Axworthy’s not wrong: Carney does look like he’s taking a ‘bootlicking’ approach to Trump, so far

Carney is obviously talking to Trump behind the scenes, but he better start showing Canadians that he has some backbone, too. As difficult as it is to deal with this current president, Carney’s long game should always be about defending Canada and Canadian values, as well as rallying other countries to do the right thing for the world.
Chants of ‘shame’ erupt at Conservative AGM in GTA after organizer ‘unfairly’ disqualifies a slate of 30 candidates

Multiple Conservative EDA members in Mississauga-Erin Mills, Ont., want the party’s national council to annul the results of the June 25 AGM after they say a regional organizer disqualified an entire slate of board of directors candidates on an unfounded technicality.
Backing down on DST is understandable, but doing so on supply management would be another story

Trump will definitely be pushing hard for dairy concessions but Carney cannot afford to cave on supply management.
Macdonald-Laurier Institute to host talk on AI policy in Canada on July 7: ‘A unique path between the EU and U.S.’

SUNDAY, JULY 6—TUESDAY, JULY 8 CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting—The annual Caribbean Community Heads of Government meeting is scheduled to take place from Sunday, July 6, to Tuesday, July 8 in Montego Bay, Jamaica. Details: caricom.org. MONDAY, JULY 7 Webinar: ‘AI Policy in Canada’—The Macdonald-Laurier Institute is hosting a webinar: “AI Policy in Canada: A […]
Carney Liberals missed winning majority by only 60 votes despite 19.5-million votes cast in last election, say pollsters

The April 28 election proved yet again why ground game is critical in the outcome of every election, says pollster Nik Nanos.
Will the NDP emulate New York City’s Mamdani?

Just because a ‘new American left’ might be surging in the U.S., that doesn’t mean it’ll also happen here in Canada.
An invitation to parliamentarians: let’s build an all-party men’s mental health caucus

The caucus will look at what can be done in the realms of education, employment, family, mental health services and civic society, all with the aim of developing appropriate policy and legislation that can contribute to healthy men, healthy families and healthy communities.
Major projects beget major challenges

Mark Carney has demonstrated sure-footedness and confidence in his vision of transforming Canada’s economic fundamentals. However, many of the high cards in his quest are not in his hands.
It’s Trump’s world. Other world leaders are just living in it.

Donald Trump hates Canada’s supply-management policies. What if he next says either you drop supply management as a policy of your country, or the trade talks end? Would Carney ‘cave’ again for pragmatic reasons?
‘Early days’ to grade Carney’s climate policies, say advocates who point to ‘welcome’ campaign pledges

While some environmental groups ‘welcome’ Liberal platform pledges on climate, Green Leader Elizabeth May says the government’s proposed pipeline plans are ‘outrageous.’