Liberals changing rules for awarding, revoking citizenship
The federal Liberals are getting started on repealing some of the previous government's sweeping — and controversial — changes to how people get or lose Canadian citizenship.
Stephen Harper
Harper cut public service. This man thinks he has the fix.
A new paper says the cuts to Canada's public service were deep and ideologically driven, but the Liberals must restore staffing in order to follow through on its programs
Brilliant scoops and commentary of 2015
Relive the highs and lows of 2015 with the National Observer editor-selected 'best' list.
Liberals say Harper's end-of-regime patronage binge an abuse of process
House leader Dominic LeBlanc has sent letters to 33 people who received plum jobs in federal agencies or Crown corporations under Harper asking them to voluntarily resign.
Email to Clinton: Canadian foreign affairs types really hated the Harper Tories
A U.S. official was shocked by how deeply detested Canada's Conservative government was by some employees of the Foreign Affairs Department.
Harper's poisoned gift puts Trudeau government in a bind
Before leaving office, Stephen Harper doled out an unprecedented number of patronage positions. Among other things, they may hamper the renewal of the National Energy Board.
How Big Oil lobbied itself out of its biggest projects
The oil and gas industry saw an ally in Stephen Harper and successfully lobbied for less red tape. But they hadn't counted on the public backlash.
Tory parade of changes to veterans benefits to cost $231.6 million, says report
Budget office says the improvements will push the overall cost of providing benefits to the country's ex-soldiers to $3.3 billion over the next 10 years.
Scientists celebrate the end of the Harper muzzle
Five people on the front lines of Stephen Harper's ideological campaign against evidence-based decision making share their thoughts on what Trudeau's win means - and if it is really a new dawn.
The end of Keystone XL
After seven years, Obama delivers drives a final stake through the heart of the proposed crude oil pipeline that would have stretched from Alberta to the Gulf of Mexico.
Shattered Tory caucus knows election defeat was all about Harper
It was a strange day for the remaining Tory MPs whose fears have now come true, writes political columnist David Krayden.
Trudeau faces demands to reverse an array of Harper-era security policies
Liberals have promised to rewrite what they call "problematic elements" of Bill C-51 - Stephen Harper's controversial 'omnibus' terror bill.
Harper airport idea “just not ready,” critics suggest
Petitions suggest landfill, not airport, more suitable for Harper legacy.