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Taxpayers Federation's true Astroturf nature finally worms its way into public consciousness | Oct 17 2016 | David J. Climenhaga | A CBC commentator makes it clear to the general public the Canadian Taxpayers Federation is just another Astro-Turf organization set up to push the tired old conservative agenda.
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Lessons for Canada from a U.S. election that is indeed rigged | Oct 17 2016 | Karl Nerenberg | In Canada, we still have Harper's Fair Elections Act and electoral reform is still far from a reality. In the U.S., the system produces perverse incentives while depriving millions of the vote.
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What is the most surprising thing to come out of the allegations that Donald Trump gropes women?

The rubber appears to have hit the road/giant tire fire in the U.S. presidential campaign. After a leaked 2005 tape showed Donald Trump boasting of assaulting women, a dozen women (so far) have come forward alleging that Donald Trump did to them exactly what he bragged he did to women. Outraged at being quoted correctly, Trump threatened to sue the New York Times -- who promptly responded, "Bring it."

What a time to be alive.

It's left us Canadian progressives a bit at sea, to be honest. We don't know whether to address Trump's factless drive-bys on the Canadian health-care system or just be grateful for a passing moment that we don't need to vote in this election. Besides, when it comes to high-profile sexual assault cases involving skeezy celebrities, we Canadians have been through it all before.

But hey, maybe we can learn something new after all. So: what's the most surprising thing to come out of Donald Trump's groping allegations/taped confession?

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