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Budget 2026 shifts Liberal government’s language on home construction targets • Nov. 11, 2026, 4:00 AM ET (Toronto Star)

Carney government pledges $50B over 10 years for Indigenous programs, services • Nov. 5, 2026, 4:47 PM ET (CBC)

Liberal leadership hopefuls talk taxes, affordability and Doug Ford in final debate • Nov. 4, 2026, 10:06 PM ET (CBC)

Privacy watchdog urges Senate to further amend Liberals' controversial lawful access bill • Nov. 2, 2026, 6:20 PM ET (CBC)

Here’s how Carney’s promises stack up ahead of his government’s second budget • Oct. 31, 2026, 6:00 AM ET (Globe and Mail)

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English philosopher Thomas Hobbes

Portrait painting by Gilbert Stuart of John Adams, shown seated and facing forward, wearing a dark coat and white cravat against a plain brown background.

Portrait of President James Madison, painted by Asher B. Durand in 1833, showing Madison in formal attire with a white cravat against a dark background.

James Tassie: Adam Smith

John Stuart Mill

William Ewart Gladstone

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Lyndon B. Johnson

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Félicité Lamennais, oil on canvas by Paulin-Guérin, 1826; in the Musée National de Versailles et des Trianons, France.

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