Ottawa

John Geddes on a federal budget that preaches patience and defers promises

Paul Wells on the work not done in the 2016 federal budget

Budgets are now longer, more colourful and more conversational than the crusty documents of yore

Canada’s former budget officer Kevin Page helps make sense of what the Trudeau government’s first budget will attempt to achieve

Ever wonder what it’s like to be a reporter on Budget Day on Parliament Hill? This is the hubbub that happens behind the scenes as Canadian political reporters convene in Ottawa for the high-stakes media scrums.

The Maclean’s Ottawa bureau gives a weekly audio debrief on Canadian politics

Nicholas Köhler on why criminal charges facing the senator from P.E.I. may be beside the point.

What did we learn from Justin Trudeau’s trip to the Big Apple?

The Liberals justify deficits by stressing long-term aims, rather than short-term stimulus

’Equality ... is not a threat. It is an opportunity.’ A transcript of the Prime Minister’s remarks from the Catalyst Awards gala