CIBC: It’s time for a ’flipping tax’ on foreign investorsAn economist says a flipping tax would help tackle speculative foreign investment—but do little to slow soaring house prices
Maclean’s on the Hill: Could Ottawa blow a Supreme Court deadline?The Maclean’s Ottawa bureau gives your weekly audio briefing on all things #cdnpoli
The PQ’s cycle of self-destruction is terrible for QuebecThe PQ seems less an opposition party than part and parcel of the Liberal Party’s re-election strategy
The great escape from Fort McMurrayFrom the first puffs of smoke to the harrowing evacuation, this is the story of how the Fort McMurray fire happened, the heroic battle to fight back the flames and what it all means for the devastated city.
It takes a village to safeguard an evacuated Fort McMurrayWe tally all of the firefighters, police officers, mental health workers, insurance adjusters and the rest of a small army of people in Fort McMurray
You vs. the Maclean’s Genius in this week’s QuizOur weekly Quiz tested Peter Dyakowski on everything from Italian sculpture to Sondheim musicals. Can you beat his 87 per cent?
What Fort McMurray really meansFort McMurray is both the centre of unsolved tensions in Canada and a juicy target for scorn
Canada will not commit to doubling defence spending’We had 158 soldiers who died — sacrificed — in Afghanistan. Having been alongside them, contributions can be measured in many different ways’
Sophie’s role: What do we expect of prime ministers’ spouses?As Sophie Grégoire Trudeau copes with her workload, we talk to an expert about the ’vague, ambiguous’ role of the PM’s wife
Donald Trump goes to Washington—and things get awkwardTrump was followed by his usual band of backers and detractors, but left his meeting with GOP leaders uncharacteristically speechless