Behind the scenes of the Trudeaus’ Vogue photo shoot
Photographer Norman Jean Roy explains why Sophie Grégoire-Trudeau wore that expensive dress and how the shoot happened
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Laura Payton
Laura Payton has covered federal politics for eight years. In that time, she’s followed the trials of several politicians and staffers, and written about everything from robocalls to whether our politicians believe Santa Claus is Canadian. Earlier this year, Laura won the R. James Travers Fellowship, a Canadian journalism prize.
MMIW: An important step in stopping a national tragedy
The wheels of justice creak into motion as an inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women begins to takes shape
Canada endorses tougher 1.5-degree limit to global warming
Canada supports a stiffer target at the Paris climate talks as the Liberals continue to try to differentiate themselves from the last government
Maclean’s on the Hill: Throne Speech edition
On our politics podcast this week: Jean Chrétien reacts to the Throne Speech, and we speak to House Leader Dominic LeBlanc
Behind the scenes with Canada’s lead climate conference negotiator
The Liberals want an ambitious agreement at the Paris climate talks. Meet the woman who’s trying to get us there.
Optimism not enough to ensure Paris climate deal
A stack of stumbling blocks are threatening to sink what began as a promising negotiation at COP21 in Paris
Hot air at the Paris climate summit
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UN climate summit: Legally bound but not ’legally binding’
Will the UN set legally binding targets, or just legally bind countries to set their targets? Welcome to diplomacy.
Expectations build for Canada at Paris’s now-or-never climate summit
Canada’s new government has raised expectations by simply not being the Conservatives. With these high stakes, will Justin Trudeau deliver real action?
At the First Ministers summit, the meeting was the message
Justin Trudeau practices his climate message at a first ministers meeting meant to telegraph change