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What a Democrat win means for Canada

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Keenan, E. (2026, November 5). What a Democrat win means for Canada. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/morning-digest/what-a-democrat-win-means-for-canada/article_efb30715-c27c-4a1d-b71d-9db67df75081.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-11-05 · by Edward Keenan

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The 2026 federal budget was introduced by Mark Carney's government on Thursday, November 5, with live updates provided by The Star. Meanwhile, Ontario Premier Doug Ford stated that there would be no new major spending initiatives like New Deal 2.0 for Toronto. In other news, a debate took place among contenders for the Ontario Liberal leadership race, and Bruce Arthur discussed the complex relationship between politics and sports after a court ruling allowed Russia to resume international hockey participation, despite Canadian Prime Minister Carney's opposition to hosting Russian teams. Additionally, plans to demolish a problematic mansion on the Scarborough Bluffs received city hall approval.

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Edward Keenan
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But with cost of living being so top of mind, I’m reminded of a Toronto tough-times anthem about not being able to afford new shoes: “Henry needs a new pair of shoes / To get him past these barefoot blues / And he’d walk a mile in his own shoes / If he only had ’em / Come on Henry, up and at ’em.”
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What a Democrat win means for Canada · assertive framing

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I don’t know who needs to hear this after we turned our clocks back this week, but if we adopted permanent standard time as other provinces have, we’d all be in the dark late into the morning (8:45 a.m. sunrise at the solstice). asserted
we → know → solstice
I don’t think kids walking to school in the dark is a good change. asserted
walking → think → dark
But some people love the idea. asserted
people → love → idea
Doug Ford says he’s “all in” on making the change, but only if Quebec and New York state do too. asserted
Quebec → say → change
Here are six things to know on Thursday morning: asserted
things → know → morning
- Thursday’s the day Mark Carney’s government introduces its new federal budget. asserted
government → ’ → budget
We’ll have live updates right here. asserted
We → have → updates
- Doug Ford says there’s no New Deal 2.0 coming for Toronto. asserted
Ford → say → Toronto
- The contenders for the Ontario Liberal leadership faced off in a debate Wednesday night. asserted
contenders → face → debate
Rob Ferguson has the takeaways. asserted
Ferguson → have → takeaways
- A court says Russia should be allowed to play international hockey again. asserted
Russia → say → hockey
Carney says they won’t do it in Canada. asserted
they → say → Canada
Bruce Arthur considers the political-sports minefield. asserted
Arthur → consider → minefield
- The plan to tear down a notoriously derelict Scarborough Bluffs mansion got the green light from city hall. asserted
plan → tear → hall
- “Chaotic”: Police say 20 people were hurt when a shuttle bus went off the highway in B.C. on Wednesday. asserted
bus → say → Wednesday
It’s a budget day tradition that the finance minister should wear a new pair of shoes. asserted
minister → ’ → shoes
But with cost of living being so top of mind, I’m reminded of a Toronto tough-times anthem about not being able to afford new shoes: “Henry needs a new pair of shoes / To get him past these barefoot blues / And he’d walk a mile in his own shoes / If he only had ’em / Come on Henry, up and at ’em.” asserted
he → remind → ’em
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