Why the French-language leaders debate really, really matters
When it comes to a debate in Quebec, all the party leaders have something to gain—and lose
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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.
How much is that spending promise in the window?
John Geddes on the costs and benefits of financial transparency
Hy’s: Where secrets were swapped over supper
For years, Ottawa journalists and politicians traded gossip at Hy’s steakhouse. In 2016, it closes its doors. John Geddes on the end of an era.
Time for the campaign to get serious on economic policy
Is Canada is doing enough to hold its own as manufacturing jobs are shed around the world?
Red tape and outdated restrictions keep Syrian refugees from moving on
Why do so few Syrians get out through any official refugee process? Michael Petrou and John Geddes consult experts for answers to this urgent question
Federal election 2015: When left is right, and the middle is left
John Geddes on a remarkable shift in Canada’s political landscape as the parties work to outflank each other
Here’s what Chris Alexander thinks of the mainstream media
John Geddes revisits a recent interview as the immigration minister deals with a daunting refugee challenge
Abacus Data poll: Mulcair’s mystery is a double-edged sword
As part of a wide-ranging poll about the leaders’ images, Abacus Data finds ’both vulnerability and potential’ in the NDP leader’s numbers
Abacus poll: Election race tightens as NDP support slips
New data finds the race is the closest it’s been between the three federal parties since May
In the teeth of market turmoil, Mulcair pledges balanced budget
But Tom Mulcair’s audacious pledge comes in the wake of far more cautious promises from the NDP’s star recruit