Ottawa

Andrew MacDougall: The return of Gerry Butts offers a hint at the tone of the Liberal offer in 2019: a return to positivity. Tories beware.

Politics Insider for July 22: Minority government hypotheticals, the spoiled milk debate and tiptoeing around Quebec’s secularism law

Philippe J. Fournier: A regional breakdown of the results across the country this week point to tight race and a minority government scenario

Paul Wells: What Canadians would like to see from their leaders is not bulls in china shops, but grown-ups. On the Food Guide fight, they fail.

Politics Insider for July 19: Poll overload, Canadian military abuse settlement and small party divisions

Philippe J. Fournier: A raft of new polls have come out with diverging scenarios. A key takeaway: keep your eye on the big picture.

Politics Insider for July 18: Nuclear secrets, Scheer’s dairy delight and a little competition for nominations would be nice

Politics Insider for July 17: The real foreign election threat, pre-election money flows to shipyards and May’s oil plan

The Green Party leader talks to Paul Wells about oil dependency, her deep disappointment with successive governments on climate change—and how Canada can move to a zero-carbon economy

Politics Insider for July 16: Election date shuffle, Scheer’s Ford problem and why petro-pride is everywhere in Alberta