Justin Trudeau, west of Toronto, bailing waterPaul Wells: A region of considerable Liberal strength in 2015 has become a region of Liberal woe today, and ’Team Trudeau’ is taking notice
The Liberals’ supercluster plan is an economic fantasyOpinion: Government funding for clusters is highly unlikely to be able to deliver the enticing possibility of "Made-in-Canada Silicon Valleys"
Navdeep Bains and the Silicon Plant People from SaskatchewanPaul Wells on the announcement of the winners of the Liberals’ supercluster initiative—supercluster?—and why it’s probably a good thing
Q&A: Navdeep Bains on selling ’superclusters’The Liberal innovation minister on how he’ll pitch the ’supercluster’ plan, picking economic winners and what really motivates him
Ottawa Power Rankings: Pot activists’ win is also their lossWho’s up? Scott Brison and his progressive hiring policy. Who’s down? Navdeep Bains and Canadian innovation.
Kevin O’Leary calls out his own party: Ottawa Power RankingsWho’s up? The reality star-turned-politician, for once. Who’s down? A pair of key Liberal ministers.
Will Ottawa’s ’cluster’ approach to innovation funding work?Canada will spend $800 million on a few lanes it can dominate globally. But the question of how they’ll pick the lucky sectors will be tricky politics
Justin Trudeau’s fall agenda: Big files and economic worriesSure there’s climate change, a health deal, First Nations issues—but don’t forget trade, innovation and infrastructure
The census is back with a swaggerThe best advertisement for the long-form version may have been its demise. Cue an early stampede of responses.
Why Ottawa should resist the urge to be helpful’Real change’ doesn’t happen overnight—or without the necessary funds