Has a national portrait gallery’s time come, again?
The head of the gallery Harper scrapped calls for Trudeau to revive it
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John Geddes
John Geddes is Ottawa bureau chief at Maclean’s and has covered federal politics and policy for more than two decades. He also writes regularly about art.
A Canadian flag in front of every mosque
That’s the new goal of a group set up to boost Muslim voter turnout
Already in the middle class? Trudeau’s reforms look great
But if you’re struggling to join it? Not nearly as appealing
Canada steps up with a new NATO commitment
Carleton University’s Stephen Saideman on how Canada is viewed at the 2016 NATO summit held in Warsaw
Obama speaks to Ottawa, with the inveterate audacity of hope
Against the backdrop of Brexit and Trump, John Geddes writes about an outgoing president making his plea for pluralism, tolerance and equality
Amid Brexit anxieties, Trudeau and Peña Nieto miss the mark
Peña Nieto and Trudeau’s bilateral meetings fail to quite match the moment, writes John Geddes. But then again, Obama’s on his way.
So how exactly does Britain break up with the EU, anyway?
Achim Hurrelmann, a leading EU expert, previews the tough divorce talks ahead
4 takeaways from Justin Trudeau’s pre-summer briefing
Justin Trudeau didn’t stray off-script in his press conference, looking back on eight months in power
Why CPP reform is the Liberals’ bold play for the middle
The Liberals’ CPP reform is just part of a larger—and risky—thrust to win over the middle class
Did the Liberals have to wait to call ISIS genocidal?
The author of a new book on ’genocide’ and ’crimes against humanity’ says the terms aren’t just technical legalese