Posts by Shannon Proudfoot

Craig and Marc Kielburger at their WE Day event in Toronto on Sept. 20, 2018 (CP/Christopher Katsarov)

Five key takeaways from the Kielburger brothers’ testimony

The WE Charity founders were testy and frustrated, blaming their troubles on politics and Ottawa: ’The government hid behind a children’s charity’

Fortin responds to a question on COVID vaccines during a news conference on Jan. 14, 2021 in Ottawa (CP/Adrian Wyld)

Canada

Vaccine rollout: Are military leaders the right people for this job?

According to the experts, yes, there really is no one better when it comes to tricky logistical issues than military types

A selfie Kevin Parent sent to his wife at 10:30 on a Sunday night early in the pandemic, when he was sprawled on the floor of his office writing copy for the Ottawa International Airport to display on its information screens (Courtesy of Kevin Parent)

Canada

Good job, Bruce: The guy behind North America’s top public health Twitter account

Actually, his name is Kevin, and he and his team at Ottawa Public Health have been a rare source of sincere, useful and sometimes funny information through the pandemic

Tunde Obasan with Jason Kenney (Courtesy of Tunde Obasan)

Ottawa

The Black Conservatives hoping to bring people of colour into the Tory tent

A grassroots group hopes to show Black Canadians the Conservative party can be their party

Payette is preceded by Di Lorenzo (at bottom) as she arrives to deliver the Speech from the Throne on Sept. 23, 2020 (CP/Justin Tang)

Ottawa

What happens when there’s no Governor General?

Philippe Lagassé, an expert on the Westminster system, talks about Julie Payette’s resignation, the uncomfortable role of the Chief Justice, and what happens next

Wes Hall (Courtesy of Kingsdale Advisors)

Business

How Wes Hall is attacking racist systems, starting at the top

The Torontonian—who grew up in a tin shack in Jamaica and went on to establish a top shareholder advisory firm—launched the BlackNorth Initiative to nudge social change starting in Canada’s boardrooms

Vina Nadjibulla (Photograph by Eric Putz)

Canada

A promise to Michael

Vina Nadjibulla and other family members have been waging a seemingly impossible fight to free her husband from a Chinese prison. After two torturous years, what does Canada owe ‘the two Michaels’?

Ottawa

The calm hand of Marc Garneau

Whether his new post is a prime opportunity or a headache in the waiting, Garneau’s surprise move to global affairs is a vote of confidence in his steadiness

Dr. Jean Augustine. (Photograph by Kwaku Kufuor)

Ottawa

This year’s Maclean’s Lifetime Achievement winner: Jean Augustine

The trailblazing MP came to Ottawa to make change where she knew it mattered. Over 13 years in federal politics, she paved the way for so many others.

Trudeau will turn 50 in 2021 and would be the oldest of his competitors in an election (Courtesy of Adam Scotti/PMO)

Ottawa

Old man Trudeau enters a likely election year as the veteran politician

The leader who rode youthful optimism to power will now contend with a pack of fresh faces in 2021 as an election likely looms

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