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Mayaz Alam

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Mayaz Alam is a former Digital Editor at The Globe and is the co-author of the daily Politics Briefing newsletter

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December 31, 2018

Politics Briefing: Inside Canada’s diplomatic standoff with Russia

December 28, 2018

Snover Dhillon snaps a photo of a group that includes former Progressive Conservative leader Patrick Brown, third from left.

Snover Dhillon snaps a photo of a group that includes former Progressive Conservative leader Patrick Brown, third from left.

Politics Briefing: Questionable campaign tactics under Brown haunt Ford’s Ontario PCs

December 27, 2018

Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz answers questions during a press conference, following a speech in London on Nov. 5, 2018.

Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz answers questions during a press conference, following a speech in London on Nov. 5, 2018.

Politics Briefing: Canadians expect economy to slow next year: poll

August 16, 2018

Verne Tom photographs a wildfire burning along a logging road approximately 20 kilometres southwest of Fort St. James, B.C., on Wednesday, August 15, 2018.

Verne Tom photographs a wildfire burning along a logging road approximately 20 kilometres southwest of Fort St. James, B.C., on Wednesday, August 15, 2018.

Politics Briefing: Why donations to art galleries may dry up

August 15, 2018

Andrew Bennett, senior fellow at Cardus Religious Freedom Institute, reacts to the Supreme Court ruling against Trinity Western University saying that the law societies of British Columbia and Ontario have the power to refuse accreditation to ensure equal access to the bar for LGBT students, at the Supreme Court of Canada in Ottawa on Friday, June 15, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Kawai

Andrew Bennett, senior fellow at Cardus Religious Freedom Institute, reacts to the Supreme Court ruling against Trinity Western University saying that the law societies of British Columbia and Ontario have the power to refuse accreditation to ensure equal access to the bar for LGBT students, at the Supreme Court of Canada in Ottawa on Friday, June 15, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Kawai

Politics Briefing: Trinity Western drops controversial pledge

August 14, 2018

A statue of Canada's first prime minister has been removed from the grounds outside Victoria City Hall, days after the city council voted to remove it. The statue of Sir John A. Macdonald overlooks the Imam at Masjid Al-Iman, Ismail Mohamed Nur, speaks during a vigil to honour the victims of a shooting at a Quebec City mosque, in Victoria on Tuesday, January 31, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito

A statue of Canada's first prime minister has been removed from the grounds outside Victoria City Hall, days after the city council voted to remove it. The statue of Sir John A. Macdonald overlooks the Imam at Masjid Al-Iman, Ismail Mohamed Nur, speaks during a vigil to honour the victims of a shooting at a Quebec City mosque, in Victoria on Tuesday, January 31, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito

Politics Briefing: Victoria rejects Ontario’s offer to take Macdonald statue

August 13, 2018

Commission chairman Justice Murray Sinclair raises his arm asking residential school survivors to stand at the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Ottawa on June 2, 2015. Former Truth and Reconciliation Commission chairman Sinclair says it is critical for federal, territorial and provincial officials involved in child welfare across the country to get on with addressing the over-representation of Indigenous kids in the system and devastating impacts associated with it. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Commission chairman Justice Murray Sinclair raises his arm asking residential school survivors to stand at the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Ottawa on June 2, 2015. Former Truth and Reconciliation Commission chairman Sinclair says it is critical for federal, territorial and provincial officials involved in child welfare across the country to get on with addressing the over-representation of Indigenous kids in the system and devastating impacts associated with it. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Politics Briefing: The slow road to reconciliation

August 10, 2018

FILE PHOTO: Employees work at an Audi Q5 2.0 production line of the German car manufacturer's plant during a media tour in San Jose Chilapa, Mexico April 19, 2018.

FILE PHOTO: Employees work at an Audi Q5 2.0 production line of the German car manufacturer's plant during a media tour in San Jose Chilapa, Mexico April 19, 2018.

Politics Briefing: U.S. and Mexico close to agreement on auto wages

August 9, 2018

People walk by the statue in Victoria, B.C., on Wednesday, August 8, 2018.

People walk by the statue in Victoria, B.C., on Wednesday, August 8, 2018.

Politics Briefing: Statue of Macdonald to be taken down in cultural debate

August 7, 2018

Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland speaks at a press conference in Vancouver, B.C. on Monday, Aug. 6, 2018.

Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland speaks at a press conference in Vancouver, B.C. on Monday, Aug. 6, 2018.

Politics Briefing: Saudi Arabia severs ties with Canada over human-rights criticism

August 3, 2018

Ontario Premier Doug Ford makes an announcement at Queen's Park in Toronto, on Friday, July 27, 2018.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford makes an announcement at Queen's Park in Toronto, on Friday, July 27, 2018.

Politics Briefing: Doug Ford challenges federal carbon tax plan in court

August 2, 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump and U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions are seen in this combination photo.

U.S. President Donald Trump and U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions are seen in this combination photo.

Politics Briefing: Trump pushes Sessions to end Mueller’s Russia probe ‘right now’

August 1, 2018

Politics Briefing: Facebook reveals campaign to manipulate voters ahead of midterm U.S. elections

July 31, 2018

In this file photo, national flags of the United States, Canada, and Mexico fly in the breeze in New Orleans.

In this file photo, national flags of the United States, Canada, and Mexico fly in the breeze in New Orleans.

Politics Briefing: U.S., Mexico enter ‘rapid track’ in NAFTA talks

July 30, 2018

Ontario Premier Doug Ford makes an announcement at Queen's Park in Toronto, on Friday, July 27, 2018.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford makes an announcement at Queen's Park in Toronto, on Friday, July 27, 2018.

Politics Briefing: Toronto mayor, councillors to escalate opposition to legislation cutting size of city council

July 27, 2018

Ontario Premier Doug Ford Ontario Premier Doug Ford is shifting sales for legal recreational cannabis from publicly owned stores to the private sector.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford Ontario Premier Doug Ford is shifting sales for legal recreational cannabis from publicly owned stores to the private sector.

Politics Briefing: Doug Ford to hand control of cannabis sales to private sector

July 26, 2018

Perry Bellegarde is sworn in after being re-elected as the National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations in Vancouver, B.C., on Wednesday July 25, 2018.

Perry Bellegarde is sworn in after being re-elected as the National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations in Vancouver, B.C., on Wednesday July 25, 2018.

Politics Briefing: Perry Bellegarde re-elected as AFN national chief

July 25, 2018

Police are seen around the scene of a shooting in east Toronto, on Monday, July 23, 2018. The parents of Faisal Hussain, whose shooting spree Sunday in Toronto's Greektown left two people dead and 13 injured, say their son had struggled all his life with psychosis and depression, but none of the medications or therapies he tried were able to overcome his mental illness. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov

Police are seen around the scene of a shooting in east Toronto, on Monday, July 23, 2018. The parents of Faisal Hussain, whose shooting spree Sunday in Toronto's Greektown left two people dead and 13 injured, say their son had struggled all his life with psychosis and depression, but none of the medications or therapies he tried were able to overcome his mental illness. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov

Politics Briefing: Cabinet ministers head to Mexico ahead of NAFTA meeting

July 24, 2018

Statistics Canada says some 3,900 sexual assaults reported to police in 2017 were deemed to be unfounded.

Statistics Canada says some 3,900 sexual assaults reported to police in 2017 were deemed to be unfounded.

Politics Briefing: Canadian police dismissing fewer sexual-assault cases as ‘unfounded,’ new data show

July 23, 2018

In this Wednesday, June 14, 2017, file photo, provided by the Syrian Civil Defense group known as the White Helmets, shows a civil defense worker carrying a child after airstrikes hit a school housing a number of displaced people in the western part of the southern Daraa province of Syria.

In this Wednesday, June 14, 2017, file photo, provided by the Syrian Civil Defense group known as the White Helmets, shows a civil defense worker carrying a child after airstrikes hit a school housing a number of displaced people in the western part of the southern Daraa province of Syria.

Politics Briefing: Canada sparked daring rescue mission of humanitarian workers in Syria