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Conservatives’ infighting damages chances of closing gap with Liberals: Poilievre dealing with ‘slow erosion with no defined endpoint,’ say political players
The Hill Times: ‘I think it’ll persist until there’s a time when there is either a new leader,…
August 24, 2026
How to lose a trade war
David Frum//The Atlantic: Against Canada, Trump is fighting a trade war that very few Americans support, under leadership…
August 22, 2026
Trade cold war suddenly turns hot again
Campbell Clark/The Globe and Mail: Canada’s retaliatory tariffs don’t go into effect until Sept. 8. Perhaps Mr. Trump,…
August 22, 2026
Things are about to get verrrrrry ugly
John Ivison/National Post: California Governor Gavin Newsom likely spoke for all Democrats and many Republicans in a social…
August 22, 2026
Just how bad was this deal?
Michael Higgins/National Post: Trump’s 50 per cent tariffs could lead to up to 90,000 job losses, predicted University of…
August 22, 2026
With Trump, better trade deal was never possible. Our options have always been bad or worse
Tony Keller/The Globe and Mail: The squeeze he put on every trading partner last year was this: Accept…
August 21, 2026
If this deal’s auto-industry relief isn’t better than it first appears, Doug Ford should keep his booze ban
Adam Radwanski/Toronto Star: More to the point, even a 7 per cent levy on those vehicles is probably…
August 20, 2026
Carney’s trade deal — all spin and few details
Brian Lilley/Toronto Sun: The PM wants provinces to put American booze back on shelves while tariff talks drag…
August 19, 2026
COVID vaccine inquiry Ottawa can’t ignore
Rebel News: MP Allison is bringing the stories of Canadians injured by COVID-19 vaccines to Parliament Hill, where…
August 19, 2026
Carney’s electricity deal with Newfoundland and Quebec is huge. Here’s why those giant dams spark big choice for Quebec voters
Stephen Maher/Toronto Star: It is so good because it is so big. The scale of the project is…
August 19, 2026
Churchill Falls deal will outlast any damage Trump inflicts
John Ivison/National Post: The veracity of the claim that this is a “win-win-win” deal is debatable — it…
August 18, 2026
Zhu Rongji went off script beside Chrétien and Desmarais to call Canada China’s “best friend”—then Beijing omitted record
The Bureau: It is also illuminating for Canadians seeking to understand Ottawa’s long-standing approach to Communist China—and the…
August 18, 2026
Poilievre has path to survival. He should take it
Tasha Kheiriddin/National Post: Poilievre faces two choices: present an alternative vision of how to build Canada that’s better…
August 18, 2026
Replacing Poilievre won’t solve Conservatives’ problems
Anthony Koch/National Post: If Conservatives have credibility problems with parts of the electorate, those problems did not begin…
August 17, 2026
Brinksmanship getting closer to the brink
Campbell Clark/The Globe and Mail: And this time, there isn’t just pressure on Prime Minister Mark Carney to…
August 17, 2026
Why party of Stephen Harper wouldn’t elect him today
Dan Robertson/CTV: It’s important to remember that the Conservative Party has never been an exact mirror of Conservative…
August 15, 2026
I was director of communications for a prime minister. End of reading will damage more than our schools
Andrew MacDougall/Toronto Star: To work well, the government needs good people, good information, some form of common canvas…
August 14, 2026
Quebec’s oath of allegiance dodge could end in legal chaos
Andrew Coyne/The Globe and Mail: You are entitled to your opinion. What you are not entitled to do…
August 14, 2026
National interest in new bitumen pipeline must be accommodated
The Globe and Mail: To be clear, the ideal outcome would be not just the free, prior and…
August 14, 2026
Peering over cliff of lose-lose trade talks
Campbell Clark/The Globe and Mail: It’s come to this: Ottawa now suggests it might have to walk away…
August 13, 2026