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U.S. President Donald Trump insists he’s serious about making Canada the 51st state. But the former envoy who had to fix Washington’s relationship with Ottawa after Trump 1.0 argues it’s an empty threat. “The United States has no authority to annex Canada and to make it a state if Canada is not interested in engaging in those conversations,” David Cohen...
Pierre Poilievre — frontrunner to be the next Canadian PM — is also on board with push to reboot stalled talks amid Trump’s trade war.
With less than two months left as prime minister, his party sagging in the polls, and former colleagues vying to replace him as Liberal leader, Justin Trudeau has turned to a loyal childhood friend to handle Ottawa’s most urgent problem: a threatened trade war with Donald Trump that could sink the economy.
Canada’s Liberals are done with Justin Trudeau and there will be no more “please” or “thank-you’s” as they work to hustle him out the door. The federal party lacks a mechanism to oust its leaders, so lawmakers are trying a range of tactics with Trudeau. Discontented backbenchers had hoped he’d notice the polls and take them personally. When that didn’t...
The head of the U.S. delegation headed to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s “arrogance” on defense spending threatens the future of the alliance.The Assembly is gathering in Montreal, and Rep. Mike Turner is certain to call out Canada.
Conservative MP JAMIL JIVANI spotted in D.C. catching up over lunch Wednesday with law school pal and Vice President-elect JD VANCE in the Senate dining room
Trudeau and his top ministers insist they’re ready for the next White House. When Donald Trump returns to the White House, Canada will stare down the possibility of a 20 percent tariff, an influx of asylum seekers and no end of hassle over its lackluster defense spending. Justin Trudeau’s response in the days since Trump’s emphatic victory: Everything is fine...
The leader of Canada’s progressive party has the power to topple Justin Trudeau’s minority government. But Jagmeet Singh told POLITICO in an interview that Canada is not ready for an election.Before Canadians head to the polls, the leader of the New Democratic Party says Ottawa must take action to safeguard its elections from bad actors.
Justin Trudeau is staring down a caucus revolt, although the lawmakers behind it have tried to keep things quiet so as not to embarrass the prime minister. Since Parliament returned this fall, a group of Liberal members of parliament has been organizing in closed rooms not far from the prime minister’s office, plotting how they might persuade him to go...
OTTAWA -- The New Democrats included stock images from Russia and Israel in a recent high-profile video, weeks after the party criticized the Conservatives for using non-Canadian images in their content.
The New Democrats included stock images from Russia and Israel in a recent high-profile video, weeks after the party criticized the Conservatives for using non-Canadian images in their content. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh announced in a video message Wednesday he was ending a supply and confidence deal with the Liberal government, while accusing Conservative policies of hurting Canadians, including retirees...
OTTAWA -- The New Democrats included stock images from Russia and Israel in a recent high-profile video, weeks after the party criticized the Conservatives for using non-Canadian images in their content.
New Democrats and Conservatives have both launched television ads that attempt to define Tory Leader Pierre Poilievre to union voters, a group politicians see as having increased power in the next federal election. The commercial the New Democrats launched across the country last week featured union leaders describing Poilievre as a career politician who "has never been a worker and...
OTTAWA -- New Democrats and Conservatives have both launched television ads that attempt to define Tory Leader Pierre Poilievre to union voters, a group politicians see as having increased power in the next federal election.
There is no evidence that indicates the federal Conservatives were behind a bot network on social media that praised a Pierre Poilievre rally, a new study has found. The Canadian Digital Media Research Network launched an investigation after hundreds of X accounts posted about the Conservative leader's July rally in Kirkland Lake, Ont., all using the same language with phrases...
OTTAWA -- There is no evidence that indicates the federal Conservatives were behind a bot network on social media that praised a Pierre Poilievre rally, a new study has found.
Canada is selling its former Manhattan residence, which used to house its consulate general in New York.The 12 room, five-bedroom apartment located on Park Avenue was listed Thursday at over $13 million, which is expected to exceed the purchase of its new $9 million Manhattan condo located on Billionaires' Row.
OTTAWA -- Canada is selling its former Manhattan residence, which used to house its consulate general in New York. The 12 room, five-bedroom apartment located on Park Avenue was listed Thursday at over $13 million, which is expected to exceed the purchase of its new $9 million Manhattan condo located on Billionaires' Row.
OTTAWA -- The Canadian Broadcasting Corp. paid $18.4 million in bonuses this year after hundreds of jobs at the public broadcaster were eliminated.
OTTAWA -- More than a dozen labour leaders are endorsing the NDP candidate in an upcoming federal byelection in Winnipeg Thursday, including the business manager of the Conservative candidate's own union.
OTTAWA -- Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan is stepping down from cabinet and will not be seeking re-election in the next federal contest, he announced on Thursday.
OTTAWA -- Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan is stepping down from cabinet and will not be seeking re-election in the next federal contest, the Prime Minister's Office confirmed Thursday.
OTTAWA -- The group Google asked to distribute $100 million to news outlets in Canada has publicly released its governance model, which it says focuses on sustainability, equity and innovation within the industry.
OTTAWA -- The board of directors for CBC and Radio-Canada has approved bonuses for some staff for work they did in the most recent fiscal year, despite members of Parliament saying it would be inappropriate to do so after hundreds of jobs were eliminated.
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been taking calls from different members of his Liberal caucus following the party's historic byelection loss in a Toronto riding last week, but the prime minister said his focus remains on governing.
MONTREAL -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he's been taking calls from different members of his Liberal caucus following the party's historic byelection loss in a downtown Toronto riding last week, but his focus remains on governing.
OTTAWA -- The federal Liberals needed a stronger ground campaign in their fortress riding of Toronto--St. Paul, including more time to campaign before the vote, suggested several members of the party.
OTTAWA -- A New Democrat member of Parliament has paid back a portion of the thousands of dollars she spent on a Christmastime trip for herself and her family that was paid for with public money.
Her kids are not reading the newspapers on her kitchen counter. Instead, they're looking at their phones to find information. That's the example that Treasury Board President Anita Anand brings up when she's asked about the federal government's efforts to get its message out via payments to social-media influencers. She says it worries her that actors who seek to spread...
OTTAWA -- Her kids are not reading the newspapers on her kitchen counter. Instead, they're looking at their phones to find information.
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg met for a private dinner at Rideau Cottage on Wednesday, capping off nine years as colleagues -- and friends.
Canada continues to miss its NATO defence spending target, but Defence Minister Bill Blair promises the goal will eventually be reached, as Russia's war in Ukraine raises a threat of expanded conflict in Europe. Numbers NATO released this week show Canada is expected to spend 1.37 per cent of its gross domestic product on defence this year, falling short of...
OTTAWA -- Canada continues to miss its NATO defence spending target, but Defence Minister Bill Blair promises the goal will eventually be reached, as Russia's war in Ukraine raises a threat of expanded conflict in Europe.
OTTAWA -- Foreign actors are trying to interfere with the Canadian media, and journalists and their bosses need to be aware of it, the chairman of Parliament's national security committee warned on Wednesday.
OTTAWA -- They're not all on the same political team, but members of Parliament have caught the same fever.
OTTAWA -- They're not all on the same political team, but members of Parliament have caught the same fever.
OTTAWA -- The federal New Democrats want a price cap on grocery store staples if the Liberal government can't convince grocers to bring down the prices themselves.
House of Commons Speaker Greg Fergus has survived a vote put forward by the Conservatives to remove him from his position. The effort to oust Fergus failed by a vote of 142-168 after the NDP sided with the Liberals, with both accusing the Conservatives of undermining democracy and its independent institutions. This is the third time in less than eight...
OTTAWA -- House of Commons Speaker Greg Fergus has survived a vote put forward by the Conservatives to remove him from his position.
New Democrats are gathering for a three-day convention to focus on how to convince voters looking for change they are a better choice than Conservatives, despite having helped to keep the minority Liberal government in power. "We see a Liberal government that is out of gas, out of steam and no ideas," said Brad Lavigne, who was national director of...