Ottawa

The timeless literary criticism of Northrop Frye makes sense of the president’s odd, clichéd ’tantrum style’ of public speaking

Canada’s ambassador has mused about adding to our peacekeeping in South Sudan. But we must learn from past mistakes first

Was it normal diplomatic scheduling that led to Trudeau dissuading Trump from trashing NAFTA? Or was it all Jared Kushner’s doing?

Trudeau’s team, once touted as star-studded, is badly underperforming—and the pressure’s now on to deliver

The Liberal innovation minister on how he’ll pitch the ’supercluster’ plan, picking economic winners and what really motivates him

From bar stools across the country, the view of the Tory party race is unkind, and troubling

The Tory leadership candidates are all running from the Harper legacy—in extreme and ugly ways. Why none of it spells disaster for the next leader.

Your weekly briefing on what mattered in Canadian politics. Don’t miss this week’s podcast.

Canada weighs a number of trade actions against the U.S.

Who’s up? Maxime Bernier, again. Who’s down? Harjit Sajjan and company.