Ottawa

The Ontario MP is back for another attempt to become leader of the Conservative Party, dropping the all-smiles routine for an angrier tone. But will drawing from the Andrew Scheer playbook pay off?

Politics Insider for July 14: The PM says he should have recused himself from WE matters, Leslyn Lewis pitches herself to Tory faithful and Trudeau talks about Black Lives Matter with Trump

A letter quoting the PM’s own foreign minister calls on the government to take action against Chinese and Hong Kong officials over ’human rights atrocities’

Paul Wells: Unless we understand how the government decided to team up with WE, we can’t be sure such things won’t happen again

She’s the first-ever woman of colour vying to lead the Tories and her platform emphasizes fairness within the Conservative Party, a pushback against political correctness and a repeal of Liberal policies

Politics Insider for July 13: Bill Morneau gets dragged into the WE controversy, Ontario enters stage 3 of reopening and Zellers pranks Peter MacKay

Paul Wells: There is no excuse for anything but a public, independent inquiry, and the powerful voices now calling for action cannot be ignored

The iconic force is fraying under the strain of its rural policing model, tragic mistakes, an ugly past and a controversial present

Politics Insider for July 9: Bill Morneau’s fiscal ’snapshot’ sets an ’unprecedented’ record, the auditor general drops some scrutiny and Jagmeet Singh calls out domestic terrorism

Why did Finance Minister Bill Morneau and the auditor general drop important reports on the very same midsummer day?