MP Monsef: ’I came to this place after a long journey’
For the record: Watch Democratic Institutions Minister Maryam Monsef deliver her first speech in the House
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Big cities, little respect: Why Montreal’s pipeline problem is a proxy war
Evan Solomon explains how Denis Coderre’s brouhaha over Energy East shows that Canada’s balance of power is tipping toward long-marginalized city mayors
Geoff Regan takes on heckling. Good luck with that, Mr. Speaker.
Many have tried to kill heckling in the House. All have failed.
Oil tensions and trade anxieties in Parliament? This all feels familiar.
The top issues of the 1980s get a reprise as Parliament resumes, with opposition leaders deploying some retro framing
Is flexible federalism the best fix for CPP reform?
A new proposal would allow interested provinces to establish CPP-like schemes now and leave the door open to future national CPP reform
Tax plan will result in hundreds of millions in lost revenue: report
Evan Solomon talks to Assistant Parliamentary Budget Officer, Mostafa Askari about what the report means
Parliament is back. Here’s the packed agenda.
We talked to cabinet ministers, Liberal insiders, and outsiders clamouring for attention to their issues
Maclean’s on the Hill: Colorado’s lessons on legal pot
On our politics podcast this week: Colorado’s marijuana czar gives advice on legalization, and a look at the government’s to-do list
Kevin O’Leary and the politics of disruption
Evan Solomon on Kevin O’Leary and the dilemma of disruption that is facing the Conservative Party
Paul Wells: Everything I know about leadership
Advice for a party seeking a leader, from Maclean’s Political Editor