An interview with Justin Trudeau
The Prime Minister talks to Paul Wells about managing expectations, the housing market and the weirdness of Canada-U.S. relations
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Ottawa
Canada is undergoing a fundamental identity crisis
Canada has never been as confident or confused as it is right now
How things feel around that teepee on Parliament Hill
It’s not clear how Justin Trudeau can influence this sort of Indigenous protest
How Indigenous stories are taking centre stage in Ottawa
Canadians visiting the nation’s capital are suddenly seeing a lot more First Nations, Inuit and Métis content at the big cultural showcases
Why Canadian scientists aren’t happy
The Liberal government’s latest science policy is a backwards factory for producing white elephants
Three modest reforms can restore Canada’s democratic architecture
How independently minded parliamentarians, more powerful e-petitions and a strengthened Library of Parliament could revitalize our democracy
How the Fathers of Confederation met their demise
Their deaths demonstrate the need to tend wounds, drink moderately and be kind to your employees
Is the public safety minister’s job too big?
The government’s new national security bill adds more to the minister’s bulky portfolio. Is it time to split up national security and emergency management?
Parliament rises for the summer: Maclean’s on the Hill
Also on this week’s podcast: Why Canadian troops are in Latvia, and what’s wrong with a new building for Indigenous people
What Trudeau says his government has achieved in 2017 so far, annotated
From the politics of marijuana, to moving beyond talk on First Nations, big policy challenges remain