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    Maclean’s in Conversation: Dawn of the Biden era

    Senior writer Paul Wells reconvenes our distinguished panel of U.S. political observers to discuss the insurrection, the inauguration and what’s next for President Biden

    Former presidential candidate, Senator Bernie Sanders (D-Vermont) sits in the bleachers on Capitol Hill before Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th US President on January 20, 2021, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

    Biden inauguration: History’s little reassuring moments

    Marie-Danielle Smith: As a sense of calm returned our minds and eyes could wander to the details—a soldier making the sign of the cross, the masked faces, a warm pair of mittens

    NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE - JANUARY 19: One day before being inaugurated as the 46th president of the United States, President-elect Joe Biden becomes emotional as he delivers remarks at the Major Joseph R. "Beau" Biden III National Guard/Reserve Center. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

    Why inauguration in lockdown suits Joe Biden perfectly

    Patricia Treble: ‘If there is anyone who understands the suffering in the United States, it is Biden, a man forged by the crucible of heartache’ 

    US President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris arrive to deliver remarks in Wilmington, Delaware, on November 7, 2020, after being declared the winners of the presidential election. (Photo by Andrew Harnik / POOL / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW HARNIK/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

    The inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris: Live video

    Watch the Presidential Inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris live right here

    Will Biden and Trudeau have a longer stint of both being in power than they did in 2016? (Patrick Doyle/CP)

    A Biden-Trudeau partnership will require real work

    Paul Wells: Who knows what Trudeau and a President Biden could do together? The potential is real—not just for lowered tensions across our border, but for the two countries to work together around the world.

    WILMINGTON, DELAWARE - NOVEMBER 06: Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden addresses the nation at the Chase Center November 06, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware. The winner of the 2020 presidential election has yet to be declared, as vote counting continues in the key states of Pennsylvania, Georgia, Nevada, Arizona, and North Carolina. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

    Joe Biden’s victory speech: ‘This is the time to heal in America’ (Full transcript)

    The president-elect of the United States addressed viewers and supporters in Wilmington, Delaware. Here is the full transcript of his remarks.

    WILMINGTON, DELAWARE - NOVEMBER 06: Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden addresses the nation at the Chase Center November 06, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware. The winner of the 2020 presidential election has yet to be declared, as vote counting continues in the key states of Pennsylvania, Georgia, Nevada, Arizona, and North Carolina. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

    President-elect Joe Biden makes a victory speech in Wilmington, Delaware: Replay

    The former VP will address the nation for the first time after being officially declared the winner of the 2020 U.S. presidential election, defeating incumbent Donald Trump

    Biden prepares to speak at The Queen theater on Nov. 05, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

    President Biden and a world of trouble

    Paul Wells: The crises are stacked up outside the Oval Office. Biden’s advantage will be knowing that nothing will be given to him simply because he’s a fresh face.