Canada

Independent senators now make up the majority in a newly relevant upper chamber—and, yes, they have the power to kill bills

Politics Insider for Nov. 28: Jerry Dias talks tough for Justin Trudeau, Raj Grewal takes the wrong exit, and why Elizabeth May’s engagement is a political romance worth caring about

The Alberta premier sat down for a candid chat with one of Canada’s best political analysts. Watch it here.

Anne Kingston: Historically and mercifully, Canadians have not looked to politicians as romantic role models, nor cared particularly about exposing their relationships. But this one might be different.

The Politics Insider for Nov. 27: Fallout from GM’s plant closure in Oshawa, the Senate votes to force Canada Post employees back to work, and rogue CRA employees may be snooping in your files

A new poll shows voters like the USMCA trade deal, as GM looks set to abandon Oshawa and the Senate gets back to debating a bill to end the Canada Post strike

Nov. 23: Rachel Notley suggests a short-term fix for the oil glut but Trudeau isn’t buying it, while the feds ready for battle with postal workers. Plus, what exactly did Russia get up to during the last federal election? Ottawa’s not saying.

A big stack of wartime letters was headed for the dumpster at a Salvation Army north of Toronto. But now the touching correspondence has reached its rightful homes.

Nov. 22: The fall economic update delivers targeted tax measures and an attempt at reassurance, while Singh’s byelection comes into focus and the Maclean’s Genius enters politics

Edward Burtynsky talks to Paul Wells about how he gets his shots and what his art says about life on Earth