Omicron: Here’s what we know so far about the latest variant of concern
Vaxx Populi: From how vulnerable Canada is to what the vaccine makers are doing in response, here’s what we know about the newest variant of concern
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The COVID-19 variant Omicron is in Ottawa; and WHO disputes travel restrictions
Politics Insider for Nov. 29, 2021: A worrying new COVID variant is here; an inflation fight; and some Ryan Reynolds
The U.S. doubles its tariff on Canadian softwood lumber
Politics Insider for Nov. 26, 2021: Softwood lumber pressure; a raucous Question Period; and a new Chief of Defense Staff
What to do as we walk into the pandemic’s fifth wave
Vaxx Populi: If the worsening situation in Europe is foreshadowing what’s to come, get ready, Canada
A new Chrystia Freeland biography signals possible Liberal leadership ambitions
Politics Insider for Nov. 25, 2021: Freeland has a new book; Erin O’Toole gives a ’fiery’ speech; and some inflation talk
What happened to the Liberals’ concern about hunger and food insecurity?
The Throne Speech shook hopes that the Trudeau government will take meaningful action on a fast-growing problem
The Throne Speech was a lot like a stereotypical Christmas letter
Shannon Proudfoot: All this symbolism and positive spin, only to find out that by next year the roof will be blown off your house
Mary Simon’s land acknowledgement isn’t symbolic: ‘It is our true history’
Image of the Week: The governor general is a symbolic role and Simon’s appointment a symbolic victory. But her land acknowledgement—a bit of symbolic prose—is more than that.
Governor General Mary Simon’s 2021 Throne Speech: Full transcript
The Governor General of Canada opens a new session of Parliament
Throne Speech 2021: Governor General Mary Simon lays out Trudeau Liberals’ mandate - Replay
Watch Mary Simon, Canada’s first Indigenous Governor General, deliver the Speech from the Throne and formally open the next session of Parliament