The weekly Nanos tracker has been remarkably stable over the past two months—especially when it comes to the question of preferred Prime Minister. The latest update, released Tuesday, shows 51% of Canadians choosing Mark Carney as their top pick for the job, compared to just 25% for Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre. Here’s the full trend since the April election:
When Justice Department officials reviewed what Attorney General Pam Bondi called a “truckload” of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein earlier this year, they discovered that Donald Trump’s name appeared multiple times, according to senior administration officials.
Following a day of talks focused on domestic issues, such as bail reform and health transfers, Canada’s premiers are wrapping up their three-day gathering in Muskoka presenting a united front in the ever-looming threat of U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war. “We can walk and chew gum at the same time,” New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt said during a post-meeting...
Premier Doug Ford said Prime Minister Mark Carney spent the night at the Ford family cottage on Monday night on Day 1 of the first ministers’ meeting in Huntsville, Ont. “Full disclosure. Prime Minister (Carney) stayed at my place,” Ford said Tuesday at the conclusion of a news conference in cottage country. “We had dinner. We were up till 12:3...
U.S. President Donald Trump announced more trade deals this week as his deadline for Canada and the United States to negotiate a new economic and security agreement draws closer. Trump boasted about deals with Japan and the Philippines in posts on social media Wednesday morning, and claimed he will only consider lowering tariff rates if countries open their markets to...
The Weekly Nanos Tracking is produced by the Nanos Research Corporation, headquartered in Canada, which operates in Canada and the United States. The data is based on random interviews with 1,000 Canadian consumers (recruited by RDD land- and cell-line sample), using a four-week rolling average of 250 respondents each week, 18 years of age and over. The random sample of...
Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) telephone random survey of 1,026 respondents in Canada. This report is based on the four waves of tracking ending July 18th, 2025. The margin of error for a random survey of 1,026 Canadians is ±3.1 percentage points, 19 times out of 20. The research was commissioned by the Bloomberg and was conducted by Nanos Research.
Quebec City is the latest Canadian city to cancel a scheduled appearance by a controversial Christian rock musician and rising star in the MAGA movement. Sean Feucht was scheduled to play a free concert on Friday at ExpoCité, a site owned and managed by Quebec City. It was part of a series of events scheduled across North America for his...
Algoma Steel Group Inc. ASTL-T chief executive Michael Garcia says the Canadian steelmaker is in discussions with Ottawa to try to secure a financing package worth around half a billion dollars as financial pressures mount during a vicious trade war with the United States. U.S. President Donald Trump in March imposed 25-per-cent tariffs on global imports of steel in the...
It’s only halfway through 2025 and Canada isn’t just making record breaking sports headlines — we’re seeing the extraordinary potential of what this country can achieve. From MVPs, to record-breakers, to thriving professional women’s leagues, Canadians are showing what’s possible when talent is matched with opportunity.
The premiers are conferencing this week in Ontario with a scheduled drop-in from the prime minister. Then there will be a news release hopefully reporting incremental progress of some kind — perhaps on trade barriers, infrastructure, more counter-tariffs, or whatever. But suppose, just suppose, that at some future federal-provincial conference the assembled first ministers are forced to fry much bigger...
The federal government’s new law designed to fast-track major projects has put the true meaning of UNDRIP’s “free, prior and informed consent” provisions under the spotlight. At the core of the issue is a simple question: does “consent” mean an Indigenous veto over projects, even those in the public interest?
I hope I’m wrong, but my bet is the Hockey Canada players will walk out of a London courtroom as free men this Thursday when the judge hands down her verdict in their sexual assault trial. That’s what usually happens in “he said/she said” cases like this. He almost always walks.
I promised myself I wouldn’t write about United States President Donald Trump this summer, just to make my life easier and calmer. However, the American president raised my ire with his recent letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney. In it, he is threatening further tariffs, citing unproven Canadian fentanyl exports to the U.S., and singling out our supply management system...
Mark Carney told the premiers in Huntsville, Ont., on Tuesday that the federal government’s new major projects office will be open by Labour Day, representing a shift in attitude towards building big things, the prime minister said, “from ‘why?’ to ‘how?’” The statement expressed a confidence that, as with deceased baseball players in the movie Field of Dreams, “if you...
On July 8, the Carney government announced sweeping budget cuts across all departments, totaling 15 per cent over three years. These cuts are also expected to hit Indigenous Services Canada, the federal department responsible for funding essential services for First Nations peoples. In this time of economic uncertainty, marked by increased defense spending, tariffs, and growing housing and climate crises...
The NDP suffered the worst defeat in its history in last April’s election, gaining the support of just six per cent of Canadian voters. The seven remaining NDP MPs will have their work cut out for them as they try to repair the damage done by their decision to hop in the sack with Trudeau’s Liberals. That so-called supply and...
Ottawa’s downtown, once the bustling hub of the federal public service, is now a shadow of what it used to be. Streets are quieter. Many storefronts sit dark. Several federal office towers stand underused, some entirely empty. This is not just pandemic fallout; it is the result of a sustained disengagement by the federal government from its own capital city...
When federal public servants were ordered back to the office three days a week last September, a hybrid model was adopted with the goal of enhancing collaboration and fostering a strong workplace culture. But that has not been the result across the board. Employees have expressed frustration. Some have refused to comply. Many have turned to social media to voice...
You want to say something that isn’t blindingly obvious. You want to talk about something people care about. If possible you want to spin a clever line or two. What you don’t want to do, generally speaking, is rub people’s faces in things they’d rather not look at. So for people like me in the opinionating line, the temptation always...
What if the top court in the land gets it wrong? What if the most elevated and presumably wisest judges in the land refute the law as crafted by Parliament after many years of consideration and legal debate?
Who can Canadians trust to be prime minister? Ask Pierre Poilievre, leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, and he will tell you who you can’t trust: Successful business leaders – unless they cash-out years of private sector rewards and investments, eat the onerous tax implications, and savour the losses as penance for past success. “Canada’s Prime Minister cannot be...
Every May as red dresses and moose-hide pins appear, and families walk in memory of lost loved ones, a question hangs in the air. Why does the change they demand to end gender-based violence move so painfully slow? Statistics on abuse and murders of Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people remain staggering.
Mark Carney will still face a domestic economy with weak growth prospects while having no choice but to act quickly to bring fiscal discipline to the federal government with deep spending cuts to programs prized by many Canadians, catalyze a huge and disruptive transition to a more competitive and productive economy less dependent on the U.S., and undertake a massive...
Hockey is blameless. Hockey Canada is not. That should be kept front of mind when Justice Maria Carroccia delivers her verdict Thursday in the Hockey Canada sexual assault trial that transfixed and outraged a nation.
Politics, like any market, is driven by supply and demand. Political parties supply ideas, policies, leadership. Voters create demand based on their needs, hopes, or fears. When the two align, the system works. When they don’t, it creates space for something new: a movement, a backlash, a realignment. I believe Artificial intelligence could be the next mismatch and create the...
Three workers trapped underground in a refuge area at the Red Chris mine in northwestern British Columbia have enough air, water and food for an "extended stay," the mine's majority owner said Wednesday. The statement from Newmont Corp. said it was working to assemble specialist teams from nearby mine sites to respond to the accident that occurred Tuesday. A spokesperson...
Canada's premiers are calling on the federal government to improve the country's relationship with China, make changes to the bail system and spend more money on health care. They are meeting for the third and final day of their gathering in Huntsville, Ont. Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe and Ontario Premier Doug Ford say the country will need to deal more...
The sentencing hearing for "Freedom Convoy" leaders Tamara Lich and Chris Barber has started in Ottawa, months after the two were found guilty of mischief. Barber is appearing virtually due to the sudden death of one of his parents, while Lich is attending in person. Dozens of people have filled the courtroom to watch the proceedings. Two days have been...
The federal government says it has spent $1.1-billion to house asylum seekers in hotels since 2017, on top of $1.5-billion it has given provinces and cities to help pay for refugee claimants’ upkeep. Ottawa began housing asylum seekers in hotels in 2017 as a temporary stop gap as shelters were overwhelmed by increasing numbers. It started block-booking rooms to help...
With the clock ticking down to an Aug. 1 deadline for a potential Canada-United States trade agreement, there’s a chance a deal could come ahead of a U.S. judicial ruling on the legality of the Trump administration’s emergency tariffs—a ruling some observers say could give Canada some negotiating leverage. Last May, the U.S. Court of International Trade ruled that U.S...
Federal Industry Minister Mélanie Joly says aerospace and shipbuilding are areas where Canada can excel as the government prepares its Defence Industrial Strategy, which aims to transform the country’s status as a laggard to a leader in the sector. The strategy, which Ms. Joly said should be finalized in the coming months, will be key in shaping the future of...
British Columbia’s premier warned that more Canadian counter-tariffs on the US might inflict “severe harm” on his province, while failing to deter President Donald Trump from pursuing his trade war.
Mark Zuckerberg is on a tear. He’s poached top AI talent, launched massive data centers, and put Meta on a path to superintelligence—AI hundreds of times smarter than us. Now, he wants to make it personal: to build systems that don’t just respond to what you say—but who you are. That’s not an upgrade. It’s a turning point. Meta isn’t...
Parks Canada rescinded approval of permit due to 'evolving safety and security considerations.' Parks Canada says a U.S. singer and rising star in the MAGA movement will not perform at a national historic site near Halifax after the federal agency revoked the organizer's permit, but the show is slated to go on at a new venue. Christian rocker Sean Feucht...
The federal government is assessing the appropriate level for its zero-emission vehicle sales requirement as it discusses various ways to support Canada’s hard-hit auto sector, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly says. In an interview with The Globe and Mail, Ms. Joly said the government is in active discussions with automakers about the ZEV mandate, which requires one in five new vehicles...
Canada's premiers are set to meet for the third and final day of their gathering in Ontario's cottage country, with internal trade, public safety and health care on the agenda. The premiers met with Prime Minister Mark Carney in Huntsville, Ont., on Tuesday to discuss the ongoing trade war with U.S. President Donald Trump after meeting with First Nation leaders...
Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to stop today in the town where he was born as he travels across the Northwest Territories. Carney also spent his early childhood in Fort Smith, located south of Yellowknife along the Alberta boundary, before he moved with his family to Edmonton. He is scheduled to talk to locals in Fort Smith about affordability...
2 Progressive Conservative premiers say they have full confidence in prime minister. It may not be the sunny ways government, but some premiers certainly seem to be feeling sunny about the future. And that's despite troubled trade negotiations with the United States and the worsening effects of that country's tariffs on Canadian businesses. Still, provincial premiers have nary seemed so...
Independent candidate Sarah Spanier says she's been target of harassment, personal attacks. Several candidates contesting next month's byelection in Battle River-Crowfoot have reported receiving negative and sometimes "potentially threatening commentary" on social media platforms in recent days, according to RCMP. "While Canadians are entitled to express their opinions, even those critical of political figures, threats or comments that cross the...
Canada’s premiers say they’re confident in the federal government as a negotiating team, following a meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney Tuesday morning, during which he updated them on the state of ongoing talks with the United States, as the protracted trade war between the two countries continues. “I will say that, as you are aware, our senior ministers, my...
Coastal First Nations in British Columbia have issued an open letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney, asking him to reject any new proposal for a crude oil pipeline to the northwest coast. The move comes as Alberta Premier Danielle Smith pushes for a new private-sector pipeline that would send crude oil to the northern B.C. coast for export to Asia...
British Columbia Premier David Eby says "most Canadians would be proud" to be considered mean and "nasty" for standing up for their sovereignty and economy in the face of threats from U.S. President Donald Trump's administration. But he says Americans are friends, colleagues and family members, and B.C. has worked in close partnership with states in the U.S. Pacific Northwest...
Prime Minister Mark Carney downplayed the importance of a looming Aug. 1 deadline in trade talks with the U.S. on Tuesday, saying the objective is to get the best possible deal for Canadians. "They're complex negotiations and we'll use all the time that's necessary," he told reporters after meeting with premiers at the Council of the Federation gathering in Huntsville...
The Carney government is not saying whether it will keep appointing ambassadors on themes championed by the Trudeau cabinet, now that terms are lapsing for Ottawa's envoys on climate and women in security. But a prominent observer of the foreign service says it's likely Ottawa will fill these roles by autumn.
Bipartisan support could be building behind the idea of reining in the long lists of names overwhelming election ballots in some ridings across Canada. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Tuesday that the long list of names lining up to flood the ballot in his upcoming federal byelection amounts to a "blatant abuse" of democracy. Elections Canada said that as of...
Prime Minister Mark Carney kicked off his meeting with Canada's premiers in Huntsville, Ont., promising to battle the Trump administration at the negotiating table to ensure the country gets a good trade deal, while also doing everything he can to strengthen the Canadian economy. "We are looking for the best deal for Canada; we are only going to accept the...
Prime Minister Mark Carney says he'll update the premiers on the state of trade negotiations with the U.S. as they meet this morning in Ontario's cottage country. He says Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc will be in Washington, D.C., over the next few days and "we are only going to accept the best deal for Canada." The premiers are gathered...
As provincial leaders prepare to meet with Prime Minister Mark Carney later this morning, the premiers of Ontario, Alberta and Saskatchewan have signed a memorandum of understanding calling for the construction of new pipelines using Ontario steel. The premiers are gathered in Ontario's cottage country to talk about eliminating internal trade barriers and U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to impose...
Canadian exporters across a wide range of industries have a way to escape U.S. President Donald Trump's blanket tariffs. That escape hatch is compliance with the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA), the three-way free trade deal signed by Trump back in 2018. U.S. and Canadian officials have said the across-the-board tariffs Trump is threatening to impose on Aug. 1 won't apply to...
Halifax MP urging Parks Canada to cancel Sean Feucht concert after hearing from constituents. Some residents are calling on Parks Canada to cancel a performance by a U.S. singer and rising star in the MAGA movement at a national historic site near Halifax this week. Christian rocker Sean Feucht has a concert scheduled at the York Redoubt National Historic Site...
When Justice Department officials reviewed what Attorney General Pam Bondi called a “truckload” of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein earlier this year, they discovered that Donald Trump’s name appeared multiple times, according to senior administration officials.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- House Democrats launched a bid Wednesday to subpoena President Donald Trump's Justice Department for files in the sex trafficking investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, goading GOP lawmakers to defy Trump and Republican leadership to support the action.
A judge on Wednesday rejected a Trump administration request to unseal transcripts from grand jury investigations of Jeffrey Epstein years ago in Florida, saying the request doesn't meet any of the extraordinary exceptions under federal law that could make them public. A similar records request is still pending in New York.The Justice Department last week asked the judge to release...
A small but fast-growing group in the United States has soured somewhat on President Donald Trump this year, as they worry about high costs and fear that new tariff policies will further raise their personal expenses, a new poll finds.
Once a British socialite who lived a life of luxury, Ghislaine Maxwell today is confined in a U.S. prison after being convicted of helping financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse underage girls.
United Nations (AP) -- The Trump administration announced Tuesday that it will once again withdraw from the U.N. cultural agency UNESCO, an expected move that has the U.S. further retreating from international organizations.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump was "caught off guard" by the recent Israeli strikes in Syria and on a Catholic church in Gaza, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Monday.
Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia have asked a federal judge in Tennessee to delay releasing him from jail in order to prevent the Trump administration from trying to swiftly deport the Maryland construction worker.
NEW YORK (AP) -- With summer in full swing in the United States, retail executives are sweating a different season. It's less than 22 weeks before Christmas, a time when businesses that make and sell consumer goods usually nail down their holiday orders and prices.
Canada is at a pivotal moment in its energy transition, with hundreds of major projects — spanning LNG, hydrogen, wind, nuclear, hydro, pipelines, and Indigenous-led infrastructure — representing over $600 billion in actual and potential investment. According to the Government of Canada’s Canadian Centre for Energy Information, “In 2023, there were 223 planned (announced, under review, or approved) major energy...
On July 7, Cambodia was informed by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump of a new August 1 deadline to renegotiate trade terms and avoid steep tariffs. Although the recently revealed 36 per cent duties announced by the U.S. as part of its broader tariff policy are lower than the hefty 49 per cent Washington threatened earlier, they remain...
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For readers of a certain generation, Lloyd Axworthy represents a Golden Era for Canada on the international stage during the 1990s after the Cold War. Serving as Prime Minister Jean Chrétien’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Lloyd Axworthy helped to shift power away from the nuclear-armed superpowers toward increased multilateralism, international institutions, and disarmament. Chief among his accomplishments is the global treaty...
RCMP officers continue to break rules around investigative note-taking, despite a decade-old commitment to fix the problems.
A pioneering effort to make the federal government more transparent has been shut down. The National Capital Commission (NCC) removed hundreds of original documents from its website after an adverse ruling from the official languages commissioner.
Earlier this month, U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to impose 35-per-cent tariffs on imports from Canada starting on Aug. 1. And when it comes to trade negotiations, Canadian dairy – and the supply management system that oversees the industry – is treated like a “sacred cow.” Trump has repeatedly aired frustrations over U.S. dairy farmers’ limited access to Canada’s market...
Groups known as "active clubs" are growing across Canada. They often meet in public parks or martial arts clubs, and say they are building community and fitness while standing up for Canada's European history. But they're part of a decentralized network with deep ties to white nationalist, neo-Nazi, and other far-right groups — and they're spreading fast.
Ottawa’s pledge to spend $150-billion annually on defence-related priorities by 2035 is creating big opportunities for the private sector. Several Canadian companies are preparing to compete for lucrative contracts as Canada aligns its defence spending with NATO allies. Pippa Norman, who covers innovation for The Globe, explains the state of Canada’s defence sector, what industry leaders hope Prime Minister Mark...
Canada is obsessed with dairy. It’s quite literally part of our culture…we’re talking soccer medals with the little blue milk logo on them. But someone else is also utterly obsessed with Canadian dairy. Donald Trump. What does Trump want…and why? And if Carney caved on the NATO budget, and on the Digital Services tax – Is he going to cave...
