Feds prioritize speed in trade agenda as MPs raise alarm over transparency
Unlike the U.S. consultations for the CUSMA review, Canadian submissions have remained secret, and House International Trade Committee members are pushing for more information.
Multilateralism isn’t dead—it’s being forced to deliver
Pragmatism must prevail over narrow nationalism, because co-operation is what creates jobs, lowers costs, and expands opportunity.
Carney’s Davos speech helped ‘stiffen spines,’ but PM will have to make tough choices to protect Canada’s sovereignty, say two former cabinet ministers
Now that U.S. President Donald Trump has ‘decided to weaponize the interdependence’ between Canada and the U.S. ‘as a means of compromising our sovereignty,’ John Manley says that the focus should be on bringing Canadians along as Prime Minister Mark Carney makes difficult decisions.
Americans unwittingly elected their first anti-Canadian president in history
But it should be remembered that U.S. President Donald Trump is an aberration. With a change at the White House, Canada and the United States could be besties again. History will eventually win out over histrionics.
It’s time to get serious about diversifying our suppliers
Canadians have made the choice in droves to abstain from American alcohol and travel, and it is having a big impact. The least we can expect from our governments at all levels is the same level of commitment.
MPs celebrate canola tariff relief, but national security, pork, remain opposition concerns with China
Just because the tariff has been reduced today, ‘doesn’t mean it’s not going to come back,’ said Conservative MP Dan Mazier, whose Manitoba riding of Riding Mountain grows the most canola in Canada.
Union warns foreign ministry cuts will hamper delivery of Carney doctrine
More than 3,100 employees at Global Affairs Canada have received notices that their jobs could be affected by cuts at a time when the prime minister is signalling a new approach for the country’s foreign policy.
Carney must walk a tightrope in 2026, dealing with an unpredictable neighbour
Canada has been over-relying on a partner—the United States—that has become unreliable.
IMF report says Canada’s elevated trade uncertainty reinforces long-standing weaknesses in productivity and competitiveness
So while Mark Carney’s efforts to develop new markets and new partnerships around the world matter, without a corresponding effort to boost Canadian innovation and support our ambitious entrepreneurs in building and growing new companies, the new market opportunities won’t lead to new exports and investments.
‘Unprecedented’ 2025 for canola industry, with record-breaking economic lobbying
More than a third (33.9 per cent) of all federal advocacy in 2025 was about economic development, setting a new record in annual lobbying.
