‘A Davos bump’: surge in Carney’s popularity eclipses Liberal support in polls

Pollster Angus Reid says the prime minister is getting 'top marks' for his international performance, while Nik Nanos says people like Mark Carney, but he cannot erase Liberal fatigue as the party marks more than 10 years in power.

Prime Minister Mark Carney's favourability rating is anywhere between 12 and 20 points ahead of his party depending on the poll. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘A Davos bump’: surge in Carney’s popularity eclipses Liberal support in polls

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Pollster Angus Reid says the prime minister is getting 'top marks' for his international performance, while Nik Nanos says people like Mark Carney, but he cannot erase Liberal fatigue as the party marks more than 10 years in power.

‘A Davos bump’: surge in Carney’s popularity eclipses Liberal support in polls

NewsBY CHRISTOPHER GULY

Pollster Angus Reid says the prime minister is getting 'top marks' for his international performance, while Nik Nanos says people like Mark Carney, but he cannot erase Liberal fatigue as the party marks more than 10 years in power.

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Innovation strategy, particularly in high-tech sectors, needed as Canada diversifies trade, say experts

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Reversing Canada’s weak innovation performance is 'more urgent than ever,' according to a report by the Council of Canadian Academies.

Innovation strategy, particularly in high-tech sectors, needed as Canada diversifies trade, say experts

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Reversing Canada’s weak innovation performance is 'more urgent than ever,' according to a report by the Council of Canadian Academies.

Canada can’t afford to leave qualified physicians on the sidelines

Lack of flexibility, questions about long-term funding have been stumbling blocks in signing pharmacare deals, say some premiers

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

Seven provinces and two territories don’t yet have deals even though Prime Minister Mark Carney said last fall that his government is committed to signing more agreements.

Seven provinces and two territories don’t yet have deals even though Prime Minister Mark Carney said last fall that his government is committed to

With Liberals trying to ‘manufacture’ a reason for a snap spring election, election readiness top of mind for Conservatives, says campaign director Outhouse

NewsBY ABBAS RANA

Two new polls by Ekos Research and Leger are suggesting that the Liberals are ahead of the Conservatives by nine to 15 points.

Two new polls by Ekos Research and Leger are suggesting that the Liberals are ahead of the Conservatives by nine to 15 points.

Industrial benefits policy needs a ‘relook,’ says ex-senior public servant, as Conservative MP pushes for contract records

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'There has to be better alignment between the ITB policy and the needs of the Canadian Armed Forces,' says former public servant Clem Srour.

'There has to be better alignment between the ITB policy and the needs of the Canadian Armed Forces,' says former public servant Clem Srour.

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Arctic summit kickstarts in Norway

Plus, Stephen Fuhr talks about submarines with South Koreans, and we recap our big takeaways from the Conservative Party convention.

BY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW, ABBAS RANA

OPINION & COLUMNISTS

Canada’s missing life sciences industrial strategy is leaving economic growth on the table

The federal Biomanufacturing and Life Sciences Strategy, released in 2021, did not result in needed policy changes or alignment of federal departments and investments. In contrast, other top-tier countries place life sciences at the centre of industrial strategies and align the sector with talent, trade, research and development, innovation and infrastructure.

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BY MICHAEL HARRIS

Americans unwittingly elected their first anti-Canadian president in history

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BY DAVID CRANE

U.S. pressures Canada to roll back on data sovereignty, a high-priority issue in CUSMA renegotiation

Opinion

BY ALEX GRECO

Bridging the adoption gap: the key to turning Canada’s productivity around

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BY SHEILA COPPS

Carney has a new moniker, Captain Canada

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Rob Batherson debriefs on Poilievre’s leadership win and what’s next for Conservatives

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Carney’s Davos speech helped ‘stiffen spines,’ but PM will have to make tough choices to protect Canada’s sovereignty, say two former cabinet ministers

NewsBY CHRISTOPHER GULY

Now that U.S. President Donald Trump has 'decided to weaponize the interdependence' between Canada and the U.S. 'as a means of compromising our sovereignty,' John Manley says that the focus should be on bringing Canadians along as Prime Minister Mark Carney makes difficult decisions.

Carney’s Davos speech helped ‘stiffen spines,’ but PM will have to make tough choices to protect Canada’s sovereignty, say two former cabinet ministers

NewsBY CHRISTOPHER GULY

Now that U.S. President Donald Trump has 'decided to weaponize the interdependence' between Canada and the U.S. 'as a means of compromising our sovereignty,' John Manley says that the focus should be on bringing Canadians along as Prime Minister Mark Carney makes difficult decisions.

Delegates tap eight new Conservative Party national councillors, as 10 incumbents are re-elected or acclaimed

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Conservatives to elect members of powerful national council today: Canada needs ‘Pierre Poilievre as the next prime minister, we’re united’

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‘The best is yet to come’: Poilievre takes Conservative leadership vote with 87 per cent support after final pitch

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Conservatives ‘ready to go’ in case of a snap election, says Conservative Fund chair Staley and MP Cooper

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Poilievre gets his verdict from the grassroots

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW

The Conservative leader promised that 'the best is yet to come' in his keynote address to an enthusiastic party faithful in Calgary last night. He got the approval of more than 87 per cent of delegates at the convention to carry on as party leader.

Poilievre gets his verdict from the grassroots

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW

The Conservative leader promised that 'the best is yet to come' in his keynote address to an enthusiastic party faithful in Calgary last night. He got the approval of more than 87 per cent of delegates at the convention to carry on as party leader.

‘Prime Minister Mark Carney dresses pretty well for a politician’: menswear guru Derek Guy

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Carney dazzled Davos, but he needs to engage more with Canadians

OpinionBY EDITORIAL

Artist Phil Richards calls his portrait of Stephen Harper ‘more insightful than your typical media snapshot’

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

Amid election speculation and Liberals’ rise in polls, Poilievre’s Conservatives congregate in Calgary for high-stakes leadership review

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Carney meets the premiers

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA, CHARELLE EVELYN

MPs celebrate canola tariff relief, but national security, pork, remain opposition concerns with China

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

Just because the tariff has been reduced today, ‘doesn’t mean it’s not going to come back,’ said Conservative MP Dan Mazier, whose Manitoba riding of Riding Mountain grows the most canola in Canada.

MPs celebrate canola tariff relief, but national security, pork, remain opposition concerns with China

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

Just because the tariff has been reduced today, ‘doesn’t mean it’s not going to come back,’ said Conservative MP Dan Mazier, whose Manitoba riding of Riding Mountain grows the most canola in Canada.

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Prime ministers’ portraits, through the years

Opinion

BY JAMIE CARROLL

It’s time to get serious about diversifying our suppliers

Opinion

BY AMY MATYCHUK, CHARLOTTE SHEASBY

Canada’s correctional service is beyond reform

Governments can do more to fight against Islamophobia

OpinionBY WAHEED KHAN

Canadian Muslims are wondering why their rights under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms are not protected from discriminatory laws, when the courts recognize killers’ rights under the Charter.

Basing policy on values is key: International Women’s Forum panel session

Opinion

Empower hardtech innovators to step up to sovereignty threats

OpinionBY HUGH CHOW

Canada’s radar systems, encryption technologies, and sensors rely heavily on chips produced by foreign suppliers. If a supply chain disruption occurs, this country’s capacity to ensure its security becomes compromised.

Empower hardtech innovators to step up to sovereignty threats

OpinionBY HUGH CHOW

Canada’s radar systems, encryption technologies, and sensors rely heavily on chips produced by foreign suppliers. If a supply chain disruption occurs, this country’s capacity to ensure its security becomes compromised.

Honour Kirsty Duncan by calling a safe sport inquiry

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Relinquishing one’s lunch to the schoolyard bully always only whets his appetite: letter writer

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Public Service

Treasury Board outlines more than 8,000 job cuts in first phases of public service revamp

Since the 2025 budget was tabled, more than 22,000 staff and 882 executives in 24 departments have been notified they may be affected by a workforce adjustment.

BY MARLO GLASS

Federal public servants rally on Hill against job cuts

BY MARLO GLASS

Bloc MP Perron condemns ‘ridiculous’ spending cuts that will shutter research farms across Canada

Agriculture and Agri-food Canada recently announced it’s closing several research centres that did work that farmers relied on, from developing new crop varieties, supporting pest management, and experimenting with new varieties of seeds.

BY MARLO GLASS

‘I will always be an advocate,’ says retiring Indigenous senior civil servant Gina Wilson after decades working to ‘bridge worlds’

Gina Wilson, recognized by her peers as Canada's first woman Indigenous deputy minister, often 'set the ball in motion' from behind the scenes to get action on important issues, says Senator Kim Pate.

BY ELEANOR WAND

Liberals ‘taking a sledgehammer’ to the public service, says interim NDP leader Davies

Approximately 8,500 public servants were notified this week that they may be impacted by potential job cuts, and more than 17,000 such notifications have gone out since December, public sector unions have confirmed.

BY MARLO GLASS

FOREIGN POLICY

Supply chain strategy must go beyond transportation, says Supply Chain Canada president

PostBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

‘Diseases do not recognize borders’: U.S. decision to leave WHO ignores reality of how diseases spread, says Liberal MP Powlowski

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

‘With or without you’: policy sovereignty in a Trumpian world

OpinionBY KEVIN LYNCH, PAUL DEEGAN

Iran an active case study on whether massacres work

OpinionBY GWYNNE DYER

Japan salutes Canadian business ties

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA

Advancing the new China-Canada strategic partnership will need full implementation of the leaders’ consensus

OpinionBY WANG DI

The two countries should make the list of areas where we co-operate longer, make the list of irritants shorter, and keep reinforcing the bond of common interests so as to build strong partnerships.

Advancing the new China-Canada strategic partnership will need full implementation of the leaders’ consensus

OpinionBY WANG DI

The two countries should make the list of areas where we co-operate longer, make the list of irritants shorter, and keep reinforcing the bond of common interests so as to build strong partnerships.

BOOKS, BIG IDEAS, Q&As

Canadian war photography historian looks into Vimy Ridge

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY

Carla-Jean Stokes' book about William Ivor Castle's work tells the stories behind the famous photographer's First World War photos, including the ones he manipulated.

Canadian war photography historian looks into Vimy Ridge

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY

Carla-Jean Stokes' book about William Ivor Castle's work tells the stories behind the famous photographer's First World War photos, including the ones he manipulated.

Reconciliation starts local, says author of guide book for non-Indigenous allies

FeatureBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

Poilievre is a ‘classic political ripper,’ says author of new bestselling biography

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY

Bruce Fanjoy, the man who broke Poilievre’s spell on Carleton, Ont., says he won by door knocking and listening

NewsBY IREM KOCA

Pope Francis was one of the most ‘electrifying papacies in centuries,’ says author of book on pontiff’s life and influences

FeatureBY STEPHEN JEFFERY

Referendum fever: it’s like Waiting for Godot

OpinionBY NELSON WISEMAN

The Parti Québécois has preached separation for more than half a century. Clear the air sooner rather than later. This half century has been like Waiting for Godot.

Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon. Photograph courtesy of X

Referendum fever: it’s like Waiting for Godot

OpinionBY NELSON WISEMAN

The Parti Québécois has preached separation for more than half a century. Clear the air sooner rather than later. This half century has been like Waiting for Godot.

Referendum fever: it’s like Waiting for Godot

OpinionBY NELSON WISEMAN

The Parti Québécois has preached separation for more than half a century. Clear the air sooner rather than later. This half century has been like Waiting for Godot.

Thailand throws national day party

FeatureBY SAM GARCIA

Solving Canada’s housing crisis starts with a reality check

OpinionBY JANICE MYERS

Would-be first-time buyers are stuck between choosing ‘too small’ or ‘too expensive.’ A vibrant housing system needs to include options and opportunity across its entire continuum.

What kind of economy is Canada building?

OpinionBY CORO STRANDBERG, WELLINGTON HOLBROOK

Workers outside the Victoria Building on Jan. 21, 2026, on the Hill. A purpose economy is an economy powered by the pursuit of long-term well-being for all, in which business, government and the financial system foster an equitable, flourishing and resilient future, write Coro Strandberg and Wellington Holbrook. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What kind of economy is Canada building?

OpinionBY CORO STRANDBERG, WELLINGTON HOLBROOK

What kind of economy is Canada building?

OpinionBY CORO STRANDBERG, WELLINGTON HOLBROOK

‘The ground on which we stand’: innovation and Indigenous sovereignty

OpinionBY JESSICA KOLOPENUK

In national innovation policy, the knowledge and concerns of Indigenous peoples are often treated as constraints to be overcome rather than strengths to be supported.

Indigenous innovation: part of the tradition, not the trend

OpinionBY KATHY MANNERS

Indigenous-led innovation has strengthened communities for generations. Sustainable, flexible investment is now essential to continue the momentum.

Canada’s AI moment is a values-based one

OpinionBY KRISTEN CORDELL, SABEEN DHANANI

Canada should step into the void on international cooperation on AI, making strategic use of its middle-power status and promoting the type of international

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Party Wars: return of the parliamentarians, part one

FeatureBY STUART BENSON

Week 1 of the 2026 parliamentary party season featured the final of the heated Politico Ottawa Trivia Championships, Compass Rose Group New Year's Levee, and Day 1 of the Canadian Media Producers Associations' and Prime Time Conference.

Party Wars: return of the parliamentarians, part one

FeatureBY STUART BENSON

Week 1 of the 2026 parliamentary party season featured the final of the heated Politico Ottawa Trivia Championships, Compass Rose Group New Year's Levee, and Day 1 of the Canadian Media Producers Associations' and Prime Time Conference.

Supply chain strategy must go beyond transportation, says Supply Chain Canada president

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The premiers meet in Ottawa

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Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony honours ‘debt we owe’ to victims, heroes

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NDP MP McPherson tables bill to ban company unions

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Former Liberal MP Kirsty Duncan remembered for her ‘warmth, kindness, and grace’

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Carney meets Main—and maybe Captain Canada

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MPs return to Ottawa as Parliament resumes

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Former Liberal minister Kirsty Duncan dies at 59

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Supply chain strategy must go beyond transportation, says Supply Chain Canada president

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Finance & Budget

Canada’s largest pension manager ‘backsliding’ on climate, risks being unable to pay out pensions: report

Last year, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board invested $7.1-billion in new fossil fuel assets and ‘quietly removed’ its public net-zero commitment, which Senator Rosa Galvez says means 'Canadian pensions are gambling with the retirement of millions of Canadians.'

BY ELEANOR WAND

Three measures to tackle ‘wicked’ health policy problems

With spending projections increasing while patients struggle to access care, it is well past time to tackle our health care problems.

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Liberals ‘taking a sledgehammer’ to the public service, says interim NDP leader Davies

Approximately 8,500 public servants were notified this week that they may be impacted by potential job cuts, and more than 17,000 such notifications have gone out since December, public sector unions have confirmed.

BY MARLO GLASS

MPs face a choice this Parliament: play partisan games or meet the moment

As grocery bills soar and households struggle, Parliament’s return will reveal if politicians can produce real results—or remain trapped in procedure.

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House winter session expected to be ‘very consequential’ with affordability issues, global trade, and possible referendums, say politicos

If an election were held today, the Liberals would capture 41 per cent of voters, while the Conservatives would take 39 per cent, according to Abacus Data survey data released on Jan. 22.

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Supply chain strategy must go beyond transportation, says Supply Chain Canada president

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A national supply chain strategy will require a holistic understanding of what the supply chain is, which is often misunderstood, according to Martin Montanti, president and CEO of Supply Chain Canada.

Supply chain strategy must go beyond transportation, says Supply Chain Canada president

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A national supply chain strategy will require a holistic understanding of what the supply chain is, which is often misunderstood, according to Martin Montanti, president and CEO of Supply Chain Canada.

Supply chain strategy must go beyond transportation, says Supply Chain Canada president

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A national supply chain strategy will require a holistic understanding of what the supply chain is, which is often misunderstood, according to Martin Montanti, president and CEO of Supply Chain Canada.

A national supply chain strategy will require a holistic understanding of what the supply chain is, which is often misunderstood, according to Martin

Supply chain strategy must go beyond transportation, says Supply Chain Canada president

PostBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

A national supply chain strategy will require a holistic understanding of what the supply chain is, which is often misunderstood, according to Martin Montanti, president and CEO of Supply Chain Canada.

Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez said the national supply chain office “will enhance the resilience, efficiency, and reliability of our transportation systems,” in a Transport Canada press release on Dec. 1, 2023.

Supply chain strategy must go beyond transportation, says Supply Chain Canada president

PostBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

A national supply chain strategy will require a holistic understanding of what the supply chain is, which is often misunderstood, according to Martin Montanti, president and CEO of Supply Chain Canada.

Supply chain strategy must go beyond transportation, says Supply Chain Canada president

PostBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

A national supply chain strategy will require a holistic understanding of what the supply chain is, which is often misunderstood, according to Martin Montanti, president and CEO of Supply Chain Canada.