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About Dale Smith

Dale Smith is a freelance journalist in the Parliamentary Press Gallery and author of The Unbroken Machine: Canada's Democracy in Action (released March 2017).


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Ending the parliamentary year on another note of dysfunction

December 9, 2025

Canada
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Rustad’s ouster offers several key reminders

December 7, 2025

British Columbia
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Of Arsonists and Leopard-Tamers

December 2, 2025

Alberta
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Carney bends the knee to Danielle Smith

November 30, 2025

Alberta
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Virtue-signalling to CEOs

November 25, 2025

Canada
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The tyranny of clichés about Western Alienation

November 23, 2025

Alberta
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Why is Mark Carney taking a page from Nigel Farage?

November 18, 2025

Canada
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Our Parliament needs more Nate Erskine-Smiths, not more message control

November 16, 2025

Canada
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Carney needs to be clear that we need an economic culture change

November 11, 2025

Canada
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Defaulting to the Notwithstanding Clause

November 9, 2025

Canada
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Poilievre’s grubby vision of “hope” for youth

November 5, 2025

Canada
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Trying to govern from the opposition benches

November 1, 2025

Canada
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Getting rid of fixed election dates is good, actually

October 29, 2025

Canada
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The Liberals are setting themselves up for failure with their bail reform plan

October 24, 2025

Canada
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Poilievre’s fictional “hidden taxes”

October 21, 2025

Canada
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Poilievre’s call for lawfare is more Dollarama Trumpism

October 19, 2025

Canada
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