Capital Diary

Sitting MPs include a cage fighter, a Karate sensei and a Canadian Forces nurse

Canada’s longest serving CIDA minister tells Maclean’s what she saved as she cleaned out her office

The Hill’s hikers For several years, Laureen Harper has been doing an annual summer hike in different parts of Canada. The hikes...

‘Judge, referee and kindergarten teacher’ Former Speaker Peter Milliken had his official portrait unveiled last week. Milliken...

Of duelling ribbons Columnist Richard Gwyn took home the $25,000 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing for his book Nation...

And why others are sitting in the back row of the House

White and yellow gold pins, awarded for life, get MPs and their partners special access

Text and photos by Mitchel Raphael

Mitchel Raphael on who’s bringing high heels to the mountain and prorogation cuts

And why Nova Scotian Bill Casey is so popular