Conservatives fly the flag at ‘Canada First’ rally

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Poilievre’s Arctic follies

Canada has the ability to rapidly deploy military personnel to Iqaluit, so what could possibly be gained through having troops stationed there permanently?
Does Canada need a ripper, or someone who knows the ropes?

Mark Carney has helped two countries navigate through some serious white water. While Pierre Poilievre’s monetary experience is a babble about Bitcoin, Carney has been on the font line of how economies really work in real crises.
Canada’s winners and losers in the Trump tariff war

Those on the ‘wrong side’ of the debate have been vilified, while those promoting Canada are suddenly in vogue.
Don’t count your ballot-box questions before they’ve hatched

Despite the best efforts of political parties, aided by media narratives, one simple question doesn’t influence the entirety of the electorate.
Sister cities under strain: U.S. steel tariffs threaten to divide Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., from its American twin city

Local Liberal MP Terry Sheehan says there were lessons from the 2018 tariffs and Canada’s response. ‘They were lobbing grenades at us—like they’re doing now—and we came back with lasers and hit them.’
Feds can do plenty during prorogation to take on Trump trade threats, say experts

Former Privy Council clerk Michael Wernick says opposition leaders calling for Parliament to resume need to ‘retract the threat to immediately stab the government in the chest and force a six-week election.’
Breaking down barriers

Reducing interprovincial trade barriers is a long-term solution, and not likely to pick up the short-term slack from any potential tariffs.
Maybe, just maybe, Canadians are getting tired of slogans and trash-talk

A return to reasoned debate, where leaders answer each other’s points, rather than trade insults, would do a lot to restore our tired democracy.
Ontario embarks on snap election as pundits say provincial leaders will distance themselves from federal counterparts

Ontarians will head to the polls in a snap provincial election on Feb. 27, just over a week before federal Liberal Party members choose their next leader—and the next prime minister.