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Paul Wells: The February crisis presented the Prime Minister with the most challenging test of his career—and it did not at all come as a surprise

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Politics Insider for March 2: A tentative Wet’suwet’en deal, new COVID-19 cases in Ontario and the limits of what federal Tories will accept in a potential leader

Politics Insider for Feb. 27: A hint of what’s to come on Coronavirus, Global Affairs unleashes data on MPs and our big profile on Nenshi

Politics Insider for Feb. 26: CN and CP lay down their arms for the good of the economy, Lynn Beyak apologizes and the CRA hasn’t forgotten about paper

He may be a true believer in the conservative cause, but Kenney has evolved into a petro-premier first and foremost

Politics Insider for Feb. 25: Conservatives are angry about Teck’s Frontier fizzle, Liberals table assisted-dying legislation and the NDP’s talking about pharmacare

Scott Gilmore: Every major player and investor understands the days of oil are numbered. Politicians are the only ones too shameless to say it out loud.

Politics Insider for Feb 24: Teck nixes the Frontier project, Trudeau changes tone on the rail blockades, and Ontario PCs get boozy in Niagara Falls

Paul Wells: Exactly what happened between Tuesday’s call for calm and Friday’s ‘the barricades must come down’?