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Christopher Nardi

Inside Mark Carney's PMO where ministers get called out, punctuality matters and patience is on short supply

National Post spoke with a half dozen current and former PMO officials, senior bureaucrats and caucus members. Days after the federal election, Prime Minister Mark Carney stepped into the National Press Theatre and did something Canadians hadn’t seen in nearly 10 years under Justin Trudeau: he started the press conference virtually on time. Carney’s punctuality was a stark contrast with...

Catharine Tunney

Canadians were promised a foreign agent registry — so where is it?

The government's foreign interference law passed last June. When Parliament passed a sweeping national security bill last June, the Liberal government promised to establish a foreign influence transparency registry to convict proxies trying to meddle in Canadian politics. But nearly a year later, it remains unclear how soon the office will be up and running "I think it's a huge...

Vassy Kapelos, Stephanie Ha

Mendicino to leave job as PM Carney’s chief of staff

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s chief of staff Marco Mendicino will soon be leaving his position in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), according to a statement released Thursday. “As we prepare for the Throne Speech, I have asked Mr. Mendicino to stay into the summer in order to support the launch of the government’s mandate in Parliament and to lead the...

David Baxter

Conservative MP launches petition to end temporary foreign worker program

Conservative MP Jamil Jivani has launched a petition to end the temporary foreign worker program. The petition says the temporary foreign worker program is a "large contributor" to an unsustainable level of immigration and claims the program is taking jobs away from Canadians and suppressing wages.

Canada Post union calls for halt to overtime as deadline passes with no agreement

The union representing about 55,000 Canada Post employees has called for a countrywide halt to overtime work, saying its negotiators will continue to review the latest contract offers from the mail carrier. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers said late Thursday that members were being told to refuse any work beyond eight hours in a day and 40 hours in...

Polls

Frank Graves

Historic Election Concludes amid Deepened Polarization

Below is a retrospective of the 45th Canadian federal election, the forces that shaped it, and the challenges Canada faces. Please click here for a PDF version of this report.

Nik Nanos

When travelling out of town for arts and culture experiences, culture-goers prefer new and unique experiences over traditional and known ones

Close to a quarter of culture-goers (22%) say it is now much more or somewhat more important for them to attend art and cultural events and performances or visit museums and galleries that include or promote Canadian artists or content, compared to just over one in ten who say it is much less or somewhat less important (11%). Over fifty...

Opinion

Tony Keller

Is the Carney government the antidote to the Trudeau government, or its apotheosis?

The Mark Carney government is at its finest when it’s Mark Carney, standing alone, in front of a microphone. There are good things about that. There are also downsides. On Wednesday evening, the Prime Minister was in the comfort zone, standing alone in front of a microphone. He said he’d given cabinet a collective mandate letter, listing the government’s priorities...

Joanna Baron

Mark Carney is the prime minister—he should stop acting like a president

Last week, Prime Minister Mark Carney staged a photo-op more evocative of an American president than a Westminster statesman. Flanked by ministers and flashing pens, he theatrically signed an order directing his government to prepare a motion for a middle-class tax cut—cameras clicking, messaging crisp. “Canadians sent a clear message: they need to see improvements in their affordability,” Carney declared...

News

Kelly Geraldine Malone

'A political football': Canadian says his citizenship TV pitch was misrepresented

When Rob Worsoff recently dusted off an old idea he had for a reality television show about people on the path to United States citizenship, he had no idea of what he was letting himself in for. The Canadian-born freelance television producer said he brought his pitch to build a show around aspiring immigrants learning about the culture of their...

Benjamin Lopez Steven, Catherine Cullen

'Easier ways to send messages' to Trump than bringing in the King: U.S. ambassador

Canada should ‘move on’ from Trump’s 51st state remarks, says Pete Hoekstra. The new U.S. ambassador to Canada says he knows the implication of King Charles III's upcoming trip to Ottawa is to push back on U.S. President Donald Trump's 51st state threats — and he says there are "easier ways to send messages" to the American government. "We're thrilled...

Politician's Pen

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...

Senator Percy Downe

Reducing Trade Barriers in Atlantic Canada

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Greg MacNeil

Ottawa Runs on "Nobodies"

One of the great enduring myths of Government Relations is that the person with the fanciest title makes the decision. Ministers are the final deciders. Deputy ministers execute. Policy Advisors analyze. The machine hums along in a perfect linear fashion. Sure. And the Leafs win the Cup every year. Anyone who has spent more than ten minutes in Ottawa knows...

John Ivison

The election was a hotbed for disinformation. The next one will be worse

Information manipulation poses the single biggest threat to Canadian democracy, concluded commissioner Marie Josée Hogue, in her final report on foreign interference in federal elections, earlier this year.

Mohammed Adam

Poilievre's loss gives pundits black eyes

With the minority Liberals now settling into governing and Conservatives trying to make sense of their improbable loss, we can look back at how political pundits called the election so early and so wrong for Pierre Poilievre, and learn what we can from their mistaken call. There’s no question 2024 was a banner year for Conservatives. The party had such...

Robyn Urback

We need a by-election in Terrebonne

In a less partisan, more conciliatory political environment, there would be cross-partisan consensus about the need for a by-election in the Quebec riding of Terrebonne. It’s not simply that the margin of victory was razor-thin, with the Liberals’ Tatiana Auguste winning the riding by a single vote. Nor is it about the flip-flopping of the result: Terrebonne was first won...

Lloyd Axworthy

Canada should firmly reject Trump’s ludicrous Golden Dome plan

You have to be kidding – Canada considering involvement in Donald Trump‘s Golden Dome space defence initiative? Is this for real? Is Canada seriously contemplating joining Mr. Trump’s latest cockamamie idea? After winning an election on a clear promise to assert a more independent foreign and defence policy – including a move away from reliance on U.S. weaponry, military strategy...

Lawrence Martin

High expectations are an albatross for Carney. His Throne Speech must lower them

Speeches from the Throne are often tedious affairs. They track the government’s agenda but in a boring, laundry-list kind of way. There’s not the raucous atmosphere seen at State of the Union addresses, with the president’s partisans cheering like banshees at their every word. But our upcoming Throne Speech will be highly significant. After 10 years of Liberal rule, the...

David Moscrop

Mark Carney Promised Affordable Housing. Now Comes the Impossible Part

SPEAKING TO REPORTERS in Rome on Sunday, where he was attending the inaugural mass for Pope Leo XIV, Prime Minister Mark Carney was asked about housing prices. The question from reporter Mackenzie Gray was simple: “Do you want house prices to go down in Canada?” The answer was less simple.

Joe Oliver

Team Carney is already in need of a reset

What a Trudeauesque beginning to the Liberals’ fourth consecutive term — theatre, false starts, evasion and unaccountability, but absent the sunny ways! The technocrat’s prologue risks rivalling the drama teacher’s denouement.

Adrienne Tanner

Skimping on environmental protections endangers us all

In the rush to grow Canada’s economy by exploiting more of our natural resources, moves are afoot to pare back environmental impact assessments that slow or sometimes even block resource and industrial development. During the election campaign, the now-ruling Liberals promised to cut the decision time on projects from five years to a maximum of two. Similarly, BC is about...

Martin Regg Cohn

If Nate Erskine-Smith has become a political punchline, he’s only got himself to blame

Politics can be a blood sport, which is why most politicians learn to roll with the punches. Not Nate Erskine-Smith, who has become a punchline in the halls of power.

Susan Delacourt

Mark Carney is already facing a restive Liberal caucus

Mark Carney isn’t getting much of a honeymoon as a new prime minister. It’s been a bit of a bumpy ride since Carney swore in his new cabinet just a week ago, which featured some surprising new ministers, as well as some conspicuous absences, such as Nate Erskine-Smith, who pronounced himself disrespected.

Phil Tank

What would Sask. to-do list look like if Conservatives had won?

If the Conservatives had won last month's election, the list of policy suggestions from Saskatchewan would have looked very different.

Andrew Coyne

The only thing worse than not having a budget is having one

There was widespread outrage when the Carney government announced it would not release a budget this spring – or even, as first envisaged, in the fall. Only after a couple of days of appalling press was it announced the regular fall economic statement would be upgraded to a full budget. You can understand why people would be upset. As a...

Michael Byers

Mark Carney was right to stand up to Benjamin Netanyahu

Scott Taylor

New defence minister, same old woes

On April 28, Canadians went to the polls to cast their votes in the federal election. When the dust had settled and the ballots were tallied, Prime Minister Mark Carney emerged victorious, albeit with yet another Liberal minority government. However, Carney’s stunning victory marks one of the most outstanding political comebacks in Canadian history. Just weeks earlier, oddsmakers had Pierre...

Gillian Steward

As the separation debate heats up, Danielle Smith sets Albertans against each other

The next year in Alberta promises to be a hot one. Premier Danielle Smith’s last minute move to amend legislation that makes it so much easier to collect enough signatures for a referendum has lit the match. And what would that referendum be about? Separation from the rest of Canada.

John Weston

Get the vulgar "F--- Carney" flags off of Parliament Hill, RCMP

Last Friday, I confronted a protester displaying a “F— Carney” flag directly in front of the Prime Minister’s Office, that historic 1880s building serving Liberal and Conservative leaders since 1975. When he refused to remove it, I gave him two minutes before I’d do it myself. An RCMP officer intervened. Despite my outrage at seeing such vulgarity on the grounds...

Don Lenihan

What If AI Grew Up Like Us? Meet Clara

Kyle Matthews

Five big moves Mark Carney must make to secure Canada’s place in the world

As re-elected Prime Minister Mark Carney and his new cabinet take the reins in Ottawa at a time of rising global instability, his government must urgently rethink how it defends Canada’s sovereignty, deepens its alliances and projects its influence in a world increasingly being shaped by authoritarian aggression and technological disruption.

Lorne Gunter

Wait to see if Carney government rolls back federal mandate on EVs

Electric vehicle sales in Canada have collapsed. Both Statistics Canada and AutoTrader, the online marketplace for new and used cars, released reports in the past week showing that EV sales have declined sharply, as have the number of car shoppers who would consider a switch away from ICEs (internal combustion engines) to an EV.

Edward Greenspon

Mark Carney’s energy tightrope act: can he save Canada’s economy, its environment — or both?

In introducing his new cabinet this week, Prime Minister Mark Carney doubled down on his election night “build baby build” message. The time has arrived, he said, to “build big, build bold,” and “build now” on the way to becoming an energy superpower. But before anyone’s going to break ground on a major project or cut a cheque, they will...

Ambassador Harry Ho-jen Tseng, High Commissioner Samuel Alharjai Berridge

Taiwan Can Help the WHO Achieve a Better Pandemic Agreement

Tasha Kheiriddin

Carney Liberals give Hamas a pass

Canada, France, U.K. condemn Israel, but let terrorists who started the war off the hook

Donald McFarling

Conservatives know Poilievre has ‘no right’ to continue living in Stornoway

Understandable party wants to avoid ‘symbolism’ of exiting political stage, but no reason for former Opposition leader to continue living at ‘our expense’

Lori Turnbull

Mark Carney Wants to Transform Canada. Can He Pull It Off?

During Prime Minister Mark Carney’s highly anticipated meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House on May 6th, Canadians were on high alert for telling signs of how the meeting was going. Would Trump make disparaging references to Canada as the 51st state? Might we see any sign of relief from the tariffs? What is the power dynamic between...

John Ibbitson

Mark Carney is the latest in a Liberal tradition of public servants as PM in trying times

Matt Gurney

If Carney actually runs cabinet effectively, it’ll be an upgrade

There isn’t much point going on at any length analyzing Prime Minister Mark Carney’s refreshed cabinet. There’s some good moves there (Anita Anand to Foreign Affairs is a massive upgrade in a critical portfolio). There’s some bad news (a rookie GTA MP as energy minister, now?!). And there isn’t a snappy or definitive answer as to whether this cabinet marks...

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Marlo Glass

Federal public service cut by nearly 10,000 jobs, new data shows

The size of the federal public service shrank by nearly 10,000 jobs between the 2024 and 2025 fiscal years, marking the first time the civil service population hasn’t grown since 2015, according to newly published data by the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat. The drop in 9,807 jobs marks a 2.7 per cent dip in number of civil cervants, with...

Kyle Duggan

Cost of Canada joining Trump's Golden Dome missile defence project still unknown

If Prime Minister Mark Carney signs on to U.S. President Donald Trump's proposed "Golden Dome" missile defence shield, he could be committing Canada to a project with a ballooning price tag, an anti-weapons proliferation groups said on Thursday. Jessica West -- a senior researcher at Project Ploughshares, a Canadian peace research institute based in Waterloo, Ont. -- warned during an...

G7 finance ministers show 'proof of unity' with joint statement at summit: Champagne

Canada's Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says there's a sense of unity after emerging from a summit with his counterparts across the G7. The group of finance ministers and central bankers gathered this week in Banff, Alta., ahead of the G7 leaders' summit set for next month in nearby Kananaskis. The finance group came out with a joint communique emphasizing a...

Lynn Chaya

Donald Trump will visit Canada for G7, White House confirms

U.S. President Donald Trump will attend the G7 leaders’ summit in Canada next month, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed in a briefing. Trump will be in Canada from June 15 to 17. More details of his visit will be announced shortly, Leavitt said. On May 6, during Mark Carney’s meeting with Trump at the White House, the prime...

David Baxter

Israeli ambassador meets with Canadian officials after summons from Anand

Israeli Ambassador to Canada Iddo Moed says he met with senior officials from the foreign affairs ministry after Israeli soldiers fired warning shots near a diplomatic tour in the West Bank that included four Canadians.

The Canadian Press

Results from federal election recount in rural Newfoundland riding expected Friday

ST. JOHN'S -- Elections Canada says results are expected Friday in a federal election vote recount in central Newfoundland and Labrador.

Alessia Passafiume

Carney 'devastated and appalled' by killing of 2 Israeli embassy staff in Washington

Prime Minister Mark Carney says he is "devastated and appalled" by the killing of two Israeli embassy staff in Washington yesterday. The two staff members were leaving an event at a Jewish museum when they were shot and killed. Police said the suspect yelled, "Free, free Palestine" after his arrest.

David Baxter

Prime Minister Mark Carney sworn in as MP for Ottawa riding of Nepean

Prime Minister Mark Carney has been officially sworn in as MP for the Ottawa riding of Nepean. Carney swore allegiance to King Charles in the ceremony, which took place on Parliament Hill this morning.

Wolfgang Depner

B.C. seen as 'final frontier' for federal NDP as leadership question looms

Kelowna resident and former federal NDP candidate Cade Desjarlais sees the party in "disarray." Desjarlais, who ran for the NDP in Kelowna-Lake Country in 2021 but voted for the successful Liberal candidate in the redrawn riding of Kelowna last month, said the NDP needed a working-class reset, a leader in that mould and a focus on British Columbia.

Christian Noel

Pressure mounting on Poilievre to fire Jenni Byrne: sources

Sources say caucus will lose patience if campaign manager stays. Pressure is mounting on Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to fire Jenni Byrne, his national campaign manager, whom critics hold responsible for the party's election defeat last month, sources told Radio-Canada. "After a loss, heads have to roll," said one Conservative. "If Jenni Byrne stays, we won't be able to support...

Rahim Mohamed

Separatists want to 'hold Poilievre's feet to the fire' in Alberta byelection bid

'You could almost run a straw bale in our riding under the Conservative flag and that would get elected.'

Union says Canada Post offers 'fall short' as strike deadline nears

The union representing about 55,000 Canada Post employees said the latest offers from the postal service "fall short" with hours to go until a looming strike deadline. In a bulletin posted late Wednesday, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers said it is still reviewing proposals tabled by the Crown corporation earlier in the day.

Stephanie Taylor

Poilievre picks experience over fresh faces in 74-person 'shadow cabinet'

Only a handful of the newly-elected Conservative MPs were handed critic roles

Catherine Morrison

Most Canadians feel attached to their home, though only half trust governments: poll

Most Canadians feel attached to their country, province and municipality but only about half of them trust their governments, a new poll suggests. The Leger survey, which polled 1,537 Canadians between May 16 and 18, suggests that 82 per cent of Canadians feel attached to their country. Because the poll was conducted online, it can't be assigne

Alex Binkley

Agri-food workforce strategic plan under development

Kyle Duggan, Catherine Morrison

Carney says single government mandate letter reflects a 'unified mission'

Prime Minister Mark Carney laid out a handful of collective core priorities for his new ministers on Wednesday, vowing his government will work to bring down the cost of living and reconfigure some of Canada's most important international relationships. Carney released just one single mandate letter publicly for his entire cabinet, rather than the traditional spate of individual assignments. He...

Spencer Van Dyk

New U.S. ambassador says Canada could get ‘lowest tariffs of any country’

The new U.S. ambassador to Canada says while U.S. President Donald Trump is unlikely to ever remove his slate of tariffs entirely, he’s confident Canada can reach a deal to secure the lowest levies possible. “The president has made it clear that there will probably be a tariff on every country that we do business with,” Pete Hoekstra said in...

Catharine Tunney, Darren Major

'Totally unacceptable' that IDF fired shots near Canadians, Carney says

Ottawa expects 'full investigation,' prime minister says. Prime Minister Mark Carney says it's "totally unacceptable" that members of the Israeli army fired shots near a diplomatic delegation, which included Canadians, in the West Bank on Wednesday. The federal government confirmed Wednesday that four Canadian personnel were part of a tour in the city of Jenin when members of the Israel...

Carney says Canada in talks with U.S. on 'Golden Dome' missile defence

Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada is looking at participating in U.S. President Donald Trump's new Golden Dome missile defence program. Carney says high-level discussions are underway, but he did not provide a figure on how much Canada might contribute to the project.

Canada summons ambassador after Israeli army fires shots near 4 Canadian diplomats

Canada is summoning the Israeli ambassador to explain why Israel Defense Forces fired warning shots near a diplomatic tour in the West Bank on Wednesday. Prime Minister Mark Carney called the situation "totally unacceptable" and said Canada expects an explanation of what happened.

Sarah Ritchie

Poilievre names 48 Conservative MPs as critics, announces House leadership team

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has unveiled his party's leadership team and critic roles ahead of next week's return to the House of Commons. He's named 48 Conservative members of Parliament to critic roles, while another 14 will become associate critics.

Kyle Duggan

Carney needs to make a quick decision on Trump's missile defence project: expert

A defence expert says that if Canada wants to fully join U.S. President Donald Trump's "golden dome" missile defence project, it should make a decision soon. David Perry, president of the Canada Global Affairs Institute think tank, says Ottawa has a tendency to punt politically sensitive decisions on ballistic missile defence.

Manitoba ethics commissioner faults former premier for pushing mining project

A report by Manitoba's ethics commissioner says former premier Heather Stefanson and two of her cabinet ministers acted improperly by pushing for the approval of a silica sand mining project. The report says Stefanson, then-deputy premier Cliff Cullen and then-economic development minister Jeff Wharton tried to get approval for the Sio Silica project after the Tories lost the 2023 election...

Paul Vieira

U.S.’s Bessent, Canada’s Champagne to Meet on G7 Sidelines With Tariff Talk Likely

Tariffs have roiled the relationship between the neighboring countries for months

Craig Wong

CPP Investments sees opportunity in Carney's call for nation-building projects

The head of the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board sees opportunities for the big investment fund in Prime Minister Mark Carney's desire for large-scale, nation-building projects. CPP Investments chief executive John Graham says the fund has an appetite to continue growing its Canadian assets. "We're excited that it's going to lead to some pretty interesting domestic investment opportunities," Graham said...

US Poli

Mike Schneider, The Associated Press

DOGE targets Census Bureau, worrying data users about health of US data infrastructure

The group run by Elon Musk and his aides to cut federal spending in the second Trump administration is targeting some surveys conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau it claims are "wasteful," worrying users of federal data already concerned about the health of the nation's statistical infrastructure.

Kevin Freking And Lisa Mascaro, The Associated Press

Trump's big tax bill has passed the House. Here's what's inside it

WASHINGTON (AP) -- House Republicans early Thursday took a major step forward on President Donald Trump's agenda, approving a legislative package that combines tax breaks, spending cuts, border security funding and other priorities.

Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking And Leah Askarinam, The Associated Press

House Republicans pass Trump's big bill of tax breaks and program cuts after all-night session

WASHINGTON (AP) -- House Republicans stayed up all night to pass their multitrillion-dollar tax breaks package, with Speaker Mike Johnson defying the skeptics and unifying his ranks to muscle President Donald Trump's priority bill to approval Thursday.

Will Weissert And Alan Suderman, The Associated Press

The crypto industry saw Trump as a champion. Some now fear he's putting personal profits first

WASHINGTON (AP) -- It seems like a triumph for a cryptocurrency industry that has long sought mainstream acceptance: Top investors in one of President Donald Trump 's crypto projects invited to dine with him at his luxury golf club in Northern Virginia on the heels of the Senate advancing key pro-crypto legislation and while bitcoin prices soar.

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

Ross McKitrick

Canada at a Crossroads – Volume 6: Degrees of separation – Universities versus the public

Universities are facing a sharp decline in their public reputation. In the US, the Trump administration is openly attacking many top universities – including taking steps to strip Harvard of its tax exempt status. The situation in Canada is less antagonistic, but there’s growing public frustration over the blatant left-wing bias and politicization of our post-secondary institutions. The public’s indifference...

Jay Khosla, Yiota Kokkinos, Chris Turner, Arash Golshan

Build Big Things

For too long, Canada has been content to muddle in the slow lane when what is needed — now more than ever — is a breathtaking build out. Here’s how to do it.

Cameron Field

Fighting mortgage fraud in Canada

Mortgage fraud in Canada has surged in recent years, raising deep concerns across multiple sectors. Anxiety is soaring among lenders as they face rising losses and inflated property prices. Meanwhile, organized criminal actors are overwhelming regulators and law enforcement. Several complex factors are behind the growing crisis, including pressures from housing affordability, rising interest rates, and the lingering effects of...

Substacks

A collection of SubStack publishing within Canadian public affairs.

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.

Dean Beeby

Cyber-protection agency a victim of fraud

Canada’s premier agency for cyber-security, which helps governments and businesses defend against bad actors, itself got scammed as part of a wide-ranging IT overbilling fraud worth several million dollars.

Podcasts

How Canada’s biggest energy storage project got built

On this episode of WONK, host Amanda Lang talks to the driving forces behind the Oneida Energy Storage Project about Indigenous partnership and the secrets to their success

Israel launches new military offensive, Canada voices opposition

Over the weekend, the Israeli military launched a new operation in Gaza called Gideon’s Chariots. It comes after a two-month long blockade of humanitarian aid that is finally starting to ease as some trucks with food have been allowed to enter the Palestinian enclave.

Will Israel's vow to control Gaza widen divide with Canada?

Former Canadian ambassador to Israel Jon Allen and University of Ottawa professor Thomas Juneau discuss how allies will respond to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's vow to control all of Gaza at the end of the war, after Canada, France and the U.K. made a statement warning Israel to stop its offensive and allow aid into the strip. Allen calls...

Trump, Hitler and how democracies die

Today on the show is historian Timothy Ryback. Timothy is an author and writer with The Atlantic. He’s the director of the Institute for Historical Justice and Reconciliation in The Hague.