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What #onpoli is grateful for

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Sabrina Nanji
Oct 09, 2026
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PROGRAMMING NOTE: I’m taking off for the Thanksgiving long weekend and will return to your inbox bright and early on Tuesday.

THANKSGIVING SPECIAL

For this special holiday edition, I asked big players around the Pink Palace what they’re thankful for, their favourite local causes and family recipes. And from the vault: BILL DAVIS’s most consequential Thanksgiving, and MPPs get feisty during a debate about turkeys and castrated fowls.

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WHAT THE LEADERS ARE GRATEFUL FOR

NDP Leader MARIT STILES says she’s “feeling especially thankful to live in Canada, and for the chance to carry on in the spirit of all the people who built our country; those who fought for public healthcare, education, and an honest…

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