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Summer recess is a pivotal time for national parties

During the break, the Liberals should try to sway opposition MPs to their benches, which would be a challenge to Pierre Poilievre’s leadership; and the NDP should bring back former leader Tom Mulcair, with his name recognition and gravitas.

Musk, Trump, and Mao

There isn’t time for Musk to build a nationwide third party before the November 2026 mid-term elections for the Senate and the House of Representatives, but he can still do some damage to the Republican Party.

Canada should step up to fill gap in foreign aid, says reader

With the collapse of the postwar global order, Canada scrambles to redefine itself on the world stage. Mostly this is about trade and military buildup. But there’s a critical factor that’s been absent from news cycles, and that’s our role to fill the chasm left by the abandonment of the United States in the arena […]

Trump motivated by self-interest in trade talks: letter writer

Re: “‘What is being promised?’: NDP, labour call for more transparency in trade talk with Trump. (The Hill Times, July 2, 2025, p. 4) International stability in the world cannot be guaranteed by autocrats. It is clear from history that the personal failings of individual leaders, unchecked by the order of law and elected members […]