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Carney orders review of F-35 fighter jet purchase from U.S.'s Lockheed Martin

Carney orders review of F-35 fighter jet purchase from U.S.'s Lockheed Martin

Prime Minister Mark Carney has asked for a review of Canada's plan to purchase a fleet of F-35 fighter jets. The deal with Lockheed Martin and the U.S. government is for 88 planes at a cost of about US$85 million each. A spokesperson for Defence Minister Bill Blair says Carney has asked Blair to look into whether the F-35 contract...

Carney expected to meet King Charles during his first trip abroad as prime minister

Carney expected to meet King Charles during his first trip abroad as prime minister

PM will also meet with the French president in Paris, Nunavut premier in Iqaluit. Just days after being sworn into...

Mark Carney and the backlash against backlash politics

Mark Carney and the backlash against backlash politics

Mark Carney has never been a politician. Yet now he’s sworn in as Canada’s new Prime Minister on Friday, he...

Prime Minister Mark Carney's government terminates consumer carbon price

Prime Minister Mark Carney's government terminates consumer carbon price

Prime Minister Mark Carney's first move after taking office on Friday was to eliminate the consumer carbon price, undoing Justin...

Premier Smith not sold on killing of consumer carbon tax, wants industrial levy plan

Premier Smith not sold on killing of consumer carbon tax, wants industrial levy plan

Despite calling for its demise for years, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she isn't phased by the new prime minister's...

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LPC 41%, CPC 39%, NDP 8%, BQ 6%

    LPC 41%, CPC 39%, NDP 8%, BQ 6%

    This federal poll was fielded by Mainstreet Research in March 2025, with a middle field date of March 12, 2025...

    Liberals Surge to between 42 and 49 Points as Progressive Voters Rally Behind Carney - Either result would produce a Liberal majority

    Liberals Surge to between 42 and 49 Points as Progressive Voters Rally Behind Carney - Either result would produce a Liberal majority

    Mark Carney’s landslide victory as Liberal leader on Sunday has propelled the party to 49.5 per cent – a record...



    Why doesn’t Mark Carney have a gender-balanced cabinet? Because it’s 2025

    Why doesn’t Mark Carney have a gender-balanced cabinet? Because it’s 2025

    New prime minister Mark Carney didn’t go out of his way to be a champion for women with his cabinet...

    No hugs or sunny ways here. Carney’s government is a lean, mean trade-war machine

    No hugs or sunny ways here. Carney’s government is a lean, mean trade-war machine

    Nobody got any hugs this time. Perhaps you, like me, thought you remembered the sunny-ways stroll up the Rideau Hall...

    Good Talk -- Does Smaller Mean Better?

    Good Talk -- Does Smaller Mean Better?

    Day One of the Carney administration reveals a much smaller cabinet, almost half the size of previous ones of late...

    King Charles signalling support for Canada as Trump talks annexation: royal watchers

    King Charles signalling support for Canada as Trump talks annexation: royal watchers

    A maple tree, a red dress and a ceremonial sword may seem like cold comfort for Canadians hoping to hear...

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    The State of Service Report

    The State of Service Report

    Our government created the Citizens’ Services portfolio in 2023 to champion service delivery excellence and to improve government efficiency. This...

    Why we shouldn’t boo the American anthem

    Why we shouldn’t boo the American anthem

    It’s understandable that Canadians are angry. With the return of Donald Trump to the White House, the United States has...



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    Liberal media jump on board 'Team Carney' campaign

    Liberal media jump on board 'Team Carney' campaign

    Let’s begun by debunking the myth – aided and abetted by the liberal media – that Prime Minister Mark Carney...

    Take the threats seriously

    Take the threats seriously

    Some of Canada’s European G7 counterparts think the United States isn’t serious about making Canada America’s 51st state. In remarks...

    Carney vs. Poilievre: Unpacking Public Perceptions

    Carney vs. Poilievre: Unpacking Public Perceptions

    Canada is on the cusp of a federal election featuring two relatively fresh faces: Prime Minister Mark Carney, newly at...

    Political Pulse Panel: PM Carney and cabinet sworn in with election campaign likely days away

    Political Pulse Panel: PM Carney and cabinet sworn in with election campaign likely days away

    The Political Pulse Panel discusses Day 1 of Mark Carney as Canada's 24th prime minister.

    Prime Minister Mark Carney tries to turn the page

    Prime Minister Mark Carney tries to turn the page

    There were far fewer hugs than in 2015. The 23rd prime minister was a hugger — possibly the huggiest in...

    This is the signal Mark Carney is sending with his cabinet picks

    This is the signal Mark Carney is sending with his cabinet picks

    Mark Carney set a dramatically different tone as he took over from Justin Trudeau on Friday, swearing in the smallest...

    Pierre Poilievre might have punched himself out

    Pierre Poilievre might have punched himself out

    The legendary 1974 heavyweight fight between an aging Muhammad Ali and the unbeaten (and seemingly unbeatable) world champion George Foreman...

    Getting Past ‘Thursday’: Team Carney Braces for the Battles Ahead

    Getting Past ‘Thursday’: Team Carney Braces for the Battles Ahead

    In one of his last press conferences, outgoing Prime Minister Trudeau was asked, by the Toronto Star’s Tonda MacCharles, how...

    There’s no Pierre Poilievre without Justin Trudeau. That’s why the Conservative Leader seems broken
    We’re living in the church of Musk and Trump. And Mark Carney seems to know exactly where he stands

    We’re living in the church of Musk and Trump. And Mark Carney seems to know exactly where he stands

    The Liberals have made it official. They went with the banker, who also did, in the sense that he didn’t...



    Canada’s unprecedented election will turn on this question: Who can be the best leader?
    An allegedly secret foreign deal limiting Canadian propane exports could leave us all poorer

    An allegedly secret foreign deal limiting Canadian propane exports could leave us all poorer

    B.C. First Nations claim betrayal, bad-faith bargaining and a propane monopoly that lets a foreign company cap Canada's export potential...

    Trump’s tariffs have launched a rare moment of Canadian consensus. We shouldn’t waste it

    Trump’s tariffs have launched a rare moment of Canadian consensus. We shouldn’t waste it

    “There go the people,” the 19th-century French radical Alexandre Auguste Ledru-Rollin is reputed to have said. “I must follow them...

    Team Canada is giving Trump a beating in the tariff war

    Team Canada is giving Trump a beating in the tariff war

    So far, David is bashing Goliath. In round one of his gratuitous, greed-driven tariff war, the intrinsically mendacious Donald Trump...

    Trudeau’s allyship was at the forefront of his term. How will Carney follow?

    Trudeau’s allyship was at the forefront of his term. How will Carney follow?

    On Aug. 4, 2015, then third-party leader Justin Trudeau was flying to Vancouver to attend the Pride parade when Stephen...

    Donald Trump has deprived Quebec sovereigntists of their strongest argument

    Donald Trump has deprived Quebec sovereigntists of their strongest argument

    Quebec sovereigntists have always been among the strongest supporters of continental free trade. Under Jacques Parizeau, the Parti Québécois backed...

    Trump’s Trade War is Just Round 1: The Battle Ahead is about AI and Democracy
    Poilievre and Carney have been dealt new hands. Here’s how they should play them

    Poilievre and Carney have been dealt new hands. Here’s how they should play them

    Professional gamblers accept that you play with the cards you are dealt. That maxim, of course, dictates that you can’t...

    Enter Carney: The button-down central banker shows he’s not above a little Yankee-bashing and kneecapping his opponent

    Enter Carney: The button-down central banker shows he’s not above a little Yankee-bashing and kneecapping his opponent

    The advance word on Mark Carney’s entry into Canadian politics was that he would run as an aloof technocrat. While...

    Carney seems to be following another Liberal’s roadmap — and it’s a cynical one

    Carney seems to be following another Liberal’s roadmap — and it’s a cynical one

    If prime minister-designate Mark Carney is looking for a roadmap to victory in the upcoming election, he could do worse...

    Canada Is in a Fight for Its Life

    Canada Is in a Fight for Its Life

    Trump attacks from outside and the right undermines from within. Here’s what’s needed. In a dramatically and newly uncertain world...

    Chrystia Freeland’s low Liberal support doesn’t tell the whole story
    Mid Mark Carney may not meet the moment

    Mid Mark Carney may not meet the moment

    The new Liberal leader is a component of the technocratic elite who got us into this mess of inequality. The...

    When it comes to dealing with Donald Trump, Pierre Poilievre sounds like yesterday’s man

    When it comes to dealing with Donald Trump, Pierre Poilievre sounds like yesterday’s man

    So Mark Carney will be Canada’s next prime minister, until an election. Pierre Poilievre has been measuring drapes for a...

    Carney's boomer bet could go bust

    Carney's boomer bet could go bust

    It’s official: Mark Carney has won the prize of prime minister. Now, he must figure out how to keep it...

    Cutting Through the Fog of Trump’s (Trade) War
    Danielle Smith is auditioning for Team America

    Danielle Smith is auditioning for Team America

    By now, most politicians understand that the best way to deal with Donald Trump and his reckless pronouncements and policies...

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    Why Mark Carney is dropping both his Irish and U.K. passports

    Why Mark Carney is dropping both his Irish and U.K. passports

    St. Patrick's Day may be just around the corner, but it seems Mark Carney can no longer truly claim to...

    Opposition parties slam Trudeau cabinet's future appointments to government agencies

    Opposition parties slam Trudeau cabinet's future appointments to government agencies

    88 appointments take effect after former prime minister stepped down. Prime Minister Mark Carney should review a series of future...

    As Trump attacks Canada, Downing Street sticks to the sidelines

    As Trump attacks Canada, Downing Street sticks to the sidelines

    U.K. Foreign Secretary David Lammy says now is not the time for ‘unnecessary division.’ As U.S. President Donald Trump keeps...

    Eby responds to Alaskan senator's threat to have cruise ships bypass B.C. ports

    Eby responds to Alaskan senator's threat to have cruise ships bypass B.C. ports

    British Columbia Premier David Eby says he is standing firm behind the legislation granting the province the ability to levy...



    Mark Carney’s first day as prime minister shows he’s got the bones of a plan to manage crisis

    Mark Carney’s first day as prime minister shows he’s got the bones of a plan to manage crisis

    Mark Carney marked his debut as Canada’s 24th prime minister by killing the Trudeau-era consumer carbon tax, paring back his...

    Canada reconsidering F-35 purchase amid tensions with Washington, says minister

    Canada reconsidering F-35 purchase amid tensions with Washington, says minister

    Canada is actively looking at potential alternatives to the U.S.-built F-35 stealth fighter and will hold conversations with rival aircraft...

    Eby announces ending of provincial carbon tax, after Carney kills federal version

    Eby announces ending of provincial carbon tax, after Carney kills federal version

    British Columbia's government will follow through on its promise to repeal the province's consumer carbon tax after new Prime Minister...

    Here’s where Canada’s new prime minister stands on the future of oil and gas

    Here’s where Canada’s new prime minister stands on the future of oil and gas

    Montrealers lined up around the block on a chilly March evening as they waited to enter one of the final...

    Carney says his government starts in a moment of crisis in Canada-U.S. relations

    Carney says his government starts in a moment of crisis in Canada-U.S. relations

    OTTAWA -- Mark Carney was sworn in as Canada's 24th prime minister in a ceremony at Rideau Hall on Friday...

    Carney is the best leader to navigate Trump chaos, says new poll

    Carney is the best leader to navigate Trump chaos, says new poll

    Liberal Leader Mark Carney has pulled ahead of the Conservatives’ Pierre Poilievre as Canadians’ chosen defender against U.S. President Donald...

    Doug Ford’s surcharge on exports of electricity to the U.S. remains on the table, sources say

    Doug Ford’s surcharge on exports of electricity to the U.S. remains on the table, sources say

    The tone has changed, but the threats remain. While Doug Ford says “the temperature is being lowered” in the trade...

    Italy’s top diplomat says ‘not my job’ to condemn Trump’s annexation threats as Germany takes tougher stand

    Italy’s top diplomat says ‘not my job’ to condemn Trump’s annexation threats as Germany takes tougher stand

    G7 foreign ministers were reluctant to directly condemn U.S. President Donald Trump over his threats to annex Canada.

    Trump’s pick for top diplomat in Ottawa ‘may be in trouble’ after Senate hearing, says former Canadian diplomat

    Trump’s pick for top diplomat in Ottawa ‘may be in trouble’ after Senate hearing, says former Canadian diplomat

    Incoming U.S. envoy Pete Hoekstra will need to restore the trust between the two countries when 'his boss seems quite...

    Here are the people making up Mark Carney's new Liberal cabinet

      Here are the people making up Mark Carney's new Liberal cabinet

      Prime Minister Mark Carney has named a 24-member cabinet, a team of ministers who will lead during the coming federal...

      Mark Carney sworn in as Canada's 24th prime minister

      Mark Carney sworn in as Canada's 24th prime minister

      Ottawa -- Mark Carney was sworn in as Canada's 24th prime minister in a ceremony at Rideau Hall on Friday...

      Joly says Europeans thought Trump’s annexation threat was a ‘joke’

      Joly says Europeans thought Trump’s annexation threat was a ‘joke’

      Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly gave a closing news conference at the G7 summit she hosted in Charlevoix, Que., Friday...

      Prime Minister Mark Carney vows to get ‘straight to work,’ hints election coming

      Prime Minister Mark Carney vows to get ‘straight to work,’ hints election coming

      Canada has a new prime minister, and on his first day with the new title Mark Carney is already signalling...

      Justin Trudeau has resigned as prime minister as Mark Carney gets set to take over

      Justin Trudeau has resigned as prime minister as Mark Carney gets set to take over

      Justin Trudeau visited Gov. Gen. Mary Simon this morning and formally resigned as prime minister. Mark Carney will be sworn...

      If the next election is a likability contest, Mark Carney’s arrival looks like trouble for Pierre Poilievre

      If the next election is a likability contest, Mark Carney’s arrival looks like trouble for Pierre Poilievre

      Mark Carney, who will officially become prime minister on Friday, is walking into the job as a serious threat to...

      How long will Mark Carney's honeymoon in Quebec last?

      How long will Mark Carney's honeymoon in Quebec last?

      Experts say Carney yet to face tough questions about issues that matter in the province. As Mark Carney's term as...

      Trudeau government made dozens of appointments after announcing he'd resign

      Trudeau government made dozens of appointments after announcing he'd resign

      Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government has stacked agencies and Crown corporations with dozens of "future appointments" and early appointment renewals...

      The Mark Carney era begins with prime minister and new cabinet sworn in today

      The Mark Carney era begins with prime minister and new cabinet sworn in today

      Liberal Leader Mark Carney will officially become Canada's next prime minister within a few hours, taking the reins as the...

      Miller, Duclos among ministers to be dropped from Carney’s new cabinet: sources

      Miller, Duclos among ministers to be dropped from Carney’s new cabinet: sources

      When prime minister-designate Mark Carney unveils his first ever front bench at Rideau Hall on Friday, it will be substantially...

      G7 foreign ministers avoid explicit support for Canada as Trump doubles down

      G7 foreign ministers avoid explicit support for Canada as Trump doubles down

      Who will stand with Canada? That was the key question as the G7 top diplomats gathered for a second day...

      Trump signs a bill funding the government for 6 months, avoiding a shutdown

      Trump signs a bill funding the government for 6 months, avoiding a shutdown

      WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump has signed into law legislation funding the government through the end of September, ending...

      Voters flood town halls with fears of Social Security cuts, putting heat on GOP over Musk and DOGE

      Voters flood town halls with fears of Social Security cuts, putting heat on GOP over Musk and DOGE

      One after another, callers on a telephone town hall with U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga pressed the Michigan Republican about possible...

      Trump says he was being a 'bit sarcastic' when he promised to end Russia-Ukraine war in 24 hours

      Trump says he was being a 'bit sarcastic' when he promised to end Russia-Ukraine war in 24 hours

      WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- President Donald Trump said Friday that he was "being a little bit sarcastic" when...

      Senate works to prevent a government shutdown as Democrats divide ahead of the midnight deadline

      Senate works to prevent a government shutdown as Democrats divide ahead of the midnight deadline

      WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate finds itself on Friday in a familiar position, working to avoid a partial government shutdown...

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      Trump orders strikes on Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen and issues new warning

      Trump orders strikes on Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen and issues new warning

      WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- President Donald Trump said he ordered a series of airstrikes on Yemen's capital, Sanaa...

      EU foreign policy chief says that global trade war works in China's interests

      EU foreign policy chief says that global trade war works in China's interests

      LA MALBAIE, Que. -- The European Union's foreign policy chief says tariffs between Western countries only serve China's interests and...

      Columbia's Mahmoud Khalil felt he was being kidnapped as detention unfolded, lawyers say

      Columbia's Mahmoud Khalil felt he was being kidnapped as detention unfolded, lawyers say

      NEW YORK (AP) -- Handcuffed and shackled, Mahmoud Khalil was rushed from New York to Louisiana last weekend in a...

      Kremlin aide dismisses U.S.-Ukraine ceasefire proposal as Putin visits front line

        Kremlin aide dismisses U.S.-Ukraine ceasefire proposal as Putin visits front line

        Russia sees the temporary ceasefire suggested by the U.S. and Ukraine as little more than a chance for Kyiv's forces...

        Fire that damaged four Tesla Cybertrucks in Seattle under investigation

        Fire that damaged four Tesla Cybertrucks in Seattle under investigation

        Seattle (AP) -- Seattle fire officials said a late Sunday fire that damaged four Tesla Cybertrucks is under investigation.

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        Removing internal trade barriers would help mitigate damage from Trump tariffs
        Fixing the Fisc: Free Advice for Canada’s Next Prime Minister

        Fixing the Fisc: Free Advice for Canada’s Next Prime Minister

        For as long as Mark Carney is Canada’s new prime minister, and beyond that into the outcome of the upcoming...

        Life on hold – How Canada’s drug approval delays endanger patients: Nigel S.B. Rawson and John Adams

        Life on hold – How Canada’s drug approval delays endanger patients: Nigel S.B. Rawson and John Adams

        Health care across Canada is in crisis. In addition to known burdens of disease and therapies, Canada’s processes have become...


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        The Liberals' “Canada Strong” has the right sentiment, but their opponents might weaken it.

        The Liberals' “Canada Strong” has the right sentiment, but their opponents might weaken it.

        If that's the overarching theme of the campaign, 'Canada Strong' could be a slogan-sized blind spot for the Liberal campaign.

        Peddling the medal - Brace for flurry of Coronation medal awards this month

        Peddling the medal - Brace for flurry of Coronation medal awards this month

        Media stories about a royal medal have been popping up on news and social-media platforms in Canada lately. Expect more...

        Why Ford’s successful campaign was a failure

        Why Ford’s successful campaign was a failure

        It’s called an election campaign for a reason. Even though its purpose is to secure votes, instead of purchases, it...

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        New PM, new cabinet: The Carney era begins

          New PM, new cabinet: The Carney era begins

          It’s official: Canada has a new prime minister. Former central banker Mark Carney has been sworn in as Canada’s new...

          Carney’s cabinet, Trump in trouble: Peter Mazereeuw gets you up to speed

            Carney’s cabinet, Trump in trouble: Peter Mazereeuw gets you up to speed

            Hot Room host Peter Mazereeuw reviews the building pressure on U.S. President Donald Trump over his trade war, and walks...

            Mark Carney’s first day

              Mark Carney’s first day

              Mark Carney was sworn in as Canada’s new Prime Minister Friday morning, after winning the Liberal leadership race in a...

              The Panel: The Carney era, measured in weeks?

                The Panel: The Carney era, measured in weeks?

                Stuff got real on Friday, when Mark Carney took the oaths of office to become Canada’s 24th prime minister. It’ll...