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Federal polls showing a rare, rapid shift — but unclear if numbers will hold

Federal polls showing a rare, rapid shift — but unclear if numbers will hold

Latest surveys suggest a tightening race between Liberals and Conservatives. Recent federal polls have shown a dramatic shift in Canadians' voting preferences, but analysts say there is no guarantee it's a lasting trend. CBC's Poll Tracker has clocked a massive Conservative lead for the better part of the last two years. But survey results from the past few weeks suggest...

Canada races to revive Commonwealth ties with its U.S. relationship on shaky ground

Canada races to revive Commonwealth ties with its U.S. relationship on shaky ground

The Canada-U.S. relationship is at its lowest point in more than a century with President Donald Trump's near-daily threats to...

Conservatives launch attacks on Mark Carney over his firm's relocation to the U.S.

Conservatives launch attacks on Mark Carney over his firm's relocation to the U.S.

The polls, fundraising hauls and endorsements aren't the only things suggesting former central bank governor Mark Carney is on track...

Trump Might Have to Ask Foes Like Trudeau for Emergency Eggs as Prices Soar

Trump Might Have to Ask Foes Like Trudeau for Emergency Eggs as Prices Soar

In his first month as president, Donald Trump has alienated some of the the country’s biggest trading partners and closest...

Transport Minister Anita Anand to reverse course and seek re-election: sources

Transport Minister Anita Anand to reverse course and seek re-election: sources

Oakville MP announced last month she would not run again. Transport Minister Anita Anand is set to reverse her decision...

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The Opinion Landscape in Canada Continues to Shift

The Opinion Landscape in Canada Continues to Shift

From February 20 to 25, 2025, Abacus Data conducted a nationally representative survey of 1,500 Canadian adults. We find that...

Poilievre and Carney Lead in Dealing with Trump, Yet Doubts Persist

Poilievre and Carney Lead in Dealing with Trump, Yet Doubts Persist

When asked which potential Canadian leader would be a tough negotiator securing the best deal with President Trump, 28% of...



We’ve worked with Liberal PMs going back to Pierre Trudeau. Here’s why Chrystia Freeland should be next

We’ve worked with Liberal PMs going back to Pierre Trudeau. Here’s why Chrystia Freeland should be next

When Liberals vote on March 9, they will be selecting not only their party’s leader but also the next Prime...

Carney’s Surge and the Looming Election

Carney’s Surge and the Looming Election

Can anyone stop Mark Carney in his bid to become Liberal leader? Not likely and here’s why.

Trump says Gretzky supports Canada remaining an independent country

Trump says Gretzky supports Canada remaining an independent country

U.S. President Donald Trump is voicing his support for hockey legend Wayne Gretzky while suggesting the former NHLer isn't keen...

Ontario voters head to the polls for election day after snap winter campaign

Ontario voters head to the polls for election day after snap winter campaign

Ontario's political party leaders have criss-crossed the province, released their platforms and made their pitches over the past month --...

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Post Tariffs: Building a Canada Fit for Purpose

Post Tariffs: Building a Canada Fit for Purpose

To say that the brash remarks by President Trump over the last five weeks have shocked Canadians would be an...

ON YEATS, TRUMP & PUTIN

ON YEATS, TRUMP & PUTIN

I can't seem to get Yeats out of my head. Ever since November 5th, his dark tale has been my...



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Carney and Freeland are right about the Trump threat. But I’m getting worried our next PM has no real plan

Carney and Freeland are right about the Trump threat. But I’m getting worried our next PM has no real plan

The international order is crumbling. Canada is facing an existential threat. Our closest ally says it wants to conquer us...

Mark Carney has answered some questions — but many more remain

Mark Carney has answered some questions — but many more remain

Near the end of Tuesday night's Liberal leadership debate — the second and last time all four candidates will be...

Crossing Provincial Lines: Why Is Cabinet Considering Blocking the Path to Pan- Canadian Competition in Telecom?
CBC’s Ian Hanomansing problem is clear after ‘51st State’ Cross Country Checkup special that left the country very cross

CBC’s Ian Hanomansing problem is clear after ‘51st State’ Cross Country Checkup special that left the country very cross

Ian Hanomansing had a very bad week that was supposed to be a very good week. Though his name is...

No, a CBC call-in show did not commit treason (or bad journalism)
No one rained on Carney’s parade, and now, he’s set to be our next prime minister

No one rained on Carney’s parade, and now, he’s set to be our next prime minister

Mark Carney had such a large margin in the Liberal leadership race that it would have required a debacle in...

The Liberal Party’s fast-forward leadership contest sharpens sales pitches to succeed Trudeau
5 things we learned about Mark Carney from the Liberal leadership debates

5 things we learned about Mark Carney from the Liberal leadership debates

In the end, it was a friendly affair. Liberal leadership candidates used their podiums to introduce themselves to party members...

Carney’s opponents forgot to run away from the status quo
The Liberal Debates: Is Boring the New Red?

The Liberal Debates: Is Boring the New Red?

On Monday and Tuesday evening, the remaining four Liberal leadership hopefuls participated in the only two official debates of this...



Carney’s front-runner Liberal campaign limps passionlessly in a nation fervid with emotion

Carney’s front-runner Liberal campaign limps passionlessly in a nation fervid with emotion

Carney will not go on to win an election unless he moves the hearts of men and women

If we give Doug Ford four more years, we’ll regret it long after he’s gone

If we give Doug Ford four more years, we’ll regret it long after he’s gone

Driving around the GTA this weekend, I saw blue, red, orange and green signs for the candidates vying for MPP...

Trump’s Uno reverse

Trump’s Uno reverse

What if we’re thinking about U.S. President Donald Trump’s 51st state declarations all wrong? Let me cook. We should not...

Poll numbers suggest hitching Tory wagon to Canada’s public enemy No. 1 a perilous choice for Poilievre

Poll numbers suggest hitching Tory wagon to Canada’s public enemy No. 1 a perilous choice for Poilievre

The bad news just keeps coming for the Conservative Party of Canada and its now-nervous leader, Pierre Poilievre. Once considered...

5 things I learned about Mark Carney from the Liberal leadership debate

5 things I learned about Mark Carney from the Liberal leadership debate

In the end, it was a friendly affair. Liberal leadership candidates used their podiums to introduce themselves to party members...

Even with his gaffes, Carney is still the front-runner after the French debate
All but the Quebecer in the room dodged Bill 96 question

All but the Quebecer in the room dodged Bill 96 question

Monday night’s French Liberal leaders debate produced little news beyond the obvious lack of fluent French by both Mark Carney...

In bad French, Carney previews how he hopes to win

In bad French, Carney previews how he hopes to win

As a bilingual native Quebecer, I always dread French political debates where no one speaks the language fluently. But one...

Danielle Smith attacks Alberta Health Services in bid to escape health scandal

Danielle Smith attacks Alberta Health Services in bid to escape health scandal

Alberta premier Danielle Smith attacked her own public health care system last week accusing it of outright resistance to her...

Canada’s ‘Iron Diplomacy’ in Ukraine: This Week in Anti-Trumpism

Canada’s ‘Iron Diplomacy’ in Ukraine: This Week in Anti-Trumpism

The term “Iron Diplomacy” was coined by former Ukrainian Railways CEO Oleksandr Kamyshin to describe the “Rail Force One” shuttle...

A warning for Mark Carney: Nobody likes a show-off

A warning for Mark Carney: Nobody likes a show-off

It is Mark Carney’s first big test. The former Bank of Canada governor leads the pack of Liberal leadership contestants...

Why Poilievre Is Always Looking for a Fight

Why Poilievre Is Always Looking for a Fight

The man who plans to become prime minister by making enemies. ’VE KNOWN Pierre Poilievre for twenty years. Or, rather...

A 100-day plan for the next PM to hit Canada’s defence spending targets within one year

A 100-day plan for the next PM to hit Canada’s defence spending targets within one year

As the United States retreats from being a unipolar power, the prevailing global order is at a crossroads. For Canada...

It looks like we’re going to have a Poilievre-Carney race. Here’s what it will come down to

It looks like we’re going to have a Poilievre-Carney race. Here’s what it will come down to

A few assumptions to start. Mark Carney will handily win the federal Liberal party’s nomination, become Prime Minister, and march...

Trump sides with Putin, a murderous dictator

Trump sides with Putin, a murderous dictator

It is usually the other way around, given that America styles itself as the leader of the Free World. Instead...

Moderation against tyranny is the wrong choice

Moderation against tyranny is the wrong choice

It's obvious that the goal of this tyrannous Trump administration is to break government and democracy. There won’t be any...

Can the Conservatives Paint Carney as ‘Trudeau 2.0’—and Will It Stick?

Can the Conservatives Paint Carney as ‘Trudeau 2.0’—and Will It Stick?

Over the past few weeks, the Conservative Party and Pierre Poilievre have amplified their social media presence with a barrage...

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‘Basically a dead heat’: As Trump fears grow, federal Liberals keep bouncing back, pollster says

‘Basically a dead heat’: As Trump fears grow, federal Liberals keep bouncing back, pollster says

As a rebound in support for the Liberal Party of Canada continues amid simmering tensions with the United States, new...

Canadian privacy commissioner to investigate X's use of personal data to train AI

Canadian privacy commissioner to investigate X's use of personal data to train AI

OTTAWA -- Privacy commissioner Philippe Dufresne says he will investigate whether social media platform X is respecting the law on...

Possible human remains found in search for slain women at Winnipeg-area landfill

Possible human remains found in search for slain women at Winnipeg-area landfill

WINNIPEG -- The Manitoba government says potential human remains have been discovered at a landfill where search teams have been...

Polls suggest a close race as federal election approaches

Polls suggest a close race as federal election approaches

Multiple polls now suggest the next federal election -- which could begin in a matter of weeks -- will be...



Jagmeet Singh calls for Trump to be uninvited from G7 summit in Alberta

Jagmeet Singh calls for Trump to be uninvited from G7 summit in Alberta

Singh calls Trump a 'fascist' as he outlines his foreign policy vision. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh became the first Canadian...

Alberta man spearheads parliamentary petition to keep Trump out of Canada

Alberta man spearheads parliamentary petition to keep Trump out of Canada

OTTAWA -- More than 28,000 people have signed a parliamentary petition urging Ottawa to bar U.S. President Donald Trump from...

White House says sweeping 25% tariffs on Canada moving ahead ‘pending ongoing negotiations’

White House says sweeping 25% tariffs on Canada moving ahead ‘pending ongoing negotiations’

U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to impose sweeping 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian trade products is moving ahead as...

Carney urged Brookfield shareholders to support NYC move months before he resigned: Tories

Carney urged Brookfield shareholders to support NYC move months before he resigned: Tories

Carney maintains Brookfield's Oct. 2024 decision to leave Canada for New York City was made after his Jan. 2025 resignation...

Doug Ford says he wants to be Ontario premier 'forever,' as his rivals urge change

Doug Ford says he wants to be Ontario premier 'forever,' as his rivals urge change

Ontario's Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford says he wants to be premier "forever" as he looks to secure a third...

SMT - When Is A Gaffe Really A Gaffe?

SMT - When Is A Gaffe Really A Gaffe?

Enter the Fred DeLorey/Bruce Anderson spin room as we deconstruct elements of last night's french language liberal leadership contender's debate...

Liberals top Tories for 1st time in years, new Ipsos polling says

Liberals top Tories for 1st time in years, new Ipsos polling says

For the first time since 2021, Ipsos polling now shows the federal Liberal party with a slight lead over the...

Trudeau to meet premiers as Trump tariff uncertainty continues

Trudeau to meet premiers as Trump tariff uncertainty continues

Sweeping tariffs could hit Canada’s economy as early as next week, even as government leaders and labour groups meet to...

Carney’s Liberals would have more support than Poilievre’s Conservatives: poll

    Carney’s Liberals would have more support than Poilievre’s Conservatives: poll

    If Mark Carney is chosen as the next Liberal leader, more Canadians would vote for his party than Pierre Poilievre’s...

    Supreme Court of Canada moving away from social media platform X

    Supreme Court of Canada moving away from social media platform X

    OTTAWA -- The Supreme Court of Canada says it's moving away from the social media platform X.

    ‘Alarming’ U.S. pivot on Ukraine showcases unreliability of Trump White House, say parliamentarians

    ‘Alarming’ U.S. pivot on Ukraine showcases unreliability of Trump White House, say parliamentarians

    Canadian parliamentarians say that Ukraine must be able to decide its own fate as the American government is increasingly viewed...

    The Tories say Carney is being 'sneaky' about his assets. What do the rules say?

    The Tories say Carney is being 'sneaky' about his assets. What do the rules say?

    In a series of press conferences in recent weeks, the federal Conservatives have demanded that Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney...

    Why Canada can't strip Elon Musk of Canadian citizenship

    Why Canada can't strip Elon Musk of Canadian citizenship

    An online petition calling on the Canadian government to revoke Elon Musk's citizenship is on track to become one of...

    5 key takeaways from the final Liberal leadership debate

    5 key takeaways from the final Liberal leadership debate

    The four candidates vying to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took the debate stage for the final time as the...

    Liberal rank-and-file to start casting ballots in leadership race

    Liberal rank-and-file to start casting ballots in leadership race

    With the debates now done, Liberal party members can start casting advance ballots today to select their next leader a...

    Asset owners call on Canadian banks to stick with climate goals

      Asset owners call on Canadian banks to stick with climate goals

      Canadian asset owners representing about $53 billion in holdings say they’re disappointed that Canada’s financial institutions have left net-zero emissions...

      Big tariffs on Canada next week? Not necessarily, White House says

      Big tariffs on Canada next week? Not necessarily, White House says

      Reports that Canada and Mexico are set to be slapped with U.S. tariffs next week may be premature. That's the...

      Liberal leadership contenders vow to hit back at Trump's tariff threat in final debate

        Liberal leadership contenders vow to hit back at Trump's tariff threat in final debate

        The four Liberal leadership contenders are squaring off in the first and only English-language debate in this short race to...

        Miramichi CPC MP Jake Stewart faces party turmoil ahead of election

        Miramichi CPC MP Jake Stewart faces party turmoil ahead of election

        Financial agent quits, office closes, House of Commons sends warning to ex-staffer. A New Brunswick Conservative MP running for re-election...

        ‘Crazy stuff:’ Trump adviser denies report U.S. wants to push Canada out of Five Eyes

        ‘Crazy stuff:’ Trump adviser denies report U.S. wants to push Canada out of Five Eyes

        As U.S. President Donald Trump threatens tariffs and pushes for Canada to become the 51st state, his trade adviser Peter...

        House Speaker Mike Johnson isn't sure uneasy GOP lawmakers can push Trump's 'big' agenda forward

        House Speaker Mike Johnson isn't sure uneasy GOP lawmakers can push Trump's 'big' agenda forward

        WASHINGTON (AP) -- Against the odds, House Speaker Mike Johnson is trying Tuesday to muscle a Republican budget blueprint to...

        Keystone XL redux? Trump says he wants defunct oil pipeline back from the dead

        Keystone XL redux? Trump says he wants defunct oil pipeline back from the dead

        CALGARY -- U.S. President Donald Trump says he'd like to see the Keystone XL pipeline brought back from the dead...

        Federal technology staffers resign rather than help Musk and DOGE

        Federal technology staffers resign rather than help Musk and DOGE

        WASHINGTON (AP) -- More than 20 civil service employees resigned Tuesday from billionaire Trump adviser Elon Musk's Department of Government...

        Ron DeSantis talks up his wife as next Florida governor and takes a shot at Trump's pick

        Ron DeSantis talks up his wife as next Florida governor and takes a shot at Trump's pick

        TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- As Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis approaches the end of his second term in office, he's talking...

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        Economic deal between US and Ukraine will tie the countries together for years. Here's what it says

        Economic deal between US and Ukraine will tie the countries together for years. Here's what it says

        KYIV, Ukraine (AP) -- A preliminary economic agreement between Ukraine and the United States would ensure long-term U.S. involvement in...

        Ukraine and U.S. have agreed on a framework economic deal, Ukrainian officials say

          Ukraine and U.S. have agreed on a framework economic deal, Ukrainian officials say

          Ukraine and the U.S. have reached an agreement on a framework for a broad economic deal that would include the...

          Singer-musician Rhiannon Giddens calls off Kennedy Center show, citing Trump takeover

          Singer-musician Rhiannon Giddens calls off Kennedy Center show, citing Trump takeover

          NEW YORK (AP) -- Award-winning singer-musician Rhiannon Giddens has become the latest artist to call off an appearance at the...

          US imposes more sanctions on Iranian oil trade after Trump calls to drive exports 'to zero'

          US imposes more sanctions on Iranian oil trade after Trump calls to drive exports 'to zero'

          WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. on Monday imposed sanctions on dozens of people and oil tankers across China, the United...

          Trump's abrupt change of US policy on Ukraine raises questions about Taiwan support

          Trump's abrupt change of US policy on Ukraine raises questions about Taiwan support

          BANGKOK (AP) -- U.S. President Donald Trump's abrupt reversal of three years of American policy toward Ukraine has raised concerns...

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          Interprovincial trade arguments are vastly overstated

          Interprovincial trade arguments are vastly overstated

          A lot of public discourse in Canada right now is about how we need to urgently remove interprovincial trade barriers...

          Swimming against the tide: The case for salmon fish farming in British Columbia

          Swimming against the tide: The case for salmon fish farming in British Columbia

          Ken S. Coates explains how salmon farming could benefit Canada by providing economic stability to coastal communities, fostering greater co-operation...

          The Court Challenges Program – How your tax dollars fuel social justice activism through the courts

          The Court Challenges Program – How your tax dollars fuel social justice activism through the courts

          The federal government is spending several million dollars a year to do indirectly what it is unwilling to do directly...


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          Women candidates close funding gap: Elections Canada report

          Women candidates close funding gap: Elections Canada report

          The number of women candidates running to become Members of Parliament has increased substantially over the last five elections. But...

          RCMP used-vehicle sales partially resume

          RCMP used-vehicle sales partially resume

          The former Public Safety minister, Dominic LeBlanc, gave RCMP the green light to start selling some of its used vehicles...

          The Conservatives’ February blues—in a sea of red

          The Conservatives’ February blues—in a sea of red

          If “Fresh. Familiar.” are the words describing its brand identity, the party might want to make sure they don’t sideline...

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          Liberals Close the Polling Gap

            Liberals Close the Polling Gap

            The Writ founder Éric Grenier spoke about recent federal polling numbers, showing the Liberals are nearly tied with the Conservatives...

            Digging into the final stretch of the Liberal leadership race

              Digging into the final stretch of the Liberal leadership race

              The four candidates in the Liberal leadership race are on the last leg of the campaign after going head to...

              Trump, apartheid and the PayPal mafia?

                Trump, apartheid and the PayPal mafia?

                Earlier this month, U.S. President Donald Trump announced plans to end all future funding to South Africa claiming that in...

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