What does Trump 2.0 mean for Canada-China relations?
Since the U.S. can no longer unite western democracies, Canada should not view China in all negative terms.
PMO staffers no longer allowed inside national Liberal caucus meetings, say Liberal MPs: ‘that’s how it should be’
Former prime minister Justin Trudeau allowed PMO staffers in the room, but that is no longer the case under Mark Carney, whom MPs say takes ‘lots of’ notes during national caucus meetings and addresses MPs’ concerns. ‘This prime minister appears to be open to more ideas.’
Carney trails predecessors in initial approval ratings, but Angus Reid says it’s a good start: ‘six months ago, very few Canadians even knew who he was’
Mark Carney’s first approval rating (57 per cent) falls six points behind his predecessor Justin Trudeau’s (63 per cent) and four points below Stephen Harper’s (61 per cent), but Angus Reid also says nobody knew who Carney was before March. Some 29 per cent disapprove of Carney, and 15 per cent are unsure.
Return of P&P Cabinet Committee signals Carney’s ‘government by cabinet’ with an ‘inner circle,’ say strategists
Mark Carney’s Priorities, Planning, and Strategy Cabinet Committee—which seats 11 of the prime minister’s top ministers—suggests an ‘empowering’ approach to cabinet management, say politicos.
Prime Minister Carney can’t govern Canada as CEO, say strategists
The prime minister can’t forget ‘fundamentals’ while focused on executive-level priorities, even when it feels like a nuisance, says Bluesky Strategy Group’s Jordan Paquet.
‘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.
Carney’s success hinges on effective caucus management, but he has struggled so far, say some Liberal MPs
At last week’s national caucus meeting, staffers were barred from attending, and Liberal MPs discussed ways to improve the structure of future weekly meetings, Liberal MPs told The Hill Times.
Hurricane Carney blows into town
Mark Carney is also, at this early stage, a conundrum: a man who speaks in giant steps, but promises pragmatism.
Poilievre picks Scheer over Lantsman
Pierre Poilievre’s decision to select Andrew Scheer as the interim opposition leader shows that he does not want any competition in the temporary job that he would like to fill permanently following an Alberta byelection.
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.
