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Davis Legree @davislegree.bsky.social · Jul 7

New from me: In this week's Coast-to-Coast Check-In, Conservative Party architect Peter MacKay chats about his party’s current state, the devolution of political debate on Parliament Hill, as well as why he’s not ruling out a return to politics #cdnpoli

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Conservatives were recipients of ‘uncontrollable luck’ in election losses: MacKay - iPolitics

Welcome back to iPolitics’ Coast-to-Coast Check-In! This week, Conservative Party architect Peter MacKay chats about his party's current state, the devolution of political debate on Parliament Hill, a...

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Davis Legree @davislegree.bsky.social · Jul 7

Great catch! Just made the change, thanks!

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Davis Legree @davislegree.bsky.social · Jul 2

New from me: An exclusive interview with David Suzuki, who talked about reaching the conclusion that humanity has failed in the fight against climate change, and why communities should start preparing for more destructive natural disasters #cdnpoli #cdnenviro

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‘It’s too late’: David Suzuki says the fight against climate change is lost - iPolitics

"We have failed to shift the narrative and we are still caught up in the same legal, economic and political systems," said David Suzuki in an exclusive interview with iPolitics. "For me, what we've go...

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Davis Legree @davislegree.bsky.social · May 26

Here's a link to the full Q&A: www.ipolitics.ca/2022/09/15/e...

Environment committee chair talks partisanship, COVID-19 and Parliament's return - iPolitics

Francis Scarpaleggia talks with iPolitics about running a rather collegial committee.

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Davis Legree @davislegree.bsky.social · May 26

With Liberal MP Francis Scarpaleggia becoming the Speaker of the House of Commons, I think back to an interview I did with him in 2022 about his time chairing the environment committee and how he navigated increasingly hostile partisanship in Parliament #cdnpoli

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Davis Legree @davislegree.bsky.social · May 26

As per tradition, Prime Minister Mark Carney and Leader of the Opposition Andrew Scheer drag Scarpaleggia to the Speaker's chair... to thunderous applause from all parties #cdnpoli

Davis Legree @davislegree.bsky.social · May 26

Liberal MP Francis Scarpaleggia is the new Speaker of the House of Commons #cdnpoli

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Davis Legree @davislegree.bsky.social · May 26

Both Conservatives who had been on the list of candidates for House Spaker, John Nater and Chris d'Entremont, the latter of whom was considered a favourite to land the role, have withdrawn their names from the running, meaning the next speaker will be a Liberal MP #cdnpoli

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Frank Senators 🇨🇦 @sleepenbaker.bsky.social · Apr 9

"Well, the girls are out to bingo, and the boys are gettin' stinko" is among the greatest opening lyrics to a Canadian song

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Davis Legree @davislegree.bsky.social · Mar 17

Asked about a Conservative emissions target, Poilievre said he views this as a “global problem,” and bringing production processes back to Canada would help lower the world’s emissions… he did not commit to upholding the gov’t’s current targets

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Davis Legree @davislegree.bsky.social · Mar 17

Asked about his criticisms of the Local Journalism Initiative, a gov’t program that many community news outlets rely on, Poilievre said the Conservative election platform will have measures to “strengthen local and independent journalism,” without providing further details

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Davis Legree @davislegree.bsky.social · Mar 17

It’s all a trick,” says Poilievre, who also said Carney will bring back the carbon tax “bigger than ever” after winning a federal election

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Davis Legree @davislegree.bsky.social · Mar 17

Poilievre says Carney signed a fake executive order to hide the carbon tax for 30 days, and the law remains in place. While the GGPPA remains in effect, Carney and cabinet passed an order in council last week bringing the backstop carbon price to $0 #cdnpoli

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Davis Legree @davislegree.bsky.social · Mar 17

We’re here at a steel plant in beautiful L’Original, Ont., where Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is set to speak shortly. Earlier this morning, the Tories promised to kill the industrial carbon price if they win the next federal election #cdnpoli

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Davis Legree @davislegree.bsky.social · Mar 13

“People are saying he’s no shrinking violet. That’s absolutely true. If they think that he’s a nightmare, well, that’s in the eye of the beholder, isn’t it?" said one source, who worked closely with Mark Carney during his Bank of Canada governorship. #cdnpoli

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Davis Legree @davislegree.bsky.social · Mar 11

All signs still pointing to new Liberal Leader Mark Carney calling a snap election before Parliament returns from prorogation on March 24... #cdnpoli

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Davis Legree @davislegree.bsky.social · Mar 10

With the Liberals surging in Quebec and national unity on the rise across the country, Bloc Leader Yves-François Blanchet says his separatist party is fully prepared for the upcoming election. #cdnpoli

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Davis Legree @davislegree.bsky.social · Mar 9

New Liberal Leader (and incoming prime minister) Mark Carney ends his victory speech with what has become a rallying cry across the country - “vive le Canada” #cdnpoli #LPC2025

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Davis Legree @davislegree.bsky.social · Mar 9

Mark Carney will be Canada’s next prime minister, winning the Liberal leadership on the first ballot #cdnpoli #LPC2025

Davis Legree @davislegree.bsky.social · Mar 9

Liberal Party president Sachit Mehra is at the mic, where he’ll shortly announce who will become Canada’s next prime minister #cdnpoli #LPC2025

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Davis Legree @davislegree.bsky.social · Mar 9

Chrétien speaking directly to Trump - “from one old guy to another old guy, stop this nonsense.” #cdnpoli #lpcldr

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Davis Legree @davislegree.bsky.social · Mar 9

Former prime minister and 91-year-old Jean Chrétien takes the stage, says Canada must consider going further in its response to U.S. tariffs through export tariffs on Canadian energy, potash, etc. #cdnpoli #lpcldr

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Davis Legree @davislegree.bsky.social · Mar 9

A rousing rendition of O Canada at the Liberal leadership convention… Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s daughter set to take the stage, followed by the outgoing leader #cdnpoli #lpcldr

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Davis Legree @davislegree.bsky.social · Mar 9

There’s obviously pockets of support for every Liberal leadership candidate, but it’s a very pro-Carney room… by far the biggest ovation so far was for the ex-central banker #cdnpoli #lpcldr

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Davis Legree @davislegree.bsky.social · Mar 9

Calm before the storm… it’s a mostly empty room here at the Rogers Centre, where later this afternoon Liberals will pick their new leader and Canada’s next PM… staff are expecting a packed crowd of 3,000 people… festivities begin around 5 pm #cdnpoli #lpcldr

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