In the Trudeau government, what’s a cabinet shuffle for?
Paul Wells: Like the shuffle before it, today’s won’t change anything about a government that’s chronically stage-managed by a tiny cadre of staffers
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Jody Wilson-Raybould on her exit as justice minister
The newly sworn-in minister of veterans affairs spoke to reporters about why her new job isn’t a demotion—and why she’s ’incredibly proud’ of her work
Trudeau on the cabinet shuffle, including today’s big move up—and down
On a day of surprising new postings—including an unexpected new justice minister—here’s what the PM had to say to reporters in Ottawa
Someone get Jagmeet Singh a newspaper subscription
Politics Insider for January 14: Trudeau shuffles his cabinet, Canadians are suddenly anxious about the state of the economy and Singh needs to brush up on the Canada-China dispute
In an election year, Canadians are suddenly very worried about the economy
More than half of Canadians feel the economy is in recession (it’s not) as the optimism of a year ago fades, according to Pollara’s annual economy survey
Tribalism is tearing Canada apart
Politics Insider for January 11: A special Maclean’s report on the worsening divisiveness in Canadian politics, and bidding farewell to Scott Brison
This is what’s wrong with Canada’s Right
As its support base shifts and hardens, the Conservatives increasingly have a new measure: are you with us or against us?
This is what’s wrong with Canada’s Left
The Liberals are losing their hold on the centre, increasingly willing to alienate and inflame.
One in four Canadians hate their political opponents
Polarized voters are ‘fearful and frustrated,’ and more likely to think the world is getting worse over time
The one question Conservatives need to answer before they say anything
Andrew MacDougall: The Tories can only win the next election if they woo the voters who abandoned them in 2015