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Lewis speaks during the CPC English debate in Toronto, June 18, 2020. (Tijana Martin/The Canadian Press)

Leslyn Lewis announces a run for the Conservative leadership

Politics Insider for March 9: Another CPC hopeful joins the fray; a major warning from NATO; Ontario to end mask mandates

O’Toole leaves a news conference, Jan. 24, 2022 in Ottawa. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press)

The grassroots action against Erin O’Toole’s leadership has begun

Politics Insider for Jan. 26: Pierre Poilievre is poised to take over from O’Toole; Ottawa stands it ground on vaccine mandates for truckers; an MP pushes the government to improve its global vaccination efforts

John Baird: ‘The definitive face of the Harper era’

Maclean’s archives: Aaron Wherry’s profile of Baird from 2010 when the minister was voted by his peers to be Parliamentarian of the Year

Strapped federal criminal law policy section not sustainable: report

Yet Conservatives pursue criminal-law agenda without deep research and analysis

Liepert beats Anders, but who had the better patter?

Calgary’s enigma loses the big nomination fight in Signal Hill

What the U.S. right doesn’t want to hear

‘What if Washington died a piteous rebel’s death?’ is a question not asked often enough by Americans

A Conservative St. Patrick’s Day bash

A St. Patrick’s Day celebration was held in the office of MP James Rajotte for Tory MPs.

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Truth in advertising

While noting the Conservative campaign’s interest in factual accuracy, the NDP quibbles on various points raised in the new Conservative attack ad.

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Too good to last

If you scroll down down to yesterday’s post on those new Conservative ads—”The no context zone”—and click on the video, you will receive the following message.

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By-election brouhaha

You are looking live… at your computer, where, if you so desire, by-election results for Vaughan, Winnipeg-North and Dauphin-Swan River-Marquette will be posted gradually after polls close at 9:30pm EST.

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Samcam comes to Downing

David Cameron’s wife brings style and mystery to the PM’s residence