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The battle over Canada’s electoral system begins

An expert parses Democratic Institutions Minister Maryam Monsef’s approach to changing how we vote

Maclean’s on the Hill: Could Ottawa blow a Supreme Court deadline?

The Maclean’s Ottawa bureau gives your weekly audio briefing on all things #cdnpoli

Canada will not commit to doubling defence spending

’We had 158 soldiers who died — sacrificed — in Afghanistan. Having been alongside them, contributions can be measured in many different ways’

Rapid-Fire Politics: Did Liberals stack the deck on electoral reform?

Evan Solomon and John Geddes talk about the Liberal plan for electoral reform and the politics of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s trip to Fort McMurray.

Sophie’s role: What do we expect of prime ministers’ spouses?

As Sophie Grégoire Trudeau copes with her workload, we talk to an expert about the ’vague, ambiguous’ role of the PM’s wife

Paul Martin’s very own class reunion on Parliament Hill

As Martin watched his portrait unveiling, the former PM morphed into valedictorian

On electoral reform, Maryam Monsef wants to ’get this right’

This is not about partisanship, says the minister, as she puts Liberals in charge

Maclean’s on the Hill: Full coverage of the Fort McMurray fire

Our weekly politics podcast shifts gears and focuses on the disaster in northern Alberta

Evan Solomon in conversation with Michael Ferguson

Auditor General Michael Ferguson’s latest report offered typically scathing reviews of several federal departments and programs. Evan Solomon asks Ferguson about citizenship, veterans affairs, the military reserve, and VIA Rail.