Raisa Patel

Conservatives won’t axe billions in federal agreements supporting automakers, battery plants, Poilievre says

A Pierre Poilievre-led government would maintain all existing government agreements for the auto sector, the Conservative leader said Thursday. “We will honour all agreements for the auto sector that the government has made, but we will not force Canadians to pay a $20,000 tax on automobiles,” Poilievre said at a news conference in Halifax, referencing the Trudeau government’s target that...

Christina Frangou

Anaida Poilievre Is Working Hard. It Isn’t Enough

Political wives have long helped craft their husbands’ public image. For Pierre Poilievre, that strategy can only get him so far.In the autumn of 2012, Pierre Poilievre found himself in an elevator with a Senate aide who had previously caught his eye. He asked 25-year-old Anaida Galindo if she had Facebook, hoping they could connect. She said no. It was...

Robert Fife

Poilievre may lose his Ottawa-area riding as Liberals poised to sweep the region

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is at risk of losing his Ottawa-Carleton riding as the party scrambles to send in volunteers to save the seat he has held since 2004, two federal and two provincial Conservative sources say. With several polls showing the Liberals poised to win the election, the loss of Mr. Poilievre’s riding would put the leader in a...

Joanna Smith

Liberals cementing lead over Conservatives on key trust questions, says new poll

The Liberals have kept up their lead when it comes to which party Canadians trust to manage the economy, according to a new The Logic poll by Abacus Data, the last in a series of surveys on economic priorities before election day. The Conservatives, meanwhile, remain competitive on the issue of affordability and are still viewed as the best placed...

Andrew Willis

The Poilievre principle - The Conservative Leader has spent two decades in politics, but Canadians still wonder what he believes

Going into the election campaign, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre owned the riding-rich region surrounding London, Ont. Like many Canadian cities with an industrial base, London used to be a place where a high school education and decent work ethic meant a ticket to the middle class. I grew up there, and watched classmates graduate from Grade 12 and land at...

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Nik Nanos

LPC 42.9, CPC 39.3, NDP 7.2, BQ 6.0, GP 3.0, PPC 1.4

The CTV-Globe and Mail/Nanos nightly federal election tracking conducted by Nanos Research surveys 1,200 Canadians aged 18 years and over three days (400 interviews each day). Respondents are all randomly recruited through a dual-frame (cell- and land-line) RDD sample using live agents. Three quarters of the sample are administered the questionnaire by telephone and one quarter is administered the same...

Canadian Federal Election Daily Tracker Poll, Day 32

The analysis in this report is based on results of a survey conducted from Monday, April 21st to Wednesday, April 23rd, 2025, among a sample of 1425 adults, 18 years of age or older, living in Canada. The survey was conducted using IVR. The survey is intended to represent the voting population in Canada. The margin of error for the...

Popular Vote Converges Following Debate and Advance Voting

The Liberal lead over the Conservatives fades to a marginal tie as Elections Canada reports 7.3 million ballots cast in Advance Polls. These are the topline findings of a trio of online surveys sponsored and conducted by Innovative Research Group Inc. (INNOVATIVE). The first fielded April 15-20 with N=2000, the second fielded April 17-20 with N=1000, and the third fielded...

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Election News

Raisa Patel

Conservatives won’t axe billions in federal agreements supporting automakers, battery plants, Poilievre says

Christina Frangou

Anaida Poilievre Is Working Hard. It Isn’t Enough

Robert Fife

Poilievre may lose his Ottawa-area riding as Liberals poised to sweep the region

Raisa Patel, Tonda MacCharles, Robert Benzie, Althia Raj

Conservatives pour resources into Pierre Poilievre’s riding amid fears of a tight race

The federal Conservatives are funnelling resources into Pierre Poilievre’s local campaign, shoring up volunteer support in the leader’s Ottawa-area riding over concerns that winning his seat is not guaranteed, the Star has learned. One Conservative source involved in Poilievre’s campaign told the Star that the leader appears to be in trouble in Carleton, the sprawling riding Poilievre has held since...

Joanna Smith

Liberals cementing lead over Conservatives on key trust questions, says new poll

Laurence Martin

Trump talked about the '51st state' during call with Carney: Radio-Canada sources

During the phone call last month between Donald Trump and Mark Carney, the U.S. president put the idea of making Canada the 51st U.S. state back on the table, contrary to what the prime minister himself publicly stated later, sources told Radio-Canada. According to two Radio-Canada sources with knowledge of the discussion, the issue of Canadian sovereignty was raised in...

Campaign Analysis

Richard Warnica

This is the Donald Trump election, and Pierre Poilievre might be better off losing it

On January 7, one day after Justin Trudeau announced his plan to resign as prime minster, Donald Trump, then two weeks out from his second inauguration, spoke to reporters in Mar-a-Lago, in Florida, and accidentally set the tone for the coming Canadian election campaign.

Konrad Yakabuski

Whether it’s Carney or Poilievre, the next PM must clean house in the federal public service

The costed Conservative election platform released this week largely eschews the hyperpolarizing language that had defined Pierre Poilievre until recently. The word “broken” shows up seven times in the 30-page document, but nowhere does the Tory platform apply that descriptor to Canada as a whole, as Mr. Poilievre had been endlessly doing until the federal election campaign began. Rather, the...

Kelly McParland

Carney, Poilievre talk fiscal prudence, but offer the opposite - Liberal and Conservative campaigns are not what they claim to be

Liberal and Conservative campaigns are not what they claim to be

Andrew Coyne

The Conservatives’ dilemma: their policies aren’t different enough from the Liberals’ to make up for the leadership gap

Jennifer Keesmaat

I used to be Toronto’s chief planner. Mark Carney’s new plan gives me hope we might finally address the housing crisis

This week, as the federal election campaign entered its final week, Liberal Leader Mark Carney introduced a long-term economic framework that the Liberals say is aimed at revitalizing growth and tackling affordability. The campaign announcement comes at a fraught moment: amid rising global uncertainty, escalating trade tensions, and renewed tariff threats, a shadow has been cast over the country’s economic...

Christopher Worswick

Conservative economic plan most likely to lead to progress

Canada’s major political parties should be commended for preparing thoughtful economic plans that have important differences. No plan is perfect and each are open to some criticism on economic grounds, but after studying the platforms of the Liberals, Conservatives, the NDP and Bloc Québécois — when measured against the priorities occupying Canadians in this time of conflict with the U.S...

Policy Announcements

Mark Carney’s Liberals Stand Up to President Trump for Québec Identity and Economy

Poilievre Thanks Police Associations for their Endorsements and Announces Plan To Shut Down Tent Cities

Poilievre Unveils His Plan for Change

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre released his Conservative Plan for Change today to lower food and housing costs, stop crime and bring home jobs to put Canada First. The choice could not be clearer – a fourth Liberal term with Mark Carney that will add even more debt than Justin Trudeau’s budget, or a new Conservative government that over the next...

Poilievre Will Build 2.3 Million Homes In Five Years

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre announced today that his new Conservative Government will build 2.3 million homes over the next five years. And unlike Mark Carney, who followed the old Trudeau playbook and just plucked a number out of thin air, Poilievre has an actual plan to get it done. Poilievre’s plan will get gatekeepers out of the way to speed...

Mark Carney’s Liberals to protect and modernize Canada’s public health care system

This election comes at a time of crisis. President Trump is trying to fundamentally reshape the international trading system and, in the process, he’s rupturing the global economy. With Canada, he has been even more direct and aggressive: he is trying to break us so America can own us. Unlike the Conservatives who will slash public services, a Mark Carney...

A Mark Carney government will reduce tolls for the Confederation Bridge and make Atlantic transportation more affordable

This election comes at a time of crisis, as President Trump threatens Canadian jobs, businesses, and our way of life. In the face of these threats, Mark Carney has a plan to build a stronger economy and a Canada you can afford. In Atlantic Canada, the Confederation Bridge and ferries are critical to connecting residents and businesses. To make these...

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Richard Warnica

This is the Donald Trump election, and Pierre Poilievre might be better off losing it

Konrad Yakabuski

Whether it’s Carney or Poilievre, the next PM must clean house in the federal public service

Kelly McParland

Carney, Poilievre talk fiscal prudence, but offer the opposite - Liberal and Conservative campaigns are not what they claim to be

Liberal and Conservative campaigns are not what they claim to be

Andrew Coyne

The Conservatives’ dilemma: their policies aren’t different enough from the Liberals’ to make up for the leadership gap

Jennifer Keesmaat

I used to be Toronto’s chief planner. Mark Carney’s new plan gives me hope we might finally address the housing crisis

Christopher Worswick

Conservative economic plan most likely to lead to progress

Lisa Birch, Alexandre Fortier-Chouinard

Canadian political parties keep more promises than you might think

With less than a week to go before the federal election, Canadian voters are left with a familiar question right up to the moment they cast their vote: What can they really believe? As in every election campaign, voters this time have been inundated with promises: tax cuts, massive housing construction, the revival of regional rail transport, new childcare spaces…...

Nik Nanos

For Poilievre - He should have been more careful about his dreams - they might come true

When asked about the current environment - no one foresaw the Liberal turnaround. Back prior to end of the 2024, the Liberals were on the ropes. Just before Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau stepped down his party trailed the Pierre Poilievre Conservatives by 27 points in the Nanos tracking (CPC 47, LPC 20).

Lawrence Martin

This quiet election campaign is playing right into the lucky Liberals’ hands

Campbell Clark

Poilievre counts on the budget (almost) balancing itself

Pierre Poilievre is counting on the budget balancing itself. Almost. There are some mostly vague plans for spending cuts in the Conservative election platform Mr. Poilievre released Tuesday, but it’s not enough to pay for all the party’s promises. So instead, the Conservative platform relies on the hope that their policies would cause a big economic boom, mostly in the...

Phil Tank

Poilievre snubs Saskatchewan, but Moe campaigns on his behalf

Unlike previous Conservative leaders, Pierre Poilievre has yet to hold a single event in Saskatchewan, where support for his party is highest.

Dale Smith

Where are the gays in the federal party platforms?

The major political parties’ platforms were all released extremely late in this election cycle, having apparently decided to wait until after the debates were over, possibly for fear of being grilled on the details of their plans on camera, which is what happened in the last election cycle. To make it worse, advance voting had already begun (with record turnout...

John Ivison

The Conservatives’ platform undermines their attacks on Liberal profligacy

Any hopes they had of profiting from the prodigal nature of the Liberal platform disappeared when they released their own costing document

Matt Gurney

On this one issue, Mark Carney sounds a lot like Justin Trudeau

Canada doesn’t have a gun-control problem. And Mark Carney should stop pretending it does. We do have a problem with gun crime, particularly in some of our larger cities. And we also have a problem with intimate-partner violence. These problems need attention and, critically, more resources. What they don’t need is more gun-control laws: everything that should be illegal already...

Shellene Drakes-Tull

Is Pierre Poilievre hiding something? His rationale for not getting security clearance makes no sense

With only a few days left in this federal election, I’m surprised that there are still folks who are unsure of who to vote for. At this point, I don’t know if there is anything left to say. The parties and their leaders have shared what they think is the best direction for Canada. Right now, two major challenges dominate...

Andrew Caddell

To err is human, to predict malign

Jeffrey Simpson was my favourite columnist for years. The Globe and Mail premier journalist’s dominance of the op-ed page was so evident, he was every public servant’s go-to source of information. Of course, this was in the golden age of newspapers. While he was normally bang-on with his analysis of the politics of the day, he sometimes erred. And with...

Justin Ling

Pierre Poilievre’s platform might be full of slogans. But this one policy of his is a great idea

For every American worker, American businesses invest $24 (U.S.) into the domestic economy. For every Canadian worker, Canadian businesses invest just $11 (U.S.) back into Canada. That gap, mentioned frequently by Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre, is a bright red warning light that something has gone wrong in the Canadian economy. Up until 2014, America and Canada’s per-worker investment rates were...

Various

Canada must lead on supporting Ukraine with Russia’s frozen assets

Open Letter: The next Canadian leader should set a powerful precedent against Russian aggression

Ripudaman Singh Minhas

Vote for the health of our children

Aaron Wherry

Poilievre isn't pivoting, but he's stepping lightly around a few things

During his campaign for the Conservative leadership in 2022, Pierre Poilievre said he would never pivot."I am who I am," he said.To a great degree, that has held true — despite periodic suggestions from the commentariat that he should change course.

Paul Wells

Why is Pierre Poilievre covering up the coming US civil war?

I want to begin by emphasizing that my headline is satirical. There is no particular reason to expect a second US civil war, even though this Canadian government report from Prime Minister Carney’s own department says, “U.S. ideological divisions, democratic erosion, and domestic unrest escalate, plunging the country into civil war.” The report received coverage in international media, including this...

Max Fawcett

Pierre Poilievre is a victim of his own successes

In a leaders' debate that was supposed to be all about Pierre Poilievre and Mark Carney, Jagmeet Singh ended up stealing the spotlight. While logic would have dictated that Singh set his sights on Carney and win back some of the voters who had fled to the Liberals, he instead took his biggest swipes at Pierre Poilievre — often at...

Robyn Urback

Mass murderers spending life in prison is good, actually. But we don’t need the notwithstanding clause to make it happen

Over the years, reams of analysis have skewered the Canadian Supreme Court’s decision in R v. Bissonnette, which declared it unconstitutional to sentence offenders to consecutive periods of parole ineligibility on the grounds that it constitutes “cruel and unusual punishment.” But the decision is so myopic, so deleterious to the public’s perception of the fairness of our justice system, that...

Don Lenihan

Why AI Is the Election’s Third Rail: The issue no one wants to touch—but voters can’t afford to ignore

Shannon Proudfoot

Meeting his moment - If Mark Carney – the charming, meticulous, and sometimes prickly economist – lands the job of steering through a crisis, it wouldn't be the first time

If Mark Carney – the charming, meticulous, and sometimes prickly economist – lands the job of steering through a crisis, it wouldn't be the first time

Tasha Kheiriddin

Poilievre's platform a direct challenge to Carney's boomer tome

With just days to go before election day and millions of Canadians already having voted, both the Liberal and Conservative parties have finally dropped their full platforms. And the two are as different in substance, structure and style as the two campaigns — for better and worse. Substance-wise, the Liberals offer a slew of big-ticket items: a $5 billion Trade...

Christopher Holcroft

Six Policy Areas Where Poilievre Mirrors Trump

In a federal election increasingly defined by U.S. President Donald Trump, the future of Canada is on the ballot. However much Canadians have respected and admired America, we have no desire to be Americans. This reawakening is driving a surge of citizen patriotism and a renewed commitment to guard our national identity — and it is presenting a political challenge...

News More

Jorge Barrera

Family of 4 jailed in U.S. for weeks after Canadian border guards turned them away

Aracely saw Niagara Falls for the first time on a cold Monday in March as she crossed the Rainbow Bridge toward Canada with her common-law husband and two daughters aged four and 14, fleeing the immigration raids and sudden deportations sweeping across the U.S.

Raisa Patel, Tonda MacCharles, Robert Benzie, Althia Raj

Conservatives pour resources into Pierre Poilievre’s riding amid fears of a tight race

Laurence Martin

Trump talked about the '51st state' during call with Carney: Radio-Canada sources

Thomas Seal, Christine Dobby

Carney Makes Canada's Liberal Party Acceptable to CEOs Again

After nine years under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, weak investment and slow economic growth had spurred Canadian executives to line up behind Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, who has promised to unleash capital with tax cuts and deregulation.

Verity Stevenson

Trump reinserts himself into Canadian politics, saying 'as a state, it works great'

Days before the federal election and after more than a week without commenting on Canada, U.S. President Donald Trump resurfaced his 51st state rhetoric Wednesday afternoon and suggested he could further raise auto tariffs.

Christl Dabu

Was Melania Trump sending a message by wearing a Canadian coat amid a trade war?

Melania Trump wore an Easter outfit that may raise eyebrows. During the annual Easter Egg Roll at the White House on Monday, the U.S. first lady appeared in a cream coat made by Montreal-based luxury outerwear brand Mackage. Although her Easter look this year was described as “muted” by Vogue, it stood out to some because she chose a Canadian...

Trump says Canada would ‘cease to exist’ without U.S., floats automobile tariff increase

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Canada would “cease to exist” if it weren’t for the United States — comments that came just days before Canadians are set to vote in an election dominated by Trump’s comments on the country’s economy and sovereignty. Trump re-inserted himself into Canada’s election during a signing ceremony inside the oval office. saying Canada “would...

Conservatives, Liberals called out over lack of 'prudence' in platforms

Pierre Poilievre is defending the Conservative campaign platform's heavy reliance on economic growth in a period of deep uncertainty, while the NDP and Liberals spar over cost-cutting.The Conservative leader was campaigning in Hamilton, Ont., on Wednesday, with just days to go before the federal vote on Monday and a day after he released the party's costed campaign platform.

Gov. Gen. Mary Simon to represent Canada at Pope Francis's funeral Saturday

Prime Minister Mark Carney will not be taking time away from the federal election campaign to attend the funeral for Pope Francis.He says Gov. Gen. Mary Simon will represent Canada alongside a senior delegation at the Vatican ceremony on Saturday.A spokeswoman for the Prime Minister's Office says the rest of the delegation hasn't been finalized.

Abbas Rana

Shut out from Tory nominations in Calgary, ex-Conservative joins Liberals while another runs as Independent

Ranbir Parmar, who hoped to represent the Tories in Calgary McKnight, has joined the Liberals after not being allowed to contest the nomination. Minesh Patel, who faced a similar experience in Calgary Skyview, is running as an Independent.

Dylan Robertson

China says it wants to partner with Canada to push back against American 'bullying'

China's ambassador says Beijing is offering to form a partnership with Canada to push back against American "bullying," suggesting the two countries could rally other nations to stop Washington from undermining global rules. "We want to avoid the situation where humanity is brought back to a world of the law of the jungle again," Chinese Ambassador Wang Di told The...

Erik Hertzberg, Mario Baker Ramirez

Scotiabank Economists Slam Both Major Party Platforms in Canada

Economists at one of Canada’s biggest lenders are raising doubts about the fiscal plans offered by the leading parties in the country’s election.

Aaron Wherry

Conservatives update platform to include omitted 'anti-woke' promise

Platform published Tuesday didn't include commitment made earlier in the campaign. The Conservative Party has republished the English-language version of its platform after what it says was a "publishing oversight" resulted in the omission of a previous commitment to crack down on "woke ideology" in the public service and federal funding for university research. Earlier in the campaign, the Conservatives...

Catherine Lévesque

Melanie Joly calls for 'majority' Liberal government days away from election

Other speakers who took the stage at the Laval rally did not go nearly as far as Joly did

Peter Zimonjic

Poilievre promises to let police dismantle encampments, arrest occupants

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is promising to clean up Canada's streets and parks by giving police the power to dismantle encampments and arrest their occupants for setting up tents and shelters to live in. "Public spaces must be safe for everyone. We will take back our streets and restore order in our communities," Poilievre said during a campaign stop in...

Charlie Buckley

Preston Manning: Spike in secession support inevitable if Carney wins election

To former opposition leader Preston Manning, the solution to keeping Canada unified is simple: Replace Mark Carney’s Liberal government this election, under a different party banner. “I’m very strongly on Canadians uniting, but the question is: ‘Uniting behind whom, and for what’?” he told CTV Your Morning in an interview Wednesday. “I suggest that they need to unite between a...

Phil Hahn

Liberals lead by 5 points over Conservatives on Day 32, as NDP loses post-debate bump: Nanos

The Liberals have a five-point advantage over the Conservatives on Day 32 of the 36-day federal election campaign.A three-day rolling sample by Nanos Research conducted on April 20-22 has the Liberals at 44 per cent over the Conservatives, who are up a few points at 39 per cent nationally.

Alex Boutilier

Pierre Poilievre would axe one of Parliament’s primary purposes

Tucked away amid a host pledges in the Conservative platform is a promise to axe one of Parliament’s primary purposes.Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre announced Tuesday that under his government a referendum, not politicians, would decide if Canada needed to raise taxes. Poilievre would “ban” any new taxes or tax increases unless the Canadian public votes for them.

Murray Brewster

What will it take to defend Canada? Experts say party platforms miss the target

There is an "anything you can do, I can do better" vibe to the defence policies of both the Liberals and the Conservatives, but a trio of national security and military experts say each of the parties are missing — or avoiding — the fundamental national security issue at stake in this election. They say voters are likely asking themselves...

TVO's The Agenda with Steve Paikin to end after 19 seasons

The Agenda with Steve Paikin is coming to an end after 19 seasons. TVO says this season of its flagship current affairs program will be the last as the veteran host enters a new phase of his career with the public broadcaster. Paikin will stay with TVO as co-host of the weekly political podcast #onpoli, and he will continue to...

Laura Osman

Pierre Poilievre’s 25-year quest to make Canadians see things his way

Swap out the maple leaves for stars and stripes, and the Conservative rally in Canada’s automotive capital had all the hallmarks of Donald Trump’s signature events. A massive crowd packed an unfinished warehouse in Windsor, Ont., down the street from the Stellantis assembly plant where workers had been idled by the U.S. president’s trade war. Some supporters arrived with flags...

Peter Mansbridge, Bruce Anderson, Fred Delorey

Smoke, Mirrors and The Truth -- The Stretch Run Begins

Less than a week to go now before Canadians have their votes counted and a new government is declared. So what should we be watching for as the leaders hit the final days of their campaigns to woo voters. Bruce Anderson and Fred DeLorey are here with their thoughts on everything from post debate analysis, to advertising, to what to...

Jim Bronskill

Most Conservative voters say they don't trust media reports on party leaders: poll

A new poll suggests more than half of Conservative voters don't trust what they see or hear about federal party leaders in the media during the current election campaign.Fifty-six per cent of people who identified as Conservatives in the Leger poll said they had little trust — or none at all — in media reports about party leaders.

Geoff Dembicki

REVEALED: The Conservative Playbook for Bringing DOGE to Canada

With a federal election looming, reps from Amazon and TC Energy discuss how a new Pierre Poilievre government could slash bureaucracy ‘more quickly’ than Trump. Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has been on a rampage inside the U.S. federal government, laying off hundreds of thousands of workers, dismantling programs that provide people with life-saving vaccines and sparking...

Mark Gollom

Conservatives say Carney is 'just like Justin.' Do they have a case?

Poll finds most Canadians see Carney as a change from former prime minister. During the English leadership debate, some of the most compelling exchanges included Mark Carney fending off accusations from Pierre Poilievre that the Liberal leader was just another version of former prime minister Justin Trudeau. "You spent years running against Justin Trudeau and the carbon tax," Carney said...

Politician's Pen

Andrew Cardozo

2025, the year the Canadian media died!

Andrew Cardozo

The Secret agenda(s) of the Liberal Party.

US Poli

Nadia Lathan, The Associated Press

Texas governor signs bill creating another DOGE-inspired effort at the state level

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill Wednesday creating an office inspired by the Department of Government Efficiency and aimed at reducing state regulations, joining other Republican governors who have pledged their own versions of billionaire Elon Musk's cost-cutting group.

Mark Vancleave And Hannah Fingerhut, The Associated Press

Iowa town hall attendees turn on each other as Sen. Grassley faces heated question

NORTHWOOD, Iowa (AP) -- Iowans attending a forum Wednesday hosted by Sen. Chuck Grassley started to turn on each other as the lawmaker faced heated questions about President Donald Trump 's first months in office.

John O'connor And Aamer Madhani, The Associated Press

Dick Durbin of Illinois, the Senate's No. 2 Democrat, won't seek reelection to a sixth term in 2026

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois said Wednesday that he will not seek reelection in 2026, ending his more than four-decade career representing Illinois and piling more pressure on the party as it already faced a difficult path to reclaiming a majority in the Senate.

Todd Richmond, The Associated Press

Army suspends Wisconsin training base's first female commander after Trump portrait flipped to wall

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- The U.S. Army has suspended a Wisconsin training base's first female commander after discovering portraits of President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had been flipped around to face a wall.

International

Bernard Condon, The Associated Press

Musk damaged Tesla's brand in just a few months. Fixing it will likely take longer

NEW YORK (AP) -- Elon Musk has been called a Moonshot Master, the Edison of Our Age and the Architect of the Future, but he's got a big problem at his car company and it's not clear he can fix it: damage to its brand.

Pope Francis, committed to service, humility and healing, dead at 88

Pope Francis, whose nearly 12-year papacy ushered in a more open, welcoming Catholic Church that prioritized empathy for the poor and disenfranchised — including Indigenous victims of Canada's church-run residential schools — has died at 88, the Vatican said in a video statement Monday. "Dear brothers and sisters, it is with profound sadness I must announce the death of our...

Barbara Ortutay, The Associated Press

Meta faces historic antitrust trial that could force it to break off Instagram, WhatsApp

Meta Platforms Inc. faces a historic antitrust trial beginning Monday that could force the tech giant to break off Instagram and WhatsApp, startups it bought more than a decade ago that have since grown into social media powerhouses.

China hits back at U.S. and will raise tariffs on American goods from 84% to 125%

China announced Friday that it will raise tariffs on U.S. goods from 84 per cent to 125 per cent -- the latest salvo in an escalating trade war between the world’s two largest economies that has rattled markets and raised fears of a global slowdown. While U.S. President Donald Trump paused import taxes this week for other countries, he raised...

NYC mayor says family of Spanish tourists, including 3 children, died in helicopter crash

A helicopter broke apart in midair Thursday and crashed upside-down into the Hudson River between Manhattan and the New Jersey waterfront, killing a family of Spanish tourists, including three children in the latest high-profile aviation disaster in the U.S., officials said. Mayor Eric Adams said the flight began at a downtown heliport around 3 p.m. and that the dead had...

Think Tank

Lisa McLaughlin

Roots of tomorrow: Canada's forests need our support

Xiaoting (Maya) Liu, Vina Nadjibulla

Can China's New Economic Playbook Help it Weather U.S. Tariffs?

On March 11, China concluded its annual 'Two Sessions' — a pair of legislative and advisory meetings focused on Beijing's economic priorities for the year ahead. The slew of macroeconomic measures announced at those meetings are now taking on heightened significance amid the escalating U.S.–China trade war.

Tricia Yeoh

Trump’s On-off Tariffs Could Disengage Southeast Asia Further from the U.S.

The reciprocal tariffs announced by U.S. President Donald Trump on April 2 – what he referred to as “Liberation Day” – hit Southeast Asian economies particularly hard. While they and others received a brief respite in the form of a 90-day pause, with a universal lowered reciprocal tariff of 10 per cent, tariffs on goods from China spiked to 14...

Substacks

A collection of SubStack publishing within Canadian public affairs.

Dean Beeby

Welcome to the new post-transparency

The world is chaotic. Sovereignty, diplomacy, trade, free speech, science are all under assault. Daily life seems suddenly dangerous. Even the weather report is scary. “Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,” as William Butler Yeats put it in The Second Coming (1919). We’ve entered an era of might makes right. Familiar rules are changing. Among the changes is the...

Dean Beeby

Access to information is AWOL

This will be a very short post on the access-to-information election promises of the five main political parties. That’s because there’s nothing to write about.With the release of the last platform today (Conservative), no party is committing to reforming the dysfunctional Access to Information Act, other than reciting cheap bromides. Some aren’t even offering bromides.

Steven Staples

Is the peace movement wrong?

Is it time I admit defeat, pull up my tent and go home? For 30 years I have advocated for reductions to Canada’s military spending, and it keeps rising and rising. Now it’s reached the point where Canada is the 6th highest in actual dollars within NATO (after USA, Germany, UK, France, Poland). Responding to expensive plans to increase military...

Podcasts

What can advanced voter turnout tell us about election day?

Elections Canada saw a record-breaking 2 million people cast their ballot on the first day of advanced voting for the federal election, resulting in a grand total of more than 7.3 million over the four day period. And as Canada enters the final stretch of campaigning in one of the most critical elections of our time, what can these preliminary...

Things are getting SPICY!

The last few days of the campaign are heating up, especially on the West Coast!

America’s slide toward ‘modern tyranny’

On this episode of WONK, Amanda Lang talks to historian and author Timothy Snyder about efforts to weaken the American state and what can be done to save it

Behind the scenes on the last days of a campaign

The final days of a campaign can be hectic. The Conservatives had to pull together a couple of advertisements on short notice. Every party is sending their leader on a cross-country tour and volunteers on the ground are pulling out all the stops to ID their supporters in order to get them out to the polls on election day.