Outrage sells: with Poilievre, it’s got nothing to do with attracting moderates

It doesn’t matter about the facts or reality involved. It’s all about the media attention a stunt generates.
The recipe for dealing with Trump: a stiff spine and a stiff drink

Resistance isn’t futile when it comes to the U.S. president, but it has to be clever and well calculated.
The Conservative ‘come-to-Jesus’ moment is past due

The Tories keep electing leaders who can’t adjust to changing political landscapes, or can’t read a room.
Wildlife can be full of surprises

The feds’ new national money laundering enforcement agency may not be able to confront the illegal wildlife trafficking in Canada.
Is Canada an ‘illegitimate country’?

The thesis of Confederation as illegitimate has gained credence among Parti Québécois supporters.
Canada’s hope to constrain Trump’s tariff agenda shifts to America’s top court

Even if the U.S. Supreme Court strikes down President Donald Trump’s use of IEEPA tariffs, there are other levying authorities he can use in their place, say international trade lawyers.
Can Conservative links help Canada in Trump talks?

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre hasn’t taken the quasi-typical trip that most opposition leaders take to Washington, D.C., to forge connections.
NDP ‘lost the gut’ of the party, losing working-class voters to Conservatives, say leadership hopefuls looking to rebuild

Three of the leadership contenders took part in an Oct. 28 panel before party faithful gathered for the Douglas Coldwell Layton Foundation event.
Opposition parties can’t afford to call Liberals’ bluff on budget vote, say pollsters

‘If the budget falls, it needs to be seen as the fault of the opposition,’ but Carney needs to do more to prime Canadians for ‘generational’ challenges, says Abacus CEO David Coletto.
‘There’s no industry without U.S. access’: struggling auto sector renews call for trade deal amid latest tariff woes

Conservatives MPs and auto industry heads are calling for a full repeal of the EV sales mandate as the sector grapples with growing uncertainty and renewed tariff threats from the United States.