The agriculture sector asked for $2.6 billion. Here’s what it got.
Politics Insider for May 6: This economic downturn is a she-cession, a firearms petition explodes out of the gate and Leslyn Lewis makes a charge
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Nick Taylor-Vaisey was a digital editor at Maclean’s.
Can Canadians go outside or not? Trudeau is at odds with some experts.
Politics Insider for May 5: The Liberals open up a lead in the polls, interpreters are reporting more workplace injuries and Nunavut is back to zero coronavirus cases
Pulling off a bureaucratic miracle: How the CERB got done
It took long hours, nervous nights and a complete rethinking of how government does business to get the program up and running in record time
Abbigail Cowbrough played ’Amazing Grace’ for a mournful Nova Scotia. Now, the province mourns her.
Politics Insider for May 1: A tragic military helicopter crash leaves one dead and five missing, small businesses are still anxious about rent and the federal deficit could hit a quarter-trillion dollars
Most snowbirds are staying home. These Snowbirds are about to take flight.
Politics Insider for April 30: The House debates billions in student aid, Quebec jumps the gun and a former Liberal wants to lead the Greens
Cue the sad trombone for Canadian crew stuck aboard cruise ships
Musician Rick Pauzé—marooned in relative luxury off Manila—is one of 267 waiting an awfully long time to get home
Ottawa’s first mass videoconference was just like yours
Politics Insider for April 29: MPs navigated oh-so-many technical hiccups to do some democracy, Theresa Tam put out new pandemic projections and watch out for Nickelback
Ontario will re-open for business. But expect a marathon, not a sprint.
Politics Insider for April 28: The House of Commons is back tomorrow, the federal wage subsidy is open for applications and western separatists might join forces
Trudeau: ’We are failing our parents, our grandparents, our elders’
Politics Insider for April 24: The PM says soldiers shouldn’t be taking care of seniors, a Tory MP takes on Theresa Tam (and loses) and MPs are meeting on the phone every single day
There are officially zero Canadians still on cruise ships sailing the high seas
Politics Insider for April 23: Trudeau announces $9 billion in funding for students, the rumours of a secret lakeside mansion for the PM are debunked and a wormhole expert wants to lead the Green Party