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This is not about Jews. It is not about race, ethnicity or religion. It is about power. The new Israel lobby in Canada—the Canadian Council for Israel and Jewish Advocacy (CIJA)—has enormous power, derived from abundant resources, corporate connections, political associations, elaborate and able organization and a cadre of dedicated activists

The confidence-and-supply agreement announced by the Liberal Party and the NDP this week was a long time in coming — and its success may depends on how well both sides keep each other in the loop.

iPolitics By Janet E Silver. Published on Jan 12, 2021 8:02am (Matthew Usherwood/iPolitics) Karl Baldauf (LinkedIn photo) Until last month, Baldauf was at Queen’s Park, working as chief of staff to Peter Bethlenfalvy, who, until very recently, was president of the Treasury Board. Shortly after Christmas, Bethlenfalvy was tapped by Ontario Premier Doug Ford to replace Rod Phillips as Finance minister after Phillips stepped down after it was revealed he’d travelled to St. Barts ove...

iPolitics By iPolitics. Published on Jan 5, 2021 5:47pm Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during his daily media availability in mid-May. Andrew Meade/iPolitics Today’s Evening Brief is brought to you by News Media Canada. It’s time to level the digital playing field. Google and Facebook are using their monopoly to threaten and undermine local news. Other countries are taking action. It’s time for Canada to stand up to the web giants – and step up for local news. Learn more. Good...

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