HistoryHow Mackenzie King convinced Canada to go to war in 1939Canada made an independent decision to fight the Nazis, one taken with scarcely a voice raised against it in Parliament
CanadaThat time a kooky leader bizarrely killed a Canada-U.S. free trade dealBack when Donald Trump was still in diapers, Canada and the U.S. were close to a free trade deal. Here’s the strange story of why those talks died.
BooksReview: Don’t Tell the Newfoundlanders: The True Story of Newfoundland’s Confederation with CanadaWhen the Second World War ended, the future of Newfoundland was not only an issue for its people, it was also a matter of...
OttawaThomas Mulcair’s historical challengeWhatever the impact of the attack ads run against him, one historical note on the challenge facing Thomas Mulcair. He will be...
Ottawa’An ornament to any Parliament’Gerald Caplan revisits last month’s odd revisiting of J.S. Woodsworth’s vote against World War II.
OttawaThe Commons: Mourning JackIf Layton’s lying-in-state was without precedent, it is now not without justification
CanadaCanada’s best prime ministersMaclean’s second survey of our greatest leaders shows a new number one, and some big surprises.
OttawaThe King’s precedentJohn Duffy recalls what preceded the King-Byng Affair. To these then, Mr. Mansbridge might add one more question for Mr. Harper:...
OttawaSeventy-six shoulders strongJust how many people does Stephen Harper plan to appoint to cabinet?
OttawaA part of our heritageThe Ottawa Citizen considers the anti-semitism of some Canada’s more honoured public servants, including a prime minister, a...