Abacus poll reveals what the 2015 campaign was really all about
Survey finds more voters combined think Oct. 19 election is about change and values than see it as mainly about the economy
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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.
Remembering Ken Taylor: ’An unconventional diplomat’
Oysters, martinis, and effective diplomacy. A colleague remembers former diplomat Ken Taylor
Hurricane Hazel steps into the ring
Liberals hit back at Conservative claims that they’re proposing to eliminate income splitting for seniors. (They’re not.)
Who is saying what at the start of the end of the 2015 campaign
Justin Trudeau used a Monday rally to decry identity politics while Harper turned talk to taxes
Talking turkey: Will Thanksgiving weekend decide the election?
John Geddes explains why dinner conversation could change everything
Why everyone loves Brampton*
*And Milton. And really any Toronto-area riding, where small voting shifts can mean big seat counts
Hope vs. fear: Parsing Trudeau’s rally speech
John Geddes on takeaways and messaging that preview the remainder of the campaign
Thomas Mulcair: This election’s establishment man?
Tom Mulcair’s path to power was the most traditional of the leaders. But those blue-chip credentials seem almost retro now.
Why foreign policy is in the spotlight on the 2015 campaign
’It’s become almost everything,’ Harper once said. Here’s Ottawa bureau chief John Geddes on the Munk Debate
If it’s really a recession, you don’t need to be told
An interview with the C.D. Howe Institute’s economist