At the Manning Conference, the conservative climate plan is a scrap of paper
The final panel at the annual gathering of Canadian conservatives was a debate focused around a list of real alternatives to a carbon tax
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Meagan Campbell
Meagan Campbell is based at the Ottawa bureau, where she writes about politics and the people behind it. In the past, she’s worked with The Atlantic Monthly, The Spectator (U.K.) and CBC Radio. She’ll always be from Charlottetown.
Meet the woman who crafts Justin Trudeau’s image
As communications director in Justin Trudeau’s PMO, Kate Purchase’s job is to make the boss look good. It’s getting tougher.
How Canada avoids U.S.-style government shutdowns
Canada has a failsafe that ensures the civil service continues to operate even when there’s no budget
The hypocrisy of Tim Hortons, a business built on coffee breaks
If all Canadians lost their paid breaks, like some workers at a Tim Hortons in Ontario, what would be left of the once iconic company?
Why Shepell is not happy with Morneau
Warren Shepell sold his company in 2005, but his name lives on as part of Morneau Shepell—and he wants it to stop
Haitian asylum seekers are about to test Canada’s refugee system in a big way
A new wave of asylum seekers will arrive from the U.S., and the welcome mat may no longer be out
Beverley McLachlin’s final minutes at the Supreme Court
The chief justice who redefined the job and left a lasting mark on Canada departs with a few parting words and much praise
Ottawa’s pot penthouse in the sky
The ’magical’ place where investors, bureaucrats and pot gurus gather to talk about the evolving marijuana business
The pandas are going to the Calgary Zoo. How safe will they be?
High-profile animal deaths plague the Calgary Zoo. But staff insist its new visitors in 2018 will be perfectly safe.
A century after the Halifax explosion, grim reminders can still be found in trees
The entire core of one tree trunk was a column of metal shards. ’It dawned on me, ‘wow, man, this is from the Halifax Explosion,’ ’ says one arborist.