Greater expectations: Why the NDP is fighting to be a contender
How is it Tom Mulcair and the NDP are once again an underdog, weeks after being favoured to win?
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Aaron Wherry
Aaron Wherry covers the House of Commons and its 338 residents for Maclean’s.
Libby Davies leaves Ottawa
"I always knew why I was here. I always knew what I needed to do."
Three things to watch in the final election week
Aaron Wherry on decision-making time, uniting the left and awkward silences
The one sentence that sums up the niqab ’debate’
Nestled in Justice Johanne Trudel’s 24-paragraph Federal Court of Appeal decision is a phrase that explains this whole sorry mess
Why the dairy lobby is so powerful
Dairy farmers were major players at Trans-Pacific Partnership talks, and their strength comes down to a simple political calculation
Three things to watch during the election week ahead
Aaron Wherry on the heated niqab debate, the fall of the NDP and the onslaught of political TV ads
What’s really behind niqab poll results?
In a federal survey, a surprising number of respondents cited ‘identification’ as the main reason for supporting the ban
Nothing is certain but debate on taxes in politics
Justin Trudeau wants to raise taxes on the rich, while Tom Mulcair is aiming at corporations. So far, Stephen Harper seems to be winning the tax debate.
Interview: Kevin Page on accountability in Ottawa
Former parliamentary budget officer Kevin Page discusses his new book, Unaccountable: Truth, Lies and Numbers on Parliament Hill
The Liberals show their work
Aaron Wherry on the Liberal party’s ’fiscal plan and costing’