Direct democracy arrives at the House of Commons
Ottawa’s e-petition site offers Canadians a new way to control the agenda in the House
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Jonathon Gatehouse
Senior correspondent Jonathon Gatehouse has covered wars, natural disasters, politics, sports, entertainment, business and everything in-between for Maclean’s. He is also the author of The Instigator: How Gary Bettman Remade the League and Changed the Game Forever.
Justin Trudeau and the role of a lifetime
Trudeau’s town hall performance highlighted his skill as a pitchman, and the surprising ease with which he has slipped into the job of PM
Newsmakers 2015: Josh Donaldson and the Jays’ miracle run
There was a playoff run, at last, for the Toronto Blue Jays’ faithful. And it all started with the acquisition of an eventual MVP.
Newsmakers 2015: Alan Kurdi, the boy on the beach
The heartbreaking image of three-year-old Alan Kurdi became the face of a wrenching global refugee crisis
John Beeden’s long and winding row across the Pacific
John Beeden, the 59-year-old Canadian who rowed from San Francisco to Australia in 209 days, discusses his solo expedition
Disarming the American gun problem
How some small incremental steps could put momentum back behind the gun control movement
Robot-ready grads take mechatronics at Humber
98% of grads get jobs by June and earn about $50,000 to start
Simple offerings: How the Canadian public remembers the fallen
A look at the old photographs, hand-written notes, decorated wreaths and classroom art projects left at Ottawa’s National War Memorial
How a cancelled yoga class stretches the point on cultural appropriation
The University of Ottawa’s yoga classes weren’t debasing anyone’s culture. But we lose nothing by listening, rather than overreacting hastily.
After Paris: The new war on terror
Islamic State is doomed. But its military collapse could mark the beginning of something even worse.