OttawaCabinet is not a meritocracy. And it hasn’t been for decades.Home province, first language and whether a prime minister trusts an MP are all methods of picking a cabinet. Gender is no less arbitrary.
CanadaSheila Anderson, Silver Cross Mother: ‘A group no one wants to join’On Nov. 11, Sheila Anderson—who lost her son Jordan in Afghanistan—will lay a wreath on behalf of Canada’s grieving military families
OttawaYour guide to today’s pomp and ceremonySo how does Canada get a new federal cabinet? Here’s what to know about exactly what will happen when Justin Trudeau takes the oaths
OttawaJustin Trudeau’s very Liberal hiring policyBringing fresh blood into Ottawa will be both a virtue and a necessity for the Trudeau Liberals
OttawaWilliam Thorsell: Why it’s time to tear down 24 SussexThe PM’s abode is as useless as it is derivative. And Canadians deserve better.
OttawaWhat comes next? Some thoughts from a rookie Conservative MP.New Tory MP Garnett Genuis: ’We’re going to need to have some important conversations’
WorldPhoto essay: The inner lives of the rural Chinese, out of house and homeMa Hongjie spent years documenting what the Chinese keep secreted away inside their homes
BooksRogers Writers’ Trust: Spotlight on John VaillantWe asked everyone shortlisted for the Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize: Would you change something about one of your books after it was published?
BooksRogers Writers’ Trust: Spotlight on Russell SmithWe asked everyone shortlisted for the Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize: Would you change something about one of your books after it was published?
BooksSimon Winchester dives into the vast Pacific OceanBook review: ’Pacific’ tells the story of the significant, roiling ocean’s impact on our lives