MPs return to Ottawa as Parliament resumes
The Hill Times
Q&A | On Carney’s ‘brilliant’ speech, efforts to ‘neutralize’ China, and more with Sheila Copps
‘The most important discussion [for cabinet] is going to be around how they tackle the CUSMA challenge and also how they get these new markets going,” said Sheila Copps.
After Davos, Trump confronts an inflection point
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s remarkable speech at Davos said what many political and economic elites were thinking: don’t let the bullies win; fear is the mind-killer; stick together and you might win. Overnight the international mood changed.
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.
IMF report says Canada’s elevated trade uncertainty reinforces long-standing weaknesses in productivity and competitiveness
So while Mark Carney’s efforts to develop new markets and new partnerships around the world matter, without a corresponding effort to boost Canadian innovation and support our ambitious entrepreneurs in building and growing new companies, the new market opportunities won’t lead to new exports and investments.
Learning a new dance for 2026
Our government needs to take actions that not only respond to the new threats we’re facing from our neighbour, but that also protect our sovereignty.
Going along to get along is over
Canadians are waiting to see how Donald Trump retaliates, but Davos proved one thing: America is alone.
