PoliticsWhat Justin Trudeau had to say at the NATO summitAt an unscripted question-and-answer session, the PM opened up on his view of Canada in the world, from defence spending to populist nationalism
OttawaFor the hard luck Liberals, the pot bill is a rare moment of triumphAs the House breaks for summer, there’s carbon pricing, Indigenous reconciliation, economic worries—and more problem files for the Trudeau government
OpinionWhat’s happening to Canada’s defence spending?Opinion: Despite a policy overhaul, the 2018 budget has set out virtually no new spending for the fundamentals of Canada’s military. That’s a problem.
OttawaWhy military funding in Canada is in such a lousy stateSuccessive governments haven’t followed through on spending promises. Is there any reason this government should expect to behave differently?
OttawaBombing runs and budget funds: Canada’s two massive military challengesEvan Solomon and David Perry hash out Liberal headaches on the military file.
WorldEvan Solomon: In conversation with Howard DrakeThe U.K. High Commissioner to Canada discusses calls to increase defence spending and the Alexander Litvinenko report
OttawaJet plane politics: Is this the moment the Liberals take flight?The eternal F-35 debate has hit the campaign trail with engines blazing, further complicating what we thought we knew about left-right parties
OttawaScott Gilmore: The issues no party will touchHow can one of the world’s wealthiest countries still have citizens living in medieval conditions?
OttawaElection Issues 2015: A Maclean’s primer on defence spendingMaclean’s is your destination for the 2015 election. Start with our in-depth primers on the big issues, including defence spending
OttawaIs this government’s defence spending at unprecedented highs?Politicians so often make grandiose claims, and these are so rarely taken seriously, that testing them against facts might seem a...