After Davos, Trump confronts an inflection point
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s remarkable speech at Davos said what many political and economic elites were thinking: don’t let the bullies win; fear is the mind-killer; stick together and you might win. Overnight the international mood changed.
Ottawa’s lowered lobbying registration thresholds will reshape government relations
The implications are profound. Thousands of businesses and non-profits that were not registered will now fall under the federal lobbying regime.
MPs face a choice this Parliament: play partisan games or meet the moment
As grocery bills soar and households struggle, Parliament’s return will reveal if politicians can produce real results—or remain trapped in procedure.
Senior staff shake-up for Indigenous Services Minister Gull-Masty
Chantal Tshimanga, who up until November had been operations director to the Indigenous services minister, is now working for Secretary of State Buckley Belanger.
Why zero‑sum thinking is not strength
History shows that progress accelerates when a coalition of the willing moves first.
Conservative convention promises drama
Will Pierre Poilievre use the convention to showcase a new political persona? Will we see a new and improved Poilievre, one perhaps who is less confrontational?
Carney has thrown his hat over the wall, now what?
A few months ago, the PM spoke of sacrifice as Canada realigned around new priorities. The same theme popped up in a Globe and Mail story last week about planning work at Canadian Defence HQ about how to resist, via an insurgency, an American attack. The key line to me in that story was this: ‘Conscription has been ruled out for now, but the level of sacrifice that would be asked of Canadians remains a central topic, the officials said.’ I’ll bet it does!
IMF report says Canada’s elevated trade uncertainty reinforces long-standing weaknesses in productivity and competitiveness
So while Mark Carney’s efforts to develop new markets and new partnerships around the world matter, without a corresponding effort to boost Canadian innovation and support our ambitious entrepreneurs in building and growing new companies, the new market opportunities won’t lead to new exports and investments.
Learning a new dance for 2026
Our government needs to take actions that not only respond to the new threats we’re facing from our neighbour, but that also protect our sovereignty.
Going along to get along is over
Canadians are waiting to see how Donald Trump retaliates, but Davos proved one thing: America is alone.
