OttawaKyoto might be finished, but what next?There’s news of European Union pressure on China to explain what sort of obligations it might be ready to adopt
OttawaOver in that other Cree community, "snail’s pace" progressThe sorry situation in Attawapiskat, Ont., that’s drawing so much attention this week is, of course, nothing new. It follows...
GeneralREVIEW: Trudeau Transformed: The Shaping of a StatesmanBook by Max and Monique Nemni, translated by George Tombs
OttawaUBC’s Richard Johnston on a polarizing political yearRichard Johnston, Canada research chair in public opinion, elections and representation at University of British Columbia, is a...
PoliticsParliamentarians of the Year (lifetime achievement): Jack LaytonAs a parliamentarian, he was a riveting speaker on the floor of the House and a sharp performer in question period
PoliticsParliamentarians of the Year (best rookie): Chris AlexanderChris Alexander landed in Ottawa last spring carrying a burden of expectations matched by few rookie MPs
OttawaA novice bureaucrat (and future PM) on supply managementHere’s a stray bit of commentary from the distant past to mull over along with the news that the Harper government just might be...
CanadaMark Carney: the Canadian hired to save the worldFROM THE MACLEAN’S ARCHIVES: a 2011 profile, Chuck Norris’ jokes with Carney’s name, and the governor’s anxiety levels in a graph
CanadaHow was Ottawa to choose who would build its ships?Two contracts. Three provinces—each with a history of feeling slighted by the feds.
OttawaCriminals didn’t register guns, but registered guns figured in crimeWhat about those guns that are no longer in the possession of law-abiding citizens?