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Peter Zimonjic

Poilievre says he'll use notwithstanding clause to ensure multiple-murderers die in prison

Conservative leader says 'multiple-murderers should only come out in a box.' Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he'll ensure multiple-murderers die in jail by becoming the first Canadian prime minister to override Charter rights by invoking the notwithstanding clause. "Conservatives believe a punishment should be proportionate to the crime. If you kill multiple people you should spend the rest of your...

Catherine Kim

What the Polls in Canada Are Really Saying

Conservatives in Canada could be forgiven for celebrating earlier this year. Their nemesis Justin Trudeau announced that he was resigning as prime minister, and polls showed they would romp to victory over the Liberals whenever the election was called.

Erik Hertzberg

An Election Like No Other Promises to Damage Canada's Finances

Canada’s fiscal position is set to worsen as the country’s two leading political parties vie to win an election by promising tax cuts and measures to protect industries from US President Donald Trump’s tariff barrage.

Peter Armstrong

The Bank of Canada's tariff decision

I started writing this newsletter as a way of framing and better understanding how the events of the week ahead were going to shape the conversation. But events are happening at a breakneck speed right now. So the last few editions have been focused on the impact those events are having. But this week, we have the Bank of Canada...

'Unprecedented growth' in Canadian food banks prompts calls for it to be a top federal election issue

Demand for the services of local food banks has never been higher, and Carolyn McLeod-McCarthy of the Guelph Food Bank says she's worried about the impact U.S. tariffs will have on the local economy and workers."We're quite nervous about what that's going to mean for being able to provide food to people in need," McLeod-McCarthy told CBC News.

Abbas Rana

Despite dip in polls, Conservative path to victory remains possible, say political players

The ongoing trade war with the United States and Justin Trudeau’s exit as prime minister have significantly altered the political landscape for Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, but some believe his path to victory lies in a sharp focus on the cost of living and trade tariffs, placing their hopes on the upcoming leaders’ debates—where they expect him to “wipe the...

Raffy Boudjikanian

Carney defends knowledge of Quebec culture, Poilievre insists he's no 'mini-Trump' on Tout le monde en parle

TLMEP regularly attracts large audiences in province that elects nearly a quarter of MPs in Canada. Mark Carney and Pierre Poilievre faced the critical glare of the mega-popular Radio-Canada talk show Tout le monde en parle on Sunday in an attempt to woo francophone viewers, with the Liberal leader being pressed on his cultural awareness of the province and his...

Ian Froese

As Poilievre targets tax havens, Conservatives rack up big business endorsements

Business community still sees benefits of Conservative government: political scientist.A political scientist says Pierre Poilievre's open resentment toward offshore tax havens and corporate jets likely isn't enough to sever his Conservative Party's relationship with business leaders.That's illustrated with endorsements by more than 30 prominent executives in newspaper advertisements that ran Saturday across the country, Lori Turnbull said.

Liberal operatives planted 'stop the steal' buttons at conservative conference

Liberal Party says campaigners 'regrettably got carried away' with use of buttons. Two Liberal Party staffers attended last week's Canada Strong and Free Networking (CSFN) Conference where they planted buttons that used Trump-style language and highlighted division within the Conservative Party. The conference, often referred to by its former name, the Manning Conference, is an opportunity for conservative-leaning Canadians to...

Sean Boynton

Liberals lead dips for 1st time in Canada election as Tories gain: poll

The Liberals continue to lead the federal election race at the halfway point of the campaign, a new poll suggests, but the Conservatives have narrowed the gap. The latest Ipsos poll exclusively for Global News shows 42 per cent of Canadians surveyed would vote for the Liberals, down four points from last week and the first time since the election...

Jeremy Warren

Poll of Sask. voters has Conservatives maintaining strong support, but Liberals gaining ground

Liberals most competitive in Saskatoon, Regina: SUMA poll. A new poll of Saskatchewan voters shows growing support for federal Liberals in Saskatoon and Regina — enough to make some races competitive — but Conservative support remains high across the province. "That the Liberals are really neck and neck with the Conservatives in the two big cities is a bit of...

Bill Graveland

'You don't know my dad': Daughter of late Conservative MP running for the Liberals

Visitors to the Liberal campaign office in Calgary East are greeted by a smiling picture of one of the longest serving Conservative MPs. And next to it is an ornate green vase of blown glass that contains some of the ashes of Deepak Obhrai. The vase, the picture and the Liberal campaign office all belong to Obhrai’s daughter, Priti Obhrai-Martin...

Emma Godmere

This Bloc challenger lost by 12 votes last time. He's back to take on a Liberal star candidate

In Châteauguay-Les Jardins-de-Napierville, it’s ground game versus party politics. Patrick O'Hara might be one of the most motivated federal candidates in Canada. "Either way it's going to go this year," the Bloc Québécois candidate told CBC Radio's The House, "I know what to expect, right?" Last election night, in September 2021, O'Hara believed he'd won his seat by 286 votes...

Calder McHugh

Pierre Poilievre’s Biggest Selling Point Is Now a Huge Liability

The Canadian Conservative leader soared because of a media strategy that sounded a lot like Donald Trump. That’s no longer helping him.Pierre Poilievre was asking Elon Musk for help. In April 2023, the Canadian Conservative Leader sent a letter to Twitter’s headquarters requesting that the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation be labeled as “government-funded media.”

Ian Froese

Carney attacked for wanting 'free ride,' 'hiding' from public amid latest campaign break

Liberal leader says he was speaking with NATO secretary general Saturday morning. Two federal party leaders took aim Saturday at Mark Carney, whom polls suggest is the front-runner in the April 28 election, for once again skipping the campaign trail. Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet accused the Liberal leader of trying to capitalize on his early momentum by coasting through...

Poilievre accuses Liberals of mixed messaging as candidate calls Gaza war 'genocide'

Adam van Koeverden made the remarks in a video posted by another user on X. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is accusing the Liberals of mixed messaging over the war in Gaza as video emerged of one candidate calling the crisis a "genocide" just days after leader Mark Carney clarified his own remarks. Poilievre's comments were in response to a reporter's...

Katie Dangerfield

Carney unveils new ‘Canada Strong Pass.’ What free perks are available?

With more Canadians opting for local vacations amid ongoing trade tensions with the United States, Liberal Leader Mark Carney has introduced a “Canada Strong Pass,” calling it a way to make it easier for families and young people to explore the country this summer.

Trump administration says it will exclude some electronics from reciprocal tariffs

The Trump administration late Friday said they would exclude electronics like smartphones and laptops from reciprocal tariffs, a move that could help keep the prices down for popular consumer electronics that aren't usually made in the U.S. It would also benefit big tech companies like Apple and Samsung and chip makers like Nvidia and sets the stage for a likely...

Jesse Cnockaert

Liberals’ lead could change if domestic concerns surpass U.S. tensions, says pundits, pollster

The Liberals have been boosted in the polls because of public concern about how Canada should deal with the United States, but a shift in focus to more domestic policy issues could make the outcome of the election much harder to predict, say lobbyists and pundits. “The way I see it is, these last two weeks have been marred and...

Peter Mansbridge, Chantal Hébert, Rob Russo

Good Talk - "Do You Believe The Polls?"

We've passed the halfway point of the campaign with the television debates just around the corner. And you have to wonder when the Conservatives, or at least some of them, start to question the validity of the polls, that there's trouble in the Tory ranks. Both Rob Russo and Chantal Hebert have been travelling this week, one on the west...

Stephanie Ha, Vassy Kapelos

Former Trump trade rep says Canada will have ‘happy’ outcome from U.S. tariff policy

U.S. President Donald Trump’s former trade representative Bob Lighthizer says Canada will “benefit” from the United States’ current attempt to overhaul trade around the world – while also claiming the relationship between the two countries “is not fraught,” despite trade tensions. “If the president is right, and if it works out the way it should work out, we will find...

Mike Blanchfield

Lighthizer gives private trade-war advice to Canada’s conservatives

An architect of President Donald Trump’s aggressive trade policy told a closed-door Canadian audience Friday that the two neighbors can recover from this period of unprecedented tensions. Robert Lighthizer, the pro-tariff former U.S. trade representative during Trump’s first term, told a conference of Canadian conservatives in Ottawa that their country can help mend the tattered relationship by spending more on...

Robert Fife, Steven Chase

Liberal candidate accepted invitation from China to celebrate People’s Liberation Army event

A Liberal candidate running in a Greater Toronto Area riding, whose candidacy has come under scrutiny for ties to pro-Beijing groups, accepted an invitation from China to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the People’s Liberation Army victory over Japan in the Second World War. Peter Yuen, who has also been linked to Toronto’s Chinese consulate, joined a group of about...

Mark Gollom

Carney and Poilievre have both pledged 'energy corridors.' That could be complicated

Liberal Leader Mark Carney and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre are offering similar sounding energy development plans that would fast-track regulatory processes and create energy corridors to develop natural resource projects.But some industry analysts and observers, while applauding the directions that both leaders are taking, are cautioning that their proposals may face significant challenges.

Andrew Weichel

Petition to remove controversial Conservative candidate reaches 15K signatures

A petition for the Conservative Party to remove a controversial candidate from Vancouver Island has reached 15,000 signatures. Aaron Gunn, who is running in the North Island-Powell River riding, has come under fire over social media posts he’s made about residential schools and Canada’s treatment of Indigenous people. That includes a 2020 post in which Gunn wrote, “There was no...

Aishwarya Dudha

Sask. Party MLA who called Jagmeet Singh a 'terrorist' stripped of additional MLA duties

Racquel Hilbert, the Saskatchewan Party MLA who called federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh a terrorist in the provincial legislature last month, has been removed from additional MLA duties, the party says.Premier Scott Moe said in the legislature Thursday that comments made by the Humboldt-Watrous member were inaccurate and highly inappropriate.

Irem Koca

Campaigns quick to cut ties with candidates, have ‘less tolerance’ for controversy, in the age of social media, say politicos

With the election campaign in full swing, political parties are under pressure to avoid controversy at all costs. But in the digital era, where past posts, videos, or comments can quickly resurface and make headlines, candidates are one engagement away from being sent packing since parties are quick to shed candidates who risk tarnishing their chances of winning, say political...

Ingersoll GM plant shutdown: 500 layoffs imminent

There will be a shutdown of the GM CAMI Assembly plant in Ingersoll, Ont. with hundreds of layoffs to come. According to Unifor, GM has informed Local 88, which represents the workers, that it will will initiate temporary layoffs. The company said the decision to halt production is not related to U.S. tariffs but rather market demand and high inventory...

Carney warns of signs that global economies are slowing amid Trump's tariffs

Prime Minister Mark Carney said there are signs the global and Canadian economies are slowing as U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war escalated again Friday, with China announcing it will push up retaliatory tariffs to 125 per cent. "In the last week there have been a lot of developments in terms of U.S. tariffs policy, reactions from others including China...

Brennan MacDonald, Rachel Hanes

Brookfield registered entities to Grand Cayman address Obama called ‘largest tax scam in the world’

Liberal Leader Mark Carney’s former firm Brookfield has registered more than a dozen business entities to an infamous address in the Cayman Islands that former U.S. president Barack Obama once described as either “the largest building in the world or the largest tax scam in the world.” CTV News reviewed U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filings between 2015 and 202...

Joanna Smith

U.K. agency keen to back investments in Canadian nuclear power

The British government is looking to back investments in Canadian projects—including nuclear energy—through its export credit agency, which helps firms secure financing so long as 20 per cent of their procurement comes from the United Kingdom. U.K. Export Finance (UKEF) has been around for more than a century, but set up shop in Canada just last fall. Ozgur Kutay, a...

Mark Colley

Economist, environmentalist, hockey player and wife of a Canadian prime minister: Meet Diana Fox Carney

It was on the ice at the University of Oxford where Mark Carney first met his wife.She was new to skating, but that didn’t make any difference — she had quickly become the best player on the team. She could skate faster than anyone else, handle the puck well and had a good shot.

Judy Trinh

‘If Poilievre can soften his edges, he could win’: Inside a Conservative rally in the Soo

The two sisters, both silver haired and in their sixties, arrived at Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s rally in Sault Ste. Marie later than they wanted. The line had already snaked around the corner of The Machine Shop – an event venue housed in a historic paper mill. Among the crowd, parents with toddlers bundled in toques, and burly steelworkers dressed...

Andrew Weichel

Latest Nanos projections put Liberals in minority territory, but many ridings too close to call

The latest seat projections from Nanos Research have put Mark Carney’s Liberals in minority government territory – down 17 ridings from the previous week. According to the organization, the Liberals would have taken at least 156 seats if the election were held April 6, when the projections were prepared. That’s down from 173 seats in the last projections from March...

Stephanie Taylor

Whether a Liberal win threatens national unity depends on Albertans, Smith tells conservatives

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says whether a re-elected Liberal government would pose a threat to national unity depends on how Albertans react, emphasizing that Liberal Leader Mark Carney has existing “damage” to repair.

Jordan Pearson, Christian Paas-Lang, Eric Szeto, Ivan Angelovski

Liberals and Conservatives said their rallies drew thousands. We decided to count

Hand-counted images of rallies yield significantly smaller numbers. Political campaigns may be significantly off-base when it comes to the number of people they say are present at campaign rallies across the country, a CBC News investigation shows.

Carney in Ottawa today for cabinet committee meeting on U.S. relations

Prime Minister Mark Carney has suspended his election campaign yet again to deal with the fallout of U.S. tariffs. Carney is expected to chair a meeting this morning with his cabinet committee on Canada-U.S. relations and national security. U.S. President Donald Trump abruptly reversed course on his trade war Wednesday by pausing his so-called "reciprocal" tariffs for 90 days, keeping...

McKinney hits the mark with Carney impression on 'This Hour Has 22 Minutes'

Mark McKinney's impression of Canada's new prime minister may be buttoned-up and intense, but he said the process of portraying Mark Carney on "This Hour Has 22 Minutes" is loose and playful. McKinney joined as a guest to take on Carney in this week's episode of the CBC TV sketch show, opposite a U.S. President Donald Trump portrayed by his...

David Rider

Pierre Poilievre fans dismiss Mark Carney’s lead in the polls: ‘I believe the rallies’

Conservatives arriving at a Brampton event hall said they believe in party leader Pierre Poilievre’s big rallies more than in opinion polls that consistently show the Liberals with a lead in the federal election campaign.

Verity Stevenson

Canadian mayors push federal leaders for action on climate, not pipelines

Open letter proposes national grid, high-speed rail, disaster resilience strategy. Municipal politicians across Canada have written a letter to the five main federal party leaders calling for climate-related actions they say would improve the country's resilience to environmental calamities. The group includes Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante, Jasper, Alta., Mayor Richard Ireland, former Toronto mayor David Miller, Princeton, B.C., Mayor Spencer...

Jim Bronskill

Feds proposing regular 'intelligence-informed briefings' for opposition leaders: memo

OTTAWA -- A newly released memo shows federal officials recommended almost a year ago that leaders of major opposition parties receive regular classified briefings -- not only on foreign interference but also violent extremism and overseas conflicts.

Alessia Passafiume

Most Canadians say they expect to feel U.S. tariffs, want Canada to fight back: poll

OTTAWA -- A new poll suggests 60 per cent of Canadians say they will personally feel the effects of U.S. tariffs -- and most believe Canada should fight back.

Trump threatens sanctions, tariffs on Mexico in water dispute

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened Mexico with sanctions and tariffs in a dispute over water sharing between the two countries, accusing Mexico of breaking an 81-year-old treaty and "stealing the water from Texas Farmers."