UncategorizedJustin Trudeau takes New York: Ottawa Power RankingsWho’s up? The Prime Minister (and his backbench). Who’s down? A leadership contender for the Tories—and an NDP hopeful, too
OttawaThe next big federal election agenda item has been set: Trump and tradeBy the time Canadians next go to the polls, all the players will be lined up to fight over the biggest trade agreement in a generation
CanadaWhy Canada’s status quo at the border can’t lastWith asylum-seekers risking everything to thwart it, how long can Canada’s safe-country deal with the U.S. survive?
EconomyJustin Trudeau’s speech in Houston: Read a full transcriptTrudeau: ’No country would find 173 billion barrels of oil in the ground and just leave them there’
SocietySophie Grégoire Trudeau’s off-brand, out-of-touch messageIt’s Grégoire Trudeau’s prerogative to play the good wife in need of male affirmation—just as it’s women’s prerogative to assail her for it
OttawaCanada’s last lines of defence against populismIt turns out Canadians are surprisingly amenable to populist forces. So what’s preventing an authoritarian leader from rising to power?
Economic analysisWhy some businesses might be OK with a populist Trudeau budgetA federal budget that targets income inequality with ’soak the rich’ tax hikes would anger many executives, but not all of them
OttawaTo protect Canadian jobs, Trudeau must drop carbon pricingSlapping a carbon price on Canadian goods weakens the ability of Canadians to compete, and measures meant to mitigate the impact won’t work
WorldMexicans worry: Will they become the third-wheel Amigo?A cozy summit between Donald Trump and Justin Trudeau has left Mexicans suspicious about whether Canada will leave them behind
OttawaKevin O’Leary pulls ahead: Ottawa Power RankingsWho’s up in the nation’s capital? An NDPer with a choice to make. Who’s down? Our collective human decency.