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After practising law and a stint in the government of Mike Harris, Tasha became the Ontario director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation and co-wrote the 2005 bestseller, Rescuing Canada’s Right: Blueprint for a Conservative Revolution. She now hosts a show on Toronto's Talk Radio AM640. </div> <div class="author-image"> <img width="300" height="300" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852im_/https://ipolitics.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/head-shot-voofa.png" class="attachment-medium size-medium" alt="" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852im_/https://ipolitics.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/head-shot-voofa.png 300w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852im_/https://ipolitics.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/head-shot-voofa-150x150.png 150w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852im_/https://ipolitics.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/head-shot-voofa-125x125.png 125w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px"/> </div> </div> <div class="stories-list"> <article id="post-891377" class="story opinions"> <div class="story-image"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852/https://ipolitics.ca/2018/06/13/does-bernier-battle-remind-anyone-of-mulroney-bouchard-rupture/"><img width="480" height="300" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852im_/https://ipolitics.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/BAD2778sq-480x300.jpg" class="attachment-story-thumb size-story-thumb wp-post-image" alt=""/></a> </div> <div class="story-details"> <span class="story-cat">Opinions</span> <h3 class="story-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852/https://ipolitics.ca/2018/06/13/does-bernier-battle-remind-anyone-of-mulroney-bouchard-rupture/">Does Bernier battle remind anyone of Mulroney-Bouchard rupture?</a></h3> <div class="story-meta">By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852/https://ipolitics.ca/author/tashak/" title="Posts by Tasha Kheiriddin" rel="author">Tasha Kheiriddin</a> | June 13, 2018 | 4 minutes</div> </div> </article> <article id="post-890436" class="story opinions"> <div class="story-image"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852/https://ipolitics.ca/2018/06/08/can-ford-mend-the-very-party-from-which-he-tried-to-run-away/"><img width="480" height="300" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852im_/https://ipolitics.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/slack-imgs.com_-480x300.jpg" class="attachment-story-thumb size-story-thumb wp-post-image" alt=""/></a> </div> <div class="story-details"> <span class="story-cat">Opinions</span> <h3 class="story-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852/https://ipolitics.ca/2018/06/08/can-ford-mend-the-very-party-from-which-he-tried-to-run-away/">Can Ford mend the very party from which he tried to run away</a></h3> <div class="story-meta">By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852/https://ipolitics.ca/author/tashak/" title="Posts by Tasha Kheiriddin" rel="author">Tasha Kheiriddin</a> | June 8, 2018 | 4 minutes</div> </div> </article> <article id="post-888302" class="story opinions"> <div class="story-image"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852/https://ipolitics.ca/2018/05/31/back-against-the-wall-trudeau-passed-the-buck/"><img width="480" height="300" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852im_/https://ipolitics.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/18896806-480x300.jpg" class="attachment-story-thumb size-story-thumb wp-post-image" alt=""/></a> </div> <div class="story-details"> <span class="story-cat">Opinions</span> <h3 class="story-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852/https://ipolitics.ca/2018/05/31/back-against-the-wall-trudeau-passed-the-buck/">Back against the wall, Trudeau passed the buck</a></h3> <div class="story-meta">By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852/https://ipolitics.ca/author/tashak/" title="Posts by Tasha Kheiriddin" rel="author">Tasha Kheiriddin</a> | May 31, 2018 | 4 minutes</div> </div> </article> <article id="post-886696" class="story opinions"> <div class="story-image"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852/https://ipolitics.ca/2018/05/24/keeping-promises-and-facing-change/"><img width="480" height="300" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852im_/https://ipolitics.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/18186891-480x300.jpg" class="attachment-story-thumb size-story-thumb wp-post-image" alt=""/></a> </div> <div class="story-details"> <span class="story-cat">Opinions</span> <h3 class="story-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852/https://ipolitics.ca/2018/05/24/keeping-promises-and-facing-change/">Keeping promises and facing change</a></h3> <div class="story-meta">By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852/https://ipolitics.ca/author/tashak/" title="Posts by Tasha Kheiriddin" rel="author">Tasha Kheiriddin</a> | May 24, 2018 | 3 minutes</div> </div> </article> <article id="post-879868" class="story opinions"> <div class="story-image"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852/https://ipolitics.ca/2018/04/19/wynne-squanders-golden-opportunity-by-throwing-trump-card-early/"><img width="480" height="300" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852im_/https://ipolitics.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/NEASE-Doug-Trump-480x300.jpg" class="attachment-story-thumb size-story-thumb wp-post-image" alt=""/></a> </div> <div class="story-details"> <span class="story-cat">Opinions</span> <h3 class="story-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852/https://ipolitics.ca/2018/04/19/wynne-squanders-golden-opportunity-by-throwing-trump-card-early/">Wynne squanders golden opportunity by throwing ‘Trump card’ early</a></h3> <div class="story-meta">By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852/https://ipolitics.ca/author/tashak/" title="Posts by Tasha Kheiriddin" rel="author">Tasha Kheiriddin</a> | April 19, 2018 | 3 minutes</div> </div> </article> <article id="post-878049" class="story opinions"> <div class="story-image"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852/https://ipolitics.ca/2018/04/11/bernier-loses-sight-of-end-game-with-whiny-divisive-book/"><img width="424" height="300" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852im_/https://ipolitics.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Mar.0801011.jpg" class="attachment-story-thumb size-story-thumb wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852im_/https://ipolitics.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Mar.0801011.jpg 1800w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852im_/https://ipolitics.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Mar.0801011-600x425.jpg 600w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852im_/https://ipolitics.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Mar.0801011-1024x725.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 424px) 100vw, 424px"/></a> </div> <div class="story-details"> <span class="story-cat">Opinions</span> <h3 class="story-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852/https://ipolitics.ca/2018/04/11/bernier-loses-sight-of-end-game-with-whiny-divisive-book/">Bernier loses sight of end game with whiny, divisive book</a></h3> <div class="story-meta">By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852/https://ipolitics.ca/author/tashak/" title="Posts by Tasha Kheiriddin" rel="author">Tasha Kheiriddin</a> | April 11, 2018 | 2 minutes</div> </div> </article> <article id="post-875835" class="story opinions"> <div class="story-image"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852/https://ipolitics.ca/2018/03/28/trust-me-trudeau-has-forgotten-what-got-him-elected/"><img width="407" height="300" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852im_/https://ipolitics.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/095958921.jpg" class="attachment-story-thumb size-story-thumb wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852im_/https://ipolitics.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/095958921.jpg 1000w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852im_/https://ipolitics.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/095958921-390x288.jpg 390w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852im_/https://ipolitics.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/095958921-678x500.jpg 678w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852im_/https://ipolitics.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/095958921-940x694.jpg 940w" sizes="(max-width: 407px) 100vw, 407px"/></a> </div> <div class="story-details"> <span class="story-cat">Opinions</span> <h3 class="story-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852/https://ipolitics.ca/2018/03/28/trust-me-trudeau-has-forgotten-what-got-him-elected/">“Trust me” Trudeau has forgotten what got him elected</a></h3> <div class="story-meta">By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852/https://ipolitics.ca/author/tashak/" title="Posts by Tasha Kheiriddin" rel="author">Tasha Kheiriddin</a> | March 28, 2018 | 3 minutes</div> </div> </article> <article id="post-874170" class="story opinions"> <div class="story-image"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852/https://ipolitics.ca/2018/03/20/that-h-o-a-g-ford-had-better-win-over-wynne/"><img width="480" height="300" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852im_/https://ipolitics.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Wynne-Ford-480x300.jpg" class="attachment-story-thumb size-story-thumb wp-post-image" alt=""/></a> </div> <div class="story-details"> <span class="story-cat">Opinions</span> <h3 class="story-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852/https://ipolitics.ca/2018/03/20/that-h-o-a-g-ford-had-better-win-over-wynne/">Wynne making it easy for Ford</a></h3> <div class="story-meta">By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852/https://ipolitics.ca/author/tashak/" title="Posts by Tasha Kheiriddin" rel="author">Tasha Kheiriddin</a> | March 20, 2018 | 3 minutes</div> </div> </article> <article id="post-872613" class="story opinions"> <div class="story-image"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852/https://ipolitics.ca/2018/03/11/ford-must-eschew-grievance-politics-in-favour-of-practical-outcomes/"><img width="480" height="300" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852im_/https://ipolitics.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Feb.0901816-480x300.jpg" class="attachment-story-thumb size-story-thumb wp-post-image" alt=""/></a> </div> <div class="story-details"> <span class="story-cat">Opinions</span> <h3 class="story-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852/https://ipolitics.ca/2018/03/11/ford-must-eschew-grievance-politics-in-favour-of-practical-outcomes/">Ford must now eschew grievance politics in favour of practical outcomes</a></h3> <div class="story-meta">By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852/https://ipolitics.ca/author/tashak/" title="Posts by Tasha Kheiriddin" rel="author">Tasha Kheiriddin</a> | March 11, 2018 | 6 minutes</div> </div> </article> <article id="post-871644" class="story opinions"> <div class="story-image"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852/https://ipolitics.ca/2018/03/06/not-privilege-created-equal/"><img width="480" height="269" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852im_/https://ipolitics.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/trudeau-IWD-1.jpg" class="attachment-story-thumb size-story-thumb wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852im_/https://ipolitics.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/trudeau-IWD-1.jpg 1800w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852im_/https://ipolitics.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/trudeau-IWD-1-600x336.jpg 600w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852im_/https://ipolitics.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/trudeau-IWD-1-1024x573.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px"/></a> </div> <div class="story-details"> <span class="story-cat">Opinions</span> <h3 class="story-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852/https://ipolitics.ca/2018/03/06/not-privilege-created-equal/">Not all privilege is created equal</a></h3> <div class="story-meta">By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852/https://ipolitics.ca/author/tashak/" title="Posts by Tasha Kheiriddin" rel="author">Tasha Kheiriddin</a> | March 6, 2018 | 4 minutes</div> </div> </article> <article id="post-868271" class="story opinions"> <div class="story-image"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852/https://ipolitics.ca/2018/02/16/justice-colten-requires-breaking-cycle/"><img width="480" height="300" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852im_/https://ipolitics.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/18498838-480x300.jpg" class="attachment-story-thumb size-story-thumb wp-post-image" alt=""/></a> </div> <div class="story-details"> <span class="story-cat">Opinions</span> <h3 class="story-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852/https://ipolitics.ca/2018/02/16/justice-colten-requires-breaking-cycle/">Justice for Colten requires breaking the cycle</a></h3> <div class="story-meta">By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852/https://ipolitics.ca/author/tashak/" title="Posts by Tasha Kheiriddin" rel="author">Tasha Kheiriddin</a> | February 16, 2018 | 4 minutes</div> </div> </article> <article id="post-866614" class="story opinions"> <div class="story-image"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852/https://ipolitics.ca/2018/02/08/honest-debate-become-four-letter-word/"><img width="470" height="300" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852im_/https://ipolitics.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Oct.20024.jpg" class="attachment-story-thumb size-story-thumb wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852im_/https://ipolitics.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Oct.20024.jpg 1024w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852im_/https://ipolitics.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Oct.20024-300x191.jpg 300w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852im_/https://ipolitics.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Oct.20024-700x447.jpg 700w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852im_/https://ipolitics.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Oct.20024-940x600.jpg 940w" sizes="(max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px"/></a> </div> <div class="story-details"> <span class="story-cat">Opinions</span> <h3 class="story-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852/https://ipolitics.ca/2018/02/08/honest-debate-become-four-letter-word/">When did honest debate become a four-letter word?</a></h3> <div class="story-meta">By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852/https://ipolitics.ca/author/tashak/" title="Posts by Tasha Kheiriddin" rel="author">Tasha Kheiriddin</a> | February 8, 2018 | 3 minutes</div> </div> </article> <article id="post-864929" class="story opinions"> <div class="story-image"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852/https://ipolitics.ca/2018/01/29/doug-ford-puts-ontario-elites-notice/"><img width="450" height="300" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852im_/https://ipolitics.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/07095941.jpg" class="attachment-story-thumb size-story-thumb wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852im_/https://ipolitics.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/07095941.jpg 1024w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852im_/https://ipolitics.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/07095941-300x199.jpg 300w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852im_/https://ipolitics.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/07095941-700x466.jpg 700w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852im_/https://ipolitics.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/07095941-940x626.jpg 940w" sizes="(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px"/></a> </div> <div class="story-details"> <span class="story-cat">Opinions</span> <h3 class="story-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852/https://ipolitics.ca/2018/01/29/doug-ford-puts-ontario-elites-notice/">Doug Ford puts rest of Ontario political elites on notice</a></h3> <div class="story-meta">By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852/https://ipolitics.ca/author/tashak/" title="Posts by Tasha Kheiriddin" rel="author">Tasha Kheiriddin</a> | January 29, 2018 | 4 minutes</div> </div> </article> <article id="post-863667" class="story opinions"> <div class="story-image"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852/https://ipolitics.ca/2018/01/23/forget-ideological-purity-tests-scrap-canada-summer-jobs-program/"><img width="451" height="300" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852im_/https://ipolitics.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/PattyHajdu.jpg" class="attachment-story-thumb size-story-thumb wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852im_/https://ipolitics.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/PattyHajdu.jpg 1800w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852im_/https://ipolitics.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/PattyHajdu-600x399.jpg 600w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852im_/https://ipolitics.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/PattyHajdu-1024x681.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 451px) 100vw, 451px"/></a> </div> <div class="story-details"> <span class="story-cat">Opinions</span> <h3 class="story-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852/https://ipolitics.ca/2018/01/23/forget-ideological-purity-tests-scrap-canada-summer-jobs-program/">Forget ideological purity tests — and scrap the Canada Summer Jobs Program</a></h3> <div class="story-meta">By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852/https://ipolitics.ca/author/tashak/" title="Posts by Tasha Kheiriddin" rel="author">Tasha Kheiriddin</a> | January 23, 2018 | 3 minutes</div> </div> </article> <article id="post-861310" class="story opinions"> <div class="story-image"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852/https://ipolitics.ca/2018/01/08/wynne-double-doubles-risky-wage-war/"><img width="451" height="300" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852im_/https://ipolitics.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/15308312.jpg" class="attachment-story-thumb size-story-thumb wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852im_/https://ipolitics.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/15308312.jpg 1800w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852im_/https://ipolitics.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/15308312-600x399.jpg 600w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852im_/https://ipolitics.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/15308312-1024x682.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 451px) 100vw, 451px"/></a> </div> <div class="story-details"> <span class="story-cat">Opinions</span> <h3 class="story-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852/https://ipolitics.ca/2018/01/08/wynne-double-doubles-risky-wage-war/">Wynne double-doubles down on a risky wage war</a></h3> <div class="story-meta">By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852/https://ipolitics.ca/author/tashak/" title="Posts by Tasha Kheiriddin" rel="author">Tasha Kheiriddin</a> | January 8, 2018 | 3 minutes</div> </div> </article> <article id="post-858831" class="story opinions"> <div class="story-image"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852/https://ipolitics.ca/2017/12/12/supreme-court-trudeau-plays-safe/"><img width="480" height="300" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852im_/https://ipolitics.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/18209268-480x300.jpg" class="attachment-story-thumb size-story-thumb wp-post-image" alt=""/></a> </div> <div class="story-details"> <span class="story-cat">Opinions</span> <h3 class="story-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852/https://ipolitics.ca/2017/12/12/supreme-court-trudeau-plays-safe/">With the Supreme Court, Trudeau plays it safe</a></h3> <div class="story-meta">By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852/https://ipolitics.ca/author/tashak/" title="Posts by Tasha Kheiriddin" rel="author">Tasha Kheiriddin</a> | December 12, 2017 | 4 minutes</div> </div> </article> <article id="post-857622" class="story opinions"> <div class="story-image"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852/https://ipolitics.ca/2017/12/04/bonjour-hi-business-silly-dangerous/"><img width="376" height="300" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852im_/https://ipolitics.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/PQ-leader.jpg" class="attachment-story-thumb size-story-thumb wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852im_/https://ipolitics.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/PQ-leader.jpg 1800w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852im_/https://ipolitics.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/PQ-leader-600x479.jpg 600w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852im_/https://ipolitics.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/PQ-leader-1024x817.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 376px) 100vw, 376px"/></a> </div> <div class="story-details"> <span class="story-cat">Opinions</span> <h3 class="story-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852/https://ipolitics.ca/2017/12/04/bonjour-hi-business-silly-dangerous/">This ‘bonjour-hi’ business is silly — and dangerous</a></h3> <div class="story-meta">By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852/https://ipolitics.ca/author/tashak/" title="Posts by Tasha Kheiriddin" rel="author">Tasha Kheiriddin</a> | December 4, 2017 | 4 minutes</div> </div> </article> <article id="post-856507" class="story opinions"> <div class="story-image"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852/https://ipolitics.ca/2017/11/27/patrick-brown-plays-safe/"><img width="480" height="234" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852im_/https://ipolitics.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/PatrickBrown-1024x745-2.jpg" class="attachment-story-thumb size-story-thumb wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852im_/https://ipolitics.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/PatrickBrown-1024x745-2.jpg 1024w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852im_/https://ipolitics.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/PatrickBrown-1024x745-2-600x292.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 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srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852im_/https://ipolitics.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/trudeau-jinping.jpg 1800w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852im_/https://ipolitics.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/trudeau-jinping-600x400.jpg 600w, https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852im_/https://ipolitics.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/trudeau-jinping-1024x683.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px"/></a> </div> <div class="story-details"> <span class="story-cat">Opinions</span> <h3 class="story-title"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852/https://ipolitics.ca/2017/11/20/free-trade-china-still-terrible-idea/">Free trade with China is still a terrible idea</a></h3> <div class="story-meta">By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200922172852/https://ipolitics.ca/author/tashak/" title="Posts by Tasha Kheiriddin" rel="author">Tasha Kheiriddin</a> | November 20, 2017 | 3 minutes</div> </div> </article> <article id="post-854871" class="story opinions"> 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