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Where’s Poilievre headed?
Steve Boots explains why a Poilievre comeback is improbable, though not impossible.
June 10, 2025
U.S. watching, but won’t interfere with Ottawa’s defence spending plans, ambassador says
Pete Hoekstra says he’s focused on win-win policies for both countries and not the prospect of Canada becoming…
June 9, 2025
Canada shooting at moving target on defence spending…
‘Two per cent is not going to cut it in terms of where the rest of the (NATO)…
June 9, 2025
Todd Hirsch: Great new military spending, Canada. Where’s the money going to come from?
Now for the unglamorous part: There’s no magic money tree. Defence can’t surge to $62.7-billion and leave everything…
June 9, 2025
Sikh groups call on MPs to denounce Carney’s G7 invitation to India’s Modi
‘It is a direct insult to the Sikh community and a grave threat to the integrity of Canada’s…
June 9, 2025
Michael Harris: Conservatives need serious soul-searching
Rather than vote for the Conservatives—who seemed destined for a big majority government—Canadians chose to elect a rookie…
June 9, 2025
Poilievre: No consensus needed to approve major projects, like pipelines
“We’ve got to get it done,” Poilievre told reporters on Parliament on Monday. “We need a pipe.” “At…
June 9, 2025
Carney: Canada will meet 2% NATO spending target by March
Much of the new $9.3 billion in defence spending is foundational, allowing the military to increase recruitment, give current soldiers…
June 9, 2025
Michelle Garner: Strong Borders Act compels Canadians to accept ‘false dichotomy’ between civil liberties and keeping country safe
Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garners warns the Liberal government’s Strong Borders Act misleads Canadians into a false dichotomy…
June 8, 2025
Erica Ifill: Don’t let the pink-washing win
Corporations hijacked social justice movements to build their social capital, and now they are retreating due to right-wing…
June 8, 2025
Alberta Premier Smith ‘going to convince’ B.C.’s Eby to build pipeline through their provinces
“I’m saying that I’m going to convince David Eby of it, because I know that this is good…
June 8, 2025
How long will Carney honeymoon last?
No question, there seems to be a lot of love in the air around Mark Carney right now.…
June 8, 2025
Carney lays out Canada G7 summit priorities while managing a complicated guest list
With one week to go until G7 leaders gather in Alberta, Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced his…
June 8, 2025
Apple, Amazon and Spotify challenge CRTC order to support Canadian content
The federal government has submitted a document to the Federal Court of Appeal defending the CRTC. It argues…
June 8, 2025
Canadian universities grapple with evaluating students amid AI cheating fears
Some professors are switching to written or oral exams to get around potential cheating.
June 8, 2025
Is Jordan Peterson just making it up as he goes?
The culture war’s favourite prophet can’t finish a straight thought…
June 7, 2025
Liberals sneak privacy law exemption into tax cut bill
The government has added a section to Bill C-4 related to laws governing the use of Canadians’ personal…
June 7, 2025
From retaliation to negotiation: Canada’s U.S. trade strategy shifting under Carney
It may also reflect the thinking of a former central banker, now in the prime minister’s chair. Economists…
June 7, 2025
Kelly McParland: Poilievre needs to earn extension as leader
He should face a leadership review if he wants to stay in the job.
June 7, 2025
Support numbers for Poilievre plummet after federal election loss: Nanos
Pollster Nik Nanos says its ‘quite significant’ how Pierre Poilievre’s support numbers plummeted in the past month.
June 7, 2025