Anthony Furey

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More than 100 Ontario youth sent to hospital for vaccine-related heart problems: Report

There were 54 persons aged 25-39 included in the tally and 44 persons aged 40 and over

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September 3, 2021 Ontario

Vials with Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine labels are seen in this illustration picture taken March 19, 2021.

FUREY: Ford calls vax passports 'temporary' -- but offers no end date

Government decisions of much lesser consequence go through months of debate in the legislature and hashing out in committee

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September 2, 2021 Columnists

Ontario Premier Doug Ford, left, and Christine Elliott Ontario Minister of Health arrive as they holds a press conference at Queen's Park during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto May 20, 2021.

Ontario to make vaccines mandatory for all post-secondary schools starting Sept. 7

With just a week left before classes begin, the Ontario government has sent guidelines to post-secondary institutions instructing them to have mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policies in place effective Sept. 7.

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September 1, 2021 Ontario

With just a week left before classes begin, the Ontario government has sent guidelines to post-secondary institutions instructing them to have mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policies in place effective Sept. 7.

FUREY: O'Toole is looking prime ministerial -- Trudeau, not so much

It’s an interesting exercise to look back to the 2015 federal election campaign and compare the framing of Justin Trudeau then to how he’s coming across now.

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August 31, 2021 Columnists

Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada Erin O'Toole, his wife Rebecca, daughter Mollie and son Jack stand with their dog Wexford during a campaign stop at Dog Tales Rescue and Sanctuary in King City, Ontario, August 30, 2021.

FUREY: This election isn’t going the way the Liberals had hoped

A couple of weeks ago the big question surrounding what was then a still to be announced federal election campaign was whether or not Liberal leader Justin Trudeau would be re-elected with a minority or whether he’d secure the majority he clearly covets.

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August 21, 2021 Columnists

Liberal leader Justin Trudeau makes a campaign stop at Food Fare in Winnipeg to announce changes to sick leave and promises for $110 million to upgrade ventilation in schools on Friday, Aug. 20, 2021.

FUREY: Here are two big unanswered vax passport questions

If public opinion polls in Canada are to be believed, a majority of people currently support the implementation of some sort of domestic vaccine passport. But one thing that the pollsters haven’t fully teased out – and something that’s woefully absent from most of the public discussion on this increasingly toxic issue – is what people think they’re supporting when they say they support these passports.

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August 14, 2021 Columnists

Overhead view of a person holding a passport and a smart phone with a digital illustration of an example of a certificate of vaccination against COVID-19.

FUREY FACTOR: Will Trudeau win or lose if an election is called?

WATCH as a Sun Media political columnist Anthony Furey asks the question of what might happen – if and when – a federal election is called by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

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August 10, 2021 Canada

FUREY: Let’s hope the election distracts from Canada’s COVID mania

A year ago at this time, the biggest story in Canada was the WE charity scandal. The most dramatic parts of the controversy unfolded over a period of several weeks last summer, as the Kielburgers and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau testified before committee and Finance Minister Bill Morneau tendered his resignation from cabinet.

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August 7, 2021 Columnists