Sport portfolio a bright light during cabinet’s growing pains
The feds have seen the opportunity global sports performances provide to advance the country’s reputation, open doors for diplomacy and trade, and boost our global status.
Unchartable as ever: Canada’s future still up in the air as Trump juggles his trade strategy
Canada needs some kind of breakthrough soon because the combination of existing tariffs and the uncertainty from Trump’s tariff shell game has this country headed for a recession.
Will Carney be the change he wants to see in government?
Like any new prime minister, Carney has a lot to prove. And if he’s serious about putting his own stamp on things, then moving away from the trend of PMO omniscience would be a good place to start.
Indigenous Services Minister Gull-Masty says she’s eager to ‘succeed’ under ‘huge pressure,’ as Indigenous leaders welcome ‘progress’ in cabinet picks
Indigenous Services Canada is being headed by an Indigenous person for the first time ever—something Mandy Gull-Masty says adds to the ‘pressure’ to succeed, as she feels out her new role under the weight of ‘a lot of eyes watching.’
‘Really scared, anxious, and horrified’: advocates decry lack of voice for Canadians with disabilities in cabinet
The gap comes at a crucial time for advocates, as a new disability benefit program is being criticized for not fulfilling its stated goal of lifting hundreds of thousands of Canadians out of poverty.
To limit critics’ time to organize against Poilievre, some senior Conservatives explore moving convention to this fall
To limit the time Pierre Poilievre’s critics have to organize ahead of his leadership review by party rank-and-file members and to eliminate uncertainty, some senior Conservatives are considering moving the party’s convention to this fall instead of the spring 2026. And former two-term Calgary MP Devinder Shory says Poilievre should resign as party leader, call […]
MacKinnon steps into key post in minority Parliament
Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon will be a key player in this Parliament. He’s the guy in charge of getting Carney’s legislative agenda through the House of Commons.
New book reappraises Diefenbaker’s legacy
Bob Plamondon paints Diefenbaker as a passionate, charismatic, quick-witted politician who, above all else, strongly identified with the common people.
Will Carney bow, bribe, and buckle to win over Danielle Smith? We know how that ends
Maybe, if this summer’s wildfires and other disruptions become bad enough, they will refocus public attention on climate and Mark Carney’s new government will be forced to respond.
If Carney actually runs cabinet effectively, it’ll be an upgrade
On the change front, it’s a wash, at best. But the only thing that’s going to matter with this cabinet is whether Mark Carney runs it effectively. If he does, it’ll be an upgrade. If he runs it the way Justin Trudeau did, it’ll be status quo or worse. And we don’t know yet.
