Feds dropped internal trade barriers, but provincial deals risk ‘solving a patchwork with another patchwork’
Ontario is leading the pack, having signed 10 inter-provincial trade deals. One internal trade expert says the feds should have played a bigger role in harmonizing internal trade between the provinces.
‘Baptism by fire’ for new MPs out on the ‘barbecue circuit’: riding events prime time for summer schmoozing
Rookie MPs are busy setting up their offices and meeting with constituents, while others are training for charity rides and retreating to the mountains.
Bill C-5 revealing itself as a Trojan horse designed to appease Alberta’s fossil fuel interests
Prime Minister Mark Carney is courting First Nations leaders to rally support for Bill C-5, a sweeping piece of legislation that fast-tracks federal approvals for so-called “nation-building projects” like pipelines, mines, and ports. Framed as a tool for economic resilience amid trade tensions with the United States, the bill is rapidly revealing itself as a […]
Global finance is broken: will Canada help fix it?
The rise in global military spending proves this isn’t about scarcity. Development cooperation is about shared security, including ours. Canada helped shape consensus in Seville—no small feat in a fractured world. But consensus is no excuse for complacency.
IRCC forecasts 30 per cent spending cut by 2028 amid lower immigration targets
A director of a non-profit supporting refugees says the proposed cuts, alongside legislation proposed in Bill C-2, could result in ‘life and death decisions’ being made by an ‘incredibly overburdened’ department.
The NDP leadership race: continuity, rupture, or reinvention?
As the party prepares for its March 2026 convention, the question isn’t who will lead but what purpose the NDP will serve in Canadian politics.
A look at PM Mark Carney’s current senior PMO staff lineup
A slate of former cabinet chiefs of staff are now filling senior roles in Mark Carney’s office, including deputy directors of policy Shaili Patel and Katharine Heus.
Senator Harder wants to legislate how the feds handle the notwithstanding clause—his colleagues have some concerns
Ontario Senator Peter Harder’s Bill S-218 follows a motion last Parliament that sought to foster reflection on use of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms’ notwithstanding clause.
G7 Speakers to gather in Ottawa in September
Canada hosted the first Group of Seven summit of Lower House Speakers during its 2002 presidency.
U.S. politicians are barking up the wrong tree
If Americans want Canadians to embrace them again with open arms, then it’s not the Canadian choir that needs to hear the preaching.
