Click through to see a word cloud of Finance Minister Flaherty's budget speech, the Conservatives' first budget with a majority in the House of Commons.

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How should we react when a premier lets fly with a little frank talk?

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What words came up the most in Don Drummond's massive report on reforming Ontario's public services?

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Once upon a time, Canada braced for a protracted and possibly painful health care funding debate between the federal government and the provinces.

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It’s hardly news that when there’s a majority government in Ottawa, and it sets its mind to something, there’s little that can put the brakes on. The Canadian Wheat Board is a case and point, and perhaps an early reminder of how majority power can and often has been used by the federal government.

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Events move quickly these days. Of course, they always did. But since we can all now live vicariously through the many social media portals out there, perhaps stories like that unfolding in Russia should be marked with a caution sign.

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As fewer Ontarians live on or near a farm, the realities of agricultural economics recede from the vast majority of those who consume the food produced here. While the local food movement of the past several years countered this drift away from the land by emphasizing nutrition and sustainability, how food actually gets to our tables often remains an economic mystery. 

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The battle between concerned citizens and the company proposing an enormous new quarry for Melancthon Township -- the "Mega Quarry" -- isn't just a challenge for those already involved in the dispute.

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There used to be a saying that the revolution won't be televised.

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To look out across the election campaign so far, you’d hardly know that these are tough economic times for the province.

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