A look at Minister Thompson’s team, plus updates for Minister Sajjan’s shop
Laura Gamez is now director of policy to Emergency Preparedness Minister Harjit Sajjan, while Tania Amghar has been made deputy policy director.
Time for Canada to consider its own nuclear deterrent
Without the reliable umbrella of U.S. nuclear deterrence, anything else Canada spends on updating and expanding the Canadian Armed Forces will sadly be moot in the face of future aggression from nuclear adversaries like Russia, China or even possibly India.
Because it’s 2025: Canada at a crossroads on human rights
The question for the next federal government won’t be whether progress has gone ‘too far,’ but whether we have the courage to push it where it needs to go.
Liberals celebrate incoming prime minister Carney’s victory as new party leader
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NDP should be ‘very concerned’ about strategic voting as progressive voters shift to Liberals, say pollsters
The ballot question has shifted to Trump tariffs, and progressive voters want to stop Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, say pollsters Nik Nanos and Darrell Bricker.
Maverick Newfoundland Liberal MP McDonald says he could reconsider retirement plans if leader calls him
As of last week, 53 MPs from all parties had announced they would not seek re-election. Among them, 35 are Liberals, 10 are Conservatives, four are New Democrats, four are from the Bloc Québécois, and one is an independent.
Trump’s word = the square root of bugger all
How bad is U.S. President Donald Trump’s crazed trade war? Just a day after imposing illegal and punishing tariffs on Canada and Mexico, Captain Chaos has had to revisit the issue. In just one day.
Increased electrification, tighter building codes could be needed if consumer carbon tax scrapped, say experts
The clock is loudly ticking on a likely federal election in the spring, leaving the future of Ottawa’s carbon pricing regime unclear.
Gretzky doesn’t have to comment
I wish Wayne Gretzky would say something. And we can judge people when they don’t. I am disappointed in Gretzky’s silence. But that’s where I leave it.
About that memo of unity in the face of a common threat
In times of crisis, don’t disrespect the original peoples of this country by bringing up some racist historical figure in a misguided attempt to build unity. One of the strongest things in this country is Indigenous Peoples. We are part of what makes Canada strong.
