Can Carney hold the line in a 2026 CUSMA showdown?
Mark Carney’s success will depend on his ability to navigate U.S. trade pressures along with widening political divides at home.
Liberals hold steady post budget, but pipeline talks may test progressive coalition, pollsters say
With the ‘slight uptick’ in the favourability numbers for both the Liberals and Prime Minister Mark Carney’s after the budget and the Ottawa-Alberta MOU, ‘the last thing the Conservatives should be doing is attacking the NDP,’ says pollster Nik Nanos.
You can’t build a resilient nation on a broken food system
Food security and economic security are one in the same, but they have been treated separately in policy.
Constituent seeking help for brother and others fleeing Sudan civil war says immigration minister ‘angry, rude, and dismissive’ in phone call
A Halifax constituent and an advocate for Sudanese applicants are both calling for Immigration Minister Lena Diab to be shuffled out of her role as the federal program for Sudanese resettlement is marked by increasing delays.
Centre Block reno tour highlights excavations, reconstruction, and a ‘Buy Canadian’ shift
By this time next year—or early 2027, depending on how things progress—scaffolding is expected to cover the entirety of Centre Block’s iconic south façade.
Quebec nationalists are still fighting the 1995 referendum
The current furor is a dress rehearsal for the election campaign in Quebec next October, which the separatist Parti Québécois are expected to win.
Is Carney’s expense of political capital coming out of Sudan’s bottom line?
The United Arab Emirates is looking to bolster its reputation by cozying up to Canada as a deflection from allegations that it is supporting militias in Sudan.
Liberal border bill returns to the House after Conservative, Bloc enhancements at committee
NDP MP Jenny Kwan says it was ‘astounding and horrific’ to see the Liberals work with the Conservatives to lead Canada toward a more ‘draconian’ immigration system through Bill C-12.
MPs order release of records from new Defence Investment Agency after it leaves the PBO waiting
The House Government Operations and Estimates Committee took the step to compel the release of information after hearing from the parliamentary budget officer that multiple government departments have yet to comply with his post-budget requests to analyze financial plans.
Public service unions demand answers addressing rumours about the end of remote work
The ‘volume and specificity’ of full-time return-to-office rumours ‘warrant immediate clarity from Treasury Board’ says union president Sean O’Reilly.
