His finance minister has quit in disgust. He seems only able to come up with increasingly bad ideas. His government is in disarray, with crises in immigration, housing, the cost of living, deficits, debt and more. And the United States is about to hit Canada with economy-killing tariffs. Yet, as Brian Lilley discusses with Postmedia columnists Lorne Gunter and Chris...
It's been a busy year for Toronto mayor Olivia Chow. Host Momin Qureshi sits down with Chow at Toronto City...
People talk about Donald Trump as a singular figure. A one-of-a-kind politician who's made conservative history in the U.S. But...
At Issue this week: After a desperate pre-holiday cabinet shuffle, the NDP says it will vote to bring down Justin...
Late reaction to the shuffle, the Singh threat, and Poilievre's request.
Can a pre-Christmas cabinet shuffle save the government or is it just another delay to the inevitable?
At Issue this week: The Trudeau government scrambles to fill cabinet holes after the sudden departure of Finance Minister Chrystia...
It’s hard to find the right adjectives to describe what happened with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government this week following...
After Donald Trump was elected president in 2016, historian and professor Timothy Snyder wrote a long post on Facebook. Here's...
Greetings, you curiouser and curiouser Herle Burly-ites! His bio in part reads: "First elected in 2000 and re-elected seven times...
The former leader of the Conservative Party — and wonk at heart — discusses why he's big on boosting defence...
As new details around the feud between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his former deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland emerge...
Could Ottawa get any wilder? Apparently not. A finance minister quits hours before the fall economic statement. A prime minister...
David Herle, Scott Reid, Jordan Leichnitz and Kory Teneycke provide insights on the latest in Canadian politics. Plus, our weekly...
Immigration Minister Marc Miller speaks about the government's border security plan and Justin Trudeau's leadership. The journalist's panel, Bob Fife...
In July, there was a recall on two specific brands of plant-based milks, Silk and Great Value, after a listeria...
At Issue special edition: Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland resigns from cabinet hours before she was to deliver the fall economic...
Chrystia Freeland's bombshell resignation as finance minister has thrown Justin Trudeau's fragile government into chaos. The decisions that led to...
On Monday morning, Chrystia Freeland announced she was stepping down as finance minister. This came after reports of increasing tensions...
It was chaos in the nation’s capital on Monday as Parliament Hill was rocked by the sudden resignation of federal...
We were already planning to do a live video chat featuring a few of us Canadian Substack types, but events...
Today, the government will be unveiling its fall fiscal update - what should Canadians be expecting?
Immigration policy indirectly shapes a lot of aspects of Canadian life: the economy, the housing market, the labour force. And...
Late last week, federal labour minister Steven MacKinnon recommended that Canada Post workers, who have been on strike for more...
Ontario premier Doug Ford made a splash this week when he suggested his province could withhold energy exports to the...
This week on The Numbers, we break down the latest federal polling that continues to look rough for Justin Trudeau...
At Issue this week: Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he’ll cut off energy exports to the U.S. if Donald Trump...
The Bank of Canada cut interest rates again this week. Economists say wages are up, inflation is on target and...
New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt speaks about plans made at today's First Ministers meeting, and reveals that New England governors...
In this episode of WONK we gather an all-star panel of Western wonks — Janet Annesley, Kwatuuma Sayers and Don...
Since the U.S. election last month, Bluesky – which describes itself as ‘social media as it should be’ – has...
You know what? It’s almost the holidays, I hosted a two-and-a-half-hour variety show at the National Arts Centre on Monday...
David Herle, Scott Reid, Jordan Leichnitz and Kory Teneycke provide insights on the latest in Canadian politics. Plus, our weekly...
The political gender divide isnt just a U.S. phenonmenon, its showing up globally, from the U.K. to South Korea. It’s...
This week, the Ontario government will be tabling new legislation that promises to give police more powers to arrest people...
While inflation may have cooled in Canada this year, the price of groceries is still increasing faster than before the...
Jon Allen, former Canadian ambassador to Israel, looks at Syria's political future and how Canada should respond to the rebel...
On Sunday, Syrian president Bashar al-Assad fled to Russia, where he’s been granted political asylum. This comes after rebels seized...
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is calling for interparty unity in the face of Donald Trump’s threat to impose tariffs on...
At Issue this week: After his Mar-a-Lago meeting, Trudeau calls for opposition unity on Trump’s tariff threat and provincial premiers...
Four new polls put the Liberals and New Democrats within zero to two points of each other — and behind...
Public Services Minister Jean-Yves Duclos goes in-depth into the government’s new regulations to ban assault style weapons. The Assembly of...
On December 6, 1989 a lone gunman walked into Montreal’s École Polytechnique and began shooting female students. The young man...