Peter Kent talks about the oil regulations that never happened
MP Peter Kent on how he lost the environment minister post, didn’t push through oil and gas emissions regulations, and why that’s fine
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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.
Trudeau hires an expert on keeping matters ’confidential’
Cynthia Petersen has been asked to ’conduct an independent, fair and confidential investigation’
Shining a light on First Nations’ finances, and moving ahead
Median chief’s tax-free salary: $62,210
Chief Justice McLachlin wanted another woman on the court
’Gender politics don’t play a role once you get beyond a certain number,’ chief justice says
It’s deadline day for First Nations financial disclosures
New law ’leaving a bad taste in everyone’s mouth’
Seeing Matisse’s inspiration in the new Jack Bush show
Bush is "fantastique!" says one Matisse expert
The complicated task of never forgetting
John Geddes on how Remembrance Day 2014 in Ottawa felt different in the wake of Oct. 22
Sorting out who wins with Harper’s family tax package
For families making $180,000-plus, a $1,452 average tax cut
Harper makes his family tax platform harder to tear apart
John Geddes on the politics behind the family tax platform
Time for an informed debate over policing powers
A sweeping assessment of how Ottawa confronts terrorist threats is overdue, says one observer