A crisis in search of a cause: Smith brandishes unity issue in dangerous new pipeline gambit
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith made it clear she would see anything but a go-ahead from Ottawa as a powerful accelerant for the smouldering Alberta separatist movement.
Conservatives float electoral reform to combat ‘political prank’ protest group from flooding ballots with names
Conservative MP Tako van Popta says limiting voters’ signatures to supporting one candidate could counter the ‘belligerence’ and ‘obstinacy’ of the Longest Ballot Committee, whose efforts had over 200 running in August Alberta byelection.
Q&A | Reviving a ‘bold and unapologetic’ NDP after a ‘timid’ 2025 platform, with Peter Julian
‘We have to be bold and unapologetic about what we propose to make a difference in people’s lives,’ says former NDP MP Peter Julian.
Meet the staffers supporting secretaries of state Sarai, van Koeverden
Olga Radchenko is running policy for the secretary of state for international development, while Nathan Abdelnour is the senior-most policy aide in the sport office.
When social justice becomes abnormal: the rise of ‘anti-woke’ politics in Canada
As evidence-based reforms are consistently framed as politically contentious, institutions are constrained, democratic deliberation narrows, and public trust is eroded.
Carney has no choice but go global to save face for Canada
Carney’s travels are about more than just trade agreements and security co-operation. This is an apology tour, with a promise to do better.
‘It’s a new lens’: Champagne unveils new budget framework that splits operating from capital spending
The finance minister also committed to a new fiscal cycle, with a fall budget as the new timeline going forward, and spring economic and fiscal update.
Grits’ honeymoon may be over, but Carney’s personal one continues as pressure mounts to deliver results, say political players
It’s too early to judge Mark Carney’s performance as prime minister and he should be given more time, but the Liberals are losing support because cost-of-living concerns, and the heat is on, say pollsters Nik Nanos and Darrell Bricker.
Time to stop online bot farms, it’s a matter of national security
Every NATO country should immediately pass legislation that establishes a secure digital identifier for every citizen while also making it mandatory for any online platform operating in their country to require that identifier in order to post any content. Drastic times call for drastic measures. And if these aren’t drastic times, I shudder to think of what comes next.
Ambassador Hoekstra should turn tough questions on Canada-U.S. relations into a diplomacy opportunity
The U.S. ambassador to Canada should look to his predecessors on guidance on how to engage: visit different regions of this country and have discussions with its people.
