Ottawa

Politics Insider for Jan. 17: Examining whether we need COVID tests at the border; remembering NDP trailblazer Alexa McDonough; and investigating how governmental laziness has led to our health-care crisis

Politics Insider for Jan. 14: Francois Legault says he will table Quebec’s unvaxxed tax in February; Erin O’Toole speaks out against the tax; and Harper asks Tories to bail out Peter MacKay

Politics Insider for Jan. 13: The debate over Quebec’s tax on the unvaxxed; the backlash over Ontario’s handling of school openings; and a former Supreme Court justice’s controversial role in Hong Kong

Paul Wells: There’s at least a decent case to be made for François Legault’s plan to tax unvaccinated Quebecers. But don’t be surprised if he drops the idea.

Politics Insider for Jan. 12: Erin O’Toole is out of step; lockdowns fall out of favour; and MPs are being warned about Chinese meddling

Politics Insider for Jan. 11: COVID cases continue to peak in Canada; the realities of long COVID; and Ontario will re-open schools

Politics Insider for Jan. 10: How the U.S. health care system stacks up to Canada’s; Canada is updating its approaches to China and Russia; and Quebec’s liquor store vaccination policy seems to be working

Philippe J. Fournier: A new survey looking at federal-provincial attitudes suggests that even in Quebec and Alberta, regional resentment is not on the rise

Politics Insider for Jan. 7: Canada is in for a COVID slog; Erin O’Toole speaks up for the unvaccinated; and Jagmeet Singh’s new baby

Politics Insider for Jan. 6: Frustration over more virtual schooling; an honest conversation with Kathleen Wynne; and Trudeau’s COVID burden