Jeremie Charron

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Canada commits to new NATO defence spending pledge to hit 5 per cent of GDP by 2035

Canada commits to new NATO defence spending pledge to hit 5 per cent of GDP by 2035

Prime Minister Mark Carney is committing that Canada – along with other NATO allies – will invest five per cent of GDP on defence by 2035, a pledge that will mean billions more in spending per year. All 32 NATO members made the new commitment at the alliance’s annual leaders’ meeting in The Hague on Wednesday. The five per cent...

Canadians pick Mark Carney over Pierre Poilievre, Chrystia Freeland and Karina Gould to negotiate with Donald Trump: Nanos survey

Canadians pick Mark Carney over Pierre Poilievre, Chrystia Freeland and Karina Gould to negotiate with Donald Trump: Nanos survey

Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney would do the best job at negotiating with U.S. President Donald Trump, over Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and fellow leadership candidates Chrystia Freeland and Karina Gould, according to new polling from Nanos Research conducted for CTV News. When asked “Which of the following politicians would do the best job at negotiating with U.S. president Donald...

Ministers Joly, LeBlanc travel to Florida to meet with Trump's team

Ministers Joly, LeBlanc travel to Florida to meet with Trump's team

Two members of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's cabinet will be in Palm Beach, Fla., Friday to meet with members of Donald Trump's team. Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly and newly appointed Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc are making the trip south to further discussions with members of the future Trump administration, ahead of inauguration day on Jan. 20.

Can the Governor General do what Pierre Poilievre is asking? This expert says no

Can the Governor General do what Pierre Poilievre is asking? This expert says no

A historically difficult week for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Liberal government ended with a renewed push from Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to topple this government – this time in the form a letter to the Governor General. In a Friday afternoon press conference, Poilievre told reporters he was writing to Gov. Gen. Mary Simon, “asking her to reconvene...

Canada set to appoint Artic ambassador, open new consulates as part of new Arctic Foreign Policy

Canada set to appoint Artic ambassador, open new consulates as part of new Arctic Foreign Policy

Canada will appoint a new Artic Ambassador and open two new consulates in the region to help deal with what it calls changing geopolitical dynamics in the Arctic, as part of its newly launched Arctic Foreign Policy. “Canada is at an inflection point in the Arctic,” said Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly, who launched the new policy alongside National Defence...