Ottawa

Stephen Maher: Trudeau and his inner circle turned a completely manageable concern into a scandal. And one of them will need to take the fall.

Politics Insider for February 13: Wilson-Raybould quits cabinet as Trudeau expresses ’surprise and disappointment’, a look at what she didn’t say in her resignation letter and even socialists can like nice things

Here’s what the PM said about her exit, whether she should be able to talk freely, if MPs should delve into it all, and First Nations leaders’ concerns

Paul Wells: You thought this government was about family benefits and boil-water advisories? The Lavalin affair offers a glimpse of the real scene—maybe the real Canada.

’With a heavy heart, I am writing to tender my resignation,’ writes the former justice and veteran affairs minister, who has also hired a lawyer

David Moscrop: Democratic socialism is about making the structures of society more fair. What left-wing leaders own, and what clothes they wear, tells us nothing about their commitment to it

Politics Insider for February 12: Canada’s ethics czar opens SNC probe, a Liberal MP breaks ranks and the NDP’s Venezuela mess

The NDP asked Mario Dion last week to examine whether Trudeau’s aides leaned on the former attorney general to pursue a deal instead of fraud charges

Terry Glavin: Jagmeet Singh has lost the message on a key foreign-affairs question to an assortment of activist groups, posturing MPs and ghosts of the New Democrat past

Deferred prosecutions can spare jobs, pensions and taxpayer dollars, says expert Kenneth Jull, but cabinet must act to prevent future political storms