WorldGood luck with Days 93-100, Mr. PresidentTrump has so far proven that he can’t accomplish much and isn’t particularly worth worrying about—good news for Canada
CanadaJoe Clark struts and frets his hourPaul Wells on a play about... Joe Clark? ’1979’ is a surprisingly funny, charming take on the last days of Clark’s government
OttawaScowly Liberals legalize the demon weedIf marijuana is so dangerous, as the Liberals keep saying over and over again, why is the government seeking to make its recreational use by adults easier?
CanadaMarc Garneau has something to not announceThere are new measures but not restrictions on some flights from some countries the transport minister refuses to name. Got it?
OttawaWant better science? Listen to scientists.David Naylor’s report on science research has some key—and probably unwelcome—discoveries for the Trudeau government
BooksDonald Trump is stuck in the 1980sFor 30 years Trump has cocooned himself in his Manhattan tower. Luckily, there’s a document that offers a window into his insulated mind.
WashingtonBombs don’t make you presidentMany were quick to praise Donald Trump’s Syrian strike. But that doesn’t suddenly make him a coherent, serious president
PoliticsJustin Trudeau takes questions—all of themPaul Wells on Trudeau’s efforts at political theatre, which aimed to highlight the merits of a weekly PM’s Questions session
OttawaThe Tory leadership race wears on—yet the work has barely begunThe Conservatives will surely survive their leadership race, says Paul Wells. But everything else isn’t so clear.
OttawaIn this House fracas, everyone loses—especially Justin TrudeauHow the Liberals brought their Parliamentary boiling point, and its aftermath, on themselves