Jean Chrétien on why he’s leaving Ottawa
The former PM sat down with Paul Wells for a live interview on Tuesday, ending on a melancholy note about ending five decades in the capital
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The aftermath of the Ottawa-Gatineau tornado
Power could be out in the nation’s capital for days after a powerful storm tore through the area. ’It looked like something you’d see in a movie.’
Buying a pipeline? It’s a great Canadian tradition.
Peter Shawn Taylor: Ottawa has repeatedly stepped up to get behind big, nation-building projects. What’s different this time is the opposition.
A suicide bombing hit Kabul. And then a phone rang in Ottawa.
Canadian Mohammad Yasir Mehrzad’s father and two uncles were killed, leaving his mother and sisters with no one but him. ’The enemies of humanity did this.’
A stumbling Jagmeet Singh could be Justin Trudeau’s saviour
Stephen Maher: With Andrew Scheer upping his game, Trudeau will need to try harder to get re-elected and hope the NDP keeps failing
My fellow partisans: How we can yell at each other more thoughtfully
Opinion: Jason Lietaer has a nine-point plan for people in politics who see the problem with partisanship—but don’t want to give it up completely
A politician to Paul Dewar: ’You know no one is strong enough to do it alone’
Paul Dewar took on fights in Parliament for nearly a decade. Now, as he faces a new one—brain cancer—Jeff Leiper shares what he’s learned from his mentor
Today’s political partisanship is hurting Canada’s best and brightest
Opinion: Ian Capstick on how toxic partisanship—which led him to quit CBC’s high-profile Power and Politics panel—is affecting mental health in Ottawa
Navdeep Bains and the Silicon Plant People from Saskatchewan
Paul Wells on the announcement of the winners of the Liberals’ supercluster initiative—supercluster?—and why it’s probably a good thing
Curatorial studies at Carleton University: the past’s next generation
A partnership with the National Gallery of Canada prepares curators for a shifting role in society