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Marc Fawcett-Atkinson
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News
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May 6th 2024
For months, Canada's natural gas utilities have mustered lobbying efforts and funded online misinformation campaigns to fight efforts by municipalities to phase out the climate-warming fuel. And now they have a new ally with deep ties to the province's NDP to push the pro-gas message in the province's lefty media.
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| May 6th 2024
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| May 6th 2024
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News, Energy
| May 3rd 2024
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News
| May 3rd 2024
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The Leger online survey found 57 per cent of respondents who said free speech in Canada is under threat.
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News, Politics
| May 3rd 2024
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