Navigating the looming U.S. tariff storm
Resilience, quick response, and strategic negotiation are key in navigating the volatile international trade landscape.
Jan. 30 deadline for $50,000 non-refundable deposit narrowed Liberal leadership field, Battiste drops out, backs Carney
After the Jan. 30 deadline, leadership candidates must pay an additional non-refundable $250,000 to the party, as required by leadership election rules.
Conservative politicos say carbon tax still a ballot-box issue in next election, despite Liberals’ proposed policy flip-flop
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre indicates he won’t change his ‘axe the tax’ messaging in light of some Liberal leadership candidates planning to drop the consumer carbon price.
New Revenue Minister Brière gets her office in shape
Plus, Hill Climbers catches up on some recent staffing changes in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office, including special adviser Sean Mullin’s exit.
What about a 2026 election instead?
If the Liberals and the NDP can seal a deal on electoral reform, the new prime minister would have a longer runway to the next election—which could be pushed back well into next year.
Canada’s ‘short-sighted’ immigration cuts will hurt the economy, say critics
‘It was really was a political calculus, by the Liberals to scapegoat newcomers, for their failures in their policies,’ says NDP MP Jenny Kwan.
Third-party Protecting Canada goes on $4M TV ad attack targeting Conservative leader’s record on pensions, dental care
Spokesperson Megana Ramaswami says the third-party campaign hopes to ‘open voters’ eyes’ to what a Poilievre led-government may bring as federal progressive parties dither.
The inconceivable transformation of Chrystia Freeland
With revolutionary zeal, or poor driving skills, Freeland has done what other politicians rarely do: she has driven the bus over herself.
President’s threat to rules-based world order is no joke
As Trump continues his shakedown of Canada, it is becoming apparent that his talk about using ‘economic force’ to annex this country needs to be taken seriously.
Reconciliation can’t become second-tier issue in Grit leadership race, says Battiste
Long-term goals like reconciliation and fighting climate change can’t get drowned out by tariff threats and other day-to-day concerns for Liberal leadership contenders, says candidate Jaime Battiste.
