Jean-Yves Duclos
Trudeau’s new cabinet: Serious people in charge of serious files
The PM has put smart people into big and difficult roles. The challenge—for him and his legacy—will be whether he can give them space to do their jobs.
Inside Ottawa’s ‘light-speed’ epidemic-driven overhaul
Treasury Board President Jean-Yves Duclos talks to Paul Wells about the early outbreak efforts and what could come next, including even tighter border controls
Why Trudeau and Scheer are out-promising each other on affordability
Voters are worried about making ends meet. That has Trudeau and Scheer going toe-to-toe on how to make life less expensive.
Is the Liberals’ federal poverty-reduction strategy even really a strategy?
Opinion: The federal government’s plan to tackle poverty includes no new programs or funding—but it’s still a meaningful document
Bill Morneau serves up a sleeper: Ottawa Power Rankings
Who’s up in the nation’s capital? A Liberal backbencher wins big. Who’s down? The finance minister misses his big moment.
Editorial: The trouble with Trudeau’s promise to seniors
We’re happy with a new government that promises more of everything, even when more doesn’t make sense