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Conservatives Crumble: Liberals surge past CPC into majority territory, but Grits' vote commitment is softer

    Conservatives Crumble: Liberals surge past CPC into majority territory, but Grits' vote commitment is softer

    Singh’s party down to single digits as left of centre voters stampede away from the NDP. A whirlwind first quarter of 2025 has swept up Canadian politics and tossed it back down in an unrecognizable jumble. New data from the non-profit Angus Reid Institute finds the governing Liberal Party – led by newly sworn-in Prime Minister Mark Carney – surging...

    Doug Ford pledges to work with ‘very bright’ Mark Carney on tackling Donald Trump’s tariffs

    Doug Ford pledges to work with ‘very bright’ Mark Carney on tackling Donald Trump’s tariffs

    As Premier Doug Ford gets set to appoint his new cabinet, the Progressive Conservatives’ top priority is dealing with the...

    Carney Liberals reach out to prominent Tories and New Democrats to recruit ‘star’ candidates for next election

    Carney Liberals reach out to prominent Tories and New Democrats to recruit ‘star’ candidates for next election

    Sources told The Hill Times that Priti Obhrai-Martin, daughter of the late Conservative MP Deepak Obhrai, is seeking the Liberal...

    Carney meets with King Charles on first international trip as prime minister

    Carney meets with King Charles on first international trip as prime minister

    Prime Minister Mark Carney landed in England on Monday where he had a private audience with King Charles. Carney was...

    Poilievre says he'll repeal carbon price law, including the industrial charge

    Poilievre says he'll repeal carbon price law, including the industrial charge

    Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says that he will repeal the entire carbon price law if elected, including on businesses and...

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    Conservatives Crumble: Liberals surge past CPC into majority territory, but Grits’ vote commitment is softer

      Conservatives Crumble: Liberals surge past CPC into majority territory, but Grits’ vote commitment is softer

      A whirlwind first quarter of 2025 has swept up Canadian politics and tossed it back down in an unrecognizable jumble...

      Forward negativity on future strength of Canadian economy hits level not seen since the depths of global pandemic in June 2020

      Forward negativity on future strength of Canadian economy hits level not seen since the depths of global pandemic in June 2020

      Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (land- and cell-lines) telephone random survey of 1,074 respondents in Canada. This report is...



      The What-Will-She-Do-Next Premier of Alberta

      The What-Will-She-Do-Next Premier of Alberta

      ON A SATURDAY morning in February, Danielle Smith took questions from Albertans for forty-six minutes during her weekly radio talk...

      Six questions federal candidates had better have answers to

      Six questions federal candidates had better have answers to

      With Mark Carney now prime minister, we are, perhaps, days from him heading back to Rideau Hall to trigger the...

      Carney arrives in London for meetings with Starmer, King Charles

      Carney arrives in London for meetings with Starmer, King Charles

      Prime Minister Mark Carney is now in London as he continues the second half a one-day stop in Europe. Carney...

      Watch Out Premier Ford: Lutnick Speaks for Trump—Until He Doesn’t

      Watch Out Premier Ford: Lutnick Speaks for Trump—Until He Doesn’t

      Doug Ford’s meeting last week with Secretary of Commerce, Howard Lutnick, was a relief—for Canadians and the premier. There was...

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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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      Watch Out Premier Ford:  Lutnick Speaks for Trump—Until He Doesn’t
      For Carney and Poilievre, it’s go time

      For Carney and Poilievre, it’s go time

      Both leaders of the mainstream parties need to demonstrate their credentials for the top job, and their plan to rebuff...

      Who’s Tory now?

      Who’s Tory now?

      You don’t need to be a weatherman to know which way the wind blows. In Canada, it is blowing right...

      On his first trip as PM, Carney can help restore Canada to its rightful place: as a leader on international trade

      On his first trip as PM, Carney can help restore Canada to its rightful place: as a leader on international trade

      When Mark Carney makes his first prime ministerial trip this week to London and Paris, he should bring along the...

      Symbols and substance in Canadian leader's first foreign visits

      Symbols and substance in Canadian leader's first foreign visits

      Two European politicians, dressed symbolically in red and white, sent a message last week to Canada on social media declaring...

      Canada’s Trade War Arsenal Should Include a Team America

      Canada’s Trade War Arsenal Should Include a Team America

      With the major preoccupation of Canada’s new Carney government being Donald Trump’s trade war, one immediate priority should be to...

      Pierre Poilievre has a bigger problem than Mark Carney. Much bigger

      Pierre Poilievre has a bigger problem than Mark Carney. Much bigger

      If Pierre Poilievre and the Conservatives lose the next federal election, it will not be because the Liberals changed leaders...

      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...

      Dear America: It’s Not You, It’s Him

      Dear America: It’s Not You, It’s Him

      First off, full disclosure: I love America. I’ve loved America since I was a scruffy kid watching old Jimmy Cagney...



      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

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      Carney, Macron vow to strengthen ties to tackle geopolitical, economic crises

      Carney, Macron vow to strengthen ties to tackle geopolitical, economic crises

      Canada must strengthen ties with France and other allies in the face of geopolitical and economic crises, Prime Minister Mark...

      Carney looks to double down on key European partnerships

      Carney looks to double down on key European partnerships

      In his first foreign trip as prime minister, Mark Carney hopes to deepen and develop trading ties with “two of...

      Liberals, Conservatives gripped in a tie, next election will be ‘like a knife fight in a telephone booth,’ with Trump as disruptor: Nanos

      Liberals, Conservatives gripped in a tie, next election will be ‘like a knife fight in a telephone booth,’ with Trump as disruptor: Nanos

      Newly minted Prime Minister Mark Carney—who was sworn in as prime minister on March 14—secured a convincing landslide victory in...

      ‘Soft power Trump doesn’t understand': Former foreign minister on Carney’s first foreign trip

      ‘Soft power Trump doesn’t understand': Former foreign minister on Carney’s first foreign trip

      Prime Minister Mark Carney is visiting the U.K. and France on his first foreign trip, to foster stronger diplomatic, economic...



      Prime Minister Carney kicks off international trip in France

      Prime Minister Carney kicks off international trip in France

      Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Paris, France, to meet with President Emmanuel Macron in his first in-person meeting with...

      Carney's move to kill carbon price now official but debate over it not dead

      Carney's move to kill carbon price now official but debate over it not dead

      Prime Minister Mark Carney's move Friday to end the consumer carbon price has done little to put the long-standing political...

      Canadians in several cities join 'Tesla Takedown' protests against Musk, Trump

      Canadians in several cities join 'Tesla Takedown' protests against Musk, Trump

      SURREY, B.C. -- Canadians in several cities have joined a series of "Tesla Takedown" protests happening across the United States...

      Jagmeet Singh says NDP would cancel F-35 contract and build fighter jets in Canada

      Jagmeet Singh says NDP would cancel F-35 contract and build fighter jets in Canada

      NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh announced Sunday his party would cancel Canada's contract to buy U.S.-built F-35s and look for companies...

      Carney heading to Europe for first foreign trip since becoming prime minister

      Carney heading to Europe for first foreign trip since becoming prime minister

      OTTAWA -- Mark Carney will be departing for his first foreign trip on Sunday, set to visit France and the...

      Prime Minister Mark Carney marches in Montreal's St. Patrick's Day parade celebration

      Prime Minister Mark Carney marches in Montreal's St. Patrick's Day parade celebration

      MONTREAL -- Prime Minister Mark Carney marched in Montreal's St. Patrick's Day parade today as the event marked its 200th...

      Nothing should be off the table when it comes to Canada-U.S. trade, says former Trump ambassador

      Nothing should be off the table when it comes to Canada-U.S. trade, says former Trump ambassador

      Gordon Sondland says U.S. president wants immediate change on irritants like dairy. Donald Trump's former ambassador to the European Union...

      Carney won’t improve Canada-U.S. relations by matching Trump, Bolton warns

      Carney won’t improve Canada-U.S. relations by matching Trump, Bolton warns

      U.S. President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser is warning Canada’s new Prime Minister Mark Carney not to try and...

      Carney wants call with Trump, PM 'respects' president's economic goals: ambassador

        Carney wants call with Trump, PM 'respects' president's economic goals: ambassador

        Canada's ambassador to the U.S. says Prime Minister Mark Carney is looking to set up a conversation with President Donald...

        Carney’s office taking shape - Braeden Caley will serve as the deputy chief of staff for Carney.

        Carney’s office taking shape - Braeden Caley will serve as the deputy chief of staff for Carney.

        New Prime Minister Mark Carney’s team is starting to take shape. iPolitics has learned that Braeden Caley will serve as...

        Jordan Peterson’s free speech ideology drew them to his online academy. Then they were expelled for speaking out

        Jordan Peterson’s free speech ideology drew them to his online academy. Then they were expelled for speaking out

        The chatter had the energy of a freshman dorm during the first week of classes — just with a lot...

        Conservative lead down to 4 as Liberals reach highest vote share since August 2021

        Conservative lead down to 4 as Liberals reach highest vote share since August 2021

        From March 10 to 12, 2025, Abacus Data surveyed 1,700 Canadian adults online asking our core federal political tracking questions...

        End of federal tax holiday in February expected to lift inflation: economists

        End of federal tax holiday in February expected to lift inflation: economists

        Economists are expecting the annual rate of inflation accelerated in February as the federal government's temporary tax break came to...

        Today in Canada's Political History - March 16, 1965: Happy birthday Prime Minister Carney; It is time for your Kingston tree-planting!

        Today in Canada's Political History - March 16, 1965: Happy birthday Prime Minister Carney; It is time for your Kingston tree-planting!

        It is a historic day here at Art’s History as I officially welcome the Right Honourable Mark Carney to the...

        New finance minister won’t detail on how budget will be balanced while being a ‘hawk’ on spending

        New finance minister won’t detail on how budget will be balanced while being a ‘hawk’ on spending

        Newly minted Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne could not detail how the federal government under new Prime Minister Mark Carney will...

        Canada's counter-tariffs are hurting small businesses. Even so, many still support them

        Canada's counter-tariffs are hurting small businesses. Even so, many still support them

        Troyhann Santos checks the federal government's latest list of counter-tariffs and makes a crushing discovery. Starting immediately, she'll have to...

        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...

        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...

        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...

        Chuck Schumer postpones book tour amid liberal criticism over spending vote

        Chuck Schumer postpones book tour amid liberal criticism over spending vote

        WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer is postponing several planned events this week to promote his new book...

        Trump administration deports hundreds of immigrants even as a judge orders their removals be stopped

        Trump administration deports hundreds of immigrants even as a judge orders their removals be stopped

        The Trump administration has transferred hundreds of immigrants to El Salvador even as a federal judge issued an order temporarily...

        Angst pervades a pair of Republican town halls  -  one in Trump country, the other in a swing state

        Angst pervades a pair of Republican town halls - one in Trump country, the other in a swing state

        EVANSTON, Wyo. (AP) -- In two congressional districts and vastly different political environments, two Republican congressmen were met with far...

        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...

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        'Danish Viking blood is boiling.' Danes boycott US goods with fervor as others in Europe do so too

        'Danish Viking blood is boiling.' Danes boycott US goods with fervor as others in Europe do so too

        Ivan Hansen, a retired Danish police officer, loaded up his basket at the supermarket, carefully checking each product to avoid...

        Trump and Putin will speak this week on Russia-Ukraine war, US envoy says

        Trump and Putin will speak this week on Russia-Ukraine war, US envoy says

        WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are expected to speak this week...

        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...

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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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        Justin Trudeau was a big talker in the House, that is, when he showed up.

        Justin Trudeau was a big talker in the House, that is, when he showed up.

        A recent analysis highlighted in La Presse reveals a startling aspect of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's oratory style. When assessed...

        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...

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        Everywhere a sign

          Everywhere a sign

          Corey Hogan and Stephen Carter talk about Prime Minister Mark Carney's swearing in and the inevitable federal election. What does...

          Mark Carney’s first days as PM

            Mark Carney’s first days as PM

            On Friday, Mark Carney was sworn in as Canada’s 24th prime minister. He wasted no time in appointing a new...

            Who’s Banning Thousands of Books? The Left and the Right

              Who’s Banning Thousands of Books? The Left and the Right

              “We cannot treat libraries as organs of propaganda, and whether it's for progressive values or for conservative values, we should...

              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...