Ottawa

Every time we insist on modernizing our democratic processes to make them “more democratic,” we just wind up making things worse

Who’s up in the nation’s capital? A Liberal backbencher wins big. Who’s down? The finance minister misses his big moment.

The Trudeau government had a rare opportunity to finally ensure Indigenous peoples receive the same basic services as other Canadians, but that moment is at risk

Budget 2017 shows how deeply the Trudeau government believes there are levers and buttons it can push to direct the economy

As populists and globalists face off around the world, the Liberals don’t want to pick a side

Family matters, the Trump factor, big-ticket items, gender, shell games—and more

This was not a blockbuster, super-hero budget, but more like the forgettable sequel, like the 1997 George Clooney version of the Dark Knight

Budget 2017 highlighted inequities Canada’s self-styled ’feminist’ prime minister has yet to change

It’s as if Canadians were four-year-olds in need of training wheels on almost every choice, financial and social alike

The budget includes measures that should help governments make informed, evidence-based infrastructure investments