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Politics Insider for Feb. 13: Tories get loud about persistent blockades, Trudeau wins at least one Security Council vote and the CPC race gets a new candidate

Politics Insider for Feb. 12: A former doctor will likely replace Kelly Craft, a story from inside the Trenton quarantine, and the federal cabinet heads west en masse

Politics Insider for Feb. 11: Peter MacKay’s powerful friend, Canada’s commandos cancel a big move and the unofficial minister for Waterloo heads to his happy place

Andray Domise: The myth of this country’s ’peacekeeping’ nature lets it get away with destabilizing and taking advantage of less powerful nations

Politics Insider for Feb 10: John Baird dances around the leadership question, Trudeau’s tricky African sojourn and the aftermath of Flight 752

William Pristanski has been a key MacKay backer and strategist. He was also one of the lobbyists seeking to help SNC-Lavalin avoid a criminal trial.

Paul Wells: Two broadly similar candidates lead a claustrophobic leadership race. Conservatives, here’s a thoughtful alternative.

Politics Insider for Feb. 7: Liberals come out opposed to an oil sands mine, Canadians are on the way home from Wuhan and should Canada train its judges?

Well-educated professionals from Nigeria are turning their eyes to Canada after the U.S. expanded its visa and travel bans

Politics Insider for Feb. 6: Dominic Barton comes to Ottawa, social conservatives might not have the power they think and Mr. Kenney goes to Washington