How Canada’s CanSino COVID-19 vaccine deal with China collapsed
Politics Insider for Oct. 15, 2021: The made-in-Canada vaccine breakdown; cabinet talk; and a CPC suspension
Ottawa
A Canadian bottleneck in Kabul is endangering innocent lives
Paul Wells: People struggling to escape and those helping them are running up against procedural confusion layered on top of constant mortal danger
Kids have lost so much. Don’t take Halloween too.
Shannon Proudfoot: With a modicum of creativity, trick-or-treating would be as low-risk as adults grabbing takeout. Why the lack of effort to make it happen for kids?
If the coronavirus emergency legislation is any indication, Parliament must remain open
Michael Chong and John Williamson: Ottawa’s pandemic response plan requires ongoing public scrutiny to ensure that government is doing the best job it can. That can only happen if Parliament is playing its essential, constitutional role.
The nation’s capital sets an example for us all (yes, we’re being serious)
Image of the Week: A desert streetscape in Ottawa shows how seriously residents are taking the COVID-19 crisis—and that’s a good sign
If a building isn’t a disaster, how can we be sure it’s in Ottawa?
Paul Wells: The city unveiled the design for its new library—and Ottawans might actually like it
Escape from OC Transpo
Ottawa has a transformative new light rail system, with a pretty big glitch. And commuters suddenly have a whole new kind of headache.
The social media battle to beat Trudeau
Advocacy groups with pro-oil messages are scrambling to counter the union-backed groups that thrived in 2015
Why Ottawa can’t have nice things
Stephen Maher: The Chateau Laurier is the linchpin of a historic capital city that Canadians can be proud of. Ottawa is about to wreck it.
What about Ottawa?
Study in the political heart of the country