Browsing Category
Canada
3814 posts
Ottawa eyeing Ukrainian partnership, EU loans for defence equipment, minister says
“The Ukrainians have made huge strides and advances in drone technology, something that we’re actively looking at,” McGuinty…
June 26, 2025
Senate passes controversial bill to fast-track major projects
The Senate passed the Liberal government’s controversial major projects bill Thursday — legislation Indigenous leaders have warned could…
June 26, 2025
Opinion | If Carney wants to transform economy, he needs to fix housing crisis
No matter what, Canadians can’t afford to wait for action—every day means more people at the breaking point.…
June 26, 2025
Gwyn Morgan: A former central banker should be more careful with our money
Mark Carney said he’d be more fiscally conservative than Justin Trudeau. So far his spending plans suggests he’ll…
June 26, 2025
Trevor Tombe: How much did Canada’s trade retaliation and boycotts actually hurt the U.S.?
In short, government measures—like removing U.S. wine from store shelves or imposing tariffs—had clear, measurable impacts. The same…
June 26, 2025
Justice Department: Carney border security bill could impact Charter rights
The department released its Charter statement on Bill C-2 on June 19, providing its analysis of how some…
June 25, 2025
Minister Hodgson calls for wartime effort to build infrastructure
In a keynote address to the Toronto Region Board of Trade, Tim Hodgson issued a call to action…
June 25, 2025
Carney ‘nation-building’ projects bill faces uncertain future in unpredictable Senate
‘I don’t know what will occur,’ says government’s Senate representative…
June 25, 2025
Liberal insiders: Carney ready to dismiss top bureaucrats unable to meet his expectations
One of the insiders said there is frustration in the Carney PMO about the “muscle memory” of senior…
June 25, 2025
Western Canada holds potential to become ‘critical minerals processing behemoth’…
A group of battery metal exploration companies and startups says it has a plan to turbocharge Canada’s critical…
June 25, 2025
Carney: Trump no longer interested in annexing Canada
Asked by CNN’s Christiane Amanpour on the sidelines of the NATO meeting in the Netherlands whether Trump is…
June 25, 2025
Hike in defence spending could mean cuts in other areas, Carney warns
In spending much more on national defence, the federal government might have to cut back in other areas,…
June 25, 2025
John Turley-Ewart: Canada faces decade of thrift, lower living standards
We are poorer than we think…
June 24, 2025
Poilievre trails Carney by 29 points as preferred PM
Liberals continue to pull ahead of the Conservatives with the Carney government enjoying a 13-point advantage. This compared to…
June 24, 2025
Alberta to launch panel tour to ‘chart a path forward’ amid new pipeline talk
Asked by reporters Tuesday about how this effort would be different, Smith said that sometimes conversations that emerge…
June 24, 2025
David Moscrop: As Carney will learn, Canada is a country that grinds down every PM
Carney’s challenge isn’t just to pass legislation—it’s to govern in a way that shifts public perception from early…
June 24, 2025
Canada will meet new NATO spending target by developing critical minerals, says Carney
The prime minister said Canada will reach the target in part by developing deposits of critical minerals and…
June 24, 2025
Carney: NATO’s 5% benchmark would cost Canada $150B a year
The prime minister made the comments in an interview with CNN International. “It is a lot of money,”…
June 24, 2025
Former justice minister Irwin Cotler warns Iran may have activated sleeper cells in Canada
“Right now, their policy is to target Jews and others abroad,” he said in an interview Monday, speaking…
June 23, 2025
Carney border security bill draws heavy criticism from civil rights groups
Mark Carney’s Liberal government is ‘showing itself to be the most anti-privacy government in Canada that we’ve seen…
June 23, 2025