John Geddes

Peter Donolo returns to Ottawa enjoying high standing among the media and political insiders. That’s justified. Donolo was...

Among some versions swirling around Parliament Hill of how Peter Donolo was recruited as Michael Ignatieff’s new chief of...

Chretien’s former director of communications is now Ignatieff’s chief of staff

From 2009: John English on the most fascinating marriage in Canadian history

Fretting about how Canada is seen by Americans is a mostly pointless and entirely maddening pastime and I try, I honestly try, not...

This week’s issue of Maclean’s (on newsstands today—get ’em while they’re hot) features Kate Fillion’s interview with Gen. Rick...

This morning’s news on Afghanistan should spur the Canadian government to plan and communicate much more clearly about exactly...

Andrew Coyne’s heartfelt review of "Where the Wild Things Are" is a lovely read. But my colleague’s premise—"Most films ’for’...

A new commissioner takes aim at Ottawa’s secretive ministries

I’m struck by the similarity of the opening lines of two recent book reviews. Reviewing the new biography Charles Dickens: A...