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Liberals ride wave in federal polls as widening gender, age gaps squeeze Conservatives’ coalition

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• As the Liberals post their largest lead since Prime Minister Mark Carney was chosen to lead the party, the Conservatives are feeling the pinch from multiple age brackets and a growing chasm among women voters, says Abacus Data CEO David Coletto.

Liberals ride wave in federal polls as widening gender, age gaps squeeze Conservatives’ coalition

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• As the Liberals post their largest lead since Prime Minister Mark Carney was chosen to lead the party, the Conservatives are feeling the pinch from multiple age brackets and a growing chasm among women voters, says Abacus Data CEO David Coletto.

Carney’s ‘bridge’ between the EU and the Pacific Rim trade deal likely to stop short of merging blocs, say observers  

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‘Voters have short memories’: delayed elections commissioner report puts damper on accountability, says political scientist Alex Marland

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U.S.-proposed critical minerals trading bloc a ‘difficult sell,’ say natural resources experts

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‘This is our home, so we need to be part of the solution’: Inuit-led university to strengthen Canada’s Arctic, say Senators

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Carney breaks with tradition in selecting Charette as chief negotiator for U.S. trade

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Canadian sovereignty is at risk if we don’t act decisively on the economy  

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‘Dangerous’ Bill C-12’s immigration changes give too much power to cabinet and department: Sen. McPhedran and legal rights groups

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‘He comes from our side’: Writers’ Union CEO calls Solomon an AI ‘cheerleader,’ asks him to slow down strategy

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‘Everyone should feel the hit’: ministerial offices and PMO should be cut, too, say some leading public policy experts

‘Like something out of a bad day in Afghanistan’: ex-politicos share views from the ground in Mexico

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

• Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says Global Affairs has registered 26,305 Canadians currently in Mexico as of Feb. 23, but that number is ‘likely much higher.’

‘Like something out of a bad day in Afghanistan’: ex-politicos share views from the ground in Mexico

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• Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says Global Affairs has registered 26,305 Canadians currently in Mexico as of Feb. 23, but that number is ‘likely much higher.’

Union warns pay system may not be able to handle layoffs, early retirements 10 years after start of Phoenix problems

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He ‘was like the Hollywood casting version of the crusty news editor with a heart of gold’: friends, colleagues, former j-school students remember Elly Alboim

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A snap election still possible, despite potential Liberal byelection wins and more rumoured floor-crossings, say some pollsters

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The Year of Resilience: What 2026 Will Demand From Canada’s Cyber Leaders

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Liberal MP Kayabaga to talk unlocking growth in Africa and the Caribbean during Empire Club event on Feb. 26

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The Hill Times’ Top 100 Best Books in 2025

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Who’s backing the NDP leadership contenders?

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Lack of trade infrastructure, insufficient supports for small business among realities of trade-war woes, say experts

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• Canada has 'baseline difficulties in building new trade assets,' says Carlo Dade, director of International Policy and the New North America Initiative at the University of Calgary.

Lack of trade infrastructure, insufficient supports for small business among realities of trade-war woes, say experts

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• Canada has 'baseline difficulties in building new trade assets,' says Carlo Dade, director of International Policy and the New North America Initiative at the University of Calgary.

Questions loom over NDP’s voter verification process as leadership contest enters final stretch

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New strategy outlines ‘ambitious’ defence readiness objective months after downgrading air fleet target

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NDP leadership candidate Ashton attacks Lewis on provincial relationships, energy projects in final debate

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‘The grief isn’t gone’ in Tumbler Ridge, says local MP Bob Zimmer

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Former Conservative MP Jeneroux ‘couldn’t sit on the sidelines,’ crosses floor to join Liberals

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Sudanese refugees waiting to come to Canada face deportation risk from Egypt

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SecState Fuhr to talk about Canada’s new era in defence investment on Monday, Feb. 23, in Montreal

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Tumbler Ridge shooting upends the agenda: The week in review

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The Hill Times’ Top 100 Lobbyists in 2025: lobbyists prepare for ‘significant reset’ as federal election begins

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Tracking job cuts in the federal public service

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‘Hang tight’: Why Quebec sovereignty and separatism are in the headlines again

Liberals hope ‘national unity’ council quells divisions after scrapping Islamophobia and antisemitism envoys

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• Having Muslim and Jewish communities 'at the same table' will help unify Canadians in the 'fight to put an end to all types of hate' without leaving anyone behind, says Liberal MP Salma Zahid.

Liberals hope ‘national unity’ council quells divisions after scrapping Islamophobia and antisemitism envoys

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• Having Muslim and Jewish communities 'at the same table' will help unify Canadians in the 'fight to put an end to all types of hate' without leaving anyone behind, says Liberal MP Salma Zahid.

Senators ‘hopeful’ for shifting tide in Congress as U.S. lawmakers rally to Canada’s cause

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Influence registry will deter few foreign agents without independent enforcement, say national security experts

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Cost of public servants continues to rise, though growth of bureaucracy began to slow in 2024-25: PBO

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Canada faces ‘an emergency of extraordinary proportions’ with Trump, say foreign affairs and trade experts

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Defence Investment Agency needs to do more than reshuffle the staff deck to succeed, say observers

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• Defence Investment Agency CEO Doug Guzman says the 85 full-time staff have been transferred from other federal departments. But bringing people with the same mentality about procurement won't drive change, says former MP John McKay.

Defence Investment Agency needs to do more than reshuffle the staff deck to succeed, say observers

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• Defence Investment Agency CEO Doug Guzman says the 85 full-time staff have been transferred from other federal departments. But bringing people with the same mentality about procurement won't drive change, says former MP John McKay.

Fix Question Period, elect House committee chairs, and end hybrid House sittings, say some Grit and Tory MPs: ‘Question Period is our marquee accountability mechanism’

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Fix Question Period, elect House committee chairs, and end hybrid House sittings, say some Grit and Tory MPs: ‘Question Period is our marquee accountability mechanism’

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‘All about’ NATO: bulk of feds’ $5.4-billion spending request boosts defence programs

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‘All about’ NATO: bulk of feds’ $5.4-billion spending request boosts defence programs

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Preparing for a possible early election, Conservatives closing first batch of 16 riding nominations this month: sources

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Preparing for a possible early election, Conservatives closing first batch of 16 riding nominations this month: sources

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Politics This Morning

Koreans come calling

A grim anniversary

The hope that (almost) kills you

Canada hosts a critical minerals summit in Paris

COVID-19

‘Diseases do not recognize borders’: U.S. decision to leave WHO ignores reality of how diseases spread, says Liberal MP Powlowski

CUSMA must do more than protect trade—it must secure Canada’s life sciences future

Union raises alarm over pending Public Health Agency job cuts

Forest fire travel ban backlash demonstrates lack of investment in trust post-COVID, says public health expert

Election

The road ahead on foreign interference

An aging democracy needs youth voices

Canadian expats in the U.S. dominate international voting stats: data

Election buzz ramps up with Liberals poaching candidates from opposition parties and Conservatives starting nomination process

Politics

One year in a leaky boat

Stories from the past should not help separatists

New senior adviser joins AI Minister Solomon’s team, deputy chief named 

The NDP’s media breakthrough

Foreign Policy

In a tariff war, Canada’s resources are our strategic advantage

Canada has a role to play in linking global democracy movements, says activist 

Sober second thought is needed on C-12

Canada needs informed diversification to navigate in a turbulent world

Finance and Budget

Building a more innovative Canadian economy won’t be easy, but it will be worth it

Liberals see path forward for budget bill, but Conservatives still have ‘huge concerns’ with cabinet’s ‘regulatory sandbox’

Bill C-15 is one of the biggest threats yet to Canada’s rule of law 

Ministers could exempt businesses from laws within ‘regulatory sandbox’ outlined in budget bill

Lobbying

Ottawa’s lowered lobbying registration thresholds will reshape government relations

‘Unprecedented’ 2025 for canola industry, with record-breaking economic lobbying

Libya was a warning, Venezuela is the test

‘It’s like molasses in January’: pharmacare implementation stalled, say health-care groups, but others argue time needed to get deals right

Legislation

Pipelines or a national power grid: what should Canada build now?

Canadians can’t afford to wait for Right to Repair legislation 

The water emergency in Kashechewan must spur action on federal legislation

Federal parties dismiss ‘bogeyman’ privacy concerns baked into affordability bill, as Senators consider major amendments 

Public Service

Ottawa MPs Sudds, Fanjoy urge changes to return-to-office order for public servants, as MPs debate ending hybrid Parliament

New in-office mandate could send more public servants out the door, union says

Early retirement offer to federal public servants causing ‘chaos’ in public service: union

Bringing investment banking rigor to Ottawa

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