Ottawa

Just weeks before an election, Liberal cabinet ministers and MPs are fanning out across Canada, doling out money for dairy farmers, steel producers and lots of road repairs

Image of the Week: This was decidedly one moment in front of the camera that Donald Trump did not own

Philippe J. Fournier: With the ethics commissioner’s report behind them, the regional breakdown this week still gives the Liberals an edge

Michael Coren: For the Conservative leader, a devout Roman Catholic, opposition to same-sex marriage is more about religion than politics

Politics Insider for Aug. 23: Mike Pompeo pipes up for Ottawa, a predictable midsummer Twitter fight—and Jerry Dias pulls no punches

Philippe J. Fournier: Three new polls conducted after the ethics commissioner’s report was released show the race still deadlocked

The head of Canada’s largest private-sector union says he’s not blindly loyal to any party, but he’ll spend as much money as possible to beat Andrew Scheer

On Thursday, Sept. 12, Maclean’s and Citytv are hosting the first leaders debate of the election calendar, moderated by Paul Wells

Paul Wells: Under the proposed ’McLellan protocol’ the incessant piling-on the attorney general by staffers would not have been possible

Philippe J. Fournier: Pollsters are likely in the field on the heels of the latest developments in the SNC-Lavalin affair. Right now, Liberals and Tories are statistically tied.