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Politics A former senator and peace envoy to Sudan says she believes — based on her dealings with the northeast African country’s notorious former spy chief — that Abousfian Abdelrazik, a Canadian who was detained in Sudan for years, was “tortured badly” while in custody there. Mobina Jaffer says she’s ‘haunted’Continue Reading

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Politics Longtime TVO journalist Steve Paikin will host the English-language federal leaders’ debate during the next election campaign, the independent commission responsible for planning these events said in a media statement Monday. Leaders’ Debates Commission has picked CBC/Radio-Canada to produce the English, French debates John Paul Tasker · CBC NewsContinue Reading

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Reports about the death of Canada’s immigration consensus have arguably been exaggerated. But there are warning signs — both for the public’s attitude toward immigration and for the Trudeau government’s legacy. The clearest evidence that the consensus is in some danger can be found in polling conducted by the EnvironicsContinue Reading

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Politics Immigration minister Marc Miller says Canada is still “an open country” after the Liberal government announced a new plan that would cut the projected number of newcomers. Recent polls have found Canadians’ attitudes toward immigration have soured Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Marc Miller takes questions from reportersContinue Reading