Analysis

Food pledge leaves questions

The Prime Minister's G8 announcement of $15-billion for agricultural development may actually be a downgrade from previous commitments

In other news

Adam Radwanski

Adam Radwanski

The flawed case against Miller

The Toronto mayor's critics lose credibility by trying to have it both ways

Silver-Powers

The No. 1 place not to visit

Robert Silver rails against the damage being done to Toronto by its socialist mayor and militant garbage collectors

Norman Spector

Spector Vision

Harper's G8 hat trick

Despite distractions, the Prime Minister has scored victories on climate change, economic stimulus and international aid

Lawrence Martin

Lawrence Martin

A tragedy the PM never forgot

One day in 1950, Stephen Harper's grandfather disappeared, never to be found

Latest In Politics

Isotope industry in peril as U.S. moves to make its own supply

Loss of its biggest customer could doom Canada's struggling industry already hit by Chalk River shutdown, nuclear watchers say

Chief to press for firm rules on disclosure in AFN votes

Official hopes for changes in 2010 election

People look on from an apartment window during Toronto's annual gay pride parade on June 28, 2009.

Veteran Tory defends Ablonczy

An internal fight over gay issues is a 'complete loser for the party,' Monte Solberg warns in Internet journal

Business losses weigh down B.C. deficit, Finance Minister says

Colin Hansen says he is ‘not optimistic' that province can keep budget from sinking further into the red

Newfoundland health minister demoted

Williams shuffles cabinet in attempt to rebuild public confidence after botched cancer testing scandal

Ottawa blasts Schreiber's bids to avoid extradition

Latest in series of ‘repeated and groundless' moves by German businessman threatens Canada's reputation, government says

Embarrassment no reason for security shield: judge

In key Arar ruling, Federal Court cites ‘genuine public interest' in dealing openly with issues of torture

Hospitals in isotope crisis as shipment delayed in Europe

Crucial medical tests postponed while federal ministers warn of further shortages and blame Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd.

Stimulus impact still months away, Canada told

Big spending programs to boost economy haven't had time to work and won't be felt until later in year, budget watchdog says

PM ate communion wafer: spokesman

‘He accepted it and consumed it,' official says in wake of video from Leblanc's funeral

Gay-pride organizer defends Harper government

Saying Montreal festival has received more stable funding since Tories took office, activist blames fringe elements for trying to embarrass the party

MacKay touts $5-billion vehicle upgrade

About $1-billion will go to improving LAV-3s currently deployed in Afghanistan, Defence Minister says

B.C. faces $100-million welfare shortfall

NDP says deficit will likely be much worse than Liberal predictions

Updated H1N1 statistics hard to come by

Country's number of ventilators unknown

Comment and analysis

Patrick Bourgeois, director of the Reseau Resistance Quebec, speaks to a small group of people during an anti-Canada Day demonstration on July 1, 2009, in Quebec City.

The other national holiday

The Quebec press agonizes over what to make of - and whether to celebrate - Canada Day

The smears continue

Why is the media complicit in continuing to sully the reputation of Abousfian Abdelrazik?

Flexing his muscles

Understanding the game that Jean Charest is playing in Europe - and why Stephen Harper is okay with it

In depth

‘He never, ever lost his roots'

Romeo Leblanc, our first Acadian governor-general, a former senator and Trudeau cabinet minister, made Rideau Hall more accessible to all Canadians

What the strike means for David Miller

Even if the mayor succeeds, the city faces budget shortfalls, a possible tax hike, and the prospect of a Mike Harris-like backlash

The last Red Tory

A social conscience is a virtue for Christine Elliott, but not in a party taking a hard right

Reader discussions

New Democratic Party Leader Darrell Dexter, accompanied by his wife Kelly, right, and son Harris as well as Michele Raymond, left, MLA for Halifax Atlantic, and Marilyn More, MLA for Dartmouth South - Portland Valley, addresses supporters after winning the election in Dartmouth on June 9, 2009.

Nova Scotia under the NDP

Premier Darrell Dexter took questions on his historic majority and what lies ahead for the province

Election averted. Now what?

Adam Radwanski took questions on the Harper-Ignatieff confrontation and eventual détente

Much ado about isotopes

Gloria Galloway took questions on the medical crisis and the government's handling of the Chalk River reactor shutdown

Bureau Blog
Lula's comedy stylings

At the G5 emerging nations presser, Brazil's President pulls out the soccer jerseys - and the jokes

Bruce Anderson
Binge, hangover

Jackson coverage reveals our heightened desire to escape anxieties and our expanding ability to pipe content to each other

Andrew Steele
All politics is local

Canada is being rightly criticized for being out of step with the G8 - but there is reason to Harper’s obstinate resistance

Andrew Steele
Douglas Bell
Our man in Geneva

Ignatieff's former NDP opponent in Etobicoke Lakeshore sends a note putting the Hondran coup in a Canadian context

Blogolitics
G8

Stephen Harper momentarily absent for another summit photo

Globe and Mail blogger Dan Cook
Alberta Watch
Third time lucky?

Liberals nominate psychiatrist for Calgary-Glenmore by-election

Summer advice
Revitalize Harper and rebuild his inner circle

Tory strategist Greg Lyle kicks off a series on what needs to be done between now and Parliament's return

Prime Minister Stephen Harper holds a press conference responding to Michael Ignatieff's demands for EI reform on June 15, 2009, in Ottawa.
Days of winning by not being Dion are over

Liberal insider Scott Reid weighs in on what his party must achieve

Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff sifts through correspondence in his study at Stornoway on April 3, 2009.
PM, Ignatieff 'saved the NDP from itself'

New Democratic Party stalwart Gerald Caplan concludes the series

NDP Leader Jack Layton speaks to reporters on a news conference in Ottawa on June 22, 2009.
Video
John Baird's defence

The Transport Minister explains how infrastructure funds are flowing, what an election would have meant and why he cursed Toronto

Transport and Infrastructure Minister John Baird in his Centre Block office on June 18, 2009
Jack Layton's lament

Still stinging from the death of the coalition, the NDP Leader explains why he's concerned about government - and Liberal - inaction on climate change

NDP Leader Jack Layton in his Centre Block office on June 11, 2009.
Bob Rae's ordeal

The Liberal MP explains what happened when he arrived in Sri Lanka, why he was sent packing and where to go from here

Bob Rae in his Confederation Building office on June 11, 2009.
John Turner at 80

The former Liberal prime minister reflects on the plight of the MP, how to engage young Canadians and what Ignatieff ought to be doing

John Turner gives an interview in his room at the Chateau Laurier on June 4, 2009.
Clement defends GM bailout

The Industry Minister tells us why Canada shelled out billions to buy a stake in a bankrupt auto maker

Industry Minister Tony Clement discusses the auto bailout on June 2, 2009.
Will Ignatieff pull the trigger?

In the debut of a new weekly video feature, we ask the Liberal Leader why he wants Flaherty fired and how long he's willing to wait

Screen cap from Globe Caucus video of Michael Ignatieff.
Public Policy Wiki
Open & Shut

Engage with John Ibbitson on why the United States has Obama while Canadians get Harper

U.S. President Barack Obama listens to Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper hold a news conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, February 19, 2009.