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Michael Geist: Below the surface of the Liberal government’s effort to crack down on big tech lies an even bigger threat—the implications for free speech in Canada

Philippe J. Fournier: Ten years ago, the NDP won a remarkable 59 seats in Quebec. In our latest election projection, the party is at risk of losing its lone seat in the province.

A small group of nations, led by Canada, have been quietly preparing to take on the tech giants. Inside their battle to rein in the most powerful companies on Earth.

Philippe J. Fournier: As the third wave of the pandemic has taken hold, satisfaction with political leadership is on the decline outside of Atlantic Canada and Quebec

Philippe J. Fournier: Recently vaccinated seniors could be driving up Liberal support over the Tories. Enough of them in key ridings could turn a slim majority into a blowout.

In the Liberals’ optimistic budget, recovery is coming. It will take extensions of key pandemic programs, plus childcare, job training, student grants and business supports.

Childcare for an average of $10 a day within five years? The budget’s big offering is ambitious and essential, say experts. It will also be an enormous job to pull off.

Paul Wells: The budget focuses on the sort of things a government like Canada’s should be working on right now. But the big bet is on childcare—and the devil is in the details.

The long-awaited federal budget outlines a strong recovery and rising revenues. But it all comes at a very steep price: $142 billion in new spending over the next five years, and accumulated deficits of $686 billion.

The victims of communism memorial and coding programs for kids count among the obscure or overlooked programs in line for new cash