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Abbas Rana

New rules authorize Poilievre to appoint eight candidates next election in ‘substantially revamped nomination process,’ say Conservative sources

In a break from its tradition, and for the first time in its history, the Conservative Party’s national council has authorized the party leader to appoint eight candidates in ridings across the country for the next election, say Conservative sources. “The council has agreed to eight appointments [by the leader],” a senior Conservative told The Hill Times. “Basically [there is]...

Bill Curry

Carney government faces impasse over budget bill as MPs head into final week before break

The Liberal government’s budget bill is stuck in the opening round of debate with just one week to go before an increasingly acrimonious minority Parliament breaks for the holidays. As a result, it is highly unlikely that the bill will be studied in committee – let alone approved into law – this year. Liberal MP Karina Gould, the chair of...

Stephanie Ha

Jobs minister says Algoma Steel loan about ‘saving the furniture’

Job and Families Minister Patty Hajdu is defending the federal government’s decision to provide Algoma Steel with nearly half a billion dollars in loans, despite knowing the company would be issuing layoff notices. “At the end of the day, we have to save this sector, and I think we went into this eyes wide open, knowing there was going to...

Sarah Ritchie

Conservative motion would force House vote on Alberta pipeline agreement

The federal Conservatives are planning to force a vote in the House of Commons next Tuesday on the Liberal government's pipeline agreement with Alberta. Leader Pierre Poilievre posted on social media the text of the motion, which calls on members of Parliament to take note of the Nov. 27 memorandum of understanding with Alberta.

Peter Mansbridge, Chantal Hébert, Bruce Anderson

Good Talk -- "A Week in Politics Is A Long Time"

A week ago the talk was all about pipelines. Remember those days? Things have changed a lot in a mere seven days. It's been quite the week, especially in Quebec, where there are lessons for politicians across the country. Chantal Hebert and Bruce Anderson join the virtual discussion table again for some Good Talk.

Polls

David Valentin

Edmonton Riverbend: Conservatives Lead by 5

A new Liaison Strategies riding poll for the National Ethnic Press and Media Council of Canada shows the Conservatives maintaining a narrow lead in Edmonton Riverbend - the riding where Conservative MP Matt Jeneroux has announced he will resign. Today’s release is the fourth in a series of daily riding polls Liaison published this week following polls of Acadie—Annapolis, Vancouver...

Politics Canada: Carney and Liberals Maintain Lead as Opposition Struggles to Gain Momentum

As Canada grapples with a period of intense political debate — including renewed controversy over the federal agreement with Alberta to fast-track construction of a new pipeline — the latest Leger survey on federal politics, conducted for Postmedia, shows that Prime Minister Mark Carney continues to enjoy relatively stable support across the country.

Opinion

Althia Raj

Mark Carney is quietly giving sweeping new powers to his ministers

Hidden in the federal government’s 634-page omnibus bill C-15, the Budget Implementation Act, is a measure that has so far escaped scrutiny. Under the pretext of regulatory efficiency, Prime Minister Mark Carney plans to grant cabinet ministers the power to exempt any individual or company from any federal law on the books — except for the Criminal Code — for...

Conrad Black

Mark Carney's coup de grâce — forcing Guilbeault out of cabinet

The activist former environment minister's departure is great news for this country. Readers will recall that I was censorious of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s histrionic emulation of Winston Churchill during the election campaign, lacking only the siren-suit, the cigar and the eloquence, as he promised to lead Canada with raised elbows “in the fields and in the streets,” as he...

News

Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau share relationship photos from Japan trip on Instagram

After first igniting romantic rumours with a lunch in Montreal in July, Justin Trudeau and Katy Perry looked to firm things up on Saturday. Perry posted images of the two of them on her Instagram, among other photos from a trip to Japan where she performed earlier this week on her Lifetimes Tour. She captioned the post "tokyo times on...

Lisa Johnson, Lisa Johnson

Alberta's Smith says courts should not be gatekeepers on constitutional questions

EDMONTON -- Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says those seeking an independence referendum should not have "gatekeepers," like the courts, standing in their way.

Politician's Pen

Jamil Jivani

Young men have a stake in Canada's future. They should be heard

If we don't build bridges to get demoralized young men involved in the democratic process, extremists may capitalize on their frustration

Elizabeth May

The ‘Balance of Responsibility’ and Why I Voted for the Carney Budget

Let’s face it, with 343 MPs in this Parliament and one Green Party seat, I had not imagined that any vote might be so tight that my single “yay” or “nay” could hold sway. Then, based on a combination of minority math and political machination, the knife-edge vote on Mark Carney’s first budget on November 17th came along and the...

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Robyn Urback

Liberals should get real with Canadians: Pharmacare, for now, is dead

Can you mourn something that never existed? Like the idea of a happy marriage when you knew all along you settled for the first person who accepted your advances? Or the daydream of a life of luxury and indulgence, which feels possible while you’re holding a lottery ticket, but vanishes as soon as the numbers are called? What about the...

Justin Ling

Enough is enough, Canada. Just buy the damned jets

Canada has spent 28 years trying to buy a new fighter jet: the federal government made a decision, then unmade it, then made it again. We’ve already spent more than a billion dollars on this thing, and 1,500 Canadian jobs have been created to build it. It’s the tent pole of our plans to defend ourselves and co-operate with our...

Andrew Coyne

Donald Trump – and American democracy – is getting exponentially worse

I wish I could say I told you so. A point I have tried to make over the last year or so is that Donald Trump can only get worse: that however corrupt or incompetent or dictatorial or treasonous or insane he may appear at any given moment, it will inevitably come to be seen as a relative golden age...

Gary Mason

BC Conservatives have been given a new lease on life with John Rustad’s resignation

One of the more infamous scenes in the movie sketch comedy Monty Python and the Holy Grail involved a sword fight between King Arthur and the Black Knight. Almost immediately, things do not go well for the Black Knight. He quickly loses a limb, then another. Despite his losses he defiantly fights on: “Just a flesh wound … I’m invincible.”...

Susan Delacourt

Mark Carney’s embrace of Liberal enemies could be a good thing for all of us

Progressive-leaning folks are having a hard time watching Mark Carney link arms with the same forces that spent the past decade demonizing the Liberals. Whether it’s making a deal with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith or playing to the “bro” culture with all the sports talk and walking back feminist foreign policy, it seems like the prime minister is determined to...

Dave Sawyer, Dale Beugin

How to fix Alberta’s broken carbon market

Lawrence Martin

It’s turning-point time for the Conservatives and NDP – but don’t expect much

The leadership of two of our three major parties is in the course of being determined. It’s a big moment in the political trajectory of the country. The NDP leadership race could well decide the fate of that party – whether it revives itself or is reduced to a relic. The latter would see Canada devolving into a hollowed-middle, two-party...

Konrad Yakabuski

Liberals nervously await the effects of Steven Guilbeault’s resignation on the party’s Quebec fortunes

The Montreal riding of Laurier–Sainte-Marie is ground zero for Quebec’s media elites and the beating heart of the province’s cultural industries. Not surprisingly, it skews progressive and has reliably sent left-leaning MPs to Ottawa for more than three decades. Last week’s resignation of local MP Steven Guilbeault from Prime Minister Mark Carney’s cabinet generated a minor earthquake in Laurier—Sainte-Marie whose...

Althia Raj

Did Mark Carney give away the Liberals’ advantage on climate change?

Whether he intended to or not, Prime Minister Mark Carney cast aside a tenet of the Liberals’ brand last Thursday when he signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Alberta that jeopardizes the Grits’ work addressing climate change. For more than two decades, the Liberal Party of Canada told voters that it was the party that not only cared about...

Andrew Coyne

The Canada-Alberta deal is good policy, and probably good politics, too

Everyone could find something to hate about the energy agreement – technically, the Canada-Alberta Memorandum of Understanding – Mark Carney and Danielle Smith struck last week. For the right, the conditions on federal support for a heavy oil pipeline from Alberta to the West Coast – notably, a tightened provincial carbon pricing regime – are too onerous, if not altogether...

Fen Osler Hampson

Our Best CUSMA Strategy: Canadian Cool

With hearings underway in Washington regarding the future of the CUSMA, U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade representative has signaled that the administration might withdraw completely unless it secures a “good deal.” To rattle our cages further, Trump recently reiterated his tired accusation that Canada and Mexico have taken advantage of the United States like just about every other country, threatening...

Geoff Norquay

How Mark Carney is Realigning Canada’s Political System

On the day last May when Mark Carney and his newly elected cabinet were sworn in, the Prime Minister promised, “Our government will deliver its mandate for change with urgency and determination. We’ve been elected to do a job. We intend to do it quickly and forcefully.” At the time, that sounded like a solid recipe for governing, but it’s...

John Ivison

An assisted-suicide political time bomb is ticking for Mark Carney

Prime Minister Mark Carney has displayed a remarkable willingness to dismantle the legacy of his predecessor across the public policy board. In the coming months, he may be tempted to take another look at one of the more indefensible decisions made by former prime minister Justin Trudeau’s government: the expansion of its medical assistance in dying legislation.

Robyn Urback

With typical Alberta governing-party arrogance, Danielle Smith waves away a scandal

Back in October, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith wiped her hands clean of any scandal involving Alberta Health Services (AHS). Seven months earlier, the Premier had tapped retired Manitoba judge Raymond Wyant to probe alleged political interference involving the procurement of children’s medicine from abroad, and contracts for private surgical facilities in the province, both of which had ties to a...

Preston Manning

Canada needs an alternative to Carney's one-man show

When the Carney government’s honeymoon is over, and its missteps on a variety of fronts become more evident, the search will begin in earnest for “alternatives.” Looking ahead, what might such alternatives be? On the fiscal front, the recent federal budget gets off on the wrong foot by attributing Canada’s economic woes to major global events and Donald Trump’s tariffs...

Éric Blais

Mark Carney carries the label ‘smartest man in the room’ but that comes with a warning

Mark Carney didn’t run as a conventional politician. He ran as the outsider who wasn’t. It’s an appealing contradiction: a first-time candidate who also happened to be one of the most connected people in the country and abroad. Carney spent years at the centre of power in both Ottawa and London. He advised governments, soothed markets, briefed prime ministers, and...

Tasha Kheiriddin

Carney looks to Europe for defence, but at what cost?

Is Canada going continental? This week, Prime Minister Mark Carney quietly signed Canada up for the Security Action for Europe (SAFE) initiative, part of the European Union’s plan to rebuild its military industrial base by 2030. Membership gives countries access to 150-billion euros (C$243 billion) in loans to back defence manufacturing. Canada is the first non-EU country to join. In...

Susan Delacourt

Mark Carney’s cabinet shuffle shows he’s still learning on the job

For weeks now, rumours have circulated that Mark Carney could be doing a major shuffle of his cabinet before the end of this year. The shuffle that happened on Monday wasn’t the one people were talking about — or expecting.

Sharan Kaur

No, Canada didn’t ‘bow to the bros’ — it grew up

Let’s set the record straight: Mark Carney is not Justin Trudeau; and that is a good thing. The continued fixation of former Trudeau-era loyalists in insisting that Carney is pandering to the ‘bros’ because of his “rejection” of the word ‘feminist’ in Canada’s foreign policy reeks of nostalgia for a government that often mistook optics for substance. It’s time for...

Don Newman

The Leftward Tilt of Carney’s Casualty Count

They were among the few long faces at last Saturday evening’s annual Press Gallery Dinner. Stephen Guilbeault looked as though he had just lost his best friend. Green Party Elizabeth May looked as though she would break into tears. Guilbeault had resigned two days earlier from his job as heritage minister in the cabinet of Prime Minister Mark Carney over...

John Ivison

The Liberals’ post-Steven Guilbeault era looks more sensible by the day

Andrew Phillips

In B.C., public support grows for pipelines and the NDP is playing catchup

If you listen to the noise coming out of British Columbia, rather than pay attention to what’s actually going on, you might conclude the province’s NDP government simply hates pipelines. A new line to the B.C. coast, they keep saying, is a terrible idea. It’s just a pipe dream, a “fantasy” in the words of Premier David Eby. Worse, the...

Campbell Clark

Once too close to Trudeau for a Carney cabinet, Marc Miller is back

More than eight months have passed and it’s now safe to bring friends of Justin Trudeau back into the cabinet. Marc Miller was one of the Trudeau-era ministers tossed over the side of the ship of state when Mark Carney became prime minister, when the political imperative was making Canadians see his government as something new and different.

Gillian Steward

Mark Carney and Danielle Smith may be in for more hassle than they bargained for

Danielle Smith was flying high last Thursday as she and Mark Carney signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) in Calgary. Interesting that it was called an MOU and not an agreement, although most of the news media, and Smith herself, talked about it in those terms. So now Carney and Smith have an “understanding” that an oil pipeline may be...

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Eleanor Wand

Chief says feds’ engagement with First Nations ‘needs to improve,’ after ‘very limited’ contact on major projects

On the heels of adopting a resolution against Ottawa’s new energy deal with Alberta at an annual meeting of First Nations chiefs, a Manitoba grand chief says engagement with the government is “very limited” on a major project proposed in that province. “There’s a lot more work that needs to be done in terms of consultation; duty to consult; free...

Sidhartha Banerjee, Sidhartha Banerjee

Events to mark 36 years since Polytechnique attack, honouring 14 women slain in 1989

MONTREAL -- Polytechnique Montréal and others across the country will pay tribute on Saturday to the 14 women who were murdered at the engineering school 36 years ago in a brazen anti-feminist attack.

Olivia Stefanovich

Ottawa, First Nations prepare competing child welfare reform plans

Canadian Human Rights Tribunal set Dec. 22 as deadline for long-term proposals. Ottawa is staring down a court-ordered deadline to submit a new plan to reform the on-reserve child welfare system, as a group of First Nations leaders and children’s advocates prepare a competing proposal. The federal government has until Dec. 22 to make its submission to the Canadian Human...

Katie DeRosa

Behind the scenes of John Rustad's downfall as B.C. Conservative leader

As Rustad tried to stem an internal party revolt, dissident MLAs hatched a plan to force him out. The days leading up to John Rustad’s resignation played out like a dramatic soap opera of secret meetings, legal gymnastics and even a gingerbread making competition. The climax came Wednesday with the party announcing Rustad’s removal, and the denouement came Thursday, when...

Mike Le Couteur

Climate advisers quit roles citing MOU with Alberta

Two former members of the federal Net-Zero Advisory Body say they’re “worried about the future of Canada” and say the country will not meet its commitment to lower greenhouse gas emissions by 40 to 45 per cent by 2030. Catherine Abreu and Simon Donner were founding members of the expert-appointed body which advises the government on the path to net-zero...

Rachel Aiello

Canadians say selecting the best fighter jet for the job matters more than jobs: Nanos

As the Canadian government reviews its commitment to purchase American-made Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter jets, a new poll shows what Canadians think should be prioritized in procuring replacements to the aging CF-18s. The CTV News and Nanos Research survey gauged Canadian’s views on what matters the most to them in terms of defence cooperation, in light of ongoing trade tensions...

Kyle Duggan

First military procurements managed by Defence Investment Agency revealed

The federal government has disclosed the first eight projects to be managed by the new Defence Investment Agency. The large military procurements include Canada's next fleet of submarines, Arctic over-the-horizon radar, and a fleet of early warning-and-control surveillance aircraft. The other projects include in-service support and software upgrades for the CC-130J Hercules transport aircraft, and satellite communications procurements -- but...

Josh Pringle

Federal government begins notifying public servants of possible job cuts

Some federal departments have begun notifying public servants if they will be impacted by workforce adjustments, as the federal government begins to implement the results of the Comprehensive Expenditure Review. The Canada Strong Budget 2025 outlined a plan to cut another 28,000 positions from the federal public service and achieve $60 billion in savings by 2029. The goal is to...

Quebec Liberals lose two caucus members in a week as crisis continues

The Quebec Liberals have lost two members of their caucus within a week and are facing multiple investigations as a crisis within the party shows no sign of abating. The Liberals have been dogged by controversy for nearly three weeks, with one recent poll showing the party and its leader, former federal cabinet minister Pablo Rodriguez, have taken a substantial...

Madeline Smith

Judge says proposed referendum on Alberta independence would be unconstitutional

An Alberta judge says a referendum proposal on Alberta separating from Canada goes against Charter and and Treaty rights, in a decision given less than 24 hours after the provincial government introduced legislation that would have ended the court proceeding. Once Bill 14 came into force, the court action would have been discontinued, preventing Court of King's Bench Justice Colin...

Steve Lambert

Stephen Carter, veteran campaign manager in Alberta, to lead Manitoba Tory effort

WINNIPEG -- Manitoba Progressive Conservatives have hired Alberta strategist Stephen Carter to guide their next election campaign.

Kelly Geraldine Malone

Carney, Trump and Sheinbaum talk trade at 2026 World Cup draw in Washington D.C.

Prime Minister Mark Carney met privately Friday with U.S. President Donald Trump and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum in Washington, D.C., with no staff in the room. The meeting, which happened at the Kennedy Center following the FIFA World Cup Draw, lasted about 50 minutes. Trump said earlier in the day the three leaders would talk about trade during their meeting...

Jack Farrell

Almost one-quarter of all Alberta MLAs facing citizen-led recall petition drives

Almost one-quarter of all politicians in the Alberta legislature now face citizen-led petition drives to remove them from office. Alberta's chief electoral officer told a legislature committee today he needs almost $7 million to process what he listed as 21 petition campaigns in the 87-seat legislature. Gordon McClure calls the situation "unprecedented." His comments came as his office formally announced...

Kyle Duggan

NDP MP Kwan accuses Liberals of 'fearmongering' over defence export bill

A leaked briefing document prepared for the federal Liberal caucus claims that a bill put forward by NDP MP Jenny Kwan would "decimate" Canada's defence industry and "dismantle" defence sector trade with the U.S. The briefing document, obtained by The Canadian Press, arms Liberal MPs with blunt talking points that call the legislation "misguided" and say it would introduce new...

Abbas Rana

Hundreds of application packages from prospective nomination candidates, actual candidates, and MPs said to be compromised in recent cyber hack, say Conservative sources

The Conservative Party must release the findings of its internal investigation, including how the data breach occurred, who was responsible, and what accountability measures have been taken, say some victims of last month’s cyber security incident. Conservative sources say that a data breach initially reported to have impacted 15 MPs could actually extend to hundreds of potential nomination candidates and...

The Canadian Press

Quebec Liberals expel member from caucus because she is under ethics investigation

QUEBEC -- The Quebec Liberals have lost another member of their caucus, as a crisis within the party shows no signs of abating.

Stephanie Levitz

Probe into leak of Conservative MP data reveals more records were taken

A data breach at Conservative Party headquarters involved more people than initially believed. The party first became aware of the breach on Nov. 17, after the personal financial records of 15 members of Parliament were e-mailed to party insiders and others. All except one of the MPs were elected for the first time in April. The subsequent internal investigation revealed...

The Canadian Press

Canadian economy held up better than expected under U.S. tariffs, IMF report says

OTTAWA -- A new report by the International Monetary Fund says the Canadian economy has held up better than expected under the trade shock from U.S. tariffs.

Craig Lord

Canada added 54,000 jobs in November, unemployment rate drops to 6.5%: StatCan

The labour market surprised economists again in November with a third straight month of job gains. Statistics Canada said Friday that the economy added 54,000 new positions last month compared with economists’ expectations for a small loss. The unemployment rate fell to 6.5 per cent in November, down from 6.9 per cent in October, marking a second consecutive monthly decline...

John Paul Tasker

'You are a very bad minister,' Conservative immigration critic says at tense committee meeting

Minister spars with Conservative critic on criminals, newcomers — and salad. Immigration Minister Lena Diab sparred with her Conservative critic at a tense House of Commons committee meeting Thursday as the two disagreed on everything from immigration levels and deporting non-citizen criminals to what kind of salad they prefer. Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner put Diab in the hot seat...

Premiers’ Performance: Manitoba’s Kinew tops year-end approval rankings; Ontario & Quebec leaders remain last

The political fortunes of Canada’s provincial leaders are varied this holiday season, with some – Manitoba’s Wab Kinew, New Brunswick’s Susan Holt, and Saskatchewan’s Scott Moe – set for a merry break from the legislature. Others – namely Ontario’s Doug Ford and Quebec’s Francois Legault – may be in for a more Dickensian season of holiday introspection, as they contend...

Akshat Rathi, Danielle Bochove, Nojoud Al Mallees

Carney’s Alberta Oil Deal Is Fueling Quebec Separatism, Ex-Minister Guilbeault Says

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s move to placate Alberta with an oil pipeline deal is emboldening a resurgent separatist movement in Quebec, warned former cabinet minister Steven Guilbeault, who resigned over the agreement last week. In an interview with Bloomberg’s Akshat Rathi for the Zero podcast airing Friday, Guilbeault said he understands the prime minister is trying to address discontent over...

Tracy Moran

Will Carney's energy deal with Alberta give him clout against Trump's tariffs?

With the government’s new energy deal with Alberta, including plans for an oil pipeline to the West Coast, Prime Minister Mark Carney is determined to forge a new export route to gain leverage in trade talks with Washington. But two questions remain: will the plan have any impact on U.S. President Donald Trump and, perhaps more importantly, will the pipeline...

Chris Lambie

Liberals maintain 43 per cent support amongst decided Canadian voters: exclusive poll

The federal Liberals are holding 43 per cent of support amongst decided Canadian voters, maintaining a lead over the Conservatives, who dropped two points last month to 36 per cent, according to a new Postmedia-Leger poll. Support for the Liberals has not changed since a Nov. 3 poll. The Bloc Québécois, meanwhile, gained two points amongst decided voters to sit...

Lauren Krugel

TC Energy boss advises U.S. on speeding along oil and gas infrastructure

A Canadian pipeline boss led a new report advising the Trump administration on how to more quickly build new oil and gas infrastructure in the United States amid a push north of the border to do the same. U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright requested the study on permitting from the National Petroleum Council, which includes 200 members he appointed from...

Kyle Duggan

Critics question Saab's offer to bring 10,000 aerospace jobs to Canada

Critics are questioning the solidity of Saab's pitch to deliver 10,000 jobs in Canada if it decides to set up shop here to assemble Gripen fighter jets. The Swedish company has said little about how it came to that number, making it hard to evaluate the offer. Saab spokesperson Jenny Gerdes said the estimate reflects the "scale of work" the...

Minister says government launching review of firearms classification regime

Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree says the federal government is launching a review of Canada's firearms classification regime that will include consultations with Indigenous communities on the SKS rifle. The government has been heavily criticized by gun control advocates for not including the semi-automatic SKS in its list of banned firearms. The SKS is commonly used in Indigenous communities to...

Bill Graveland

Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney says politician recall legislation being misused

The architect of Alberta's politician recall legislation says it was never meant to be used as a political weapon, but as an "ultimate tool of accountability" if a politician engages in illegal or unethical behaviour. Jason Kenney gave the remarks in an interview Thursday as the party he helped create - the United Conservatives - has 14 of its caucus...

Kelly Geraldine Malone

Carney, Trump and Sheinbaum to meet at 2026 World Cup draw in Washington

Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum in Washington Friday as the future of the continental trade agreement hangs in the balance. The 2026 World Cup draw will mark the first time all three leaders have gathered in person. It comes ahead of next year's mandatory review of the...

Kyle Duggan

ICE says armoured vehicles ordered from Canadian firm produced in U.S.

The armoured vehicles U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is purchasing from Canadian defence firm Roshel fall under Buy American provisions, the law enforcement agency said Thursday. The department's media relations team said in an emailed statement that the "production of the Roshel Senator emergency response vehicle originates in the United States." Despite numerous requests, the ICE agency did not provide...

US Poli

David Klepper, The Associated Press

National Park Service drops free admission on MLK Day, Juneteenth while adding Trump's birthday

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The National Park Service will offer free admission to U.S. residents on President Donald Trump's birthday next year -- which also happens to be Flag Day -- but is eliminating the benefit for Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth.

Alanna Durkin Richer And Olivia Diaz, The Associated Press

Grand jury rejects new mortgage fraud indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) -- The Justice Department failed Thursday to secure a new indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James after a judge dismissed the previous mortgage fraud prosecution encouraged by President Donald Trump, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Stephen Groves And Lisa Mascaro, The Associated Press

Navy admiral tells lawmakers there was no 'kill all' order in attack that killed drug boat survivors

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A Navy admiral told lawmakers Thursday that there was no "kill them all" order from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as Congress scrutinizes an attack that killed two survivors of an initial strike on an alleged drug boat in international waters near Venezuela.

The Associated Press

Pentagon watchdog finds Hegseth put US personnel at risk with Signal use

The Pentagon's watchdog found that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth put U.S. personnel and their mission at risk when he used the Signal messaging app to convey sensitive information about a military strike against Houthi militants in Yemen, two people familiar with the findings said Wednesday.

International

Kelly Geraldine Malone

Carney, Trump and Sheinbaum to meet at 2026 World Cup draw in Washington

Dylan Robertson

Europe says Canada must pay 10M euros to join EU defence deal

The European Union says Canada will need to pay 10 million euros to join a defence procurement agreement with the continent -- a price tag that is raising questions about how much investment the pact will generate. Canada this week officially joined the 150-billion euro program called Security Action for Europe, or SAFE, which is part of the ReArm Europe...

Dylan Robertson

Freeland calls Ukraine a 'fantastic investment' as Ottawa pledges $235 million

Former federal minister Chrystia Freeland says Ukraine can become an economic juggernaut and boost European economies by taking up the opportunities it missed after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Freeland, appointed in September by Prime Minister Mark Carney as his special envoy for the reconstruction of Ukraine, gave her first major speech in Canada about the role on Tuesday.

Catherine Morrison

Ministers McGuinty, Anand announce more than $200 million in funding for Ukraine

The government is pledging another $235 million in funding for Ukraine, with National Defence Minister David McGuinty and Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand announcing Canada's latest commitments. McGuinty says Canada will work with NATO allies to purchase a package of critical military capabilities sourced from the United States valued at around USD $500 million. Canada's contribution to the Prioritised Ukraine...

Eric Tucker

Judge dismisses Comey, James indictments after finding that prosecutor was illegally appointed

A federal judge has dismissed the criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, concluding that the prosecutor who brought the charges at President Donald Trump's urging was illegally appointed by the Justice Department. The rulings from U.S. District Judge Cameron McGowan Currie amount to a stunning rebuke of the Trump administration's efforts...

Think Tank

Brad Epperly, Geoffrey Sigalet

Risking public backlash? Canadian universities and demographic-based faculty hiring

Canadian universities routinely use demographic criteria to restrict who is eligible for a faculty position. How do these policies shape public attitudes towards the university sector?

Thomas S. Axworthy

Fire, Water, and National Security: Why Canada Cannot Backslide

In September of 2023, Michael Miltenberger, former deputy premier of the Northwest Territories, spoke at a Massey College-Forum for Leadership on Water conference called The Future of Freshwater. Miltenberger described how just weeks earlier, wildfire had forced the evacuation of his own community of Fort Smith (yes, Prime Minister Mark Carney’s hometown). As he prepared to escape the Wood Buffalo...

Paul Warchuk

Beyond patchwork protection: Towards comprehensive property rights in Canadian law

Canadians rarely stop to think that everything they own, from their homes and savings to their farms, vehicles, and small businesses, exist only so long as government allows it. A single regulation, order, or policy change can erase a lifetime of work, uproot families, and disrupt lives. Indeed, across Canada, property owners have watched livelihoods disappear overnight through land-use restrictions...

Substacks

A collection of SubStack publishing within Canadian public affairs.

Steven Staples

“Kill everybody.” Will Canada be dragged into Trump’s potential war crimes?

The Canadian government has avoided commenting on the United States’ controversial targeting of alleged drug-trafficking vessels in Caribbean waters.

Steven Staples

Why Canada's defence budget is upside-down

I went back to Ottawa this week. It’s been a while since I’ve been in the nation’s capital to talk about peace issues, so when the Senate of Canada contacted me, I had to go. Prime Minister Carney’s Budget 2025 is making its way through Parliament, and the Senate’s Committee on National Security, Defence and Veterans Affairs asked me and...

Éric Blais

Air quotes and the politics of tone Why the Pierre Poilievre brand is such a hard sell.

Pierre Poilievre’s recent video attacking Mark Carney could have been a strong argument. If not for the air quotes. When he says Carney promised he could “handle Trump” and “negotiate a win,” his fingers twitch into the familiar inverted-comma gesture. It’s a tiny move, but it says everything. Air quotes don’t persuade; they perform. They turn conviction into commentary and...

Podcasts

Did Trump and Carney’s FIFA meetup move the ball on trade?

Canadians got to see their 2026 World Cup opponents during the group draw this week in Washington — and Prime Minister Mark Carney got to see U.S. President Donald Trump in-person once again as trade talks remain frozen. Did their meeting give any indication of progress? Parliament Hill Watchers Stephanie Levitz and Joël-Denis Bellavance dig into the rendezvous and other...

At Issue | What if Trump blows up the CUSMA trade deal?

At Issue this week: U.S. President Donald Trump dials up trade uncertainty, suggesting he could pull out of CUSMA/USMCA early. Mark Miller returns to cabinet and quickly rubs Quebec’s premier the wrong way with his french language comments. Plus, B.C. Conservatives boot leader John Rustad.

Mark Carney: climate friend or foe?

In 2015, as governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney’s ‘Tragedy of the Horizons’ speech made waves in the global climate community. It was seen as a landmark call for the financial sector to recognize the costs of climate breakdown. But fast forward 10 years and a fierce debate is swirling around whether Carney is living up to that...

Susan Holt, Premier of New Brunswick

The Herle Burly was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as CN Rail, PSAC, and the Port of Vancouver. Alright, you curiouser and curiouser Herle Burly-ites. The Honourable Susan Holt, Premier of New Brunswick, the one and only remaining Liberal Premier in Canada, has graciously made time for us today. I don’t...