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  Don Martin: It's time for adult supervision or a premier replacement in Doug Ford's Ontario

  I've never seen such raging ineptitude as Doug Ford is now showing as Ontario premier, writes Don Martin in his exclusive column for CTVNews.ca.

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  Don Martin: It's a stimulus budget all right -- for votes in the next election

  Reading the federal budget spending spree as it scrolls on for 720-plus pages, a certain numbness takes hold, writes Don Martin in his exclusive column for CTVNews.ca.

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  Don Martin: Folly green giant meets Big Brother in Conservative carbon scheme

  Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole's flip on carbon pricing was an instant flop, writes Don Martin in his exclusive column for CTVNews.ca.

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  Don Martin: Forget the birth certificate. The job should dictate the jab, starting with teachers

  Lost in this current outbreak of vaccine vacillation is the slowly-dawning political realization that the wrong people are being prioritized for the shot, writes Don Martin in his exclusive political column for CTVNews.ca.

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  Don Martin: After that devastating auditor general's report, why does Tam still have a job?

  The unwritten conclusion of that scathing auditor general's report into how the Public Health Agency botched early pandemic detection in Canada is obvious: Replace Dr. Theresa Tam, writes Don Martin in his exclusive political column for CTVNews.ca.

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  Don Martin: Despite his denials, Trudeau seems to be budgeting for a spring election

  The signs of a spring vote are everywhere, notwithstanding the prime minister's public posture against calling an unforced election, writes Don Martin in his exclusive political column for CTVNews.ca.

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  Don Martin: Travelling back to normal is going to require vaccine certification

  With injections ramping up, the federal government should be turning its attention to the fall of 2021 when vaccinated Canadians will be salivating to re-enter global travel and large-crowd hospitality venues, writes Don Martin in his exclusive column for CTVNews.ca.

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  Don Martin: How to give Trudeau what he needs the most – a stronger Official Opposition

  The Conservative coalition Stephen Harper built is in a shaky state under a leader most voters would only correctly pick out of a two-person lineup 50 per cent of the time, Don Martin writes in his exclusive column for CTVNews.ca.

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  Don Martin: Mistakes were made, many of them, as 1st year of COVID-19 under Trudeau management ends

  It's been exactly one year since the Trudeau government finally got the message: Canada, we have a COVID-19 problem, Don Martin writes in his exclusive column for CTVNews.ca.

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  Don Martin: The Canada-U.S. 'partnership roadmap' ignores many potholes ahead

  After four years of holding our collective breath following every prime ministerial meeting with the mercurial former U.S. president, Tuesday’s summit afforded a welcome sigh of relief at the happy harmony of it all, Don Martin writes in his exclusive column for CTVNews.ca.

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  Don Martin: There is absolutely zero chance of a spring election, unless...

  There was something in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's eyes this week that elevated the temperature of spring election fever to plausible from the impossible, Don Martin writes in his exclusive column for CTVNews.ca.

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  Don Martin: The provinces' big fail as rapid testing moves at glacial speed

  There's widespread clarity in the merits of rapid testing, which the premiers are inexplicably ignoring, a deadly oversight that has received only a mild scolding from the feds to date, Don Martin writes in his latest column for CTVNews.ca.

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  Don Martin: Made-in-Canada vaccines are coming -- just in time for the next pandemic

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Novavax announcement is good news for future vaccine production in Canada, but don’t expect it to help Canadians with the current pandemic, Don Martin writes in his latest column for CTVNews.ca.

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  Don Martin: 12 well-grounded names for Trudeau to consider (and actually vet) for governor general

  Who should be Canada's next governor general? In his latest column for CTVNews.ca, Don Martin gives a Top 12 list of names who represent the calibre of individual Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should consider.

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  Don Martin: Into a world of Biden euphoria comes Canadian talk of sanctions against the U.S.

  It must be one for the political record books: A demand for trade sanctions against the U.S. within seven hours of the new president being sworn in, Don Martin writes in his latest column for CTVNews.ca.

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  Don Martin: Hillier's can't-fail vaccine mission finally armed for battle

  After an awkward and apologetic start, Rick Hillier confidently leading Ontario’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout, Don Martin writes in his latest column for CTVNews.ca.

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  Don Martin: No more sunny ways as political travellers bring back perfect storm of controversy

  A perfect storm is battering the brand of politicians across party lines and provincial boundaries, worsened by having leaders caught up in the turbulence, Don Martin writes in his latest column for CTVNews.ca.

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  Don Martin: Elections, vaccinations and other happier political predictions for 2021

  In a new political column on CTVNews.ca, Don Martin dusts off the crystal ball to decipher what future shocks will rattle the political landscape in 2021.

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  Don Martin: The faces of the future in Canadian politics

  In his latest column for CTVNews.ca, Don Martin picks his top watch-worthy politicians, a handful of names who, based on solid or inspiring performances, will likely become powerhouses of their realm in the years ahead.

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  Don Martin: Why Justin Trudeau is my (reluctant) pick for politician of the year

  If you rule out a microscopic organism, specifically that spiked ball of viral misery called COVID-19, picking the top Canadian newsmaker in 2020 is a helluva tough call. Having said that, the obvious Canadian politician of the year is Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Don Martin writes in his latest column for CTVNews.ca.