U.S. pressures Canada to roll back on data sovereignty, a high-priority issue in CUSMA renegotiation

Every dollar U.S. Big Tech can extract from Canada makes America richer and U.S. Big Tech more powerful—while making Canada more dependent on U.S. Big Tech giants and more vulnerable to their laws. And the more powerful U.S. Big Tech becomes here, the less the potential to build up Canadian firms and generate wealth and good jobs for Canada.
Carney’s Davos speech helped ‘stiffen spines,’ but PM will have to make tough choices to protect Canada’s sovereignty, say two former cabinet ministers

Now that U.S. President Donald Trump has ‘decided to weaponize the interdependence’ between Canada and the U.S. ‘as a means of compromising our sovereignty,’ John Manley says that the focus should be on bringing Canadians along as Prime Minister Mark Carney makes difficult decisions.
Carney dazzled Davos, but he needs to engage more with Canadians

Prime Minister Carney has made many Canadians proud in the past two weeks. He’s also offered hope to other countries. But now is the time to engage more Canadians and explain his next steps because he will need the people to be on his side, engaged and hopeful.
The missing mandate in Canadian innovation policy

Economic sovereignty in an era of global competition
Delegates tap eight new Conservative Party national councillors, as 10 incumbents are re-elected or acclaimed

All national councillors serve on a volunteer basis, but their roles are extremely influential as they are responsible for overseeing the management of the party’s affairs with the exception of fundraising and spending, which is overseen by the powerful Conservative Fund.
With Liberals trying to ‘manufacture’ a reason for a snap spring election, election readiness top of mind for Conservatives, says campaign director Outhouse

Two new polls by Ekos Research and Leger are suggesting that the Liberals are ahead of the Conservatives by nine to 15 points.
Conservatives to elect members of powerful national council today: Canada needs ‘Pierre Poilievre as the next prime minister, we’re united’

The newly elected 20-member national council will elect party president at its first meeting tomorrow.
‘The best is yet to come’: Poilievre takes Conservative leadership vote with 87 per cent support after final pitch

The Conservative leader promised that ‘the best is yet to come’ in his keynote address to an enthusiastic party faithful in Calgary ahead of the results.
Poilievre gets his verdict from the grassroots

The Conservative leader promised that ‘the best is yet to come’ in his keynote address to an enthusiastic party faithful in Calgary last night. He got the approval of more than 87 per cent of delegates at the convention to carry on as party leader.
Conservatives ‘ready to go’ in case of a snap election, says Conservative Fund chair Staley and MP Cooper

Conservatives are preparing for an election in case one is called this year, says Lionel Loganath, an Ontario candidate of record.