Solving WE's 'which came first' problem

Andrew MacDougall: How did WE become the only option for Ottawa's youth program? A look at the official lobbying records offers some clues.

Allan Fotheringham was loved, revered and loathed but never ignored

The Maclean's icon who shook Canadian politics and media with a blast of post-'60s insouciance has died. He defined acerbic wit, but couldn't hide how deeply he cared about his country.

Unlocking the mystery of Dr. Foth

Paul Wells: What would English Canada's most-read columnist have said about the Prime Minister's current predicament? Everything, and nothing.

The best of Allan Fotheringham

A collection of some of the late journalist's sharpest insights from the pages of Maclean's

How the nuclear family structure was forced upon present-day Black families

Andray Domise: This structure not only eroded the modes that Africans had long thrived on and carried out in their tradition, it drove the production of social and environmental ruin

Chrystia Freeland takes on her toughest assignment yet

Politics Insider for Aug. 19: Bill Morneau is yesterday's man, a healthy Dominic LeBlanc gets a new cabinet gig and Jughead Jones is a brilliant teenager in the Archie universe