What to expect from Canada’s trip to the Paris climate talks
Brokering an international deal on climate change may be the easy part. Next up: provincial harmony.
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Laura Payton
Laura Payton has covered federal politics for eight years. In that time, she’s followed the trials of several politicians and staffers, and written about everything from robocalls to whether our politicians believe Santa Claus is Canadian. Earlier this year, Laura won the R. James Travers Fellowship, a Canadian journalism prize.
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