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Several top Liberals say they're eyeing leadership — but they're waiting to see the rules first

Several top Liberals say they're eyeing leadership — but they're waiting to see the rules first

Top party brass meeting Thursday to figure out how to mount race on a tight timeline. Top Liberal brass are meeting Thursday to try and hammer out how to run a race to find the next party leader — and Canada's next prime minister — against a ticking clock. After a frenzy of formal and informal meetings this week following...

'True when I said it, true today': former Canadian PM Harper pushes back against Trump on social media

'True when I said it, true today': former Canadian PM Harper pushes back against Trump on social media

Former Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper doesn’t find president-elect Donald Trump’s jibes about Canada becoming the 51st U.S. state very...

Trudeau says abandoning electoral reform is his biggest regret. Here's how it happened

Trudeau says abandoning electoral reform is his biggest regret. Here's how it happened

While taking questions after announcing he would be stepping down as prime minister on Monday, Justin Trudeau was asked to...

‘He’s our best bet’: several Liberal MPs urging Finance Minister LeBlanc to rethink decision not to seek Liberal leadership

‘He’s our best bet’: several Liberal MPs urging Finance Minister LeBlanc to rethink decision not to seek Liberal leadership

Liberal MP Judy Sgro says she's 'doing everything' she can to get a 'draft Dominic' LeBlanc movement going to change...

Steel, plastics, Florida orange juice on Canada's list of potential retaliatory tariffs against U.S.

Steel, plastics, Florida orange juice on Canada's list of potential retaliatory tariffs against U.S.

Among the most senior officials in Ottawa, there is a document circulating that outlines specific details about how Canada could...

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Freeland brand improves, Trudeau declines following Freeland resignation.

Freeland brand improves, Trudeau declines following Freeland resignation.

The research gauged the opinions of Canadians on the recent resignation of Chrystia Freeland as Minister of Finance, and its...

Nearly six in ten Canadians have struggled to meet their most recent weight loss resolution, most often experiencing hopelessness and sadness when it was not achieved.

Nearly six in ten Canadians have struggled to meet their most recent weight loss resolution, most often experiencing hopelessness and sadness when it was not achieved.

Over two in five Canadians each say they either plan on losing weight (43%) or not losing weight (44%) in...



Something irked me as I wrote Justin Trudeau’s biography. I now know that thing was his fatal flaw

Something irked me as I wrote Justin Trudeau’s biography. I now know that thing was his fatal flaw

This time last year, when I was doing final edits on my book about Justin Trudeau, I asked my editors...

Trudeau’s resignation could have been a moment for Jagmeet Singh’s NDP. It was instead a reminder of how he’s failed

Trudeau’s resignation could have been a moment for Jagmeet Singh’s NDP. It was instead a reminder of how he’s failed

Immediately after Justin Trudeau announced he was resigning as prime minister, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh sent out a spicy statement...

Canadians want Ottawa and provinces to team up against Trump tariff threats: Nanos survey

Canadians want Ottawa and provinces to team up against Trump tariff threats: Nanos survey

A majority of Canadians want Ottawa and the provinces to team up against U.S. tariff threats, according to a new...

The man who could become Canada's future PM

The man who could become Canada's future PM

At 20 years old, Pierre Poilievre already had a roadmap for Canada. Canada's Conservative Party leader - now 45 -...

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Trudeau just plunged Canada further into chaos.

Trudeau just plunged Canada further into chaos.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau just announced that he has instructed the Liberal Party to start a leadership contest to...

Stand up to the bully

Stand up to the bully

Donald Trump spent Christmas day publicly raging through his rolodex of political enemies. Canada remains near the top of his...



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Gretzky and Orr need to have a real faceoff with their man, Donald Trump
Poilievre’s dissing of Canada plays into Trump’s hands

Poilievre’s dissing of Canada plays into Trump’s hands

If your next-door neighbour leaned over the fence and said he wanted your yard, you’d conclude he was obnoxious, crazed...

Danielle Smith cannot attend Trump's inauguration

Danielle Smith cannot attend Trump's inauguration

Alberta’s Premier has long demonstrated her affinity for the close, but foreign, entity of America. Sadly, Danielle Smith has also...

America First—The View from the 51st State
Back off, Donald Trump. Canada's not for the taking.

Back off, Donald Trump. Canada's not for the taking.

It started as a joke, but it’s not funny anymore. At a rambling press conference on Tuesday, US president-elect Donald...

Is Canada Ready for Life Without the CBC? Pierre Poilievre Thinks So

Is Canada Ready for Life Without the CBC? Pierre Poilievre Thinks So

END THE MADNESS. Recall the committee. Defund the CBC.” Credit where it’s due to Pierre Poilievre and the Conservatives for...

It may be difficult to remember, but at the start, Trudeau’s charm offensive was something to behold

It may be difficult to remember, but at the start, Trudeau’s charm offensive was something to behold

In the spring of 2013, Justin Trudeau, then newly elected as leader of the federal Liberals, gave a speech at...

What will Canada's second Trudeau era leave behind?

What will Canada's second Trudeau era leave behind?

In an interview in December 2022, Justin Trudeau allowed himself to talk about legacy. He has typically avoided entertaining such...

Would Poilievre be better at protecting Canada from Trump?

Would Poilievre be better at protecting Canada from Trump?

Pierre Poilievre won’t be able to manage Donald Trump, either. In one fell swoop, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s resignation announcement...

Do Trudeau's actions prove we need to make the Governor General democratically legitimate?

Do Trudeau's actions prove we need to make the Governor General democratically legitimate?

Canada finds itself in a perilous moment. Justin Trudeau has announced his resignation as Prime Minister, effective when a new...



In one of his final acts, Justin Trudeau showed Canadians he’s become what he once fought against

In one of his final acts, Justin Trudeau showed Canadians he’s become what he once fought against

Canadians do not want “a government that suspended work when the going got tough,” Justin Trudeau once proclaimed. On Monday...

Expect to hear more about (futile) trade diversification in the days ahead
Liberal Leadership: Would You Order a Dish You Know Nothing About Off a Menu?

Liberal Leadership: Would You Order a Dish You Know Nothing About Off a Menu?

Why We Can’t Easily Estimate Liberal Leadership Candidates’ Broader Appeal (Yet) Yesterday, Justin Trudeau resigned and initiated a process to...

How Justin Trudeau lost Canada

How Justin Trudeau lost Canada

If the road to hell is paved with good intentions, Justin Trudeau has laid down more than his share of...

A beaten down Trudeau leaves behind a mess that could have been avoided

A beaten down Trudeau leaves behind a mess that could have been avoided

Justin Trudeau, not to put too fine a point on it, looked like hell when he came out to announce...

Trudeau removes himself from the equation, but the math doesn't get much easier

Trudeau removes himself from the equation, but the math doesn't get much easier

On the day he finally conceded to the obvious, Justin Trudeau looked appropriately humbled. For maybe the first time, he...

Next - Exit Trudeau. The Liberals give themselves three months to save the furniture.

Next - Exit Trudeau. The Liberals give themselves three months to save the furniture.

He was late as usual. He sounded sad. The wind blew his script away. He said more or less what...

With the country under attack, Trudeau leaves it to drift – for months

With the country under attack, Trudeau leaves it to drift – for months

“I will always be motivated by what is in the best interests of Canadians,” Justin Trudeau declared, in announcing his...

There was a public side to Justin Trudeau we all knew. But there was a side to Canada’s PM few of us saw

There was a public side to Justin Trudeau we all knew. But there was a side to Canada’s PM few of us saw

Justin Trudeau spent the past year saying he wasn’t a guy who could walk away from a fight. Today, he...

Justin Trudeau resigned too late. There is no salvaging the Liberal Party now
Trudeau Clears the Fog

Trudeau Clears the Fog

Justin Trudeau has now announced that he will step down as leader of the federal Liberal Party and Prime Minister...

Was Justin Trudeau the Liberals’ only problem? We’re about to find out

Was Justin Trudeau the Liberals’ only problem? We’re about to find out

Justin Trudeau is stepping down. Now, the assumption within Liberal circles — and of Grit MPs — is about to...

Trudeau’s ‘hero’ archetype helped him, until it hurt him. Poilievre is the ‘ruler’ and he runs the same risk

Trudeau’s ‘hero’ archetype helped him, until it hurt him. Poilievre is the ‘ruler’ and he runs the same risk

Ten years ago, I argued that Justin Trudeau was “the hero” archetype, stepping into Canada’s political scene with a promise...

Justin Trudeau goes out blaming and betraying Canadians one more time

Justin Trudeau goes out blaming and betraying Canadians one more time

At 11 a.m. ET on January 6, 2025, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau finally put the country out of its misery and resigned.

Justin Trudeau had no choice but to leave. I can understand the extraordinary weight of knowing that

Justin Trudeau had no choice but to leave. I can understand the extraordinary weight of knowing that

No one is surprised today that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has stepped down. Some are chagrined that it took so...

Justin Trudeau: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Justin Trudeau: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Justin Trudeau has resigned as leader of the Liberal Party of Canada. So this is a good time to look...

Trudeau resignation — so much for Doug Ford's election plans

Trudeau resignation — so much for Doug Ford's election plans

Now that the uncertainty about Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s future is over, let’s look at the collateral damage caused by...

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Trump's threats to Canada's sovereignty 'unacceptable' says N.L. premier

Trump's threats to Canada's sovereignty 'unacceptable' says N.L. premier

Furey plans to attend Trump's inauguration on Jan. 20. In the wake of mounting threats from U.S. president-elect Donald Trump...

Outgoing Ottawa MPP apologizes for 'inappropriate' post blasted as Islamophobic

Outgoing Ottawa MPP apologizes for 'inappropriate' post blasted as Islamophobic

An outgoing Progressive Conservative MPP in Ottawa is apologizing for a social media post that criticized one of the people...

A Special Good Talk -- Okay, What Happens Now?

A Special Good Talk -- Okay, What Happens Now?

We can finally stop asking "Will he or Won't he?" because he did. He called it quits and now the...

Energy minister 'committed' to consumer carbon tax as he considers Liberal leadership

Energy minister 'committed' to consumer carbon tax as he considers Liberal leadership

Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says he would be “committed” to the consumer carbon tax should he become...



Is Trudeau’s resignation enough to keep Liberals in power? Poll suggests no

Is Trudeau’s resignation enough to keep Liberals in power? Poll suggests no

A majority of Canadians support Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s decision to step down, yet his announcement this week has not...

Retaliatory tariffs expected next week as Trudeau, premiers meet on Trump threats

Retaliatory tariffs expected next week as Trudeau, premiers meet on Trump threats

OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Canada's premiers will meet in Ottawa Jan. 15 to finalize a plan to...

Liberal MPs urge party to buttress upcoming leadership race against foreign interference

Liberal MPs urge party to buttress upcoming leadership race against foreign interference

A growing chorus of Liberal MPs are calling on their party's executive to guard the upcoming leadership race — whose...

Justin Trudeau’s departure hasn’t boosted Liberals’ electoral prospects, poll suggests

Justin Trudeau’s departure hasn’t boosted Liberals’ electoral prospects, poll suggests

New polling shows that Justin Trudeau’s impending resignation has done little to immediately reverse the Liberals’ sliding electoral fortunes, as...

Ontario pitches energy partnership amid Trump's threats of tariffs, Canada acquisition

Ontario pitches energy partnership amid Trump's threats of tariffs, Canada acquisition

In the face of incoming U.S. president Donald Trump’s threat to acquire Canada, Ontario Premier Doug Ford is touting the...

Canada’s Freeland has called Trump ‘a bully.’ She could be its next prime minister

Canada’s Freeland has called Trump ‘a bully.’ She could be its next prime minister

After nearly a decade in power, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau finally bowed to a chorus of criticism that had...

Cabinet ministers say take Trump threats seriously, but don't overreact

Cabinet ministers say take Trump threats seriously, but don't overreact

Several federal cabinet ministers say Canada should not overreact to U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's comments about annexing Canada -- but...

America First—The View from the 51st State

America First—The View from the 51st State

As Liberals gear up for a leadership race—and, ultimately, an election—a messy feud is brewing down south between MAGA’s populists...

Trump is considering a national economic emergency declaration to allow for new tariff program, sources say

Trump is considering a national economic emergency declaration to allow for new tariff program, sources say

President-elect Donald Trump is considering declaring a national economic emergency to provide legal justification for a large swath of universal...

How Justin Trudeau captured the zeitgeist, and how he lost it

How Justin Trudeau captured the zeitgeist, and how he lost it

In his early days as prime minister, Justin Trudeau was "cool." In the year that followed his majority sweep into...

Dominic LeBlanc says he won't run for Liberal leadership as party caucus meets

Dominic LeBlanc says he won't run for Liberal leadership as party caucus meets

OTTAWA -- Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc says he will not run for the Liberal party leadership.

Longest Ballot Committee targeting Poilievre, Freeland ridings in next election

Longest Ballot Committee targeting Poilievre, Freeland ridings in next election

After largely targeting byelections, a contentious election protest is setting its sights on the upcoming federal ballot.

Liberal MPs gather for first time since Trudeau announced his resignation plans

Liberal MPs gather for first time since Trudeau announced his resignation plans

Liberal MPs are meeting in Ottawa today for the first time since Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced he will step...

Is Donald Trump kidding? Americans in Canada react to tariff, annexation threats

Is Donald Trump kidding? Americans in Canada react to tariff, annexation threats

Incoming U.S. president Donald Trump has been courting controversy in Canada since his election victory, with threats to impose whopping...

Liberal leadership hopeful Frank Baylis noncommittal on eliminating consumer carbon tax

Liberal leadership hopeful Frank Baylis noncommittal on eliminating consumer carbon tax

Liberal leadership hopeful Frank Baylis says eliminating the consumer carbon tax alone will not “solve the affordability issue for Canadians.”

Poilievre says Liberal leadership aspirants are 'just like Justin'

Poilievre says Liberal leadership aspirants are 'just like Justin'

From coining "Justinflation" to saying Justin Trudeau is "not worth the cost," Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has been unafraid to...

NDP source says voters can expect an 'unfiltered' Singh in election campaign

NDP source says voters can expect an 'unfiltered' Singh in election campaign

The NDP is further distancing itself from the Liberals, committing to vote against the government while also adopting a change...

PM Trudeau, Liberal HQ undecided on whether sitting cabinet ministers can run for leadership

PM Trudeau, Liberal HQ undecided on whether sitting cabinet ministers can run for leadership

Several senior cabinet ministers in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government are considering running for the Liberal leadership as he prepares...

Trump threatens to use 'economic force' to make Canada 51st state

Trump threatens to use 'economic force' to make Canada 51st state

U.S. president-elect Donald Trump threatened Tuesday to use "economic force" to make Canada the 51st state and doubled down on...

Trudeau inviting premiers to Ottawa as Trump inauguration looms

Trudeau inviting premiers to Ottawa as Trump inauguration looms

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is inviting provincial and territorial premiers to Ottawa next Wednesday to discuss Canada-U.S. relations. The invitation...

Elon Musk throws support behind Poilievre with apple-eating video

Elon Musk throws support behind Poilievre with apple-eating video

With Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announcing his resignation earlier this week, Elon Musk is throwing his weight behind Conservative Leader...

A new book alleges that someone at Fox News gave Trump's team an early look at town hall questions

A new book alleges that someone at Fox News gave Trump's team an early look at town hall questions

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Someone inside Fox News gave Donald Trump's presidential campaign the questions he would face ahead of a...

Trump is considering a national economic emergency declaration to allow for new tariff program, sources say

Trump is considering a national economic emergency declaration to allow for new tariff program, sources say

President-elect Donald Trump is considering declaring a national economic emergency to provide legal justification for a large swath of universal...

Trump refuses to rule out use of military force to take control of Greenland and the Panama Canal

Trump refuses to rule out use of military force to take control of Greenland and the Panama Canal

PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday said he would not rule out the use of military...

Meta adds three board members including UFC boss Dana White, key figure in Trump's orbit

Meta adds three board members including UFC boss Dana White, key figure in Trump's orbit

The Associated Press (AP) -- Meta has appointed three new members to its board of directors, including Dana White, the...

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Meta eliminates fact-checking in latest bow to Trump

Meta eliminates fact-checking in latest bow to Trump

Meta chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday announced changes in content moderation on Facebook and Instagram long sought by...

Elon Musk helped Trump win. Now he's looking at Europe, and many politicians are alarmed

Elon Musk helped Trump win. Now he's looking at Europe, and many politicians are alarmed

LONDON (AP) -- Fresh from pouring his money and energies into helping Donald Trump win re-election, Elon Musk has trained...

Donald Trump Jr. to visit Greenland after his father mused about the US taking control of it

Donald Trump Jr. to visit Greenland after his father mused about the US taking control of it

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- Donald Trump Jr. is heading to Greenland, visiting the Danish territory weeks after his...

Macron declares Trump has 'solid ally' in France, urges realism from Ukraine over territory

Macron declares Trump has 'solid ally' in France, urges realism from Ukraine over territory

PARIS (AP) -- French President Emmanuel Macron extended an olive branch to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Monday, declaring that...

Nippon, US Steel file suit after Biden administration blocks $15 billion deal

Nippon, US Steel file suit after Biden administration blocks $15 billion deal

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel are filing a federal lawsuit challenging the Biden administration's decision to block...

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Canada and America First: A New Way Forward

Canada and America First: A New Way Forward

40 years ago, the Royal Commission on the Economic Union and Development Prospects for Canada, also known as the Macdonald...

5 Things We Learned about Canada and Asia in 2024

5 Things We Learned about Canada and Asia in 2024

In 2024, a record number of voters across Asia exercised their democratic rights and, in many cases, used the ballot...

Canada Post’s Strike Highlights Need for Fundamental Reform

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Sayonara to a bleak year for freedom of info

Sayonara to a bleak year for freedom of info

Freedom-of-information (FOI) regimes across Canada withered in 2024, as courts and governments tightened the noose around openness and transparency. Here...

The shrinking and inking of access to info

The shrinking and inking of access to info

Treasury Board of Canada released fresh government-wide statistics last week about citizens’ use of the federal Access to Information Act...

Is Pierre Poilievre's tie to Shopify broligarchs a conflict of interest?

Is Pierre Poilievre's tie to Shopify broligarchs a conflict of interest?

Canadians watched in horror as Elon Musk bought influence in the United States, thanks in large part to the country’s...

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Breaking down the popularity of Pierre Poilievre

    Breaking down the popularity of Pierre Poilievre

    If a federal election were held today, nearly half of Canadians say they would vote for the Conservative Party of...

    Donald Trump threatens to annex Canada

      Donald Trump threatens to annex Canada

      With just under two weeks until he re-takes the Oval Office, U.S. president-elect Donald Trump has outlined a mind-map of...

      Defeated, Enraged, or Excited

        Defeated, Enraged, or Excited

        David Herle, Scott Reid, Jordan Leichnitz and Kory Teneycke provide insights on the latest in Canadian politics. Plus, our weekly...

        How did the Liberals get here?

          How did the Liberals get here?

          Big news in the Liberal Party of Canada this week. Not sure you’ve heard, but the leader’s stepping down. What...