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OttawaJustin Trudeau: Ready or notHe’s surged to within striking distance of 24 Sussex. Now it’s going to get ugly.
Economic analysisThe tidal wave of seniors has to be seen to be understoodAs much as we’ve talked about Canada’s aging population, it’s hard to appreciate it without seeing it in action
PoliticsInterview: Kevin Page on accountability in OttawaFormer parliamentary budget officer Kevin Page discusses his new book, Unaccountable: Truth, Lies and Numbers on Parliament Hill
OttawaWhich military hero do you want for PM?Lynton Crosby was inspired by British Field Marshall William Slim. We matched the other major party leaders to their military muses.
BooksHow to teach children about child soldiersMichel Chikwanine’s real-life graphic story is aimed at middle-school readers
SocietyTanner Alexander Pius Graf Bjornson, 1993-2015Even as a small child, he was always happy to pitch in. Keen to pay off his student loans, he worked day and night.
MoviesThe interview: Matt Damon on living like a MartianMatt Damon on working with Ridley Scott and NASA, and what he’d eat if he was lost in space
BooksThe Maclean’s Bestsellers list: week of Sept. 29The hottest titles in both fiction and non-fiction
WorldThe foreign policy issue everyone ignoredNone of the leaders really pressed each other on the Syrian war. Doing so might have exposed difficult questions for all of them.