OttawaTrudeau’s pointman in the House on electoral reformAfter promising legislation in 18 months to reform first past the post, Dominic LeBlanc says change ’should be done by consensus’
OttawaInside Justin Trudeau’s ’turbo-Zen’ armyThey’re part turbo: This cabinet works hard. And part Zen: they know they have four years to get it right. Inside the Trudeau government’s unique philosophy
OttawaEditorial: Liberal plan to eliminate first past the post is flawedThe Liberal position on electoral reform is ill-advised, hypocritical and needs to be put to a public vote
OttawaIn praise of partisan politiciansPartisan debate—fierce, witty, memorable—is a critical check on the power of a majority government. Bring it on.
OttawaHow often should Prime Minister Trudeau be at QP?Justin Trudeau is suggesting a Prime Minister’s question period. But Tom Mulcair worries that will mean less accountability
OttawaCan Justin Trudeau defeat the cynicism of politics?That the Trudeau government might be more open than its predecessor is its least daunting commitment, but also the most fertile ground for complaint
OttawaJustin Trudeau’s first address to the House as Prime MinisterA transcript of Justin Trudeau’s remarks, his first to the House of Commons as Prime Minister, as MPs debated the speech from the throne
Question Period LiveJustin Trudeau’s first QP as prime ministerThe new House, full of Liberal rookies and veterans alike, is an awkward, beautiful expression of democracy
OttawaThe Throne Speech and the ambitious politics of Justin TrudeauJustin Trudeau has set himself up to be defined by his ambitions. The flip side of that could doom him. Aaron Wherry on change’s possibility
OttawaJean Chrétien’s advice to Justin TrudeauThe former PM—and the last Liberal leader to win a majority—warns that what happens after the Throne Speech is what matters