Jean Chrétien chides Justin Trudeau over slow efforts to free the two Michaels
Politics Insider for Oct. 25, 2021: The Liberals get called out; Jason Kenney’s in trouble; and Alberta’s new mayors talk shop
Stephen Maher
Stephen Maher is a veteran award-winning political journalist, the author of three novels and The Prince: The Turbulent Reign of Justin Trudeau.
Chrystia Freeland kills COVID-19 income supports and announces replacements
Politics Insider for Oct. 22, 2021: Liberals plan a ’targeted approach’; the CPC gets stuck on vaccines; Moe problems
Canadian inflation rate hits 4.4 per cent in September as gas prices rise
Politics Insider for Oct. 21, 2021: Things are getting pricier; the CPC opposes vaccine rules; and a Trudeau mystery
Alberta votes against equalization in a province-wide referendum
Politics Insider for Oct. 20, 2021: A vote against equalization; new mayors in Calgary and Edmonton; Green Party cuts
Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc chief Rosanne Casimir: Meeting with Justin Trudeau was ’bittersweet’
Politics Insider for Oct. 19, 2021: A reprimand for the Prime Minister; more military troubles; and a call to end the ’wasteful’ CEWs
A referendum in Alberta poses the equalization question
Politics Insider for Oct. 18, 2021: Alberta questions an ’unfair’ system; Doug Ford looks safe; and a Liberal pledge
How Canada’s CanSino COVID-19 vaccine deal with China collapsed
Politics Insider for Oct. 15, 2021: The made-in-Canada vaccine breakdown; cabinet talk; and a CPC suspension
Quebec delays its vaccine mandate for health-care workers
Politics Insider for Oct. 14, 2021: Quebec’s health plan hits a bump; another military investigation; unpopular premiers
U.S. to open the border to vaccinated Canadians in November
Politics Insider for Oct. 13, 2021: America relents; Chrystia Freeland’s possible moves; and Michael Wernick’s best advice
A young Chrystia Freeland impressed Soviet Russia’s KGB
Politics Insider for Oct. 12, 2021: The finance minister’s notable past; Premier François Legault’s power; and a Canadian Nobel prize winner