With capital gains change, the Liberals grasp the tax reform nettle again
In the fall of 2021, the editors of the Canadian Tax Journal devoted several dozen…
Aaron Wherry
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The Trans Mountain saga is nearing its end — the larger debate will go on
In November 2018, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau went to Calgary to speak to the…
With its eighth budget, the Liberal government tries to re-win the fairness fight
The Trudeau government’s eighth budget is aimed explicitly at the fact that, for…
The federal government under Trudeau is bigger — but not as big as it used to be
Earlier this year, the Public Service Commission of Canada reported that the size…
It's a shame we didn't have Trudeau's testimony on foreign interference earlier. Much earlier
A half-hour into his appearance before the public inquiry into foreign interference,…
In the middle of a housing crisis, no one worries about constitutional niceties
Last summer — around the same time public support for the governing Liberals began…
The current carbon tax debate is important — it's just not serious
Thirty-five summers ago, the late Brian Mulroney opened the world conference on…
Brian Mulroney's long bet on history paid off
In an age of hot takes and 30-second scandals, we remember a prime minister who…
The carbon tax has its critics — do any of them have better ideas?
What would Canada be doing to reduce its carbon emissions if Pierre Poilievre and the…
Is the carbon tax suffering from a failure to communicate?
Attacks on the carbon tax are both easy and counterintuitive. The federal price on…
What happens when a provincial government defies a federal law? We're about to find out
When Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault suggested it was “immoral” for the…
What, if anything, should voters make of Pierre Poilievre's attitude toward journalists?
What should voters make of Pierre Poilievre’s criticism of journalists? All…
After Mulroney, being a 'green' PM got a lot tougher
When Brian Mulroney was given the title of Canada’s “greenest prime minister” in…
The big problem with the Winnipeg lab affair was obvious from the start: too much secrecy
The release of 623 pages of documents on the firing of two scientists from the…
Online harms debate pits real threats against elaborate fears
Announcing the government’s new online harms legislation on Monday, Justice…
Liberals and New Democrats reach a deal on pharmacare
The federal Liberal government and the NDP have come to an agreement on…
The Liberals and NDP still have reasons to work together — are they good enough?
If the 44th Parliament can hold it together until April 28, it will become the…
Guilbeault stepped in a pothole — but Canada still needs to tread carefully on infrastructure
If you squint, it’s possible to read federal Environment Minister Steven…
ArriveCan is a mess — but the scandal hides some bigger questions
Perhaps every government gets the spending scandal it deserves. During the last…
The car theft debate is a battle over slogans and solutions
Pierre Poilievre enjoys a punchy phrase, so it’s not surprising that a large…
Pierre Poilievre tries to walk a fine line on transgender rights — and blames Trudeau
Asked on Monday about the new transgender health and education policies proposed…
Trudeau and Poilievre have very different theories of change
The first days of Parliament in 2024 sounded a lot like the last days of…
Will Trudeau end up regretting his decision to walk away from electoral reform?
The House of Commons will vote next week on Motion 86. Sponsored by NDP MP Lisa Marie…
Are Canadians still willing to give Justin Trudeau a second look?
Whatever Ken McDonald, the Liberal MP for Avalon, said or meant to say about Justin…
The spectre of another Trump presidency looms as Trudeau's cabinet gathers to start a new year
In August 2016, when the current government was less than a year old, Prime…
The loud fights and quiet conversations driving the quest for a clean power grid in Canada
Jonathan Wilkinson, the federal minister of natural resources and energy, has…
There are no simple answers to the immigration and housing question
On Thursday, Chrystia Freeland was asked whether Canada has an immigration…
Trudeau goes into 2024 in dire need of a better story to tell
The memo sent to staff in the Prime Minister’s Office to announce the hiring of Max…
Trudeau says he's concerned about what a Trump win would mean for climate action
Asked by the CBC’s Rosemary Barton this week about the prospect of Donald Trump…
Parliament grinds to an anticlimactic halt — but 2024 could be chaotic
The Conservatives’ quest to ruin Trudeau’s ‘vacation’ may not have gone as planned.…
A federal cap forces a reckoning with oil and gas emissions
Branding themselves the Pathways Alliance, six of the biggest producers operating…
A Speaker who tried to restore 'respect' to Parliament is now accused of disrespecting it
Greg Fergus became Speaker of the House of Commons in October because his…
The fight over the Senate's handling of the carbon tax is a portent of things to come
Some time ago, the leader of an opposition party stood during question period and…
Is this fight over clean electricity regulations really necessary?
One Tuesday afternoon last month — when nearly everyone was focused on the Middle…
What was behind that Conservative vote against the Ukraine trade deal?
Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre says his party supports Ukraine. He also says…
Chrystia Freeland delivers a (relatively) restrained economic update
Pierre Poilievre’s argument against the federal Liberal government rests on…
Playing defence on the carbon tax has put Trudeau's Liberals on the defensive
Jonathan Wilkinson, the minister of natural resources and energy, is not one to…
Did Trudeau just undermine his signature climate policy, or save it?
While announcing a package of measures to respond to concerns about the cost of…
Canadian politicians put up a united front on the Israel-Hamas war — but bigger challenges lie ahead
On Monday evening, the prime minister and the leader of the Official Opposition…