Maclean's Politics

The best of Maclean's political coverage. (This collection previously featured stories specific to Canada's 2015 federal election.)

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How Canada's NAFTA charm offensive hit a wall of confusion and apathy -
macleans.ca - By Nick Taylor-Vaisey
On a sunny September afternoon in Michigan, surrounded by tens of thousands of football fans near the biggest football stadium in America and soon to …
Jan 12, 2018
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Beverley McLachlin's final minutes at the Supreme Court -
macleans.ca - By Meagan Campbell
Beverley McLachlin didn’t cry only because it’s over; she cried in part because she’s too realistic to believe that the best is yet to come. …
Dec 15, 2017
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Friends! Welcome to Justin Trudeau's ethical island -
macleans.ca - By Paul Wells
The ethics commissioner’s report into Justin Trudeau’s family vacation on the private island of a rich spiritual leader is the sort of thing that …
Dec 20, 2017
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Canadian politics 2017: The year in 12 chapters -
macleans.ca - By John Geddes
During a typical presidential workday (if such a day can be said to exist in the current White House) how many Diet Cokes does Donald Trump …
Dec 27, 2017
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Rachel Notley
In Alberta, Notley and Kenney are trying to get a little closer -
macleans.ca - By Jason Markusoff
Jason Kenney gets to enjoy a year-long sabbatical in 2018 from the campaign trail, after a maddeningly busy and successful year where he delivered …
Dec 29, 2017