Jason Kenney to take his anti-Trudeau show on the road
Politics Insider for May 23: Coast Guard shipbuilding deal, Pence to visit Ottawa and Defence stumbles
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Politics Insider for May 22: Countering China’s aggression, Senate independence and putting to rest old fears of Syrian refugees
No, I haven’t broken the Senate
Paula Simons: My vote against the oil tanker ban was a tough call made in defence of my region. It was also a hint of what a muscular independent upper house could hold in store for Canada
How accurate are Canadian polls?
Philippe J. Fournier: A 338Canada analysis shows the hits and misses of the country’s top polling firms—and the importance of polling aggregates
China’s offensive on Canada, in plain sight
Terry Glavin: Huawei is a key weapon in Beijing’s global economic and political ambitions. The Liberals are playing a dangerous game pretending otherwise.
Conviction is inevitable for Canadians charged with espionage in China. Is the death penalty?
Politics Insider for May 17: China’s ’unacceptable’ espionage charges, Alabama abortion fallout and Scheer’s economic plan
Canadians are primed for some Trump-style populism
A new survey finds half of Canadians are open to populism given their distrust of government and fear of being left behind—and it’s a right-of-centre phenomenon
Liberals and NDP race to out-green each other
Politics Insider for May 15: An apology for Norman, what Ontario Liberal MPs want, and steel tariff talks resume
If elections are about the economy, what will this one be about?
Paul Wells: Chambers and Councils of Canadian capitalism seem unhappy with the Liberals—for reasons they can’t quite seem to spell out
Jagmeet Singh scrambles to boost his climate cred
Politics Insider for May 14: Singh goes for Green, the provincial carbon fight continues and Canada gets a Trump admin ally