Bill C-5 will likely gut environmental protections, in the name of the economy
The House should have held off on passing the second part of Bill C-5, the Building Canada Act. It should have allowed MPs, Indigenous Peoples, environmentalists, and more Canadians the time to scrutinize this legislation and it should not have rushed this through, despite Trump’s chaos and threats.
Carney’s sweeping, omnibus bills called both undemocratic, and meeting the moment
Some say bills that address more than one topic should be banned altogether, while others say it’s necessary to deliver legislation quickly during a tight parliamentary schedule.
Carney’s moment to step up on reforming the Access to Information Act
It’s Prime Minister Mark Carney’s time to show whether he will make serious changes to improve government transparency, or if he’ll be the latest to continue the status quo.
Carney’s move-fast-and-break-things agenda requires a fiscal reality check
Change cannot come at the expense of transparency and accountability, and the new government would do well to remember that before it finds itself becoming the headline.
Electoral success a temporary substitute for Israel-Gaza consensus as caucus quiet on sanctions, say Liberal sources
Prime Minister Mark Carney can’t keep everyone happy, but he will have more success than his predecessor by focusing on managing international relations rather than caucus concerns, says Thomas Juneau.
Carney’s ambitious agenda runs counter to how Ottawa operates
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s bold agenda will undoubtedly meet obstacles in the form of bureaucratic inertia and the opinions of highly influential voices, including First Nations groups.
Carney’s ideological advantage
Mark Carney might only be a rookie politician, but it looks like he knows how to play the game.
Seven ways Carney’s agenda can advance gender equality
The bottom line? Investing in women is good policy and good politics.
The urgency of confronting a warming world remains
As Mark Carney battles Donald Trump’s trade wars and confronts western alienation, he will also have to lead Canada’s heighten effort in the energy transition and prepare the country for the baked-in impacts of climate change.
Will Carney’s moonshot become cannon fodder?
Domestically, the biggest current threat to Mark Carney’s success is tripping over his own heels while trying to keep a blistering pace towards tangible accomplishments.
