Politics
Alice Weidel doesn’t fit the profile of a far-right politician. The German AfD is willing to look past it.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/alice-weidel-profile-german-far-right-afd-leader-rcna193592
Samoa’s Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata’afa shrugs off gendered attack, defeating second no-confidence vote
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-11/samoa-politics-motion-no-confidence-fiame-gender/105011946
Premier Danielle Smith confirms Alberta will keep sanctions in place amid U.S. tariff uncertainty
https://globalnews.ca/news/11071938/danielle-smith-alberta-tariffs-uncertainty/
Threats, harassment and online hate driving women out of politics, MPs warn
https://globalnews.ca/news/11073007/threats-harassment-and-online-hate-driving-women-out-of-politics-mps-warn/
Manitoba PCs apologize to families of murdered women believed to be in Winnipeg-area landfill
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/pc-party-landfill-search-apology-1.7475657
Who is Elissa Slotkin? Meet the Michigan Democrat who delivered a searing response to Trump’s speech
https://www.glamour.com/story/who-is-elissa-slotkin-michigan-democrat-response-trump-speech
Could a GOP bill prevent some married women from voting? Here’s what to know.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/03/04/save-act-prevent-married-women-voting/81200611007/
‘An attack on Canada’: N.B. premier reacts to U.S. tariffs, how province will respond
https://globalnews.ca/news/11064910/new-brunswick-trump-tariffs-reaction/?utm_campaign=The%2BRoundup&utm_medium=email&utm_source=The_Roundup_277
The women who wanted to leave their husbands over politics
https://slate.com/life/2025/03/donald-trump-divorce-marriage-politics-men-women.html
Independent Ontario candidate wins rare and resounding second election victory
https://www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/independent-ontario-candidate-wins-rare-and-resounding-second-election-victory/article_b5e0bb6b-6069-58b5-9c23-e5c9e1b55eae.html
A look at Canada’s last-ditch push in D.C. to avoid looming tariffs
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/capitol-hill-the-house-1.7471641
Ontario Liberal Party executive council votes to support Crombie as leader
https://www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/ontario-liberal-party-executive-council-votes-to-support-crombie-as-leader/article_01142724-7073-5313-a89a-ed2147e4e228.html
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