Ottawa

A new Maclean’s-Pollara poll finds the gains, going into an election year, are biggest in Ontario, and seem to take USMCA off the table for Tory attacks

Nov. 23: Rachel Notley suggests a short-term fix for the oil glut but Trudeau isn’t buying it, while the feds ready for battle with postal workers. Plus, what exactly did Russia get up to during the last federal election? Ottawa’s not saying.

Nov. 22: The fall economic update delivers targeted tax measures and an attempt at reassurance, while Singh’s byelection comes into focus and the Maclean’s Genius enters politics

The finance minister’s fall economic statement offers targeted measures and reassuring talk in the face of stiff U.S. competition for investment

Heading into an election year, Canada’s finance minister releases an interim report on the Liberal government’s fiscal plan

Nov. 21: The Auditor General blasts the Liberals over fighter jets, StatsCan’s communication breakdown and Ottawa readies to force postal employees back to work

Kevin Milligan: Ratcheting the corporate tax rate up or down doesn’t grow the economy or improve tax fairness. Here’s a smarter approach.

Nov. 20: The oil price differential threatens to blow a hole in Canada’s economy, while Ottawa awaits the Auditor General’s review of how the government has handled the fighter jet program

Paul Wells: At the annual security gathering, China and Russia were mentioned by just about everybody. Donald Trump, believe it or not, wasn’t.

Nov. 19: The Ontario government’s planned cuts to Francophone services in the province have Trudeau and Scheer sounding an awful lot alike, while Canada’s defence minister warns of Russian interference in the next election