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Martin Regg Cohn
Provincial Politics
- The perils and politics of an alleged Queen’s Park cover-up: Cohn
- Spring election in the air over gas-plant stench: Cohn
Tim Harper
National Affairs
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Thomas Walkom
National Affairs
- Kathleen Wynne’s budget non-scandal: Walkom
- Kathleen Wynne hit by Ontario version of Harper Senate scandal: Walkom
Chantal Hébert
National Affairs
- Is Stephen Harper becoming distracted from running the country?: Hébert
- Ghosts of governments past could be a horror story for Kathleen Wynne: Hébert

Move would set stage for quick adoption of Bill C-23, the controversial legislation that Conservatives hope to have in place before 2015 election.

Electoral reform bill may be fast-tracked through Senate

Move would set stage for quick adoption of Bill C-23, the controversial legislation that Conservatives hope to have in place before 2015 election.

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Quebec election has been nasty from start to finish: Editorialcomments

Canada in the age of national-identity crises: Gwyncomments

Rail safety

Interactive map: Railway accidents in Canada involving dangerous goods

Interactive map: Railway accidents in Canada involving dangerous goods

Map shows approximate locations of the railway accidents in Canada in 2013 involving dangerous goods, based on Transportation Safety Board data.comments

Oil in Lac-Mégantic blast as volatile as gas, safety board confirms

Oil in Lac-Mégantic blast as volatile as gas, safety board confirms

Formal lab tests confirm the train that crashed and exploded in Quebec last summer was carrying oil that was more volatile than advertised.comments

Senate expenses

Fraud case against former senator Mac Harb delayed to April 22comments

Interactive: Senate expenses

Interactive: Senate expenses

These interactives detail senators' expenses between Nov. 30. 2010 and Nov. 30 2012.

Kathleen Wynne's not-so-ordinary family

An intimate visit at the home of Kathleen Wynne and her partner Jane Rounthwaite

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