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October 5, 2024

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau waits for French President Emmanuel Macron to arrive on Parliament Hill, Thursday, September 26, 2024 in Ottawa. Trudeau will be travelling to France on Thursday to attend the Francophonie summit, a meeting of French-speaking countries. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau waits for French President Emmanuel Macron to arrive on Parliament Hill, Thursday, September 26, 2024 in Ottawa. Trudeau will be travelling to France on Thursday to attend the Francophonie summit, a meeting of French-speaking countries. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

opinion

What’s floating around between Justin Trudeau’s ears right now

Shannon Proudfoot

5 min read

October 3, 2024

Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre arrives to Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre arrives to Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

opinion

Poilievre moving down a sliding scale toward admitting he’ll cut some Liberal social programs

Campbell Clark

3 min read

October 2, 2024

Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, and his wife Usha Vance leave that stage as Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and his wife Gwen Walz greet moderators Norah O'Donnell and Margaret Brennan after a vice presidential debate hosted by CBS News, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, and his wife Usha Vance leave that stage as Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and his wife Gwen Walz greet moderators Norah O'Donnell and Margaret Brennan after a vice presidential debate hosted by CBS News, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

opinion

A vice-presidential debate turns into a gaslighting festival and, finally, a place we can all recognize

Shannon Proudfoot

5 min read

October 1, 2024

Bloc Quebecois leader Yves-François Blanchet speaks during the Face-a-Face 2021 debate at TVA studios in Montreal, Quebec on September 2, 2021. (Photo by Martin CHEVALIER / POOL / AFP) / -- IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE -- (Photo by MARTIN CHEVALIER/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Bloc Quebecois leader Yves-François Blanchet speaks during the Face-a-Face 2021 debate at TVA studios in Montreal, Quebec on September 2, 2021. (Photo by Martin CHEVALIER / POOL / AFP) / -- IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE -- (Photo by MARTIN CHEVALIER/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

opinion

Bloc’s demands for Trudeau government are both terrible ideas

John Ibbitson

3 min read

September 30, 2024

Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, speaks during a campaign rally Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, in Newtown, Pa. (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson)

Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, speaks during a campaign rally Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, in Newtown, Pa. (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson)

opinion

J.D. Vance isn’t a turncoat, he’s a shape-shifter - and always has been

Shannon Proudfoot

4 min read

September 30, 2024

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at a Liberal fundraiser in Mississauga, Ont., on Friday, September 27, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paige Taylor White

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at a Liberal fundraiser in Mississauga, Ont., on Friday, September 27, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paige Taylor White

opinion

Brighter signs on affordability just as Liberals run out of time

Campbell Clark

3 min read

September 27, 2024

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivers a speech during an event welcoming France's President Emmanuel Macron (not pictured) in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, September 26, 2024. REUTERS/Evan Buhler

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivers a speech during an event welcoming France's President Emmanuel Macron (not pictured) in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, September 26, 2024. REUTERS/Evan Buhler

opinion

Hope, history and hubris: Why it’s hard to walk away in politics – even from a dumpster fire

Shannon Proudfoot

7 min read

September 25, 2024

French President Emmanuel Macron speaks with the press as he arrives for the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations headquarters in New York City on September 24, 2024. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP) (Photo by LUDOVIC MARIN/AFP via Getty Images)

French President Emmanuel Macron speaks with the press as he arrives for the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations headquarters in New York City on September 24, 2024. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP) (Photo by LUDOVIC MARIN/AFP via Getty Images)

opinion

Trudeau and Macron, both challenged at home, set for talks about a rough world

Campbell Clark

3 min read

September 23, 2024

Left to right, Mark Stewart, Chief Executive Officer and President of Goodyear, left, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Premier of Ontario Doug Ford arrive for an announcement at the Goodyear plant in Napanee, Ont., on Monday, Aug. 12, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Left to right, Mark Stewart, Chief Executive Officer and President of Goodyear, left, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Premier of Ontario Doug Ford arrive for an announcement at the Goodyear plant in Napanee, Ont., on Monday, Aug. 12, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

opinion

Why Doug Ford won his by-elections and Justin Trudeau lost his

John Ibbitson

3 min read

September 23, 2024

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau rises to speak during Question Period on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada September 18, 2024. REUTERS/Blair Gable

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau rises to speak during Question Period on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada September 18, 2024. REUTERS/Blair Gable

opinion

Everyone is running against Trudeau except Liberals who are running away

Campbell Clark

3 min read

September 21, 2024

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump, speaks during a campaign event, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024, in Uniondale, N.Y. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump, speaks during a campaign event, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024, in Uniondale, N.Y. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

opinion

None of this is built to withstand Donald Trump

Shannon Proudfoot

5 min read

September 19, 2024

Canada's Bloc Quebecois leader Yves-Francois Blanchet speaks to journalists in the House of Commons foyer on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada September 18, 2024. REUTERS/Blair Gable

Canada's Bloc Quebecois leader Yves-Francois Blanchet speaks to journalists in the House of Commons foyer on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada September 18, 2024. REUTERS/Blair Gable

opinion

The Bloc kills election suspense to play its deal

Campbell Clark

3 min read

September 17, 2024

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives to Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives to Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

opinion

For Trudeau, the message from the by-election results is not about change

Campbell Clark

3 min read

September 17, 2024

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at the riding office of Laura Palestini, Liberal candidate for LaSalle–Emard–Verdun in Montreal on Sunday August 11, 2024. In the final stretch of a Montreal byelection campaign widely seen as a referendum on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s leadership, Liberal candidate Laura Palestini wants people to focus on her, not her leader. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Peter McCabe

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at the riding office of Laura Palestini, Liberal candidate for LaSalle–Emard–Verdun in Montreal on Sunday August 11, 2024. In the final stretch of a Montreal byelection campaign widely seen as a referendum on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s leadership, Liberal candidate Laura Palestini wants people to focus on her, not her leader. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Peter McCabe

opinion

With the Liberals losing once-safe seats, an election can’t be far off

John Ibbitson

3 min read

September 16, 2024

FILE PHOTO: Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks as Parliament's Question Period resumes, a day after the leader of Canada's main opposition party was ejected from the House of Commons after he called Prime Minister Justin Trudeau "a wacko”, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada May 1, 2024. REUTERS/Blair Gable/File Photo

FILE PHOTO: Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks as Parliament's Question Period resumes, a day after the leader of Canada's main opposition party was ejected from the House of Commons after he called Prime Minister Justin Trudeau "a wacko”, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada May 1, 2024. REUTERS/Blair Gable/File Photo

opinion

An unstable Parliament where the issue is Justin Trudeau

Campbell Clark

3 min read

September 13, 2024

PSAC workers and supporters picket in front of President of the Treasury Board Mona Fortier's office in Ottawa on Friday, April 21, 2023. The federal government has given an updated deal to a public service union that signed its collective agreement in the fall in order to match the deals reached with the Public Service Alliance of Canada this spring. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

PSAC workers and supporters picket in front of President of the Treasury Board Mona Fortier's office in Ottawa on Friday, April 21, 2023. The federal government has given an updated deal to a public service union that signed its collective agreement in the fall in order to match the deals reached with the Public Service Alliance of Canada this spring. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

opinion

PSAC’s spiteful protest against back-to-office rules points to a bigger problem

Shannon Proudfoot

4 min read

September 11, 2024

TOPSHOT - US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks during a presidential debate with former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on September 10, 2024. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

TOPSHOT - US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks during a presidential debate with former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on September 10, 2024. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

opinion

Kamala Harris found the skeleton key to undoing Donald Trump

Shannon Proudfoot

5 min read

September 11, 2024

opinion

With NDP-Liberal deal dead, survival games to start in Parliament

Campbell Clark

3 min read

September 9, 2024

opinion

How Globe coverage of the West has changed with the times

Kelly Cryderman

11 min read

September 9, 2024

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at a Liberal Party fundraiser event in Halifax on Aug. 27, 2024. Trudeau will face a fretful and strained caucus in British Columbia Monday, who will be looking to him to finally reveal his plan to address the political free fall the party has endured for months. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Kelly Clark

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at a Liberal Party fundraiser event in Halifax on Aug. 27, 2024. Trudeau will face a fretful and strained caucus in British Columbia Monday, who will be looking to him to finally reveal his plan to address the political free fall the party has endured for months. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Kelly Clark

opinion

Justin Trudeau says he’s staying, but his government acts like time is almost up

Campbell Clark

3 min read

September 7, 2024

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unsuccessfully attempts to win over a steelworker during a contentious exchange at a meet and greet with Algoma Steel workers in Sault Ste. Marie on Friday, Aug. 30, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Kenneth Armstrong

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unsuccessfully attempts to win over a steelworker during a contentious exchange at a meet and greet with Algoma Steel workers in Sault Ste. Marie on Friday, Aug. 30, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Kenneth Armstrong

opinion

Justin Trudeau and the angry steelworker is a perfect miniature of the moment

Shannon Proudfoot

5 min read

September 5, 2024

<p>NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh gives remarks during a press conference, in Toronto on Thursday, September 5, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov</p>

<p>NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh gives remarks during a press conference, in Toronto on Thursday, September 5, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov</p>

opinion

Jagmeet Singh opens the Jack Layton playbook for a longshot election gamble

Campbell Clark

3 min read

September 4, 2024

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau answers media questions following an announcement in Rocky Harbour, Nfld., on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau answers media questions following an announcement in Rocky Harbour, Nfld., on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

opinion

The Liberals now face unpredictable jeopardy after NDP withdraws from alliance

Campbell Clark

3 min read

September 4, 2024

The Senate has passed a government bill intended to help deter, investigate and punish foreign interference. An overall view of the Senate is shown in Ottawa on Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

The Senate has passed a government bill intended to help deter, investigate and punish foreign interference. An overall view of the Senate is shown in Ottawa on Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

opinion

Could Justin Trudeau’s Senate picks veto a Tory agenda?

John Ibbitson

3 min read

September 2, 2024

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at an International Union Of Operating Engineers (IUOE) conference in Winnipeg, Manitoba Wednesday, August 28, 2024. Trudeau visited several events during his time in Winnipeg. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at an International Union Of Operating Engineers (IUOE) conference in Winnipeg, Manitoba Wednesday, August 28, 2024. Trudeau visited several events during his time in Winnipeg. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods

opinion

Liberal staffers’ rebellion reveals growing tension over party’s stand on Gaza conflict

John Ibbitson

3 min read

August 28, 2024

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre arrives to Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, June 19, 2024. The office of Poilievre is declining to say if he will be attending any Pride events this summer, as other federal leaders gear up to attend events across the country.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre arrives to Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, June 19, 2024. The office of Poilievre is declining to say if he will be attending any Pride events this summer, as other federal leaders gear up to attend events across the country.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

opinion

Poilievre must hold his tongue for the sake of his party’s image

John Ibbitson

3 min read

August 26, 2024

This photo taken on June 23, 2024 shows and aerial view of Volkswagen cars to be loaded onto a ship at a port in Nanjing, in eastern China's Jiangsu province. (Photo by AFP) / China OUT (Photo by STR/AFP via Getty Images)

This photo taken on June 23, 2024 shows and aerial view of Volkswagen cars to be loaded onto a ship at a port in Nanjing, in eastern China's Jiangsu province. (Photo by AFP) / China OUT (Photo by STR/AFP via Getty Images)

opinion

Global warming isn’t as important to Ottawa as cheap Chinese cars

John Ibbitson

3 min read

August 24, 2024

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris arrives to speak on the final night of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (Kent Nishimura/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris arrives to speak on the final night of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (Kent Nishimura/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

opinion

The DNC uses careful political stagecraft to ask American voters a simple question

Shannon Proudfoot

7 min read

August 22, 2024

Railcars and locomotives sit idle at the CPKC railyard in Calgary, Alta., Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Railcars and locomotives sit idle at the CPKC railyard in Calgary, Alta., Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

opinion

The railway worker lockout was incredibly damaging, with more disruptions on the horizon

John Ibbitson

3 min read

August 22, 2024

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - AUGUST 21: A general view prior to the start of the third day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on August 21, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. Delegates, politicians, and Democratic Party supporters are in Chicago for the convention, concluding with current Vice President Kamala Harris accepting her party's presidential nomination. The DNC takes place from August 19-22. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - AUGUST 21: A general view prior to the start of the third day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on August 21, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. Delegates, politicians, and Democratic Party supporters are in Chicago for the convention, concluding with current Vice President Kamala Harris accepting her party's presidential nomination. The DNC takes place from August 19-22. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

opinion

At the DNC, a spy tells politicians and political staff how to spot others like her

Shannon Proudfoot

4 min read

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