National Newswatch

Topics

Robert Fife, Laura Stone

Carney to brief premiers on plan to fast-track major nation-building projects

Prime Minister Mark Carney will present provincial and territorial premiers next week with the broad outlines of legislation that will impose a two-year approval process for major nation-building projects such as ports, critical mineral mines and trade corridors. The legislation contains measures to fast-track significant infrastructure projects through upfront regulatory approvals, and includes a framework to remove all federal barriers...

David Akin

Carney government tables $486 billion spending plan with few details

The Carney government presented Parliament Tuesday with a plan to spend about the same amount of money in the fiscal year ahead as the Trudeau government did in its final year — about $486 billion, a plan that left the Conservatives unimpressed.

Spencer Van Dyk

Conservatives had a ‘leader problem,’ not a ‘strategy problem’: Liberal campaign director

The Liberal national campaign director is commending the Conservatives for employing what he characterizes as the right strategy during last month’s election. “I think that their strategy is right to concentrate on change, cost of living,” Andrew Bevan said in an interview on CTV Power Play with Vassy Kapelos on Wednesday. “I don’t think they had a strategy problem. “I...

Elizabeth Thompson

Followed, threatened and smeared — attacks by China against its critics in Canada are on the rise

CBC/ICIJ investigations reveal increasing transnational repression here and around the world. For Yao Zhang, the news came as a shock. Sexually explicit, deepfake images of her were circulating widely online — an attack that Ottawa blamed on the Chinese government. It wasn't the first time Zhang had been targeted by China. Shortly after the Quebec-based accountant-turned-influencer travelled to Taiwan in...

Sean Boynton

Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada, world blocked by U.S. trade court

The U.S. Court of International Trade on Wednesday struck down U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs on Canada and the rest of the world, ruling he exceeded his authority under an emergency-powers law. The three-judge panel’s decision blocks both the fentanyl and border security-related tariffs on Canada and Mexico and the global “reciprocal tariffs” Trump imposed in April that have...

Polls

Measles Outbreak: Support for mandatory childhood vaccination rebounds, but one-in-five parents hesitant to vax

Alberta Health Minister Adriana LaGrange had a message for her province earlier this month, “don’t get measles; get immunized”. This, as outbreaks of the highly contagious disease continue, appearing in nine provinces so far, with the vast majority occurring in that province and in Ontario. The good news for health officials is that the outbreak appears to have increased support...

Nik Nanos

Trump concern fading as worry about healthcare and housing on the rise – Liberals and Conservatives tied in ballot support

The Weekly Nanos Tracking is produced by the Nanos Research Corporation, headquartered in Canada, which operates in Canada and the United States. The data is based on random interviews with 1,000 Canadian consumers (recruited by RDD land- and cell-line sample), using a four-week rolling average of 250 respondents each week, 18 years of age and over. The random sample of...

Opinion

Colby Cosh

Golden Dome means Trump can tell Carney to pay up or shut up

Trump’s latest blathering is just a plain statement of likely fact: only American territory will enjoy the protection of Star Wars II by right

John Ivison

The first Carney spending numbers are out, and they’re as bad as Trudeau’s

The Main Estimates suggest that the prime minister's message of restraint has fallen on deaf ears in Ottawa

News

Jennifer Lee

Southern Alberta's 472 confirmed measles cases 'tip of the iceberg,' health official says

As southern Alberta battles its worst measles outbreak in decades, some doctors are warning the virus is more rampant than the case counts show and they're now struggling to keep up with demand. As of midday Wednesday, 628 cases had been confirmed in Alberta since the outbreaks began in March.

Alexander Panetta

Trump's ambassador predicts Canada trade deal — with a catch. He says tariffs may not go. And bemoans anti-Americanism in Canada

There's some good news, and some bad news, for Canada from U.S. President Donald Trump's ambassador to Ottawa. First, the good news: He suggests a new Canada-U.S. agreement is achievable in the not-too-distant future, and it would benefit both countries. The bad news? Don't count on tariff-free trade again.

Politician's Pen

Patrick Brown

It’s time for Ottawa to make crime a top federal priority

The new session of Parliament must take real action to address the public safety concerns of Canadians. Across the Greater Toronto Area, residents are increasingly alarmed by the rise in violent crime, and they are demanding action from every level of government. The federal election results in the GTA made that crystal clear.

Mike Schreiner

Doug Ford is trying to use Trump’s tariff threat to repeat his mistakes with the Greenbelt

Since U.S. President Donald Trump began threatening Canada with tariffs, I’ve heard from many people and businesses about the intense anxiety they’re feeling. Ontarians are already struggling in the face of an ongoing affordability crisis and are now facing potential layoffs and staring down the face of an impending recession. But instead of uniting people to push back against Trump...

Opinion (Continued) More

Linda McQuaig

Mark Carney’s stand on Gaza could actually make a difference

Despite enormous pressure from Washington, Jean Chrétien refused to send Canadian troops to join the foolish and destructive U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003. It was one of Canada’s finest moments on the world stage. The former prime minister showed a degree of independence from Washington that took real guts — particularly given the “war on terror” mentality that the...

George Monastiriakos

I Weep For Canada’s Jewish Community

Greg MacNeil

The Five Percent Reckoning

Admiral Hyman Rickover, known as the father of the American nuclear navy, understood something that is true of most large systems: they rarely reward risk-takers. They tend to value process over outcomes. They remember mistakes, not initiative. And unless political leaders demand otherwise, the system rarely changes. In the 1950s, Rickover was handed a task no one had ever attempted...

Aaron Wherry

Mark Carney meets the battleground of question period

One of Mark Carney's greatest advantages over the last five months — the first five months of his political career — has seemingly been his ability to play the part of the adult in the room. One of the defining characteristics of the House of Commons is its ability to make grown men and women act like children. Carney's arrival...

Jeffrey Simpson

From Brain Drain to Brain Gain: Canada’s Once-in-a-Generation Opportunity

Carmine Starnino

Can the NDP Rebuild – or Is It Time to Start Something New?

ONCE THE CONSCIENCE of Canadian politics and a genuine alternative to the Liberal–Conservative duopoly, the New Democratic Party finds itself adrift. With the loss of the NDP’s official party status, the appointment of backbencher Don Davies as interim leader wasn’t just a placeholder move while the party regroups. It marks the culmination of a decade-long identity crisis, and a warning...

Allan Gregg

King Charles’ throne speech delivery was lauded as inspired. But Carney still has to deal with this one issue the speech didn’t address

Some people have declared the decision to have King Charles III read the Speech from the Throne is an inspired, attention-grabbing gesture that will signal to a recalcitrant White House a powerful example of Canada’s distinctiveness and sovereignty. Another interpretation is that it is a meaningless symbol sent to an indifferent public, that runs counter and is tone deaf to...

Ken Rubin

Carney is already short-changing transparency

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s May 21 mandate letter to his 38-member cabinet outlining seven vague priorities felt like it was an artificial-intelligence-generated letter, and the start of a limited tailored information packaged regime. The closest the mandate letter came to reminding cabinet of higher expected standards was near the end, when Carney said, “We will uphold the rule of law...

Mark McQueen

The Liberals haven’t exactly been a steady hand on the wheel, but that’s not hurting Mark Carney so far

As Canada’s Formula 1 fans gear up for next month’s Canadian Grand Prix, they know all too well the sorrow of Mercedes, Red Bull and Ferrari. Despite the talent and technology those teams have assembled this season, the only way they’ll catch McLaren is if Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris spend the balance of the season driving into various track...

Andrew Coyne

This was the moment Charles became King of Canada, and Canada his kingdom

The original idea at Confederation was that this country would be called the Kingdom of Canada: like the United Kingdom, the Kingdom of Sweden, and so on. But there was concern this would antagonize the Americans, so instead we settled on the “Dominion of Canada” – a fine title in its own right, but one that eventually fell into disuse...

Shannon Proudfoot

King Charles delivers soaring poetry and gristly prose in Throne Speech to giddy Senate

John Ivison

Liberals finally manage a serious throne speech, free of Trudeau’s divisive virtue-signalling

Robert Malcolmson

It’s Time to Build, Connect, and Grow Canada

Susan Delacourt

It might have been the King’s speech, but the message to Donald Trump was all Mark Carney

King Charles no doubt had many reasons for his whirlwind trip to Canada this week, but really, it all goes back to one moment in the dead of winter earlier this year. It happened at the White House in February, when British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, with a flattering flourish, issued a royal invitation to Donald Trump for a second...

Jeanette Ashe

From Feminism to Footnotes: Throne Speech Omits Women and Gender Equality

Lisa Van Dusen

The King’s Speech: Shakespeare vs. Puzo in the War of the World Orders

“The world is a more dangerous and uncertain place than at any point since the Second World War,” King Charles noted in the Speech from the Throne on Tuesday. “Canada is facing challenges that are unprecedented in our lifetimes.” In keeping with the divine right of kings to bury the lede, that section didn’t come until 660 words in. But...

Shannon Proudfoot

King Charles visited an Ottawa market and Canada put on a play about itself

Rick Bell

Albertans waiting — is Carney going to screw us over this week?

The question. A simple question. Easy to answer if you’re not playing games. Easy to answer if your words have any meaning. Prime Minister Mark Carney will roll out his plans for the country Tuesday. King Charles III will read the script. Ottawa insiders expect it to be mostly high-minded words. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she will be listening...

Tasha Kheiriddin

Mark Carney's quest for a majority

Poaching season has arrived

Andrew Phillips

Whoa, Canada! Why do we fear dissent among our politicians?

Could there be a more Canadian headline than the one on the front page of Monday’s Star? “Liberals reject power to oust leader,” it proclaimed. Given the opportunity to assert some control over their leader if things go sideways, with the memory of the impasse over Justin Trudeau’s leadership fresh in their minds, the party’s members of Parliament meekly said...

Eric Ham

Carney’s playing the long game by suggesting he’s open to Trump’s Golden Dome

Last week, U.S. President Donald Trump announced plans to begin work on his ambitious Golden Dome missile defence program. The “Big Beautiful Bill” Act, a whopping, multi-trillion deficit-busting spending law, appropriates US$25 billion initially for the White House’s signature military program. Perhaps even more surprising than the program itself is Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney signalling support for it and...

Don Lenihan

Keep the focus on the citizens who must benefit from federal governance

As the newly elected parliamentarians start this session of government, they will be swamped with learning about the processes and procedures—how to do things correctly, how not to do things incorrectly. Isn’t it interesting that the moment an election is won on platform and goals, then the system inundates MPs on process, rules, and procedures. Relationships are the key, not...

Michael Harris

As the world turns and burns, war is everywhere

Former United States president John F. Kennedy once famously said that if we don’t get rid of war, war will get rid of us. His dire prediction is coming true. As the world turns and burns, war is everywhere. After three agonizing years of conflict in Ukraine, there is no end in sight, despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s idle boast...

Susan Delacourt, Matt Gurney

Mark Carney’s plan to move quickly has its risks — and rewards

Matt Gurney: Over the last few weeks, Prime Minister Mark Carney’s postelection government has been shaping up. A cabinet has been announced. Parliamentarians are being sworn in — including the PM, for the first time. Some key staff positions remain unfilled. With the House returning next week and the King coming to town, what’s your sense of where things stand...

News (Continued) More

Nick Murray

Carney grilled on U.S. tariffs in his first question period in House of Commons

Prime Minister Mark Carney fielded questions about the trade war with the United States and his decision to delay the federal budget to the fall as he faced his first ever grilling in question period in the House of Commons Wednesday. Conservative House leader Andrew Scheer welcomed Carney to the House before launching into a question about Canada's response to...

Darren Major

Poilievre says Conservatives will back Liberal tax cuts, but wants them to go further

Interim NDP leader says his party will get a question 'every day' in question period. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Wednesday that his party will support proposed Liberal tax cuts but urged the governing party to make those cuts steeper. "We are the party of taxpayers. We will vote for every tax cut always and everywhere. We love taxpayers and...

Eleanor Wand

Carney benches Trudeau’s ‘Hallmark card’ mandate letter format, opts for broad priority list for all ministers

Prime Minister Mark Carney is striking “the right balance” with his single public cabinet mandate letter, departing from his predecessor’s “unfocused,” “rambling,” public relations approach that observers say neutralized the priorities meant to direct ministers and keep them—privately—accountable. In a break from former prime minister Justin Trudeau’s tradition, Carney (Nepean, Ont.) released a sole letter to his 28 ministers on...

Steven Chase, Adrian Morrow

Senior Canadian diplomat calls Trump’s latest pitch to join missile defence a ‘protection racket’

John Paul Tasker

Mexico's president noncommittal about coming to Canada for G7 summit

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Wednesday the Canadian government invited her to come to Alberta for next month's G7 leaders' summit but she hasn't yet decided whether she will go. She told reporters at a news conference that she's also not sure if she would meet with Trump if she does decide to attend.

Kate McKenna

Carney met with former prime minister Harper on day of throne speech: sources

PM served as Bank of Canada governor when Harper was in power. During a visit to Ottawa to watch the King deliver the speech from the throne, former prime minister Stephen Harper met privately with Prime Minister Mark Carney, according to two sources familiar with the matter. The Prime Minister's Office declined to comment on the meeting, with spokesperson Audrey...

Kady O'Malley

MPs rewrite the rules for reviewing spending as clock ticks down on supply cycle

Even if he hadn’t been competing with the final moments of a whirlwind royal visit, there’s no guarantee that Canada’s news networks would have cut away from regular programming to provide live coverage of Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon as he was introducing a motion to temporarily rewrite the rules for reviewing the main estimates yesterday afternoon.

Neil Moss

‘We’re hurt, too’: U.S. envoy counters Canadians’ outrage over annexation threats

U.S. envoy Pete Hoekstra says he is 'not very sympathetic' to the pain Canadians feel over Trump's annexation threats as he looks to the future.United States President Donald Trump’s top diplomat in Ottawa says the hurt over the state of the bilateral relationship isn’t just being felt by Canadians. “We’re hurt, too,” Ambassador Pete Hoekstra told The Hill Times during...

David Baxter

Defence minister says cost of Trump's proposed missile defence project still unknown

Defence Minister David McGuinty says that Canada still doesn't know what it would cost to join U.S. President Donald Trump's proposed "Golden Dome" missile defence program. On Tuesday, in a social media post, Trump said it would cost Canada $61 billion to join as a sovereign country but nothing at all if it became a U.S. state.

Murray Brewster

Defence minister tells arms makers to prepare for accelerated federal spending

David McGuinty says government to launch 'immediate and decisive action to rebuild Canada's defence capacity.' Defence Minister David McGuinty pulled out all the stops Wednesday in his first major public speech to enlist the country's top arms makers in the Liberal government's plans to accelerate military spending. He pledged the newly re-elected Liberal government will take "immediate and decisive action...

Bell announces plans to open six AI data centres in B.C. as part of Bell AI Fabric

Bell Canada has announced it will open six artificial intelligence data centres in B.C. as part of a plan to create the largest AI compute project in Canada. The Montreal-based telecom company, which has in recent years touted its intent to become more tech-focused, said the facilities will provide around 500 megawatts of hydroelectric-powered AI compute capacity. AI compute refers...

Rory White

A weaponized AI chatbot is flooding city councils with climate misinformation

One morning in October of 2024, Fredericton city councillor Margo Sheppard received an email with the subject line: “The Real Policy Crisis: Prioritizing ‘Nature’ Over People.” It was polished — almost algorithmically smooth — and it calmly urged her to reconsider Fredericton’s net-zero policies. Over the next month, a flood of similar emails followed, all aimed at getting Fredericton to...

Patti Sonntag, Monique Kasonga

Brookfield firms seek help from Carney days after he takes office

Calgary-based firm, controlled by Brookfield, wants Carney to consider it in investment decisions. Just two days after the Liberals won the federal election, executives from companies linked to the new prime minister’s former employer, Brookfield Asset Management, began asking for his help. On April 30, two oil and gas companies owned by Brookfield joined 36 others in signing an open...

Parliament gets back to work with a new prime minister and many new faces

Parliament gets back to work Wednesday with a new Speaker, a new prime minister and plenty of new faces in the House of Commons. Speaker Francis Scarpaleggia will preside over the House of Commons for the first time today, while his office has confirmed that all 343 members of Parliament have now been sworn in.

Robson Fletcher, Elise Stolte

Poll finds Albertans' attachment to Canada has grown as support for separatism has hardened

'The more we talk about separation, the more people are saying that they feel attached to Canada': pollster. Like many Albertans, Michelle Schamehorn was disappointed by the Liberal victory in last month's federal election. But she's not on board with the escalating rhetoric surrounding Alberta separation. "For me, no. I don't want to separate," said the resident of Taber, Alta....

Sean Boynton

Trump says Canada would pay $61B for Golden Dome, but zero as ’51st state’

U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Canada will have to pay US$61 billion to be part of his “Golden Dome” space-based missile defence plan — but would pay nothing if it becomes part of the U.S., a message he claimed to have “told Canada” himself. The social media post came hours after King Charles III delivered the speech from...

Darren Major

Carney says more movement on tariffs needed before CUSMA talks start

Prime minister thinks Trump beginning to get the hint about Canadian sovereignty. Prime Minister Mark Carney says more progress needs to be made on resolving the tariff issue with the United States before renegotiations of the North American trade deal begin. In an exclusive interview with CBC's Power & Politics on Tuesday, Carney said "fairly intensive discussions" with the U.S...

Stephanie Ha

Former PM Jean Chretien misses King Charles’ speech from the throne due to minor heart surgery

Former prime minister Jean Chrétien – who was noticeably absent from King Charles III speech from the throne on Tuesday – is recovering from minor heart surgery after receiving a stent. “Yesterday, former prime minister Jean Chrétien was admitted to the Ottawa Civic hospital after feeling unwell. He has since been transferred to the Ottawa Heart Institute, where he received...

Murray Brewster

Carney says Canada is looking to join major European military buildup by July 1

'By Canada Day we'd like to see something concrete there,' PM tells Power & Politics. Prime Minister Mark Carney signalled he hopes Canada will be able to sign on to a major European defence rearmament plan by July 1, a step toward reducing the country's dependency on the United States for weapons and munitions. He made the remarks on CBC's...

Justin Trudeau’s Adidas sneakers draw bemused reactions during royal visit at Canadian parliament

Former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau raised eyebrows on Tuesday with his choice of footwear for the opening of Canadian parliament. King Charles was in attendance at the Ottawa Senate Building to give a speech viewed widely as a show of support in the face of annexation threats by U.S. President Donald Trump.

Steven Chase, Robert Fife

Carney invites Mexico’s President to G7 summit, raising hopes for sideline tariff talks with Trump

Richie Assaly

Bono says ‘the whole world is in awe’ of Canada, takes shots at Pierre Poilievre and Donald Trump - thanked Canadians for “not electing a populist”

U2 frontman Bono had some kind words to say about Canada during a TV appearance on Global News on Monday. “I was always a fan of your mosaic, your culture, your ... kind of reason, and never more so than now,” the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame singer said on “The Morning Show.”

Craig Lord

In throne speech, King Charles celebrates a Canada still 'strong and free'

Seated in a brand-new throne and surrounded by dignitaries, King Charles opened Parliament Tuesday with a show of royal tradition — the first throne speech delivered by a reigning monarch in Canada in nearly half a century. Reading from the speech — which is drafted by the federal government and lays out its policy priorities — the King proclaimed the...

Throne speech underscores Canada's sovereignty, commits to joining ReArm Europe

Canada will join the ReArm Europe plan, a major defence procurement project to ramp up military arms production in Europe. The move, announced by King Charles as he read the throne speech today, could reduce Canada's reliance on the U.S. for purchases of military equipment.

John Paul Tasker

King says 'strong and free' Canada is a force for good in historic throne speech

Charles says he's heartened to see revival of 'national pride, unity and hope' in Canada. King Charles delivered a historic speech from the throne Tuesday and he used that platform to praise Canada as a force for good that will remain "strong and free" as its relationships with longtime partners are "changing." Charles, who delivered the speech seated next to...

US Poli

Chris Megerian And Kevin Freking, The Associated Press

Elon Musk is leaving the Trump administration after criticizing president's 'big beautiful bill'

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Elon Musk is leaving his government role as a top adviser to President Donald Trump after spearheading efforts to reduce and overhaul the federal bureaucracy.

Will Weissert, The Associated Press

Trump issues series of pardons for politicians, a union leader and a rapper

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump issued a series of pardons on Wednesday, awarding them to a former New York congressman, a Connecticut governor, a rapper known as "NBA YoungBoy," a labor union leader and a onetime Army officer who flaunted safety measures during the Coronavirus pandemic.

Lindsay Whitehurst, The Associated Press

Federal trade court blocks Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs under emergency powers law

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A federal trade court on Wednesday blocked President Donald Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs on imports under an emergency-powers law.

Josh Boak, The Associated Press

Trump rejects claim he's 'chickening out' on tariffs just because he keeps changing rates

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump wants the world to know he's no "chicken" just because he's repeatedly backed off high tariff threats.

International

Two Israeli Embassy staffers shot dead outside D.C.’s Capital Jewish Museum

Two staff members of Israel’s embassy in Washington, D.C., were shot dead outside the district's Capital Jewish Museum on Wednesday night, officials said.

U.K. suspends free trade talks with Israel and announces sanctions over West Bank settlers

The British government says it is suspending free trade negotiations with Israel and has levelled new sanctions targeting West Bank settlements as it criticizes Israel’s military actions in Gaza. Tuesday’s actions came a day after the U.K., France and Canada condemned Israel’s handling of the war in Gaza and its actions in the occupied West Bank. Foreign Secretary David Lammy...

The Associated Press

The Latest: Putin says Russia is ready to work to end fighting in Ukraine after call with Trump

Moscow is ready to work toward ending the fighting in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday following a two-hour phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump.

David Bauder, The Associated Press

CBS News CEO Wendy McMahon quits amid potential Trump lawsuit settlement

CBS News CEO Wendy McMahon said Monday that she is resigning, the latest fallout at the network as its parent company considers settling a lawsuit with President Donald Trump over "60 Minutes."

Michael Biesecker, Garance Burke And Sam Mednick, The Associated Press

Microsoft says it provided AI to Israeli military for war but denies use to harm people in Gaza

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Microsoft acknowledged Thursday that it sold advanced artificial intelligence and cloud computing services to the Israeli military during the war in Gaza and aided in efforts to locate and rescue Israeli hostages. But the company also said it has found no evidence to date that its Azure platform and AI technologies were used to target or harm...

Think Tank

Mark Cameron

Mission: Critical Minerals

How Canada can seize a once-in-a-generation opportunity and win the coming natural resource arms race The transition to a clean and digital economy has ignited a global race for critical minerals — the essential inputs for batteries, electric vehicles (EVs), wind turbines, solar panels, advanced electronics and defence technologies. These minerals (such as lithium, cobalt and nickel) are now as...

Sonya Savage, Heather Exner-Pirot

(Im)balance of power – How federal overreach fuels Western Alienation

Western anger is largely fuelled by Ottawa’s decade-long legislative and regulatory agenda, which trampled on provincial jurisdiction while specifically targeting the oil and gas industry – a major source of Western Canada’s wealth.

Gordon More

Big Innovation in Small Places: Southeast Saskatchewan Demonstrates How Rural Innovators Can Lead Canada’s Economic Transformation

Canada stands at a critical economic crossroads. From the urgent transition to net-zero emissions, to the pursuit of secure supply chains in critical minerals and energy technologies, to addressing a national productivity crisis, the opportunities for transformation are vast — but remain unevenly distributed.

Substacks

A collection of SubStack publishing within Canadian public affairs.

Steven Staples

Axworthy: Carney joining Trump's Golden Dome a ‘betrayal’

Former Liberal Foreign Affairs Minister Lloyd Axworthy accused Prime Minister Mark Carney of betraying Canadians in a strongly worded opinion article published by The Globe and Mail. Axworthy was responding to the announcements this week, first by Donald Trump and then by Carney a day later, that Canada wants to join and help pay for Trump’s “Golden Dome” scheme that...

Steven Staples

How to explain to Americans why we're so upset

There are plenty of problems confronting progressives in the United States right now. So lots of our American cousins may not even be aware of the angst and hardship that Trump is inflicting upon Canada.

Steven Staples

Why trouble for the NDP spells trouble for democracy

Parliament will look very different when newly-elected MPs return to Ottawa this month. There will be far less diversity of voices in the House of Commons with the demise of the NDP, and this is not good for our democracy.

Podcasts

Dominic LeBlanc on getting to 'zero' tariffs

Job number one of Canada's new Liberal government is salvaging our trade relationship with the United States. Next is the job of uniting the country — doing away with internal trade barriers and getting big projects built. All of that is the unwritten mandate of Trade and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc. He talks to host Amanda Lang about his...

Why Inuit Self-Determination Is Key to Canada’s Future

Canadians are living through uncertain times. Our country faces interconnected challenges including a new geopolitical world order, economic headwinds, climate change, technological disruptions, shifting demographics and deepening inequality.

A Poilievre insider on the Conservative message

Meet Ben Woodfinden, who helped craft the Conservative campaign and has thoughts on how it went

A royal visit and a high-stakes political moment

For the third time in Canadian history, the head of the British monarchy delivered the throne speech before ushering in a new session of parliament. It comes at a time when Canada could use some help protecting its sovereignty in the face of threats from U.S. President Donald Trump.