ArtsCan a man from Montreal save the Philadelphia Orchestra?Paul Wells on Yannick Nézet-Séguin, the Montreal star who has become one of classical music’s leading forces
SocietyMeet the new Canadian ambassador for French cuisineThe future of French food now rests (in part) with our very own Normand Laprise
BooksCanLit, with a mind-bending twistBook review: Alain Farah’s mind-bending fiction set in a topsy-turvy Montreal expresses little interest in tried-and-true approaches
MoviesOf pedals and metals: In search of bike maestro Giuseppe Marinoni It wasn’t easy to make a cinematic ode to a reclusive and eccentric bicycle maker from Montreal
PoliticsPaul Wells in conversation with Quebec premier Philippe CouillardMaclean’s was the first English-Canadian news outlet to interview Philippe Couillard after he was elected the premier of Quebec in 2014. The Liberal leader spoke to Maclean’s in his Montreal office. Read the full transcript of Coulliard’s interview.
PoliticsGusto, guts, glory-seeking: The Denis Coderre treatmentHe may be the saviour Montreal needs. But can even that enormous job possibly satisfy its uber-ambitious mayor?
CanadaVideo: Denis Coderre on doing politics The mayor of Montreal in conversation with Quebec bureau chief Martin Patriquin
CanadaMontreal police charge 44 people over raucous city hall protestAug. 18 protest saw roughly 250 unionized workers barge into city hall, where they tossed paper, threw glasses of water and smashed windows
PoliticsRemembering Montreal mayoral candidate Marcel CôtéA man the city still needed died too soon, writes Martin Patriquin