Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s campaign desperately needs a reset, according to some veteran Tory campaigners and strategists. The question is whether the former frontrunner for Canada’s next prime minister and his inner circle will acknowledge and address that Donald Trump...
Prime Minister Mark Carney said U.S. President Donald Trump respected Canada's sovereignty in their first phone call on Friday where...
Will responding to U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to impose tariffs on Canadian goods become the ballot box question for...
It was bad enough last week when Doug Ford told Pierre Poilievre he didn't have time to campaign for him...
A new poll by Liaison Strategies for the National Ethnic Press and Media Council of Canada (NEPMCC), the industry association...
The analysis in this report is based on results of a survey conducted from Tuesday, March 25th to Thursday, March...
Political campaigns are about more than promises; they are about perceptions. Voters carry in their minds a picture of what...
To add to our interesting content about the federal election campaign, Spark and Northstar Public Affairs recruited a unique panel of 91 people who have worked in political campaigns in Canada. Each week, we’ll survey them online to see what they think is happening. This is our first synopsis, based on a survey completed March 26-27. Read More
Former U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton is cautioning not to read too much into the more positive tone struck...
Here are some observations from having attended a few of Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s rallies on the campaign trail so...
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre holds personal investments that include the same company his party has repeatedly criticized in its attacks...
The Liberal Party of Canada has dropped its candidate in the Calgary Confederation riding, due to the candidate's failure to...
An incumbent Liberal candidate is apologizing for comments he made in January about a Conservative candidate who had a bounty...
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s campaign desperately needs a reset, according to some veteran Tory campaigners and strategists. The question is...
To hear Pierre Poilievre talk, as I did along with about 5,000 others in a steamy Surrey warehouse last night...
It was bad enough last week when Doug Ford told Pierre Poilievre he didn't have time to campaign for him...
If you were a betting person and wanted to place a wager on the upcoming federal election, my advice would...
Premier Danielle Smith, the great disrupter of Alberta politics, is now disrupting the federal scene. At least, that’s the perspective...
U.S. President Donald Trump injected himself into the Canadian election campaign this week but he was already a central figure...
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is promising to get tough on crime if his party forms government, as the Tories try...
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre announced today that as Prime Minister, he will allow Canadians to contribute an extra $5,00...
Today, the Green Party of Canada announced its commitment to raise the federal Basic Personal Amount (BPA) from approximately $15,70...
Today, Jagmeet Singh announced a plan to put more money in the pockets of the people who need it most—working...
Poilievre’s plan allows seniors to earn up to $34,000 tax free (a boost of $10,000 more than at present), allow...
President Trump’s tariffs have directly threatened Canada’s auto manufacturing sector. Today, Mark Carney announced a new Liberal plan to protect...
To hear Pierre Poilievre talk, as I did along with about 5,000 others in a steamy Surrey warehouse last night...
If you were a betting person and wanted to place a wager on the upcoming federal election, my advice would...
Premier Danielle Smith, the great disrupter of Alberta politics, is now disrupting the federal scene. At least, that’s the perspective...
U.S. President Donald Trump injected himself into the Canadian election campaign this week but he was already a central figure...
The most sobering thing I’ve read in the past couple of weeks comes from Timothy Snyder, the renowned historian of...
Canada is just days into its own federal election campaign and Donald Trump has already pulled the fire alarm. More...
I recently read an article written by a former colleague, Tom Mulcair, and was shocked and a little saddened by...
I see that the new Age of Seriousness lasted for about five minutes. You recall: in light of the existential...
It’s been a surprisingly quiet race so far. That may not last, but after all the drama and buildup, the...
There was a familiar echo when Pierre Poilievre dismissed the news that India had sought to interfere in the 202...
It’s Week 1 of the federal election campaign, and Canadians are already asking the usual question: “Who’s up, and who’s...
The Conservatives have a month before election day and the benefit of all opposition parties now having Carney squarely in...
Liberal Leader Mark Carney’s pledge to review Canada’s decision to purchase 88 F-35 fighter jets, which he reiterated at a...
At least one journalist seems concerned about our new prime minister’s faith. During the opening campaign news conference, she noted...
As is appropriate, election campaigns are about differences and divisions. Wedging your opponents against the voting cohorts they are seeking...
If you want to influence Donald Trump, who else would you talk to but influencers? It’s a fine line between...
Pierre Poilievre has been witness to a lot of change over the 21 years he’s served as a member of...
The idea that Liberal Leader Mark Carney and the current Liberal government are best equipped to fight a trade war...
The NDP has a love affair with losing. Although the Conservatives are fumbling the bag, the New Democrats have no...
First, former United States President Joe Biden was too sleepy. Granted, he is old, but he got rid of student...
All elections are consequential. But the one just called will be more consequential than most. At a time of self-inflicted...
Premier saying Conservative leader 'in sync' with Trump rattles both federal and provincial politics. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith came into...
It’s a hard line to straddle. Are the Liberal MPs who announced they were heading for the exits when the...
Well, there goes the Globe and Mail. One of the few news outlets in the country that hadn’t been entirely...
Former U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton is cautioning not to read too much into the more positive tone struck...
Here are some observations from having attended a few of Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s rallies on the campaign trail so...
The Liberal Party of Canada has dropped its candidate in the Calgary Confederation riding, due to the candidate's failure to...
An incumbent Liberal candidate is apologizing for comments he made in January about a Conservative candidate who had a bounty...
Weeks after a Federal Court decision to deny certification of a class-action lawsuit initiated by Black public servants, the country’s...
Conservative leader is acting too 'Trump-y' and needs to make a change, says strategist. One of the country's top Conservative...
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is promising to get tough on crime if his party forms government, as the Tories try...
A large, boisterous and damp crowd showed up for the Conservative leader's first B.C. rally on a rainy night in...
Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada and the U.S. will begin comprehensive negotiations for a "new economic and security relationship"...
There are 111 safest across Canada, based on wins by candidates with a margin of 25 per cent of the...
Carney's doctorate in economics from Oxford shows 10 instances of apparent plagiarism, according to academics who reviewed the material
Ford’s campaign manager warns that unless the Tories “get on it quick, they are going to get obliterated.” Internal polling...
I’m pleased to share that Priti Obhrai-Martin has been acclaimed as the Liberal Candidate for Calgary East in the next...
Rod Loyola has resigned as the Alberta NDP MLA for Edmonton-Ellerslie and is running as the Liberal Party candidate in...
Once heresy for smaller parties like NDP, ‘lesser-evil’ votes are now front and centre. Alvin Finkel still remembers the day...
Americans are less likely to see Canada and the U.S. as close allies than they were two years ago, the...
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and conservative influencer Ben Shapiro discussed how to help Canada elect “solid allies” to the Trump...
Fake CBC News articles that link to sketchy investment schemes are flooding social media with sensational headlines about the Canadian...
Premier Danielle Smith arrived somewhere in south Florida on Thursday to represent Alberta in a controversial fundraiser for a right-wing...
Pierre Poilievre wants you to know: if he’s prime minister, taxes will get axed. Red tape will get slashed. Crime...
King Charles III was briefly hospitalized for observation on Thursday after experiencing “temporary side effects” related to a scheduled cancer...
Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to have his first phone conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump in the coming...
Canada must “fundamentally reimagine our economy” in the face of escalating tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump, Prime Minister...
The federal Liberals under Mark Carney have surpassed Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives as the party Canadians trust most to handle the...
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told him that finished vehicles entering the United States from...
Our government created the Citizens’ Services portfolio in 2023 to champion service delivery excellence and to improve government efficiency. This...
It’s understandable that Canadians are angry. With the return of Donald Trump to the White House, the United States has...
President Donald Trump's FCC commissioner said Friday he's opening an investigation into the Walt Disney Co. and its ABC television...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Wisconsin's Democratic attorney general asked a court on Friday to block billionaire Elon Musk from handing...
Trevor Milton, the founder of electric vehicle start-up Nikola who was sentenced to prison last year for fraud, was pardoned...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Billionaire Elon Musk on Friday clarified his reasons for visiting Wisconsin two days ahead of its...
A state of emergency has been declared in six regions and states in Myanmar after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake whose...
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of major automakers slumped following President Donald Trump's announcement that he will place 25% tariffs...
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) -- European sales of Tesla electric vehicles tumbled 49% in the first two months of the year...
SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Lennon Tyler and her German fiance often took road trips to Mexico when he vacationed in...
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed during a lengthy call Tuesday to seek a limited ceasefire...
Stéphane Sérafin and Geoffrey Sigalet explain why Alberta's laws on gender pronouns, early age transitioning, and access to girls' and...
The onslaught of President Donald Trump’s tariffs has pushed economic security to the forefront of the upcoming federal election. The...
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The 10 men who have governed the Bank of Canada since its inception in 1934 have been taciturn types, studiously...
Peter Larkin launched King’s fund with $25,000 of his own cash, deposited Sept. 22, 1925 at the Old Colony Trust...
Now that the election is called, time to riff from that part of my bio that says “campaign manager” and...
At Issue this week: Federal campaigns are forced to pivot as U.S. President Donald Trump drops new tariff threats. Party...
Unifor National President Lana Payne speaks about the impact of tariffs on Canadian workers and what her union would like...
We look at what happened on the campaign trail today including the Prime Minister's response to Trump Tariffs
David Herle, Scott Reid, Jordan Leichnitz, and Kory Teneycke provide insights on the latest in Canadian politics.
