Activists organized, sold memberships for nomination races that never happened in Calgary McKnight, Skyview. Several federal Conservative activists in northeast Calgary are criticizing their party after they'd organized and sold memberships for a year or longer in hopes of running in the election, only to watch the party appoint other candidates at the last minute in two key ridings. There...
With the federal election less than a month away, the Conservative Party has dropped a fourth candidate in just two days – this time over alleged social media activity. Late Wednesday, the party confirmed to CTV News that Don Patel will no longer be running to represent the party in the riding of Etobicoke North and shared a screenshot of...
The Windsor Assembly Plant will be down with workers off the job for two weeks starting Monday, Unifor Local 444 announced Wednesday evening.The plant will be down the weeks of April 7 and 14 — and in a social media post, the union warned more changes to the schedule are "expected in the coming weeks."
A long-awaited tariff announcement from U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday spurred confusion and concern in Canada's automotive capital. The president, in a lengthy Rose Garden address at the White House, provided some relief to Canada by leaving it out of a list of nations facing new reciprocal tariffs from the U.S. But the Trump administration is maintaining previously announced...
Liberal Leader Mark Carney is back on the road today after making a detour to Ottawa for meetings about U.S. President Donald Trump's latest tariffs.
Between March 17 and 20, 2025, Abacus Data conducted a national survey of 1,500 Canadian adults (18+) as part of our weekly election tracking. As part of this, we developed the Abacus Data Precarity Index, a measure used to categorize Canadians based on their level of confidence in the future. The index ranges from those who feel secure and resilient...
The analysis in this report is based on results of a survey conducted from Monday, March 31st to Wednesday, April 2nd, 2025, among a sample of 1756 adults, 18 years of age or older, living in Canada. The survey was conducted using text message invite to complete an online survey. The survey is intended to represent the voting population in...
As the second week of the election campaign begins, Mark Carney’s Liberal Party continues to lead in voting intentions. Currently, 44% of Canadians say they would vote for the Liberal Party if the election were held today, compared to 38% for Pierre Poilievre’s Conservative Party. These numbers remain stable compared to last week.
To add to our interesting content about the federal election campaign, Spark and Northstar Public Affairs recruited a unique panel of 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
Activists organized, sold memberships for nomination races that never happened in Calgary McKnight, Skyview. Several federal Conservative activists in northeast Calgary are criticizing their party after they'd organized and sold memberships for a year or longer in hopes of running in the election, only to watch the party appoint other candidates at the last minute in two key ridings. There...
Liberal Leader Mark Carney is back on the road today after making a detour to Ottawa for meetings about U.S. President Donald Trump's latest tariffs.
In a small factory in Granby, Que., south of Montreal, workers are preparing steel-reinforced concrete panels to be shipped to construction sites.These prefabricated components can come with insulation, windows, doors and even a Juliet balcony."I call it 'ready-to-wear' for construction," said Virginie Brouillard, vice-president of Avac Beton, which was founded by her family four decades ago.
With the federal election less than a month away, the Conservative Party has dropped a fourth candidate in just two days – this time over alleged social media activity. Late Wednesday, the party confirmed to CTV News that Don Patel will no longer be running to represent the party in the riding of Etobicoke North and shared a screenshot of...
Prime Minister Mark Carney will address reporters shortly after the White House declared both Canada and Mexico exempt from new reciprocal tariffs announced today by U.S. President Donald Trump. A fact sheet from Trump's office says goods imported under the existing continental trade deal, known as CUSMA, will not face tariffs, while those outside the deal will see a 1...
Conservative leader says his election campaign won't be about the U.S. threat alone. On the day U.S. President Donald Trump is poised to hit Canada with a slate of new tariffs that could torpedo cross-border trade, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre laid out his plan to take on the Americans and help this country get through what's expected to be a...
A deeply flawed argument has slipped into the national election conversation.It goes like this: there isn’t much policy difference between front-runners Mark Carney and Pierre Poilievre, so it really comes down to who can best handle Donald Trump.
Because of the vastness of Canada’s territory, the differing interests of its various regions, the abundance of competing economic and social interests, and the weakened state of democratic instruments for reconciling conflicting interests, national unity will be a perpetual challenge for whomever we choose to form our national government.
The headline in Tuesday’s Journal de Montréal said it all: “Sondage Léger: les Québécois passent l’éponge sur la mauvaise semaine de Carney, toujours solidement en tête”. En anglais: a Léger poll was showing that Quebec voters had “wiped the slate clean” on Mark Carney’s bumpy launch in the province, where he’s now surfing a 20-point lead. Even in an age...
The civil war drums are now beating loudly in the Conservative Party. It kicked off last week, and was inflated by a number of stories speaking to the apparent disconnect between the Conservative campaign and where Canadians actually are—worried about United States President Donald Trump. For now, I’ll resist piling on as there are nearly four weeks to go in...
In this second week of the federal campaign, the question on many people’s minds is why the Liberals—under their new leader and Prime Minister, Mark Carney—seem poised for re‑election. Our latest polling suggests they’re currently the favourites to clinch another victory. But beyond public sentiment, we also have some more advanced analytical tools that help to paint a clearer picture...
The upcoming federal election is looking more and more like a two-party fight with Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberals and Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives duking it out. Polls are showing the Liberals are ahead and the Conservatives are flailing because their campaign is not as focused on protecting Canada from U.S. President Donald Trump.
– In the face of President Trump’s tariffs, the Liberal Party of Canada today announced its plan to protect farmers, ranchers, and agrifood workers and strengthen Canada’s food sector in Quebec and across Canada. “Canada’s dairy sector is off the table in any negotiations with President Trump,” said Mark Carney, Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada. “From defending supply...
In response to Donald Trump’s reckless trade war and the devastating tariffs, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh announced a plan to protect workers, safeguard jobs, protect health care and ensure Canadian families don’t bear the brunt of these attacks. Singh emphasized that the NDP will fight to protect everyday people from paying the cost of Trump’s trade war while building a...
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre announced today he will axe the automatic annual tax increases on alcohol that the Mark Carney Liberals hiked again today. Conservatives will bring the tax rate back down to 2017 levels so Canadians pay less and businesses earn more. On April 1, Mark Carney and the Liberals hiked the alcohol tax on Canadians, following the...
Today, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said that as Prime Minister, he will support the plan to double Newfoundland and Labrador’s oil and gas production and approve the LNG Newfoundland and Labrador project. Conservatives will work with the province to end the uncertainty and delays that a decade of Liberal government has created. “I support Newfoundland and Labrador’s plan to double...
Today, Jagmeet Singh stood alongside frontline workers to deliver a clear message: Canada’s public health-care system is not for sale—not to Trump, not to profiteers, not now, not ever. “Donald Trump has made it clear he’s willing to use trade pressure to advance the interests of U.S. corporations—including in areas like health care,” said Singh. “Canadians believe in care over...
Mark Carney is taking action to put money back in the pockets of Canadians and build a stronger economy. “We can’t control President Trump, but we can make it easier for Canadians to weather the storm by putting more money back in their pocket,” said Mark Carney, Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada. “Our Liberal plan to make life...
A deeply flawed argument has slipped into the national election conversation.It goes like this: there isn’t much policy difference between front-runners Mark Carney and Pierre Poilievre, so it really comes down to who can best handle Donald Trump.
Has anyone considered just getting him another game show? Think about it: guaranteed audience; breathless anticipation of the next plot twist; a stage on which he can play the smiting hand of God or magnanimous benefactor, depending on his whim; a teaser campaign in the week before the big reveal; even a team in charge of set dressing and extras...
Because of the vastness of Canada’s territory, the differing interests of its various regions, the abundance of competing economic and social interests, and the weakened state of democratic instruments for reconciling conflicting interests, national unity will be a perpetual challenge for whomever we choose to form our national government.
The broad-based 'Liberation Day' exemption for Canada is good news but the crisis facing our economy remains dire
The headline in Tuesday’s Journal de Montréal said it all: “Sondage Léger: les Québécois passent l’éponge sur la mauvaise semaine de Carney, toujours solidement en tête”. En anglais: a Léger poll was showing that Quebec voters had “wiped the slate clean” on Mark Carney’s bumpy launch in the province, where he’s now surfing a 20-point lead. Even in an age...
The civil war drums are now beating loudly in the Conservative Party. It kicked off last week, and was inflated by a number of stories speaking to the apparent disconnect between the Conservative campaign and where Canadians actually are—worried about United States President Donald Trump. For now, I’ll resist piling on as there are nearly four weeks to go in...
The idea of Alberta leaving Canada is increasingly not being written off as raving lunacy
In this second week of the federal campaign, the question on many people’s minds is why the Liberals—under their new leader and Prime Minister, Mark Carney—seem poised for re‑election. Our latest polling suggests they’re currently the favourites to clinch another victory. But beyond public sentiment, we also have some more advanced analytical tools that help to paint a clearer picture...
The upcoming federal election is looking more and more like a two-party fight with Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberals and Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives duking it out. Polls are showing the Liberals are ahead and the Conservatives are flailing because their campaign is not as focused on protecting Canada from U.S. President Donald Trump.
Across Canada, most guns seized in crimes and more than half of firearms used in homicides were legally obtained in this country. However, the majority of illegal handguns used in crimes in large urban areas like Toronto are smuggled from the United States. These guns are not just a major threat to public safety, they are killing Canadians. This is...
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre needs to be clear with Canadians about what Charter rights he is prepared to defend, or whether he believes — as he recently suggested — that the protection of Canadians’ constitutional rights should be left to the provinces. Speaking to reporters on Saturday, Poilievre was asked whether he would intervene in a Supreme Court challenge against...
None say anything like “stay the course, big fella!”“You’ve got to get on the f-cking ballot question or you are going to lose,” Kory Teneycke, the Ontario conservative strategist bluntly said at an Empire Club event last week. (Teneycke is a veteran of the old Reform Party politics, like Poilievre’s campaign manager Jenni Byrne.)
It takes some gall for an assailant to want gratitude after he stops punching you in the face but anything goes in a general election
“This is a uniquely important election … As the Prime Minister and Team Canada work to stand up to President Trump and protect our economy, I do not want there to be distractions … That’s why I’m standing aside as our 2025 candidate in our community of Markham—Unionville.”
One of the grand traditions in federal political campaigns is that someone will always chirp: “If only they’d put me in charge, we wouldn’t be losing!” Yet winning is never easy, particularly for Conservatives. A year ago, when the CPC was riding high, many in Canada’s entrepreneurial community were relieved. The Liberal government had just increased the capital gains tax...
Liberal leader Mark Carney has undone the sizable lead that Pierre Poilievre and the Conservatives held in the polls while Justin Trudeau was the still the prime minister. Carney has done this by responding to voters’ primary concerns and offering a suite of policies that have broad appeal. If voters give him what he asks for — a “strong, positive...
Mark Carney and his revitalized Liberal Party have come roaring out of the gate, opening a comfortable lead over Pierre Poilievre and a Conservative campaign that still seems to be waiting for the starter’s pistol. If the six-point edge we’re seeing in our Ipsos polling for Global News holds through to election day, Carney could be standing on the doorstep...
By now, it’s clear that the Conservative Party, once riding high on Trudeau fatigue, has bungled its commanding pre-election lead. That such a fate was avoidable only compounds the disappointment. Yet, in politics as in war, setbacks are not always fatal, provided one has the imagination – and the ruthlessness – to correct course.
For years before Donald Trump wormed his way back into the U.S. presidency, forcing the entire world, including, and perhaps especially, Canada, to refocus on his mush-brained threats, a single issue dominated Canadian politics: Housing. By the beginning of last year, just about everyone of any political stripe in this country agreed the housing market was out of control. There...
Thanks to tactful diplomacy, Canada and Greenland share a border. Thanks to increasingly an increasingly aggressive foreign policy coming out of Washington, the two countries now share an existential threat, as well. While all of Canada’s political leaders now, finally, recognize the need to take Arctic sovereignty seriously, Canada needs to immediately stand up for Greenland as it faces intimidation...
One of the biggest knocks against Justin Trudeau’s government is that it failed to get big things done. It was great at announcing ambitious plans with multibillion-dollar price tags. But when it came to actually building stuff, not so much. The list is familiar: military jets that were studied for years but never arrived; housing plans that promised a lot...
Mark Carney had a chance to define himself as a Liberal leader who is guided by values and unafraid of decisive action, and on Monday he failed spectacularly. Was it overconfidence? A lack of political skills? A refusal to bend to opposition calls? Whatever held Carney back from dumping Paul Chiang as the Liberal candidate in Markham—Unionville, it raises questions...
Speaking to reporters after a recent cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Mark Carney told the assembled media that Canada’s old relationship with the United States, “based on deepening integration of our economies and tight security and military co-operation, is over.”
In a small factory in Granby, Que., south of Montreal, workers are preparing steel-reinforced concrete panels to be shipped to construction sites.These prefabricated components can come with insulation, windows, doors and even a Juliet balcony."I call it 'ready-to-wear' for construction," said Virginie Brouillard, vice-president of Avac Beton, which was founded by her family four decades ago.
Ontario’ s premier said he’s “very, very grateful” that Canada has been spared from new U.S. import tariffs. During a Wednesday evening appearance on ABC News Live Prime with Linsey Davis, Doug Ford said his focus going forward is on “building relationships” and “always communicating” with the U.S. administration. “That’s what we’ve done, at least myself with (U.S. Commerce) Secretary...
Prime Minister Mark Carney said Donald Trump's tariff regime will "fundamentally change the global trading system" after the U.S. president exempted Canada from his so-called "liberation day" tariff list unveiled on Wednesday. "In a crisis, it's important to come together and it's essential to act with purpose and with force, and that's what we will do," Carney said in Ottawa...
Prime Minister Mark Carney will address reporters shortly after the White House declared both Canada and Mexico exempt from new reciprocal tariffs announced today by U.S. President Donald Trump. A fact sheet from Trump's office says goods imported under the existing continental trade deal, known as CUSMA, will not face tariffs, while those outside the deal will see a 1...
U.S. President Donald Trump announced Wednesday his long-awaited plan to impose what he's calling "retaliatory" tariffs on imports coming from dozens of countries — but the White House said there will be no more levies applied to Canada than what has previously been announced. Trump said however that he is going ahead with a 25 per cent tariff on "all...
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced he is signing an executive order for so-called ‘reciprocal tariffs’ Wednesday, a move that could launch the biggest global trade war in almost a century. However, the impact on his closest trading partner Canada is unclear. Holding up a chart in front of a gathered crowd, Trump said China was at top of...
Conservative leader says his election campaign won't be about the U.S. threat alone. On the day U.S. President Donald Trump is poised to hit Canada with a slate of new tariffs that could torpedo cross-border trade, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre laid out his plan to take on the Americans and help this country get through what's expected to be a...
Could a devastating trade war be resolved by both the United States and Canada dropping all tariffs altogether? Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he spoke with Prime Minister Mark Carney about that prospect on Wednesday morning ahead of President Donald Trump’s ominous Liberation Day announcement on sweeping new tariffs. Ford suggested that Carney told him a zero-tariff situation was possible...
Political groups like Protecting Canada and Canada Proud previously spent tens of thousands of dollars on Facebook and Instagram, but have since logged off since the election campaign began.
Competing bid from Sweden would bring production, engineering and maintenance of fighter jets to Canada—if it’s still on the table
As U.S. President Donald Trump prepares to unveil his "liberation day" plan to hit multiple countries with tariffs, it's still not clear whether a temporary pause on separate economywide duties on Canada will be lifted. The world will be watching when the president discusses his reciprocal tariff agenda at the White House around 4 p.m. EDT today. Trump has said...
Several entities of global investment giant Brookfield Asset Management’s core business are registered to an address in Bermuda that also houses a local bike shop, CTV News has learned. Liberal Leader Mark Carney previously served as chair of Brookfield’s board, from August of 2022 until mid-January of this year, when he resigned to run for the party leadership. Last week...
Two-thirds of Canadians think Liberal leader Mark Carney should proactively reveal his business interests before election day, according to a new poll.
The federal Liberals are continuing to hold onto their eight-point lead over the Conservatives on Day 11 of the federal election campaign.A three-day rolling sample by Nanos Research ending April 1 has Mark Carney’s Liberals at 45 per cent, leading Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives, who are at 37 per cent.
It's an election centred on U.S. President Donald Trump's threats, Canada's sovereignty and the cost of living.From the start, however, Liberal Leader Mark Carney's past work in the private sector and the rules that govern the assets of political leaders have also been in the spotlight.
So far, the Canadian campaign has had little encroachment from United States President Donald Trump—who has taken an uncharacteristically restrained approach to his northern neighbour since the election kicked off—but the unpredictable commander-in-chief has ample time before the April 28 vote to upset the proceedings.
Real estate agent Lourence Singh is the 3rd candidate to be dropped by Tories on Tuesday. The Conservatives have dropped Lourence Singh, the party's candidate for the New Westminster—Burnaby—Maillardville riding in the upcoming federal election. Singh is the third candidate the Tories dropped on Tuesday, following the ouster of Mark McKenzie in southwestern Ontario and Stefan Marquis in Montreal...
Alberta premier supports some ideas proposed in recent Quebec panel report on autonomy. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith would like to have a tête-à-tête with Quebec Premier François Legault about asserting their provincial sovereignty, according to a letter Smith wrote last month. "I see an opportunity before us, as the democratically elected leaders of Alberta and Quebec, to chart a path...
The Green Party will participate in two federal leaders' debates this month after meeting the minimum requirements to attend, organizers said Tuesday. The Leaders' Debates Commission said the party met two of the three required criteria to have its leader invited to both the French debate on April 16 and the English debate April on 17. Both debates will take...
Liberal Leader Mark Carney is pausing his federal election campaign and returning to Ottawa for meetings ahead of Wednesday's announcement by U.S. President Donald Trump on tariffs.Trump is expected to hit multiple countries with "reciprocal" tariffs.Carney's campaign says no details about the meetings are available.
Audio recording shows CTV cancelled an ‘election misinformation’ segment with journalist Rachel Gilmore after online backlash from conservatives.CTV has cancelled a segment on its national morning show fact-checking “election misinformation” after an online backlash from Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives and right-wing alternative media outlets targeting a prominent journalist.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has invited Quebec counterpart François Legault to form a common front for greater provincial autonomy within Canada, in a letter obtained by the National Post. “I see an opportunity before us, as the democratically elected leaders of Alberta and Quebec, to chart a path toward a new era in Canadian federalism,” writes Smith in the letter...
Quebec professors are concerned by federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s promise to target “woke ideology” in university research, describing it as a direct threat to academic freedom that echoes recent actions taken in the United States. Poilievre unveiled his Quebec platform while campaigning in the province last week. Included in the document was a pledge to “end the imposition of...
The Conservatives have dropped a second candidate in the election race, in a single day. Stefan Marquis — who was running for the Conservatives in the Montreal riding of Laurier—Sainte-Marie, held by Liberal cabinet minister Steven Guilbeault since 2019 — wrote in a post on social media that he is no longer a candidate for the party. “In a call...
Conservative leader says couples running out of time to start families due to unaffordable housing. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is facing criticism for saying too many young people can't buy affordable homes before their "biological clocks" have run out — a comment he's made in the past, but one that's igniting online pushback now as he faces more scrutiny in...
Our government created the Citizens’ Services portfolio in 2023 to champion service delivery excellence and to improve government efficiency. This State of Service report was drafted to communicate how we are accomplishing this mandate and to update Canadians on some of our biggest programs, including the Passport Program, the Canadian Dental Care Plan, Employment Insurance, Benefits Delivery Modernization and the...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate passed a resolution Wednesday night that would thwart President Donald Trump's ability to impose tariffs on Canada, delivering him a rare rebuke just hours after the president unveiled sweeping plans to clamp down on international trade.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- DOGE's days appear to be numbered.
A trio of elections Tuesday provided early warning signs to Republicans and President Donald Trump at the beginning of an ambitious term, as Democrats rallied against his efforts to slash the federal government and the outsized role being played by billionaire Elon Musk.
Judge Susan Crawford preserved liberals' narrow majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court Tuesday by defeating conservative Brad Schimel, but in a way the real loser of the election was billionaire Elon Musk.
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen strode out of a French court as the chief judge on Monday barred her from seeking public office after she was found guilty of embezzling EU funds. The judge hasn’t yet said how long Le Pen will be ineligible for running for public office -- a decision that could derail the far-right leader’s career...
A state of emergency has been declared in six regions and states in Myanmar after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake whose epicenter was near the country’s second largest city. State-run MRTV television said the military-run government’s proclamation includes the capital Naypyitaw and Mandalay, after the earthquake and a strong aftershock hit midday. Myanmar is in the midst of a civil war...
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of major automakers slumped following President Donald Trump's announcement that he will place 25% tariffs on auto imports.
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) -- European sales of Tesla electric vehicles tumbled 49% in the first two months of the year compared with a year earlier even as overall sales of EVs grew, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association.
SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Lennon Tyler and her German fiance often took road trips to Mexico when he vacationed in the United States since it was only a day's drive from her home in Las Vegas, one of the perks of their long-distance relationship.
Within three months of taking office, U.S. President Donald Trump has given his greatest adversary, Beijing, what it always desired—the dismantling of U.S.-based civil society groups that supported human rights in China. With a stroke of his presidential pen, Donald Trump froze funding for Radio Free Asia, Voice of America, the National Endowment for Democracy, and the Woodrow Wilson International...
The United States, under President Donald Trump, has become an unreliable partner. Its longstanding allies can no longer be confident that America will respect its commitments to come to their defence or respect its economic agreements. That is particularly true for Canada. This report identifies concrete measures to mitigate Canada’s risk of depending on an ally, trading partner, and neighbour...
Stéphane Sérafin and Geoffrey Sigalet explain why Alberta's laws on gender pronouns, early age transitioning, and access to girls' and women's sports are necessary to protect children and ensure the integrity of girls’ and women’s sports.
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The 10 men who have governed the Bank of Canada since its inception in 1934 have been taciturn types, studiously avoiding the mud-holes of public controversy. Central banks trade in trust, and must project immutability and stability.That’s why it was so unusual in 2012 to hear Mark Carney, then governor of the Bank, apologize to Canadians for screwing up.
Peter Larkin launched King’s fund with $25,000 of his own cash, deposited Sept. 22, 1925 at the Old Colony Trust Co.’s main branch in Boston, the same firm used by Salada Tea for its U.S. operations. Likely he reasoned that a foreign account would reduce the risk of discovery.
Now that the election is called, time to riff from that part of my bio that says “campaign manager” and offer up regular assessments and analysis on what I think is going on. Check this space regularly for my campaign updates. You can judge my content for its value and biases on its own. But for the record, let me...
In the culmination of countless speeches, tweets and campaign promises, U.S. president Donald Trump has finally unveiled sweeping tariffs on goods imported into the country — from nearly every country it does business with. He dubbed it "Liberation Day," calling it the start of a new era of economic independence for the United States, saying it will bring jobs and...
Senator Hassan Yussuff and Brian Kingston, CEO Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers' Association give their thoughts on President Trump's tariff action today and the exemptions Canada received. Ohio Democratic Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur talks about the importance of the Canada-U.S. trade relationship. Pascal Chan, Vice President, Strategic Policy & Supply Chains at the Canadian Chamber of Commerce talks about the impact of tariffs...
Corey Hogan is allegedly the new Liberal candidate in Calgary Confederation. Up is down, down is up. Zain and Stephen assemble to ask if this happened, how this happened, and to create as much chaos as possible.
A two-handed economist, an ornery biographer, and the great Vassy Kapelos break it down for you
