Ottawa’s lowered lobbying registration thresholds will reshape government relations

The implications are profound. Thousands of businesses and non-profits that were not registered will now fall under the federal lobbying regime.
MPs face a choice this Parliament: play partisan games or meet the moment

As grocery bills soar and households struggle, Parliament’s return will reveal if politicians can produce real results—or remain trapped in procedure.
Senior staff shake-up for Indigenous Services Minister Gull-Masty

Chantal Tshimanga, who up until November had been operations director to the Indigenous services minister, is now working for Secretary of State Buckley Belanger.
Why zero‑sum thinking is not strength

History shows that progress accelerates when a coalition of the willing moves first.
Carney did in Davos what other world leaders should be doing: rebuking the U.S. bully

U.S. President Donald Trump didn’t like what Mark Carney said in his speech in Davos. You can be sure that payback is coming. The key for Canadians is to be as brave as their prime minister, no matter how Trump tries to punish this country for taking the higher road.
Chrystia Freeland’s 10 greatest achievements as Liberal cabinet minister

History will write that Chrystia Freeland did something very few political figures ever do: she stepped in and ended Justin Trudeau’s story before he took the party down with him. As she told me the night of the 2024 Liberals’ Christmas party, ‘He crossed a red line,’ a line one can interpret a million and one ways.
Return of Parliament: MPs should buckle up

As the sitting kicks off, there is no shortage of domestic or global events that parliamentarians will have to deal with.
A shifting geopolitical environment leaves the Arctic central to Canada’s sovereignty and security

A credible Arctic security strategy must be rooted in Akuqtujuuk—the twin stars that rise together and signal hope. For Canada, those stars are sovereignty and Indigenous leadership.
Quebec: inhaling the ‘hopeium’ of the next ‘Mark Carney’

The potential evanescence of a CAQ without François Legault in all probability increases the likelihood of a PQ win in October. Investors already concerned about that prospect will be looking to consider attaching an additional risk premium to any opportunities in Quebec because of the fundamental political uncertainty associated with a PQ win.
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.