Stephen Harper

The former prime minister is back—with a new book, a consultancy and a flurry of lucrative speaking engagements. He also took his one-man show to Trump’s doorstep.

At closed-door gatherings, the former PM blasts the Trudeau government’s ’disgraceful and unforgivable’ posture toward western energy interests, but endorses trade action against the U.S.

Paul Wells: The Ontario Liberals (now in power in Ottawa) meet the Ontario Tories—it’s the latest chapter in a nasty fight that’s been going on for a decade

Andrew MacDougall: The only reason we know about Harper’s trip to D.C. is likely because Justin Trudeau’s office wants to change the channel

Paul Wells: The country doesn’t need Ottawa to lead it on most days, and it needn’t indulge Ottawa’s desire to pretend it’s leading us all on Canada Day

Inside the chaotic Ontario election campaign and the last-ditch effort that put the controversial PC leader in the premier’s office

Sgt. Peter Merrifield was told by a veteran officer that he was a target in an RCMP investigation that may also have spied on journalists and lawyers

Scott Gilmore: Senators are unaccountable nobodies, and it is impossible to imagine they don’t see they’re part of an undemocratic charade

Scott Gilmore: Canadian politicians are masters of the official apology. But it’s time to recognize these rituals for what they are: distractions.

In his new book, Ian Brodie—Harper’s former chief of staff—gives a behind-the-scenes look at how the Tories outmaneuvered Stephane Dion on Afghanistan in 2008