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Trump going ahead with 25% tariffs on autos

Trump going ahead with 25% tariffs on autos

U.S. President Donald Trump is dealing another tariff blow to Canada, signing an executive order on Wednesday that will hit all non-U.S.-made autos with hefty import levies. Trump said the United States will be applying a 25 per cent tariff on those imports, but it's not clear when they would apply. The president said the auto tariffs will kick in...

Former MP wants to explore Alberta’s future with U.S.

Former MP wants to explore Alberta’s future with U.S.

Medicine Hat’s former Member of Parliament is part of a group hoping to open direct talks with U.S President Donald...

Alberta premier stands by plan to speak at U.S. fundraiser, despite calls to cancel

Alberta premier stands by plan to speak at U.S. fundraiser, despite calls to cancel

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is defending her plan to fly to Florida to appear at an event alongside a far-right...

Carney announces $2B fund to protect tariff-threatened auto industry

Carney announces $2B fund to protect tariff-threatened auto industry

Liberal leader says he wants to build an 'all-in-Canada' manufacturing network. Homing in once again on the fractured Canada-U.S. relationship...

Poilievre says he'll keep retirement age at 65 in play for boomers

Poilievre says he'll keep retirement age at 65 in play for boomers

Voters ages of 65 to 74 have turned out in the biggest numbers in every federal election since 2004. Conservative...

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How an emerging precarity mindset is impact public opinion and the Canadian election

How an emerging precarity mindset is impact public opinion and the Canadian election

We’re at a turning point in Canadian public opinion: once defined by a scarcity mindset—where rising housing costs, healthcare strains...

Carney Boosts Liberals as Canadian Federal Campaign Begins

Carney Boosts Liberals as Canadian Federal Campaign Begins

Support for the governing Liberal Party has significantly increased since Mark Carney was selected as its leader, a new Research...



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How an emerging precarity mindset is impact public opinion and the Canadian election

How an emerging precarity mindset is impact public opinion and the Canadian election

We’re at a turning point in Canadian public opinion: once defined by a scarcity mindset—where rising housing costs, healthcare strains...

Liberals hold six-point lead over Conservatives: Leger poll

Liberals hold six-point lead over Conservatives: Leger poll

The federal Liberals are pushing further ahead of the Conservatives in voter support, and almost one in two Canadians surveyed...

Polls show Carney’s Liberals have widened their lead over Poilievre’s Tories since election call

Polls show Carney’s Liberals have widened their lead over Poilievre’s Tories since election call

Voters in Ontario and Quebec are propelling Mark Carney’s Liberals deep into majority government territory, polls suggest. The Star’s election...

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Trump going ahead with 25% tariffs on autos

Trump going ahead with 25% tariffs on autos

U.S. President Donald Trump is dealing another tariff blow to Canada, signing an executive order on Wednesday that will hit...

Poilievre attacks Carney’s French: ‘To represent Quebecers, you have to listen to them in their language’

Poilievre attacks Carney’s French: ‘To represent Quebecers, you have to listen to them in their language’

Federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre argued Mark Carney’s French is too poor for him to be an effective prime minister...

Carney on defence as Poilievre, Singh accuse him of using Bermuda ‘tax havens’

Carney on defence as Poilievre, Singh accuse him of using Bermuda ‘tax havens’

While Liberal Leader Mark Carney wanted to focus on sharing his new promise to protect Canada’s auto sector Wednesday on...

Alberta premier stands by plan to speak at U.S. fundraiser, despite calls to cancel

Alberta premier stands by plan to speak at U.S. fundraiser, despite calls to cancel

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is defending her plan to fly to Florida to appear at an event alongside a far-right...

Poilievre says he'll keep retirement age at 65 in play for boomers

Poilievre says he'll keep retirement age at 65 in play for boomers

Voters ages of 65 to 74 have turned out in the biggest numbers in every federal election since 2004. Conservative...

Carney announces $2B fund to protect tariff-threatened auto industry

Carney announces $2B fund to protect tariff-threatened auto industry

Liberal leader says he wants to build an 'all-in-Canada' manufacturing network. Homing in once again on the fractured Canada-U.S. relationship...

Campaign Analysis

The book on Pierre Poilievre: He’s ‘an angry teenager in the body of a grown man’
Pierre Poilievre vs Pierre Poilievre

Pierre Poilievre vs Pierre Poilievre

Pierre Poilievre has been witness to a lot of change over the 21 years he’s served as a member of...

Flip-flopping Carney wrong choice to lead fight against Trump

Flip-flopping Carney wrong choice to lead fight against Trump

The idea that Liberal Leader Mark Carney and the current Liberal government are best equipped to fight a trade war...

The NDP is dithering on the fringes of survival

The NDP is dithering on the fringes of survival

The NDP has a love affair with losing. Although the Conservatives are fumbling the bag, the New Democrats have no...

SMT -- Opening Impressions -- Danielle Smith, French Debates, Crowd Size, Tom Mulcair

SMT -- Opening Impressions -- Danielle Smith, French Debates, Crowd Size, Tom Mulcair

It's only been forty eight hours and opening impressions rarely last long, but what about these? How damaging was Danielle...

U.S. provides a warning to Canada: When you elect a clown, you get a circus

U.S. provides a warning to Canada: When you elect a clown, you get a circus

First, former United States President Joe Biden was too sleepy. Granted, he is old, but he got rid of student...

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NDP announces plan to cut taxes for working and middle-class families, not millionaires and billionaires

    NDP announces plan to cut taxes for working and middle-class families, not millionaires and billionaires

    Today, Jagmeet Singh announced a plan to put more money in the pockets of the people who need it most—working...

    Lower Taxes, Secure Retirement for Our Seniors

      Lower Taxes, Secure Retirement for Our Seniors

      Poilievre’s plan allows seniors to earn up to $34,000 tax free (a boost of $10,000 more than at present), allow...

      Liberals to protect Canadian auto workers and stand up against tariffs

        Liberals to protect Canadian auto workers and stand up against tariffs

        President Trump’s tariffs have directly threatened Canada’s auto manufacturing sector. Today, Mark Carney announced a new Liberal plan to protect...

        Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre pledges to allow working seniors to earn up to $34,000 tax free
        Liberals release plan to rebuild, reinvest, and rearm the Canadian Armed Forces

          Liberals release plan to rebuild, reinvest, and rearm the Canadian Armed Forces

          Today, Mark Carney announced a new Liberal plan to invest in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) and to protect our...

          Mark Carney promises new submarines, more icebreakers, pay-raises for Armed Forces


          Done properly, Danielle Smith's brand of American outreach is the way forward

          Done properly, Danielle Smith's brand of American outreach is the way forward

          If you want to influence Donald Trump, who else would you talk to but influencers? It’s a fine line between...

          The book on Pierre Poilievre: He’s ‘an angry teenager in the body of a grown man’
          Pierre Poilievre vs Pierre Poilievre

          Pierre Poilievre vs Pierre Poilievre

          Pierre Poilievre has been witness to a lot of change over the 21 years he’s served as a member of...

          Flip-flopping Carney wrong choice to lead fight against Trump

          Flip-flopping Carney wrong choice to lead fight against Trump

          The idea that Liberal Leader Mark Carney and the current Liberal government are best equipped to fight a trade war...

          The NDP is dithering on the fringes of survival

          The NDP is dithering on the fringes of survival

          The NDP has a love affair with losing. Although the Conservatives are fumbling the bag, the New Democrats have no...

          U.S. provides a warning to Canada: When you elect a clown, you get a circus

          U.S. provides a warning to Canada: When you elect a clown, you get a circus

          First, former United States President Joe Biden was too sleepy. Granted, he is old, but he got rid of student...

          The authors of Canada's 'lost decade' would like another try

          The authors of Canada's 'lost decade' would like another try

          All elections are consequential. But the one just called will be more consequential than most. At a time of self-inflicted...

          When Danielle Smith tried explaining Poilievre to Americans, Canadians heard it too

          When Danielle Smith tried explaining Poilievre to Americans, Canadians heard it too

          Premier saying Conservative leader 'in sync' with Trump rattles both federal and provincial politics. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith came into...

          Cynical opportunists or dutiful Canadians? For Liberals MPs who changed their minds about running again, maybe a bit of both

          Cynical opportunists or dutiful Canadians? For Liberals MPs who changed their minds about running again, maybe a bit of both

          It’s a hard line to straddle. Are the Liberal MPs who announced they were heading for the exits when the...

          Globe's India story smears Poilievre with Carney talking points

          Globe's India story smears Poilievre with Carney talking points

          Well, there goes the Globe and Mail. One of the few news outlets in the country that hadn’t been entirely...



          Mark Carney embraces the power of positive campaigning
          Someone in Carney’s campaign made a bad call in pulling out of the TVA French debate

          Someone in Carney’s campaign made a bad call in pulling out of the TVA French debate

          After taking part in many leaders’ debates during the 2015 federal election campaign, I may be in a unique position...

          Thanks to Danielle Smith, Alberta may trump Trump as the big ballot box question

          Thanks to Danielle Smith, Alberta may trump Trump as the big ballot box question

          Mere hours after finalizing his plan to run an election campaign focused on protecting Canada from U.S. President Donald Trump’s...

          Trump Is the Ballot Question—  But Do We Really Understand What’s at Stake?
          Election is now the Liberals' to lose

          Election is now the Liberals' to lose

          The 45th Canadian federal election is the Liberals’ to lose. That’s not a line anyone would have written two months...

          Why this election might be hard to predict

          Why this election might be hard to predict

          In the lead-up to most elections, pollsters and pundits usually have a good idea of what is most likely to...

          Pierre Poilievre’s advantage is slipping rapidly away. So he’s trying something he’s never done before

          Pierre Poilievre’s advantage is slipping rapidly away. So he’s trying something he’s never done before

          Who is that smiling man? Who is that affable fellow with the big grin and the adorable family, the one...

          Danielle Smith's election help isn't helping

          Danielle Smith's election help isn't helping

          Pierre Poilievre must wake up in the morning and wonder what it will take to get Alberta Premier Danielle Smith...

          Can't understand uproar over Smith's early March interview on Breitbart

          Can't understand uproar over Smith's early March interview on Breitbart

          Smith has continued to pursue a diplomatic course with the Trump administration, quietly building contacts that might influence the U.S...

          Charging politicians for news coverage could set a dangerous precedent

          Charging politicians for news coverage could set a dangerous precedent

          Should a political party pay for news coverage? That’s the bizarre question that was put to the party leaders by...

          For Doug Ford, Mark Carney will always be a better partner than Pierre Poilievre

          For Doug Ford, Mark Carney will always be a better partner than Pierre Poilievre

          It’s democratic déjà vu all over again. For the second time this year, Ontario voters are picking a homegrown leader...

          Conservatives look like they're being outfoxed by Carney

          Conservatives look like they're being outfoxed by Carney

          Instead of a smooth launch to get the campaign rolling, Conservatives found themselves hurtling backwards at pace

          Did Danielle Smith lobby the U.S. to help Pierre Poilievre? Sure looks like it
          Mark Carney is offering voters the other guy’s ideas, without the other guy

          Mark Carney is offering voters the other guy’s ideas, without the other guy

          If the last near-decade has proven any adage true, it’s that the Liberals are terrible at governing, but exceptional at...

          Smith's cosy ties in U.S. wrecked Poilievre campaign opening

          Smith's cosy ties in U.S. wrecked Poilievre campaign opening

          If Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives have one goal today, it should be to get Danielle Smith to stay home and shut...

          Trump’s threat to Canada means this election must be a choice between the Liberals and Conservatives

          Trump’s threat to Canada means this election must be a choice between the Liberals and Conservatives

          With the campaign officially started, Canadians are about to experience something more akin to what we see south of the...

          Another Election About Trade and Sovereignty, but Not Quite Déja Vu

          Another Election About Trade and Sovereignty, but Not Quite Déja Vu

          After months of prime ministerial departure and succession drama, of bilateral chaos, avoidable economic uncertainty, and a spit-take reversal in...

          Poilievre attacks Carney’s French: ‘To represent Quebecers, you have to listen to them in their language’

          Poilievre attacks Carney’s French: ‘To represent Quebecers, you have to listen to them in their language’

          Federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre argued Mark Carney’s French is too poor for him to be an effective prime minister...

          Carney on defence as Poilievre, Singh accuse him of using Bermuda ‘tax havens’

          Carney on defence as Poilievre, Singh accuse him of using Bermuda ‘tax havens’

          While Liberal Leader Mark Carney wanted to focus on sharing his new promise to protect Canada’s auto sector Wednesday on...

          Trudeau rents home in Ottawa but ultimately plans to live in Montreal

          Trudeau rents home in Ottawa but ultimately plans to live in Montreal

          Justin Trudeau has rented a home in the upscale Ottawa neighbourhood of Rockcliffe, where he plans to live for at...

          Trudeau was warned about Trump's trade plans before phone call: briefing note

          Trudeau was warned about Trump's trade plans before phone call: briefing note

          Then-prime minister Justin Trudeau went into his first phone call with a newly re-elected Donald Trump aware that the U.S...



          Liberals and Conservatives campaign in Quebec, NDP proposes tax measures

          Liberals and Conservatives campaign in Quebec, NDP proposes tax measures

          Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and Liberal Leader Mark Carney are shifting their campaigns to Quebec, while the NDP rolls out...

          Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre pledges to allow working seniors to earn up to $34,000 tax free
          Stretch between potential April 2 U.S. tariffs and voting day will be ‘critical’ to the election outcome, say political players

          Stretch between potential April 2 U.S. tariffs and voting day will be ‘critical’ to the election outcome, say political players

          Seizing the momentum amid the United States’ trade war with Canada, Prime Minister Mark Carney has called an early election—a...

          SMT -- Opening Impressions -- Danielle Smith, French Debates, Crowd Size, Tom Mulcair

          SMT -- Opening Impressions -- Danielle Smith, French Debates, Crowd Size, Tom Mulcair

          It's only been forty eight hours and opening impressions rarely last long, but what about these? How damaging was Danielle...

          Ousted Liberal MP Chandra Arya barred from running under party’s banner over alleged ties to India

          Ousted Liberal MP Chandra Arya barred from running under party’s banner over alleged ties to India

          The Liberal Party revoked MP Chandra Arya’s bid to run for the party leadership and his nomination in his own...

          Liberals and Conservatives taking their federal election campaigns to Quebec

            Liberals and Conservatives taking their federal election campaigns to Quebec

            Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and Liberal Leader Mark Carney are shifting their campaigns to Quebec. Poilievre, who held a rally...

            Has the rise of Carney's Liberals sunk this upstart centrist party?

            Has the rise of Carney's Liberals sunk this upstart centrist party?

            The Canadian Future Party bills itself as a place for voters disillusioned by Liberals and Conservatives. Dominic Cardy, leader of...

            Carney's green funds at Brookfield used Bermuda tax haven to attract investors

            Carney's green funds at Brookfield used Bermuda tax haven to attract investors

            Liberal Party refuses to answer questions about leader's time in private sector. In his time at Brookfield Asset Management, Liberal...

            The feds raised doubts about a climate scientist’s LNG research. He says they sounded like fossil fuel lobbyists

            The feds raised doubts about a climate scientist’s LNG research. He says they sounded like fossil fuel lobbyists

            Which is worse for the climate — coal or LNG? After a study found LNG is worse than coal, internal...

            Donald Trump may impose escalating tariff levels, and Canada could be on the lower end: Sources

            Donald Trump may impose escalating tariff levels, and Canada could be on the lower end: Sources

            Canada could be on the lower end of U.S. President Donald Trump’s threatened global tariffs next week, the Star has...

            Carney apologizes to Montreal massacre survivor running for Liberals after getting name and school wrong

            Carney apologizes to Montreal massacre survivor running for Liberals after getting name and school wrong

            Liberal Leader Mark Carney named the wrong university as the site of the 1989 Montreal massacre on Tuesday — and...

            Poilievre says he won leadership ‘fair and square’ despite allegations of India’s meddling

            Poilievre says he won leadership ‘fair and square’ despite allegations of India’s meddling

            National security leaks are rare in Canada. They’re even more rare during fraught election campaigns. So the allegations, delivered by...

            CSIS alleges India organized support for Poilievre’s 2022 Conservative leadership bid

            CSIS alleges India organized support for Poilievre’s 2022 Conservative leadership bid

            Agents of India and their proxies allegedly meddled in the 2022 election of Pierre Poilievre as Conservative Party Leader as...

            Canada freezes Tesla’s $43-million rebate payments, bars it from future rebates because of tariffs

            Canada freezes Tesla’s $43-million rebate payments, bars it from future rebates because of tariffs

            Canada has frozen $43 million in payments to Tesla pending a line-by-line investigation into its last-minute surge in EV rebate...

            Amid calls to cancel, Alberta's Smith stands by plan to go to U.S. fundraiser

            Amid calls to cancel, Alberta's Smith stands by plan to go to U.S. fundraiser

            Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is defending her plan to fly to Florida to appear at an event alongside a far-right...

            Liberal MP Sean Fraser changes mind, will seek re-election

            Liberal MP Sean Fraser changes mind, will seek re-election

            Liberal MP and former cabinet minister Sean Fraser is cancelling his plans to retire from politics and will announce today...

            Beijing's envoy calls for more trade with Canada as U.S. trade war continues

            Beijing's envoy calls for more trade with Canada as U.S. trade war continues

            Beijing's ambassador to Canada says China is interested in stepping up trade with Ottawa as the U.S. continues to pursue...

            Carney’s ‘decisive’ first week as prime minister may determine if he gets to stay post-election, say strategists

            Carney’s ‘decisive’ first week as prime minister may determine if he gets to stay post-election, say strategists

            Mark Carney's first nine days as prime minister were jam-packed, but he can't keep coasting on the quick and easy...

            Carney says export taxes an option in trade war and he wants serious talks with Trump, ‘not theatre’

            Carney says export taxes an option in trade war and he wants serious talks with Trump, ‘not theatre’

            Prime Minister Mark Carney says export taxes on shipments remain an option for retaliation in an escalating Canada-U.S. trade war...

            Mark Carney promises new submarines, more icebreakers, pay-raises for Armed Forces
            Toronto councillor Jennifer McKelvie to run for federal Liberals in Ajax

              Toronto councillor Jennifer McKelvie to run for federal Liberals in Ajax

              Toronto city councillor Jennifer McKelvie is running as the federal Liberal candidate in Ajax.

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              The State of Service Report

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              Why we shouldn’t boo the American anthem

              Why we shouldn’t boo the American anthem

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              The White House says nothing classified was shared on Signal. Democrats say that strains credulity

              The White House says nothing classified was shared on Signal. Democrats say that strains credulity

              WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Trump administration struggled Wednesday to stem the fallout from revelations that top national security officials discussed...

              Democrats take hope from upset win in a GOP-leaning Pennsylvania state Senate district

              Democrats take hope from upset win in a GOP-leaning Pennsylvania state Senate district

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              World Series champion LA Dodgers say they'll visit Trump at the White House on April 7

              World Series champion LA Dodgers say they'll visit Trump at the White House on April 7

              WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Los Angeles Dodgers say they have accepted President Donald Trump's invitation to the White House to...

              Republicans eye actions against the courts and judges as Trump rails against rulings

              Republicans eye actions against the courts and judges as Trump rails against rulings

              WASHINGTON (AP) -- Angry over the crush of court rulings against the Trump administration, Republicans in Congress are trying to...

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              Tesla sales fall by 49% in Europe even as the electric vehicle market grows

              Tesla sales fall by 49% in Europe even as the electric vehicle market grows

              FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) -- European sales of Tesla electric vehicles tumbled 49% in the first two months of the year...

              Weekslong lockups of European tourists at US borders spark fears of traveling to America

              Weekslong lockups of European tourists at US borders spark fears of traveling to America

              SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Lennon Tyler and her German fiance often took road trips to Mexico when he vacationed in...

              White House says Trump, Putin will seek limited ceasefire on energy, infrastructure in Ukraine war

                White House says Trump, Putin will seek limited ceasefire on energy, infrastructure in Ukraine war

                U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed during a lengthy call Tuesday to seek a limited ceasefire...

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                'Danish Viking blood is boiling.' Danes boycott US goods with fervor as others in Europe do so too

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                Trump and Putin will speak this week on Russia-Ukraine war, US envoy says

                Trump and Putin will speak this week on Russia-Ukraine war, US envoy says

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                Information and Communication Infrastructure Resiliency: Canada’s Invisible Security Risk

                Information and Communication Infrastructure Resiliency: Canada’s Invisible Security Risk

                The onslaught of President Donald Trump’s tariffs has pushed economic security to the forefront of the upcoming federal election. The...


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                How the rich captured a Canadian prime minister: Part II

                How the rich captured a Canadian prime minister: Part II

                Peter Larkin launched King’s fund with $25,000 of his own cash, deposited Sept. 22, 1925 at the Old Colony Trust...

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                Day 1 - They're off!

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                How the rich captured a Canadian prime minister: Part I

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                  To Get Clearance Or Not Get Clearance, That Is The Question.

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                        Poilievre Faces Questions Over Alleged Foreign Interference

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