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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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Creating the PBO was a mistake nobody wants to admit

March 15, 2024

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Poilievre’s push to personalize people’s problems

March 12, 2024

Canada
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From cynical grift to poisoning the discourse

March 9, 2024

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The next steps on pharmacare are entirely up to the provinces

March 5, 2024

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The release of the Winnipeg Lab documents hasn’t slowed the conspiracy theories

March 1, 2024

Canada
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The unspoken threat in the Liberals’ extended sitting motion

February 27, 2024

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Setting up false expectations around pharmacare

February 23, 2024

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The points not being made about the “new” Senate

February 20, 2024

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No, the Conservatives are not trying to sneak through security clearances

February 17, 2024

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Can the government be smart on the auto theft problem?

February 13, 2024

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Good riddance to the latest electoral reform gimmick

February 10, 2024

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The clock is ticking for the government to find a better response to “common sense”

February 6, 2024

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The premiers won’t step up on emergency management so long as they have a federal out

February 2, 2024

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A stage or a content studio?

January 30, 2024

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The problem with leadership reviews

January 27, 2024

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Poll shows the dire state of civics education in this country

January 23, 2024

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