OttawaPeter MacKay and the waning Progressive ConservativesThe PC story may be drawing to a close, but that of the federal Conservatives is still being written, writes Aaron Wherry
OttawaThe Reform Act and democracy mathConservative Senator David Wells tries to undermine the Reform Act with math, but he’s using the wrong numbers
OttawaHow money and advertising matter now in federal politicsThe loopholes that allow political advertising to runneth over in an election year
OttawaThe 2015 federal election: As seen on TVAaron Wherry on the last 48 hours in political ads and a new stage in the audio-visual battle ahead of October’s actual vote
OttawaC-59: How can Parliament justify passing this bill?The NDP wants hearings and the file has been sent to the OPP, so what will Parliament do with the controversial provisions of C-59, the latest budget bill?
OttawaAnother omnibus budget bill and a test of Parliament’s willThe information commissioner expresses serious concerns, to which Parliament might now shrug
CanadaWhat do you think of the Canada 150 logo?Canada’s sesquicentennial celebrations now have an official logo—and, of course, it comes with controversy. Vive le Canada.
OttawaBrent Rathgeber wants fewer ministers, by lawIndependent MP Brent Rathgeber will table a bill to limit federal governments to 26 ministers
OttawaJean Chrétien goes to RussiaCanada’s 20th prime minister wades back into foreign affairs, though the Harper government has distanced itself from his trip to meet Vladimir Putin
OttawaA budget for Stephen Harper’s granddaughterJoe Oliver asks us to cast our eyes forward from the budget to the future