WashingtonMissing Barack Obama, and his long, hard march toward changeThe 44th president’s speech in Montreal was no mere swipe at his successor. It was a reminder of how tough real political leadership is.
CanadaWhy the B.C. Liberals should suck it up and offer a SpeakerVoters have decided how they want the assembly divided. Why undermine the tradition of a non-partisan Speaker?
CanadaThe real tragedy of Mavis Otuteye’s death: it didn’t have to happenThe Ghanaian woman found dead of exposure in a Minnesota field could’ve legally entered Canada—at a normal crossing
WashingtonWhy corporate America thumbed its nose at Trump over the climate dealIn the industrialized world, Trump, the Republicans and other North American conservatives are among the final holdouts in taking seriously the fight against climate change
CanadaOn pipelines, Horgan and Weaver can do little but postureIf anyone blocks the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion, it will be Indigenous and environmental groups equipped with court writs
PoliticsCanada’s Rebel is joining the global class of paranoid, far-right mediaThe company’s White House correspondent typifies its push to feed the world-wide appetite for wild-eyed rhetoric. And he’s a keen fan of fantasy.
PoliticsNow the fight to lead Alberta’s united right beginsBoth Jason Kenney and Brian Jean are eager to challenge each other to be the dismantler-in-chief of the Alberta NDP government
CanadaSix ways B.C.’s new government could unfoldThe look of B.C.’s next government is as uncertain as it was before votes were tallied, but here are some possible outcomes
PoliticsWho are the Alberta NDP’s biggest donors? Its own staffersA Maclean’s analysis of the party’s fundraising statements finds that 68 of its top 100 donors are its own elected MLAs and their staff
OttawaLessons from Alberta’s disillusioned ToriesAppetite for a new Conservative party was modest at a Calgary dinner, where the bitter memory of vote-splitting is still a searing one.