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A long-term care disaster that everyone saw coming

Politics Insider for May 27: Ford releases a devastating military report on elder care, Meng Wanzhou has her day in court and Twitter tackles Trump

Justin Trudeau’s latest polite request to intrude on the provinces

Politics Insider for May 26: The PM announces an attempt to persuade the provinces on expanded sick leave, the Harper/media spat just never ends and Rick Pauzé returns home

Stephen Harper vs. the Media, round infinity plus two

Andrew MacDougall: Harper’s take on his 2015 loss may have missed the mark, but there is also more truth to it than the Canadian media would like to admit

The case for a snap election

Philippe J. Fournier: Should Canadians have the opportunity to vote on which party will lead them through the fiscal storm ahead?

Do Peter MacKay or Erin O’Toole stand a chance against Justin Trudeau?

Politics Insider for May 22: A new Abacus poll reveals the same cleavages, cities have a new leader in Ottawa and Shopify goes ’digital first’

A bit of Trudeau coverage we can all appreciate

Image of the Week: The PM takes the word of Canada’s top public health official to heart—and puts it into action

Trudeau looks to shore up the Caribbean vote

Politics Insider for May 21: Trudeau gets on the phone with the Barbados PM, CSIS alludes to outdated laws stymying investigations and Jim Watson loves the Wu-Tang Clan

The long wait for rent relief, and what went wrong with Ottawa’s business rescue plan

The rent program, which has been weeks in the making, has faced much criticism, confusion, and exposed the perils of pandemic policy making

Peter MacKay’s uncomfortable lead: 338Canada

Philippe J. Fournier: Short of a massive first-ballot lead, Peter MacKay is vulnerable and, without support from social conservatives, could lose the leadership