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Mapping conservatism in North America

New data from Gallup shows that more Americans identify as conservative than liberal, but despite a Conservative majority in Parliament, Canadians may not be following the same trend.

Autumn is the season of political extremism

Exactly a week after Rob Ford’s conservative landslide in Toronto, Americans are heading to the polls poised to shift Congress sharply to the right.