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Politics In Depth
Our latest political reviews.
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One-size-fits all solution won’t ease Western alienation
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Each province West of Ontario has its own needs and concerns.
Angus Reid Vancouver Sun Western Canadian alienation is back in the news.
May 17, 2003 -
The art of surreal politics
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Halfway through its term, the Campbell government is confounding friend and foe alike.
Angus ReidVancouver SunThere's a painting at the Art Institute of Chicago that serves as the perfect metaphor for B.C.'s political picture over the past two years.
May 10, 2003 -
Petitions, Signatures and Recalls
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Campbell safe in B.C., but Davis might still be ousted in California.
Mario Canseco Recalls have become fashionable in the West Coast of North America.
May 09, 2003 -
Wave the flag or be silenced
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The sight of TV networks trading impartiality for gung-ho patriotism serves as a warning for Canadians.
Angus Reid Vancouver Sun Now that the anesthetic of the mind-numbing 24/7 coverage of the Iraq War is starting to wear off, it's becoming increasingly clear that, despite the hoopla over satellite cameras and embedded journalists, the invasion of Iraq saw American broadcasters enter a new and disturbing phase in which the lines between reporting and propaganda are blurred more than ever.
May 03, 2003 -
Bureaucrats reelect Red Party in Paraguay
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Corruption scandals were not enough to end long governing streak.
Mario Canseco For 56 consecutive years, the Partido Colorado (ANR—Red Party) has ruled Paraguay, electing leaders and backing military dictators with the same ease.
May 02, 2003 -
A dunce cap for Liberal education policy-makers
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B.C. Education minister Christy Clark's numerous attempts to repair the system are ignoring the real problem.
Angus Reid Vancouver Sun With the midpoint of Gordon Campbell's four-year term less than a month away, the merry British Columbia premier and his party continue to practise their fetish for all things performance-measured and bean-counted.
April 26, 2003 -
Three trends spell death of separatism
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It's all in the demographics of Quebec, Western Canada and Hispanic Americans.
Angus Reid Vancouver Sun Quebec politics remind me of one of those horror movies where, at the end of the flick, just when everyone's breathing a sigh of relief that the monster is dead, there's a little movement in a pile of ashes to prepare the viewer for yet another sequel.
April 19, 2003 -
An inalienable right to disagree
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Canadian tourists cower in shame because the media have over-reacted to a minor U.S. backlash.
Angus Reid Vancouver Sun I've just returned from a week in northern Florida where I was embedded with a group of tourists to learn more about the wave of anti-Canadian feeling supposedly sweeping America.
April 12, 2003 -
The Menem Factor in Argentina
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The former president is back. Will voters unite for or against him?
Mario Canseco When Carlos Menem stepped down as president of Argentina in 1999, posters with his name, picture and the year "2003" were plastered all over Buenos Aires.
April 08, 2003 -
Costa Rica Chooses Re-election
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In a political gamble, citizens want a Nobel laureate to return to power.
Mario Canseco Re-election.
April 05, 2003
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