inFocus with David Coletto

The latest Abacus Data national poll, released on Sunday, finds 47% of Canadians think the country is headed in the right direction. Abacus tracking shows this is a decade-long high. On...

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One year into his mandate, Mark Carney’s political position continues to strengthen.

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A few days ago, Danielle Smith announced that on October 19, Albertans will vote in a referendum about whether to hold a referendum on separation from Canada.

At the end of 2025, in a piece here, I argued that a successful Yes vote in either A...

Danielle Smith’s handling of the Alberta independence question can look contradictory on the surface. She says she does not support Alberta leaving Canada. But when given opportunities to lower the temperature, narrow the question, or let the referendum effort collapse under procedural or legal pressure, she has generally chosen not to do so.

That gap between stated pos...

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At some point over the past year, the central question in Canadian politics changed.

It was no longer simply, “Are you better off?” or “Is it time for change?” But another question ...