If Trump thinks we’re mean and nasty, he ain’t seen nothing yet
Pete Hoeskstra says Donald Trump thinks Canadians are mean and nasty for boycotting American booze and travel. But for the first time in my lifetime, the federal and provincial leaders seem committed to work together in securing long-term solutions for Canada. If we can exert monetary influence simply by using our won purchasing power, there is nothing mean or nasty about that.
Buckle up, federal public service cuts expected to be deep
Prime Minister Mark Carney promised to save $25-billion and to boost military spending significantly, but he and his government better make sure the cuts don’t affect vital services to Canadians, including at the Canada Revenue Agency, Employment and Social Development Canada, and Citizenship and Immigration. That would create another other mess for the country, and no one wants that. The government is also setting itself up for another showdown with the public service unions.
This just in: Alex Marland to release new book this fall, No I In Team: Party Loyalty in Canadian Politics, and it looks like another good one
Alex Marland has a new book coming out in October, No I In Team: Party Loyalty in Canadian Politics, published by the University of Toronto Press. Written by Marland, Jared J. Wesley, and Mireille Lalancette, it’s been in the work for years, Marland said on social media last week. “It’s packed with new research and […]
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.
