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1 week ago | 
flipboard.com | Shachi Kurl
12 hours agoThe Canadian federal election, on Monday, which culminated in Mark Carney’s retention of the Prime Ministership, was won by defying Trumpism. This week, the stories in The Lede are devoted to the lives that have been upended during the first hundred days of Donald Trump’s second term. To some degree, …
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1 week ago | 
nytimes.com | Shachi Kurl
This week, Canada's Liberal Party pulled off an improbable, come-from-way-behind fourth-term win. There will be little time for the party or its leader, Prime Minister Mark Carney, to celebrate. Unlike a decade ago, when Justin Trudeau won in a landslide and told supporters after his big win, "Sunny ways, my friends, sunny ways," these days can hardly be described the same way. Mr. Carney's new term begins with a daunting to-do list.
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1 month ago | 
ottawacitizen.com | Fixing Byward |Shachi Kurl
Advertisement 1Ninety-one per cent of Canadians say this election is either 'way more important' or 'more important' than the 2021 campaign. • You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Article contentWhen has a politician ever admitted that an election they were contesting was unimportant? The honesty alone could be quite refreshing. In 2021, Justin Trudeau might have simply come clean and asked for the majority mandate that eluded him back in 2019.
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1 month ago | 
edmontonjournal.com | Shachi Kurl
Advertisement 1Ninety-one per cent of Canadians say this election is either 'way more important' or 'more important' than the 2021 campaign. • You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Article contentWhen has a politician ever admitted that an election they were contesting was unimportant? The honesty alone could be quite refreshing. In 2021, Justin Trudeau might have simply come clean and asked for the majority mandate that eluded him back in 2019.
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2 months ago | 
ottawacitizen.com | Shachi Kurl
Polling numbers have been up, down, sideways and diagonal. But we know one thing: Canadians feeling betrayed and anxious. • • You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Article contentNot even the cleverest show runners of the most binge-worthy series would be capable of inventing the tilt-a-ride-inducing whiplash this country has been experiencing.
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Jan 23, 2025 | 
usnews.com | Debby Waldman |Shachi Kurl
I probably shouldn't admit this, but if someone had offered to make Canada the 51st U.S. state when I moved to the province of Alberta more than 30 years ago, I would have been first in line to sign the petition. Admittedly, my reasons were specious: I missed Puffs tissues, Pepperidge Farm pretzel Goldfish crackers, New York bagels, NPR and my family, none of which were available here in 1992. How times have changed.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
usnews.com | Shachi Kurl |James M. Lindsay |Debby Waldman
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau declared “sunny ways” when he took office almost 10 years ago, but by the time Trudeau resigned this week, he had taken a winding journey towards a darker destination. In the end, it was not only domestic discontent that did him in but also a fateful threat from U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. Trump has set trade partners on edge with vows to impose major tariffs.
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Nov 8, 2024 | 
thesudburystar.com | Shachi Kurl
The principal actors in this sequel — Trump and Trudeau — may be the same, but so much else has changed on this side of the border. Published Nov 08, 2024 • Last updated 4 hours ago • 3 minute readDonald Trump, left, and Justin Trudeau talk prior to a NATO round table in England in 2019, during Trump's first term as president. Photo by Frank Augstein /THE ASSOCIATED PRESSArticle contentWhat does it all mean?
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Nov 8, 2024 | 
ottawacitizen.com | Shachi Kurl
The principal actors in this sequel — Trump and Trudeau — may be the same, but so much else has changed on this side of the border. • • You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Article contentWhat does it all mean? From chatter in the elevator of my building to declarative statements from Parliament Hill, in voices whispered and booming, it feels everyone is trying to parse how Tuesday’s U.S. election result will affect, well, everything.
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Oct 25, 2024 | 
vancouversun.com | Shachi Kurl
To survive and thrive, journalism and the public interest must not only be vociferously protected, but defended, and funded. • • You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Article contentIf ever there was a proof point showcasing some of B.C.’s best journalism, it was surely last Saturday night: an unprecedented provincial election campaign ending with one of the closest results in the province’s history, one which is not yet fully settled.
