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Politics Insider for Sept. 17: Canada’s former ambassador in Washington gets a wrist slap, COVID testing capacity is a nightmare in Ottawa and the feds are selling an electric guitar

Betrayed by politicians, the families forced an inquiry into the shooting. Here is how they convinced federal and provincial governments to stop dithering after months of inaction.

Philippe J. Fournier: The 338Canada projection model hit the mark yet again, and has now identified the winner in 90 per cent of all districts over five elections

Politics Insider for Sept. 16: The new FinMin talks ’a lot’ to an old FinMin from the 90s, Americans lay down their arms in a trade war and Leslyn Lewis finds her seat

Paul Wells: Liberals are coming to terms with the realization that COVID-19 didn’t cancel gravity, and that ’building back better’ will, in fact, be hard work

Politics Insider for Sept. 15: The opposition parties say Liberals haven’t yet come knocking, Blaine Higgs wins big in New Brunswick and a former Liberal staffer goes viral after a gender reveal in Dubai

Canada’s government never needed to flee to the emergency headquarters as nuclear bombs fell from the sky. But the bunker was more than just an empty shell.

Philippe J. Fournier: The Liberals still hold the seat count advantage, but their numbers keep slipping while the Conservatives see an uptick in Ontario

Paul Wells: The Prime Minister calls this a time of ‘unprecedented opportunity.’ Will Canadians agree?

Politics Insider for Sept. 11: The former finance minister violated the Elections Act, Wexit turns against Erin O’Toole, and Donald Trump retweets a joke at his own expense