Ottawa

Paul Wells: The Liberal-Conservative fight over border crossers has produced no clear winner or loser. Expect many rematches.

Response to Maxime Bernier has been heated, but a cooler look at research offers better grounds for not fretting about multiculturalism

Jen Gerson: The hard work of governing means having your feet planted firmly on the ground—even if there are pipelines beneath you

Peter Stockland: The Trudeau government is hiding behind privacy laws on a case that reaches far beyond the interests of the man raising it

Andrew MacDougall: A holiday marking the residential schools tragedy is an easy—if overdue—gesture. But picking a date on a calendar won’t be enough to solve our collective history problem

The federal government’s no-fly list still includes children who have been confused for potential terrorists—and those errors could soon be exacerbated

Terry Glavin: Ottawa has much to gain by doubling down in defence of imprisoned activists. Why is it reduced to forelock-tugging and flattery?

Scott Gilmore: In the long list of problems facing Canada, multiculturalism doesn’t even make the top hundred. Let’s give Bernier’s rant a pass.

A new poll suggests Canadians’ booze preferences vary according to the party they vote for. Fortunately, we’re more united in our tastes than divided

He says he’s running because he wants the government to invest in housing and Pharmacare