The slippery rules of Canada’s new $5.6M ice rink, unveiledThe NHL-sized ice rink on Parliament Hill is set to open for public skating this December.* *Many, many terms and conditions apply.
Why Trudeau will be his best advertisement—and worst enemy—in 2018Ahead of the 2019 election, it’s hard to imagine Trudeau’s opponents doing damage to him approaching what he routinely does to himself
Can the Liberals’ infrastructure bank live up to political promises?The infrastructure bank, and its plan to lure private money to finance ’transformative’ projects, is still a question mark for many Ottawa watchers
Why Justin Trudeau used the c-word—’colonialism’—in his apologyWith a few simple phrases, the Liberal PM linked misguided ideas of past governments to present policy—and to the future
The best Trudeau impression you’ve ever heard: Maclean’s on the HillThe final episode of your weekly briefing on all things Parliament Hill, produced in the Maclean’s Ottawa bureau
What should Canada do about returning jihadists?Arresting them all won’t work, says a leading expert who argues for ’reintegration’ into Canadian society
Justin Trudeau’s plan to make housing great againCanada once had a robust national housing program. Can we do it again?
Ottawa claims it will reap $25 billion from tax cheats. That’s wishful thinking.The federal revenue minister’s claim makes huge assumptions about how much money the CRA will ultimately recoup from tax evaders
Jagmeet Singh and the shunning of ParliamentEvan Solomon on the troubling and flawed decision by the new NDP leader not to fight for a seat and ’show up for work’ as an MP
Peacekeeping, legal pot, NAFTA uncertainty: Maclean’s on the HillYour weekly briefing on all things Parliament Hill, produced in the Maclean’s Ottawa bureau