Canada utterly failed in Afghanistan. Why can’t we say this out loud?
Scott Gilmore: For more than a decade we watched this main event get worse and knew we were losing. Yet in Ottawa it’s like it never happened.
Canada
David Frum in conversation with Paul Wells: Maclean’s Live
The political commentator sat down for a candid chat with Paul Wells and discussed Trump impeachment hearings and the state of politics in Canada now. Watch the full replay here.
Canada’s awful relations with China. Now there’s a committee for that.
Politics Insider for Dec. 11: Democrats deal Trump a blow, Democrats give Trump a deal, and what’s the deal with Canada’s kid gloves approach to China
Chrystia Freeland to sign new NAFTA deal with U.S., Mexico
U.S. ratification has been stalled for months
Morneau on economic fears: Recession-resmeshion
Politics Insider for Dec. 10: Not your typical federalism clash, CUSMA ratification could finally be here and the middle class tax cut moves forward
Silence from Trump after SNL spoofs Trudeau’s gossip session, so that’s good
Politics Insider for Dec. 9: NATO lunches can be cruel, waiting for an economic update and Doug Ford plays nice
The clock is now ticking on Trudeau’s minority government
Politics Insider for Dec. 6: Trudeau’s vague throne speech, how Canada can fight back against China’s bullying, and Trump muses about slapping Canada with more tariffs
Two-faced, blue-faced, Trudeau, Trump
Politics Insider for Dec. 5: Trump goes after Trudeau, Parliament returns and the Parliamentary lifetime achievement award goes to...
Come for the Trump-Trudeau handshake, stay for the squirm
Politics Insider for Dec. 4: Justin Trudeau and other world leaders gossip about Trump, some branding advice for Conservatives and John Manley calls for ’prisoner swap’ with China
The Trudeau government’s high noon moment with Beijing
A Senate motion puts the Liberals at a crossroads. Will they break with their party’s entrenched pro-China lobby? Or reward Beijing’s bullying and hostage-taking?