnist. Recovering foreign correspondent. Reliving past pix here: https://t.co/QBRb59aXx5
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1 week ago |
thespec.com | Martin Regg Cohn
Doug Ford made history by winning his third consecutive election victory this year. First, though, he made peace with Ontario’s powerful construction unions. Ford overcame their history of bad blood by funneling big money into the skills training programs favoured by the building trades. Day by day, he delivered the good news in campaign-style announcements across the province. In return, his newfound labour loyalists delivered votes on election day for Ford’s Tories.
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2 weeks ago |
thespec.com | Martin Regg Cohn
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has a new battle plan for Gaza. It is a variation on the same old plan, which amounts to starving the Palestinian population into submission — ending with occupation once again. Ultimately, it is unlikely to subdue Gaza. No matter, for Netanyahu’s primary purpose is to save his political skin at home. This is a domestic political stratagem masquerading as military strategy. Hamas has already been largely eviscerated.
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2 weeks ago |
thespec.com | Martin Regg Cohn
Politics can be a blood sport, which is why most politicians learn to roll with the punches. Not Nate Erskine-Smith, who has become a punchline in the halls of power. People are always taking shots at politicians. But when they’re laughing at you, it hurts. Erskine-Smith has been the butt of jokes ever since being booted from the federal cabinet this month. To be clear, there is no dishonour in being dropped, but when he complained about feeling “disrespected,” it became all about him.
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3 weeks ago |
therecord.com | Robert Benzie |Kris Rushowy |Rob Ferguson |Martin Regg Cohn
This file is no longer being updated. Ontario Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy tabled the Progressive Conservative government’s spending plan Thursday. Scroll through the Star’s live coverage below. And check out our provincial politics hub for the latest news from Queen’s Park.
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3 weeks ago |
thespec.com | Martin Regg Cohn
Now you know why Doug Ford called an early election — he got out ahead of a bad news budgetOfficially, belatedly, Thursday’s budget is an echo of the premier’s February campaign slogan: “A Plan to Protect Ontario.”A more fitting title: The “Blame Trump Budget.”Fair enough. No question that the U.S. president messed up our economic outlook (and bolstered Ford’s re-election outcome). The unanswered question is whether Ontario’s premier can clean up that mess — or make matters worse.
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