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The Insider

Patrick Gossage shares insights and opinions on current affairs and political issues in his regular The Insider column on NewmarketToday

THE INSIDER: Cabinet shuffle won't bring the change Canadians want

THE INSIDER: Cabinet shuffle won't bring the change Canadians want

Puzzling shuffle reveals a cocky prime minister convinced that continuing his activist positive social spending agenda will prove persuasive to voters, columnist Patrick Gossage opines
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THE INSIDER: Can Trudeau refresh his image, just like dad in 1974?

THE INSIDER: Can Trudeau refresh his image, just like dad in 1974?

Clearly the Justin Trudeau now so widely disliked needs the kind of makeover that talented campaign leaders executed on his willing father for the 1974 campaign, in which he beat Stanfield, says columnist Patrick Gossage
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THE INSIDER: This is how bad politics has become in Canada

THE INSIDER: This is how bad politics has become in Canada

PM Justin Trudeau made a major mistake in nominating a man he knew well for decades to unravel the Chinese interference mess in the first place, says columnist Patrick Gossage
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THE INSIDER: Justin Trudeau, should he stay or should he go?

THE INSIDER: Justin Trudeau, should he stay or should he go?

The answer lies in whether the beleaguered prime minister and his government can muster the policies needed to give Canadians hope — and create his legacy, opines political columnist Patrick Gossage
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THE INSIDER: Homelessness remains a much-ignored housing issue

THE INSIDER: Homelessness remains a much-ignored housing issue

'We still have not as a society come to terms with the social and health costs of these thousands of human beings for whom we seem to have so little sympathy. It's a shame,' writes columnist Patrick Gossage
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THE INSIDER: Chinese interference story shows enduring power of press

THE INSIDER: Chinese interference story shows enduring power of press

Despite PM Justin Trudeau's 'Trump-like gloss' regarding Chinese political interference, national media is filling the ongoing vacuum with real information, says columnist Patrick Gossage
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THE INSIDER: Love conquers all; inspiring stories for the new year

THE INSIDER: Love conquers all; inspiring stories for the new year

Columnist Patrick Gossage highlights six inspiring stories of real love — starting with Harry and Meghan
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THE INSIDER: Where are politicians who put public interest first?

THE INSIDER: Where are politicians who put public interest first?

Increasingly out-of-touch political leaders threaten our rights, refuse to protect the environments we value, and are mute while other politicians attack the very structure of our nation, opines columnist Patrick Gossage
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THE INSIDER: Crazy on the decline, except maybe in Alberta

THE INSIDER: Crazy on the decline, except maybe in Alberta

Ongoing inquiry into the use of emergency act is reminder Canada was not immune to the craziness and polarization that infected politics to the south, opines columnist Patrick Gossage
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THE INSIDER: 'Women of today smarter than the man in every way'

THE INSIDER: 'Women of today smarter than the man in every way'

The rising success of women, combined with the loss of good job prospects, has alienated many young men from traditional politics, says new NewmarketToday opinion columnist Patrick Gossage
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