Andrew MacDougall: It wouldn’t be easy, but Baird’s entrance would give a stale Conservative leadership race the shakeup it so badly needs
Politics Insider for Feb 10: John Baird dances around the leadership question, Trudeau’s tricky African sojourn and the aftermath of Flight 752
Stephen Maher: The foreign policy establishment seems to think we shouldn’t mess with the Saudis because there’s money on the table. It’s painful to watch.
The shouty face of official retort and yet a much admired parliamentarian
For the record: John Baird’s remarks in the House of Commons this morning
Behind politics and policy, the politician cultivated personal relationships that mattered
Video: A loyal cabinet minister at times partisan, forthright, dignified and farcical
Paul Wells on the departure of John Baird from the world stage
Maclean’s archives: Aaron Wherry’s profile of Baird from 2010 when the minister was voted by his peers to be Parliamentarian of the Year
‘We see openness as a virtue, others see it as a threat.’
It’s easy to make too much of the visit, and perhaps too little, writes Michael Petrou
Today’s debate was perhaps not quite a shining example of public dialogue. But it was a debate.