PacifiCan has new president after Jones departs

Plus, PCO deputy secretary Mollie Johnson adds clean growth responsibilities to her existing role.
From Los Angeles to Jasper: how we can better prepare for wildfires

Fragmented approaches and inadequate preparation leave communities exposed.
Premiers take spotlight with all-hands-on-deck pushback on U.S. tariff threat

Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith have taken opposite extremes in advocating for Canada’s response to the U.S. tariff threat—but both are useful, say observers.
Canadian politicos react to Trump’s inauguration speech

Liberal leadership candidate Chrystia Freeland, who spent the morning of Trump’s second inauguration doing an interview with CP24’s morning show, said Canada needs to be strong, smart and united. ‘The key is not to be scared.’
Time for Canada to ‘get our act together’ amid Trump tariff threats, say foreign policy experts

Donald Trump’s inauguration speech offered few surprises with the new U.S. president sticking close to his campaign promises, says former Quebec diplomat John Parisella.
Danielle Smith puts oil and gas before country

HALIFAX—So, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has decided not to play for Team Canada. It doesn’t get tackier than that. U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s 10-thumbed meddling in Canadian affairs has led to exactly what he wants: a house divided. America First meets Alberta First is the perfect Trumpian tango. Alberta’s premier did not bother to personally attend […]
Atlantic Grits open to ‘practical’ leadership candidate who gets rural Canada, say local Liberals

The carbon tax remains a non-starter in the region, says Abacus Data’s Kelly Bennett, as it’s become ‘a symbol of broader discontent, and misunderstanding of Atlantic Canadians.’
Trudeau encourages all Canadians to ‘speak up for’ the nation in light of Trump’s threats

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says it’s more important to stand up for our country than for jurisdictions right now. And former Ford staffer Laryssa Waler says the next federal election’s ballot-box question will be on defending Canada’s interests against Trump.
First ministers meet to talk Trump

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New year, new anxieties

There is being angry, and wanting change to something better—and then there is the place in which we now find ourselves.