Posts by Shannon Proudfoot

How an astrophysics teacher became the ultimate oracle of Canadian elections

Philippe J. Fournier studied the deep cosmos in grad school. Now he teaches by day and transforms into an election modelling whiz by night—sometimes all night.

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For people with dementia, a fight for the right to die

The Alzheimer Society of Canada is reconsidering its position on advanced requests for assisted death, amidst a difficult debate about the rights of those with dementia

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’Liberal support just bleeding all over the place’

A deep dive into recent Angus Reid data shows Liberal support is moving to the Conservatives, NDP and Green parties—a stampede away, rather than a dash toward any particular tent

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The fall of the feminist Prime Minister

Shannon Proudfoot: The Daughters of the Vote, 338 young women, filled the House of Commons and with devastating timing turned on a leader they once admired

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Talk to my former Supreme Court judge

Retired Supremes are getting busy in their post-work years—see the SNC-Lavalin case—and it is raising concerns

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Jody Wilson-Raybould: ’I am issuing the strongest warning I can possibly issue’

Here are the most important — and gripping — moments of a phone call between the former Attorney General and the Clerk of the Privy Council that may come to define the SNC-Lavalin scandal

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Federal Budget 2019: National pharmacare, but not quite yet

Liberals fund a framework for the Canadian Drug Agency, setting the stage for coordination with the provinces. But there’s no promise for when — or if — coverage will kick in

Federal budget in Ottawa March 19, 2019. Photograph by Blair Gable

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Cities are billion-dollar winners in Budget 2019

The Liberals opted to back up a couple of dump trucks full of money to the loading docks of Canada’s municipalities—and flip open the tailgate

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Canada’s oh-so-slow, less-than-reassuring grounding of the Boeing Max 8

Marc Garneau’s clinical explanation after the Ethiopian Airlines crash belied the nature of his subject matter—the stuff of deep human phobia

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Funeral workers are finally opening up about the job’s emotional toll

Digniﬁed stoicism was the manner of operating in the industry, leaving many struggling personally. A group of Ottawa workers is tackling the issue.

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