OttawaThe circle closes in around PMO chief of staff Ray NovakThe reported memory of one former PMO advisor suggests another chief of staff to the Prime Minister, Ray Novak, knew about a payment to Mike Duffy
OttawaWho’s afraid of a coalition?The Tories should be. Why the party isn’t as ready to raise the spectre of an NDP-Liberal alliance as in past elections.
OttawaTroubling data behind Harper’s home buying promiseStephen Harper promises to boost the amount first-time home buyers can take from RRSPs, but data shows replenishing those funds isn’t always easy
PoliticsKathleen Wynne: Time to kick Harper outThe Ontario premier on her feud with the PM over pensions and her campaign for Justin Trudeau
Economic analysisThe huge new retirement savings plan nobody’s talking aboutOntario isn’t the only province rolling out a mandatory retirement savings plan
PoliticsIn the Duffy emails, a word from the Prime MinisterNew emails from the Duffy trial let us know what the Prime Minister knew and what he thought about at least one aspect of the affair
OttawaTouting Ontario’s new pension on Harper’s turfAn interview with Ontario’s associate minister of finance Mitzie Hunter on the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan
OttawaNigel Wright’s e-mails have been made public. Read them here.The court has released emails from the former chief of staff to Stephen Harper that relate to the Mike Duffy Senate scandal
CanadaHarper’s pot stance versus scienceA new report counters many of the PM’s campaign trail claims about marijuana policy
OttawaA ’signal’ from Harper on drug enforcementBut his campaign pledge raises questions about federal anti-drug strategy