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Robert Benzie @robertbenzie.bsky.social · 1h
Joining @RosieBarton on RBL at 10:15 am and 11:30 am with @CharelleEvelyn and @RobShaw_BC. www.thestar.com/politics.html
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Robert Benzie @robertbenzie.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Joining @grahamr299 at 1 pm on @NEWSTALK1010.  www.thestar.com/politics.html
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Political News - Canadian Politics | The Star
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Robert Benzie @robertbenzie.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The Toronto Star has been covering the Greenbelt story so not sure why you would pointlessly blame "the media" for the RCMP taking as long as it has. www.thestar.com/news/greenbe...
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Greenbelt | Ontario | The Star
News and opinion on the protected area known as the Greenbelt. Read about Ontario's latest Greenbelt housing and highway development plans at thestar.com.
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Robert Benzie @robertbenzie.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Joining @VassyKapelos on @VassKapelosShow at 1 pm on @NEWSTALK1010 with @l_stone, @MariekeWalsh and @mikelecouteur www.thestar.com/politics.html
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Political News - Canadian Politics | The Star
Canadian politics news and opinion from the Star's leading journalists. Visit thestar.com for full coverage of political issues that matter to you.
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Robert Benzie @robertbenzie.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
NEW: It’s been three years since the RCMP launched a criminal investigation into Premier Doug Ford’s Greenbelt land swap. A former Ontario attorney general says the Mounties should properly update the public on the status of the probe. www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
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Three years later, RCMP says investigation into Doug Ford’s Greenbelt scandal is still ‘ongoing’
It has been more than 1,100 days since the Mounties launched their probe into Ford's $8.28-billion land swap on Oct. 10, 2023.
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Robert Benzie @robertbenzie.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Joining @DavidWCochrane on @pnpcbc at 5:30 pm with @JordanLeichnitz, @amandaalvaro and @powerstim.  www.thestar.com/politics.html
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Political News - Canadian Politics | The Star
Canadian politics news and opinion from the Star's leading journalists. Visit thestar.com for full coverage of political issues that matter to you.
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Robert Benzie @robertbenzie.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Premier Doug Ford called Quebec’s incoming premier Paul St-Pierre Plamondon today. www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
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Doug Ford reminds new Quebec premier of threat posed by Donald Trump
The Ontario premier congratulated Paul St-Pierre Plamondon on his victory in a phone call Tuesday.
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Robert Benzie @robertbenzie.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Joining @MooreintheAM on @NEWSTALK1010 at 8:45 am with @sunirachaudhri and @RichardCrouse. www.thestar.com/politics.html
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Political News - Canadian Politics | The Star
Canadian politics news and opinion from the Star's leading journalists. Visit thestar.com for full coverage of political issues that matter to you.
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Robert Benzie @robertbenzie.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Joining @RebeccaZandberg on @CBCOttawaMorning at 6:45 am. #onpoli www.thestar.com/politics.html
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Political News - Canadian Politics | The Star
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Robert Benzie @robertbenzie.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Joining @VassyKapelos on @CTV_PowerPlay at 5:30 p.m. with @lraitt, @ThomasMulcair, and @BrianGallantNB. www.thestar.com/politics.html
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Political News - Canadian Politics | The Star
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Robert Benzie @robertbenzie.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
One year after the Skills Development Fund scandal erupted, Premier Doug Ford’s Tories insist they have fixed the problems. @MoiraWelsh with the story. www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
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Ford government says it’s tightened rules for next round of skills development funding
A year after the auditor general excoriated Premier Doug Ford's Skills Development Fund, his government says the program increasingly targets "high paid" manufacturing and construction jobs.
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Robert Benzie @robertbenzie.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
A must-read from the @TorontoStar’s @alysanmati on perhaps the most interesting mayoral race in Ontario. www.thestar.com/news/gta/mis...
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Mississauga mayoral debate gets ‘out of control’: Here are 3 key takeaways
Leading candidates incumbent Carolyn Parrish, former mayor Bonnie Crombie and current councillors Alvin Tedjo and Dipika Damerla squared off
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Robert Benzie @robertbenzie.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Sadly, this is @MarinaHyde’s final column for the @guardian. We will miss her voice of sanity in a world gone mad. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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It's true: this is my final column. You have exactly 24 hours to complain before my inbox self-destructs | Marina Hyde
Yes, after 25 years I’m signing off, and I’ve cherished every moment – especially storming the French embassy with a (toy) AK-47, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
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Raisa Patel @raisapatel.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Join me in Toronto on Oct. 20 in conversation with Diana Fox Carney, Beeban Kidron & Ava Smithing as we dive into making online spaces safer for kids. It'll also mark the launch of our monthly @TorontoStar Live @ MaRS Mornings series. Tickets on sale now. www.thestar.com/politics/wha...
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What will it take to make the internet safer for kids? Join Toronto Star Live @ MaRS Mornings to find out
Join Raisa Patel, Baroness Beeban Kidron, Diana Fox Carney and Ava Smithing on Oct. 20 at MaRS to discuss making the internet safer for kids.
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Robert Benzie @robertbenzie.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Joined @JordanLeichnitz, Kory Teneycke, Peter Donolo, and @niknanos at the @Empire_Club. empireclubofcanada.com/event/empire...
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Empire Nights: Politics in a Shifting World — Will Toronto, Ontario and Canada Meet the Moment? - Empire Club of Canada
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Robert Benzie @robertbenzie.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
NEW: The Signal poll of polls suggest @MarkJCarney's Liberals are at 46.7% support and would win between 192 and 238 seats (with a median tally of 215). @PierrePoilievre's Conservatives at 32.2% and would win 67 to 111 seats (89 median). www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
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Poilievre ‘clearly struggling’ as Carney Liberals’ support surges, polls suggest
The Star's supercomputer-powered poll aggregator forecasts that the Liberals would win between 192 and 238 seats if a federal election was held now.
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Robert Benzie @robertbenzie.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Joining @VassyKapelos on @VassKapelosShow at 1 pm on @NEWSTALK1010 with @l_stone, @MariekeWalsh and @mikelecouteur www.thestar.com/politics.html
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Political News - Canadian Politics | The Star
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Robert Benzie @robertbenzie.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
We are so thrilled for our friend and @TorontoStar Queen’s Park bureau colleague @MoiraWelsh. A tremendous honour! www.thestar.com/entertainmen...
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Star reporter Moira Welsh’s ‘The Astonishing Lives of Older Women’ among finalists for $70K Balsillie Prize
The shortlist for the annual award has been released with the winner being announced late November.
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Robert Benzie @robertbenzie.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Joining @MooreintheAM on @NEWSTALK1010 at 8:45 am with @sunirachaudhri and @RichardCrouse. www.thestar.com/politics.html
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Political News - Canadian Politics | The Star
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Robert Benzie @robertbenzie.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Joining @RebeccaZandberg on @CBCOttawaMorning at 6:45 am. #onpoli www.thestar.com/politics.html
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Political News - Canadian Politics | The Star
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Robert Benzie @robertbenzie.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Joining @DavidWCochrane on @pnpcbc at 6:30 pm with @StephanieLevitz and @RickBellwrites. www.thestar.com/politics.html
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Robert Benzie @robertbenzie.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Joining @VassyKapelos on @CTV_PowerPlay at 5:30 p.m. with @lraitt, @NDPAnne, @BrianGallantNB, and Rob Buffam. www.thestar.com/politics.html
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Robert Benzie @robertbenzie.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Joining @MooreintheAM on @NEWSTALK1010 at 8:45 am with @MarionNader and @RichardCrouse.   www.thestar.com/politics.html
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Robert Benzie @robertbenzie.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Joining @RebeccaZandberg on @CBCOttawaMorning at 6:45 am. www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
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Doug Ford’s Tories getting a Trump bump, poll suggests
U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war against Canada is giving Premier Doug Ford's governing Progressive Conservatives a boost in popularity, a new poll suggests.
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Robert Benzie @robertbenzie.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Joining @JPTasker on @PnPCBC at 5 pm with @GinnyRothTO, @LauraMDAngelo, and @zainvelji.   www.thestar.com/politics.html
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Political News - Canadian Politics | The Star
Canadian politics news and opinion from the Star's leading journalists. Visit thestar.com for full coverage of political issues that matter to you.
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Robert Benzie @robertbenzie.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
NEW: @abacusdata poll for the @TorontoStar finds Premier Doug Ford is getting a Trump bump. (Last night’s byelection vote tallies in parentheses. Turnout was 25%, half that of a general election.) PC: 42% (38%) Lib: 31% (30%) NDP: 17% (26%) GPO: 4% (3%) www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
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Doug Ford’s Tories getting a Trump bump, poll suggests
U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war against Canada is giving Premier Doug Ford's governing Progressive Conservatives a boost in popularity, a new poll suggests.
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Robert Benzie @robertbenzie.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
A status quo result tonight with the @OntarioPCParty holding two seats while the @OntarioNDP regained one and the @OntLiberal Party was shut out. www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
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Ontario Tories and New Democrats hold ridings as Liberals shut out in three byelections
The status quo result was a setback for the Liberals as they prepare to choose a new leader on Nov. 21.
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Robert Benzie @robertbenzie.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Joining @VassyKapelos on @VassKapelosShow at 1 pm on @NEWSTALK1010 with @l_stone, @MariekeWalsh and @mikelecouteur www.thestar.com/politics.html
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Political News - Canadian Politics | The Star
Canadian politics news and opinion from the Star's leading journalists. Visit thestar.com for full coverage of political issues that matter to you.
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Robert Benzie @robertbenzie.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
It’s byelection day in the provincial ridings of Scarborough Southwest, York-Simcoe and Hamilton East-Stoney Creek. The @TorontoStar has complete coverage. www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
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Voters head to polls in three byelections as Doug Ford’s feud with Donald Trump rages
With the popularity of Ford's Progressive Conservatives dipping slightly earlier this year, the pressure is on the NDP and Liberals to make gains.
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Robert Benzie @robertbenzie.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
NEW: Premier Doug Ford has issued an issued an RFP to remove bike lanes on Bloor, Yonge, University, Queen’s Park and Avenue Rd. Immediately scrapping the 600 metres of bike lanes on Bloor east of Clissold.
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Robert Benzie @robertbenzie.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Joining @MooreintheAM on @NEWSTALK1010 at 8:45 am with @sunirachaudhri and @RichardCrouse. www.thestar.com/politics.html
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Robert Benzie @robertbenzie.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Joining @RebeccaZandberg on @CBCOttawaMorning at 6:45 am. www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
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Counter-tariffs on U.S. goods have support of most Canadians, poll suggests
More than three-quarters of Canadians back Prime Minister Mark Carney's decision to abandon trade talks with U.S. President Donald Trump, a new poll suggests.
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Robert Benzie @robertbenzie.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
NEW: @Pollara poll finds 78% of Canadians agree with Carney abandoning trade talks with Trump and 79% support retaliatory tariffs. Current US president plunges to new low in approval here. Only 7% have positive feelings toward Trump, 82% negative. www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
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Counter-tariffs on U.S. goods have support of most Canadians, poll suggests
More than three-quarters of Canadians back Prime Minister Mark Carney's decision to abandon trade talks with U.S. President Donald Trump, a new poll suggests.
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Robert Benzie @robertbenzie.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
NEW: How Doug Ford went from a Trumper to kiss my rump, Trump. www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
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Doug Ford calls Donald Trump a ‘loser’ now, but he was a fan not so long ago
The year before the name-calling started, the premier admitted he had hoped the mercurial U.S. president would be re-elected in 2024.
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Robert Benzie @robertbenzie.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Joining @grahamr299 on @VassKapelosShow at 1 pm on @NEWSTALK1010 with @mikelecouteur.  www.thestar.com/politics.html
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Political News - Canadian Politics | The Star
Canadian politics news and opinion from the Star's leading journalists. Visit thestar.com for full coverage of political issues that matter to you.
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Robert Benzie @robertbenzie.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
A smart take with some important context about how we got here from the @TorontoStar’s @markrmcqueen. www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
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Mark McQueen: What Mark Carney should have seen coming in U.S. trade talks
Angry as some Canadians are about President Donald Trump’s “America First” attitude, his desire to move the assembly of Ford pick-up trucks from Oakville to Avon Lake, Ohio is nothing
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Robert Benzie @robertbenzie.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
NEW: Premier Doug Ford strikes a conciliatory tone with President Donald Trump after yesterday’s war of words. www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
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Doug Ford says ‘it got a little personal’ between him and Donald Trump
The premier says it's time to turn down the temperature and "get back to the table" to negotiate a fair trade deal between Canada and the United States.
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Robert Benzie @robertbenzie.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Joining @MooreintheAM on @NEWSTALK1010 at 8:45 am with @RichardCrouse and @MarionNader. www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
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Doug Ford brushes off online insults from Donald Trump: ‘He’s a loser’
Trump blasted Canada's "current bad leadership, primarily Governor Carney, and his Flunky, Ford" and claimed "America has been carrying Canada for decades, but no longer."
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Robert Benzie @robertbenzie.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Joining @HallieCBC on @CBCOttawaMorning at 6:45 am. www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
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Doug Ford brushes off online insults from Donald Trump: ‘He’s a loser’
Trump blasted Canada's "current bad leadership, primarily Governor Carney, and his Flunky, Ford" and claimed "America has been carrying Canada for decades, but no longer."
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Robert Benzie @robertbenzie.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Joining @JulieMasonShow1 on @SIRIUSXM in Washington, D.C. at 4:43 pm. www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
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Donald Trump lashes out at ‘Flunky’ Doug Ford after premier says U.S. president can ‘kiss my ass’
The president blasted Canada's "current bad leadership, primarily Governor Carney, and his Flunky, Ford" and claimed that "America has been carrying Canada for decades, but no longer."
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Robert Benzie @robertbenzie.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
NEW: The current president of the United States and the premier of Ontario are in a name-calling war of words. www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
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Donald Trump lashes out at ‘Flunky’ Doug Ford after premier says U.S. president can ‘kiss my ass’
The president blasted Canada's "current bad leadership, primarily Governor Carney, and his Flunky, Ford" and claimed that "America has been carrying Canada for decades, but no longer."
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Robert Benzie @robertbenzie.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Joining @VassyKapelos on @VassKapelosShow at 1 pm on @NEWSTALK1010 with @l_stone, @MariekeWalsh and @mikelecouteur. www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
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U.S. booze ban backed by most Canadians, poll suggests
The Pollara Strategic Insights survey also found 42 per cent of respondents would boycott American wine and spirits if they are returned to provincial liquor stores.
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Robert Benzie @robertbenzie.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
NEW: @Pollara poll finds 80% of Canadians support the ban on U.S. booze in liquor stores. Only 9% of Canadians have positive feelings toward current U.S. President Donald Trump while 80% have negative feelings. www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
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U.S. booze ban backed by most Canadians, poll suggests
The Pollara Strategic Insights survey also found 42 per cent of respondents would boycott American wine and spirits if they are returned to provincial liquor stores.
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Robert Benzie @robertbenzie.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
From the front page of the @TorontoStar, @StephTaylornews and @TondaMacC with today’s most-read story. www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
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Donald Trump delays planned 50% tariffs on Canada, cites trade deal
Canadian negotiators are weighing whether to accept lower tariffs on autos and metals as part of an interim deal, according to three sources.
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Robert Benzie @robertbenzie.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
NEW: @reggcohn on ambition, opportunism, and political dynasties. www.thestar.com/politics/pol...
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Martin Regg Cohn: The heirs apparent are already lining up for Toronto’s top job
Both candidates are on track to run on name recognition, even if not renowned for their track records, Martin Regg Cohn writes.
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Robert Benzie @robertbenzie.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Joining @JulieMasonShow1 on @SIRIUSXM in Washington, D.C. at 5:20 pm.
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Robert Benzie @robertbenzie.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Joining @MooreintheAM on @NEWSTALK1010 at 8:45 am with @sunirachaudhri and @RichardCrouse. www.thestar.com/politics.html
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Political News - Canadian Politics | The Star
Canadian politics news and opinion from the Star's leading journalists. Visit thestar.com for full coverage of political issues that matter to you.
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Robert Benzie @robertbenzie.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Joining @GiacomoPanico on @OttawaMorning at 6:45 am. www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
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Doug Ford says Ontario needs data centres to protect Canadians from Donald Trump
The premier warned that Canadians' data is at risk of "being sent to the U.S. and into the hands of President Trump."
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Robert Benzie @robertbenzie.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Joining @onthebeat1 on @CBCOntarioToday at 12:05 p.m. www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
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Doug Ford says Ontario needs data centres to protect Canadians from Donald Trump
The premier warned that Canadians' data is at risk of "being sent to the U.S. and into the hands of President Trump."
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Robert Benzie @robertbenzie.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
NEW: With Wednesday's tariff deadline looming, Premier Doug Ford says the threat of Trump is why Ontario needs to keep sensitive date in Canada. www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
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Doug Ford says Ontario needs data centres to protect Canadians from Donald Trump
Ontario has no choice but to welcome massive data centres in order to protect Canada from U.S. President Donald Trump, warns Premier Doug Ford.
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