Poilievre’s getting traction with his focus on food prices
Mark Carney needs something to show that Liberals don’t just care about mega-projects. No tax on food could be a good place to start.
Canada’s federal politics boils down to a pair of intense competitions
It may all come down to what issue will prevail: the preferred prime minister or the price of eggs.
Liberals’ lead shrinks as Canadian mood plummets to historic lows
When Donald Trump says something about Canada, it favours the Liberals, and when he’s not focused on Canada, it favours the Conservatives, says pollster Nik Nanos. Meanwhile, pollster Frank Graves says he’s seeing the worst level of despair since he began polling in the 1990s and says the challenge for the government is to provide optimism, security, and prosperity.
Labour stability is the missing link in Canada’s economic reboot
Without reform, Carney’s nation-building agenda risks being derailed by labour strife.
Without clarity, Kneecap ban appears as a ‘politically motivated PR stunt,’ say critics, civil liberties, and immigration experts
‘At a time when people’s constitutional rights are under threat and routinely stripped … Canada must be vigilant in protecting our freedoms and not mimic or be influenced by’ the U.S., says NDP MP Jenny Kwan.
For Carney, it’s all about the economy
Mark Carney realizes that, for the average voter, economics trumps everything else, including the environment. But he has his work cut out for him.
Carney went to the UN to advance Canada’s foreign policy, Trump went to abuse, harangue the UN in a tirade of false accusations
Mark Carney’s four days at the UN showed his belief that Donald Trump’s aggressiveness can be fought off by strengthening Canada’s trade, energy, and security through diplomacy. When Carney returned home and went to Question Period, the opposition seemed uninterested in grilling him on what he had accomplished at the UN.
Carney’s push to expand Canada’s exports to other countries won’t be easy
Canada has spent much of its history seeking to cement close ties with the U.S. while failing to seek opportunities elsewhere. We’ve failed to develop the Canadian-controlled firms with the scale and scope to serve world markets with unique products and services.
Carney is failing to make the grade
The prime minister is doing well on the leadership front relative to his opponents, but his early stats on community outreach, combatting fascism, and Indigenous reconciliation are poor.
Q&A | MP Sodhi on forming a Liberal youth caucus and bringing ‘back that youth vote’
‘There’s nobody better to represent youth than a young person themselves,’ says Amandeep Sodhi, one of four MPs who make up the party’s youth caucus.
