Maclean’s on the Hill: Veterans, voting and Syrian refugees
Each week, the Maclean’s politics team and Cormac MacSweeney sit down to hash out the week’s news in Ottawa. This week, the bureau discusses the Veterans Affairs controversy, the government’s commitment to Syrian refugees, the NDP’s proposal for proportional representation, Stephen Harper’s understanding of the Senate and how Justin Trudeau is proposing to resolve the allegations of misconduct against two Liberal MPs.
THE HEADLINES
ON SCIENCEThe PM makes good politics, bad policy
ON FANTINOThe veterans affairs minister endures
ON DISCLOSUREChiefs show Canada their salaries
ON ALBERTAWhy the oil patch pays off for chiefs
ON THE SENATEWhy do we have the red chamber?
ON ELECTIONSParliament debates the status quo
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