Ottawa

At least 41 MPs are poised to step away when the federal election is called. Aaron Wherry considers what this means to our quality of government.

Could John Diefenbaker and Thomas Mulcair be the best leaders of the Opposition ever?

Two new Ottawa projects will remind tourists of the darkest chapters of 20th-century world history

Well-behaved MPs, civil debates, lofty discourse? We can but dream.

Supporters of the left are worried the parties could once again cannibalize the vote

From fishing to singing in a family cover band, our federal politicians are looking forward to the holidays as much as we are

Nothing matters more to the future of Canadian conservatism than Ontario. The Prime Minister can’t leave it alone.

How the new leader of the Assembly of First Nations plans to play hardball with Ottawa

The Maclean’s Ottawa bureau discusses the week’s headlines with Cormac MacSweeney, host of Maclean’s on the Hill

Saluted by leaders at home and abroad, Kevin Vickers has become a meaningful symbol of strength and resilience