Susan Delacourt
National Columnist at Freelance
National Columnist with @TorontoStar. 4X author, political journalist since forever, dachshund lover even longer.
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5 days ago |
thespec.com | Susan Delacourt
It was one year ago this week that the unravelling began for Justin Trudeau’s time at the top of the Liberal party — and it is a story that started and ended in two side-by-side ridings in the heart of downtown Toronto. Tuesday marks the anniversary of the byelection in Toronto—St. Paul’s, a riding that had been held by the Liberals since 1993, and from 1997 on, through five leaders and all the ups and downs for the party, the seat belonged to Carolyn Bennett.
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6 days ago |
thespec.com | Susan Delacourt |Matt Gurney
In a recurring feature, Susan Delacourt, a small-l liberal, and Matt Gurney, a small-c conservative, bring their different perspectives — and a shared commitment to civil disagreement — to the political debates of the moment. Matt Gurney: Let’s open with something of a confession. Or maybe a strategic repositioning of the shield I use to cover my bottom from being called out for bad predictions.
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1 week ago |
therecord.com | Susan Delacourt
Donald Trump’s abrupt departure from the G7 meeting on Monday night wasn’t exactly an insult to his host Mark Carney, who, with typical Canadian courtesy, thanked the president for showing up, however briefly. Trump left behind him, as usual, a collection of eyebrow-raising remarks, including some throwaway lines as he departed on Air Force One about how Canada, his host for two days, should become his country’s 51st state. There he goes again.
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1 week ago |
therecord.com | Susan Delacourt
You are the owner of this article. You have permission to edit this article. Home Politics Federal Politics Fact check for Donald Trump: Russia was kicked out of the G8 in 2014, when Stephen Harper, not Justin Trudeau, was prime minister of Canada.
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2 weeks ago |
thespec.com | Susan Delacourt
Mark Carney’s bold new plan to increase Canada’s defence spending comes with two price tags. The prime minister’s announcement was clear on one of them: more than $9 billion will be injected into military spending this year alone, and increases in the years after. The other price — “sacrifice” — got a mention from Carney, but little more by way of detail.
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