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Carney recruiting Dominic Barton will please Xi Jinping
Terry Glavin/National Post: Back in 2025, during the federal election campaign, Charles Burton, the eminent China scholar and…
September 2, 2026
Liberal byelection sweep cements Carney’s flag-rallying strategy
Tasha Kheiriddin/National Post: With Canadians rallying around the flag, incumbency, stability and unity are the political currency du jour, regardless of the party that’s selling them…
September 2, 2026
For Carney, Trump is gift that keeps giving
Joe Oliver/Financial Post: ‘Elbows-up’ benefits the prime minister politically but getting to a deal will require compromises with…
September 2, 2026
Liberals lead 49%-29%. Approval of Carney govt climbs to new high.
Bruce Anderson: Across Canada, (according to our latest Spark Insights survey 6535 interviews, online) the Liberals now hold a 20…
September 2, 2026
‘Pro-Canada fervour’ puts separatists on defensive in Quebec as trade war shifts provincial focus, say strategists
The Hill Times: Kalles said the PQ’s fate will hinge on whether Fréchette can effectively present herself as…
September 2, 2026
Battle that made Canada bleed: Operation Medusa, 20 years later
CBC: There has been a long running debate in Canadian and U.S. military circles about whether Pakistan’s notorious…
September 2, 2026
Byelections bedevilling Pierre Poilievre
John Ivison/National Post: The lack of an obvious rival in the Conservative ranks means it is unlikely Poilievre’s…
September 1, 2026
$4 billion hit: What Carney’s tariff retaliation could cost Canadian consumers
Trevor Tombe/The Hub: It’s hard to get a precise estimate, but my own work here suggests that households…
September 1, 2026
Don’t worry, Canada. Trade war will end, and end quickly
Fen Osler Hampson and Tim Sargent/The Globe and Mail: The lesson for the Prime Minister and his negotiating…
September 1, 2026
I’m a former foreign minister. This is how Canada can disentangle itself from U.S.
Lloyd Axworthy/Toronto Star: But liberation requires a rigorous, domestic agenda for reform. We must push back fiercely against…
September 1, 2026
Liberals clinch three byelections in ‘very bad’ night for Poilievre: Politicos
The Hill Times: “Pierre Poilievre had a very bad night,” Brad Lavigne, former NDP national campaign director and…
September 1, 2026
Only one way Canada can survive Trump’s trade war
Toronto Star: We cannot dictate whom Americans vote for or why. Nor can we assume that they will…
August 28, 2026
Don’t trust the Democrats. They will tariff us too, just with a smile
Ben Woodfinden/National Post: A Democratic president will likely be much nicer to us, end the insults, ratchet down…
August 28, 2026
How Canada can best respond to threats from United States
Andrew Coyne/The Globe and Mail: The collapse of talks last week shows the limits of that strategy. Even…
August 28, 2026
Canadians deserve better than tariff ‘war’
Preston Manning/National Post: How about expanding Canada’s negotiating and advisory team to include some wiser and more experienced…
August 26, 2026
Carney digging in for trade war
Campbell Clark/The Globe and Mail: After all that, Mr. Carney can’t go back to the table and make…
August 25, 2026
U.S. isn’t negotiating trade with Canada. This is shakedown
Andrew Coyne/The Globe and Mail: A deal that left in place punitive tariffs on important Canadian industries –…
August 25, 2026
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