Justin Trudeau

Justin Ling: The PM often says there’s ’always more to do’, but after six years in power it’s worth asking why—and what work has really gotten done at all?

Paul Wells: The PM is set to become the longest-lasting leader in the world’s most exclusive club—hailed by his team as ‘dean of the G7.’ His record on foreign aid, peacekeeping and Canada-U.S. relations points to a much more disinterested role.

Paul Wells: There was supposed to be a renewed Canada-U.S. relationship. The latest phone call between Biden and Trudeau suggests it is not going well.

Paul Wells: The newly named Governor General has been a pillar of many Canadian communities and now will be again of another. She’s needed and ready.

Tom Mulcair: Bill 96 deserves much more than nodding approval of leaders in Ottawa. Failure to defend rights comes at a cost to our unity and well-being as a country.

Paul Wells: The spreading of largesse; Joly’s language reform; Guilbeault’s Quixotic quest and, finally, the relaxed response to Bill 96. The PM wants to win big in Quebec.

Paul Wells: The budget focuses on the sort of things a government like Canada’s should be working on right now. But the big bet is on childcare—and the devil is in the details.

Paul Wells: On every subject before the party at its national convention the debate is over. All that is left is agreement. And no choice among priorities is ever necessary.

The Liberal leader delivered some familiar lines for party members, while going after the Conservatives over climate change and pandemic relief

Paul Wells: The former central banker may have what it takes to survive partisan politics. But the big challenge would be cracking the current Liberal leadership’s hold on the party.