No one shows up. Nothing gets done. The sad decline of our most important institution.

The only thing that can pull federal politics from its death spiral is a new option—a coalition of the serious

This is the Harper pitch for 2011: life is not perfect in Canada, but it’s getting better

By the peculiar psychology of campaign journalism, asking a party leader how he has governed the country is “playing along,” “in the tank,” “throwing lob balls”

It’s amazing what sort of character assassination you can get away through the cowardly use of question marks

The PM plans to continue shrinking government; health care transfers will help

What I learned on the campaign trail with the party leaders

Behind the scenes of an epic campaign that turned Canadian politics on its head, and finally gave Harper his majority

There is no stronger indictment of Canada’s political class than the treatment of Michael Ignatieff

On Insite, the cruellest blow against the feds’ case came from one of the PM’s own appointees

How Jacques Parizeau lives to undermine leaders who don’t share his reckless passion for sovereignty

The NDP leader has left a lasting legacy on Canadian politics

He leads a right-leaning ‘coalition’ that calls sovereignty dépassé. And Quebec can’t get enough of him.

The real threat is not economic decline, it’s political decay

His confidants and caucus colleagues recount the difficult days before and after his shocking announcement

How Layton inspired the public even in the shadow of death

For Layton and Chow, a singular political partnership, it was love at first sight

An inside look at where the power really lies in Ottawa

The assumption the Liberals have a guaranteed place in Canadian politics is obsolete