‘Culture is not on the table’ in trade talks amid film tariff threats and domestic digital policy uncertainty, says Guilbeault

The Canadian Media Producers Association is urging Prime Minister Mark Carney to ‘rethink’ any potential of using the Online Streaming Act as a ‘bargaining chip’ in his negotiations with U.S. President Donald Trump.
Civil liberties groups urge Liberals to withdraw ‘vague’ anti-hate bill that opposition MPs say is ‘trying to lower the bar’ for prosecution

Bloc and Conservative members of the House Justice Committee studying Bill C-9 accused the Liberals of using the legislation to ‘dilute’ the definition of hate and lowering the bar for frivolous prosecutions.
House Trade Committee needs to be ‘respectful’ of Carney’s approach to Trump talks, says Liberal chair

The government has released few details about the state of negotiations with the U.S., seemingly at odds with its acknowledgement that Canadians have concerns over a lack of transparency in trade talks.
Keystone XL is back from the dead, and so are the politics of pipelines

Advancing major projects may be a consequence of Canada-U.S. tensions, but it’s unclear how the prime minister can reconcile this approach with caucus members who favour more decisive climate action.
Can Carney connect before goodwill, space, and grace run out?

The government needs to realize the armchair play-calling about its aptitude or lack thereof in dealing with the U.S. is going to kick up.
When speed replaces substance, democracy suffers

Without meaningful alternatives, politics becomes hollow—a contest of personalities and timetables rather than ideas.
It’s always do or die on budget day

Budgets have always tended to be historical markers that stood as a defining or make-or-break moment for federal governments.
Quebec’s new ‘constitution’ bill is an affront to democracy

The Legault government’s document is a fantasy, especially when it comes to Quebec’s non-francophone population.
Breaking down the offices of secretaries of state Gainey, Long

David Frank-Savoie is now a policy and operations director for Secretary of State Anna Gainey, while Josh Mbandi runs policy for Secretary of State Wayne Long.
Anita Anand’s India challenge: engage without enabling

Re-engagement with India makes strategic sense. Without political accountability and institutional backbone, it risks repeating past failures.