The insiders’ perspective on Trudeau federalism 2.0
An important meeting with provincial and territorial leaders will be a test of the feds’ hug-it-out approach. Will it work?
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Philippe Couillard
Why a struggling Parti Québécois is bad for Quebec’s democracy
Pierre-Karl Péladeau is, predictably, stumbling toward the exit, while Philippe Couillard fumbles his way to undeserved success
Le Devoir’s further adventures in making stuff up
The Ontario budget gave the paper a chance to start getting its coverage right. No luck.
A hint of sanity in Quebec over the Cirque sale
The province says it won’t intervene "in a private transaction" that could see Cirque du Soleil sold to foreigners. There’s hope for Quebec yet.
Le Devoir’s shaky memory
Wells: Bouchard cut spending far more drastically than Couillard, so Le Devoir has forgotten he ever existed
Should Quebec start its own long-gun registry?
It might make good politics, but it won’t make the province a whole lot safer
The Quebec budget starts the structural reform the province needs
From fixing the ’bad habit’ of special tax credits to removing roadblocks to growth, the Quebec budget gets a lot of things right
Quebec’s daycare flip-flop
Philippe Couillard raises the rates — and some hackles. Quebec bureau chief Martin Patriquin measures the fallout.
Paul Wells in Conversation: Philippe Couillard
In April 2014, Philippe Couillard took office in Quebec. Paul Wells spoke to the premier in his first sit-down interview with an English-Canadian news outlet.
Paul Wells in conversation with Quebec premier Philippe Couillard
Maclean’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.