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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.
Celebrating the $100-a-month child benefit. Again.
Diane Finley really wants us to mark the date.
That best political book contest: but what about real influence?
There are good reads, and there are game-changers
Follow the money
An MP inquiry into anti-Semitism vowed to be open and independent. Its shadowy funding says otherwise.
Jack Layton on the prayers sent his way
How prayers lifted the NDP leader’s spirits after his last cancer announcement
The U.S. deficit debate: lopsided stories make balanced reporting tricky
It’s hardly pre-election posturing. A potential economic disaster is at stake.
The U.S. debt-ceiling dance and Canadian Senate reform
Canadians and Brits have no reason to feel superior to the U.S.
The Conservative in charge of fixing the Senate
Tim Uppal’s first big obstacle is opposition from within his own party.
Is subsidized daycare bad for kids?
A surprising new study says Quebec’s $7-a-day daycare is leaving children worse off
The compelling pathos of being a prince
I’ve never much liked the atmosphere surrounding royal visits. The anxiety many Canadians seem to feel about putting on a good...