Ottawa

Paul Wells: The former bank governor has written a book, done work for the UN, and takes calls from the PM. Now, will he run?

Politics Insider for March 17: Thousands of disclosed docs continue to tell the pandemic’s story, the Tories want to take a closer look at the Rogers-Shaw deal, and an unfortunate CPC tweet

The WE Charity founders were testy and frustrated, blaming their troubles on politics and Ottawa: ’The government hid behind a children’s charity’

Paul Wells: The Conservative leader can only be sure of having one shot, and people in his party are still not sure what that shot will look like

Politics Insider for March 9: Ottawa pulled back on a June plan to announce the vaccine task force days after it got down to work, the Commons votes electronically for the first time and the Kielburgers are summoned

Philippe J. Fournier: Even within his own party, the Conservative leader is increasingly viewed unfavourably, pointing to challenges ahead to grow the party’s base

Paul Wells: A quasi-public official did something the government refuses to forbid. So sure, get angry. Meanwhile I keep thinking of other things you could be enraged about.

Marie-Danielle Smith: There were no handshakes to parse or walks down the hall, just the familiar hiccups of a video chat—and a few reminders of a return to friendlier times

Paul Wells: Why doesn’t Canada have a robust pharmaceutical industry? Until the COVID crisis hit, Ottawa spent years putting up ’don’t bother’ signs.

Politics Insider for Feb. 22: The House votes on whether to call China’s treatment of Uighurs ’genocide,’ François Legault appears to have vanquished the decades-old political order in Quebec, and Justin Trudeau gears up for his first meeting with Joe Biden