Did the Throne Speech meet the needs of this moment?
Many would agree that we are at what constitutes another 1944 moment—a pivotal time necessitating major structural reforms of policies and institutions.
Is Carney’s mandate for technocracy or transformation?
Here lies the Carney paradox: his critique of market fundamentalism has always been more radical than his remedies.
‘A different tone, even in the Senate’: Red Chamber prepared ‘to get business done’ to handle Carney’s quick legislation pledges, says Sen. Tannas
With the PM’s self-imposed Canada Day deadline to achieve interprovincial free trade, Senators are planning to work in an ‘effective way’ to get legislation through the Chamber before Parliament breaks for the summer.
Canada can’t move forward without Indigenous-led solutions
No serious national strategy—be it economic, environmental, or geopolitical—can succeed without Indigenous leadership, co-ownership, and shared decision-making power.
King Charles delivered the message, now Carney’s got to deliver the goods
The Throne Speech was right to set out great opportunities and ambitions. But without some seriously clear-headed leadership and radical changes in public policies, it could become just empty aspirations.
International trade, the economy top-lobbied issues in April, and Ford, GM led the way
‘The world has shifted, and Canada must shift with it,’ reads a policy report from the Council of Canadian Innovators on May 6.
Energy Minister Hodgson has experience with moving big projects, but some sector experts question plans to build up conventional energy alongside renewables
In the Throne Speech, King Charles III promised development of a Major Federal Project Office to reduce approvals timelines for nationally significant projects from five years to two.
Former NDP MP Julian raises alarm over future of pharmacare program
Former NDP MP Peter Julian says pharmacare, in its current state, was only meant to be the initial step to universal drug coverage, and it’s ‘profoundly disappointing’ the Throne Speech gave ‘clear signalling’ the Liberals have no plans to proceed to the next stage.
Canada Post at a crossroads
If the government refuses to intervene, it will only drag out the corporation’s troubles and end up costing taxpayers billions of dollars.
Shrinking the bureaucratic behemoth
The old playbook of trimming travel budgets and giving departments arbitrary cut targets won’t cut it.
