2012 on Parliament Hill: John Geddes sums up a year in 12 chapters
A search for coherence at the closing of the year
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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.
Idle No More: more than protest is needed for progress
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John Geddes investigates exactly what a bank governor is and is not allowed to do
Kenney assertive on Roma refugees, but critics argue the details
The fate of Roma migrants trying to escape Hungary was the pressing issue in the air as Immigration Minister Jason Kenney gave one...
On black-footed ferrets and why they’re not extinct after all
John Geddes reports on a state-of-the-ferrets report
A clearer path for fighter jets, but a grim day for Peter MacKay
John Geddes explains why rebooting the plan is not as easy as pressing a button
An F-35 panel, great—but the hard decisions still loom
John Geddes on fresh starts and tough choices
Top Scot vs. Donald Trump
John Geddes on the serious issues behind an oddball story
Baird not his usual blunt self on Israel’s settlement plan
What is Canada’s policy on settlement expansions? John Geddes put the question to the foreign minister’s aides
Garneau suggests, but doesn’t hammer home, the Trudeau comparison
John Geddes on the launch of a leadership campaign