Jean Chretien

Justin Trudeau will be the prime minister of hugs

Our new PM knows how to press the flesh

11 prominent Canadians pay tribute to Nelson Mandela, from Conrad Black to Brian Mulroney

The Conrad Black Book Club: A Matter of Principle, Chapter 3 (wherein Black falls and skins his elbow)

Sheila Copps rumoured to be interested in becoming the next president of the Liberal Party

The three acts of Stephen Harper’s Conservative majority: merge, muzzle and march

Reaction roundup: what the country is saying about Stephen Harper’s fifth anniversary as prime minister

Unelected senate not looking so bad to Tories, now that it’s killing pro-environment bills

Kiss and make up: Mammoliti endorses Ford (and four other examples of frenemies getting over it)

First minority governments, now Mean Girls-style back-stabbing: British politics continues to steal from Canada

From the Archives: a look back on TIFF’s most memorable moments

Cheech and Chong: “douche bag” Stephen Harper needs to “get out of George Bush’s butt”

Former PM Chrétien is well hung on Parliament Hill

Blame the bloggers: Supreme Court says journo can’t keep sources secret