Fawzia Koofi on Afghanistan’s fragile future
The parliamentarian and women’s rights advocate hopes for peaceful elections
year ahead 2014
Jeff Rubin predicts disaster on Canada’s railways
The economist says a lack of pipelines and surplus of oil spells trouble on the rails
China’s embrace of sweeping reform could stall
The Asian power could instead extend relief to sluggish manufacturers
Hollywood banks on profitable superhero universes
Studios with colliding worlds brace themselves for the ultimate showdown in 2015
The best reads of 2014
Miriam Toews, weird science, a bird’s-eye view of the Great War and, of course, Rob Ford.
Stephen Harper won’t stop believing
Even though 2013 was dominated by scandal and retirement rumours, the PM isn’t going anywhere
The long, uncertain path to Senate reform
The PM has touted updating the scandal-plagued Senate for years. In 2014, he may score a partial victory
Rick Mercer on what’s to come in 2014: ’Stephen Harper will resign’
The CBC’s ranter-in-chief predicts the Conservative Party’s future
How two women hope to stave off political defeat
Kathleen Wynne and Pauline Marois face the country’s biggest political challenges
What in the world is going on in 2014?
From war and politics to sports and culture, the global calendar is already crowded