12 June 1929 | A German Jewish girl, Anne Frank, was born in Frankfurt. In 1942 on her 13th birthday she received an empty diary. She perished in Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in 1945. 'Human greatness does not lie in wealth or power, but in character & goodness.' (A.Frank)

Breaking: Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland announces a review of Canada’s involvement in AIIB in light of the below.

In which my colleague Alex Ballingall 🫨 follows the Liberals’ promised $$$ for climate change: thestar.com/politics/feder…

The anticipation that comes from hitting refresh on the election results page is akin to hitting refresh on the camp website to see if they've posted a photo of your kid yet. Refresh. Refresh. Refresh.

Appearing at Liberal caucus this morning, the failed Liberal candidate for Oxford, David Hilderley. Asked about accusations from the Tories about racist attacks against their candidate, Arpan Khanna, he called those allegations “baloney.” #cdnpoli

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School’s out for summer.

IT'S NOT A GROCERY REBATE.

Pierre Poilievre was asked today about his choice to stop wearing glasses. His wife likes him better that way, he said. Plus, glasses or no, "I have the best vision for the country." Still, here's a bit of the backstory on his new look: thestar.com/politics/feder…

An exclusive peek behind the curtains of politics in Toronto Star thestar.com/politics/feder…

A final few words from one of the cabinet ministers losing their jobs today in the shuffle.

Seems like a good morning to re-up this story: thestar.com/politics/provi…

Local journalism matters every day but in times of local crises it can be indispensable. The journalists at Cabin Radio in NWT are working flat out right now. You can read their work and support them here: cabinradio.ca

The annual and always wonderful effort by the Ottawa Citizen to tell the story of a single soldier each year on Remembrance Day. Follow along below. ⬇️

Twenty years ago today in #cdnpoli, federal Progressive Conservative party delegates ratified their party's merger with the Canadian Alliance, whose own party had signed off in a vote the day before. The new Conservative Party of Canada was officially registered Dec. 8.

Thrilled to be joining the Globe and Mail's stellar Ottawa team, after a wonderful three years at the Toronto Star.