Researcher, advocacy group hoping for ‘cabinet co-ordination’ on digital files with new AI and digital innovation ministry

‘It’s a very welcome move, and I think it’s a strong signal AI policy and innovation policy [are at] the centre of the government’s priorities,’ says Prof. Florian Martin-Bariteau
Carney puts his stamp on cabinet

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Prime Minister Carney faces an uphill climb

The threats to Canada are many, and as numerous from the inside as from the outside.
Carney sets the stage for consequential meeting with premiers after passing the Trump test

The prime minister must now prove that ‘experience’ is more than just a campaign slogan, and that he is prepared to unite a divided country in pursuit of shared prosperity.
Mark Carney and the disappearing pipeline

The Alberta premier and Conservative leader’s regular excoriations of Ottawa policy never seem to contain a reference to Trans Mountain.
‘I hope I can say I have fought the good fight’: Tory stalwart Don Plett retires

‘We have to make sure that we do not wait for the other person to put out the olive branch,’ says the outgoing Conservative senator of recent federal-provincial infighting.
New Liberal MP-elect led group that denied Armenian genocide, but backs feds’ recognition

Canada has officially recognized the Armenian genocide since 2006.
Carney’s new cabinet balances change with experience, analysts say

Prime Minister Mark Carney says his team is focused on growing an economy that ‘is resilient in the face of economic shock,’ and put key portfolios in the hands of seasoned ministers.
Carney PMO transition continues, staff await word

Plus, Liberal Tatiana Auguste’s win in Terrebonne, Que., brings the count of former staffers turned first-time MPs to at least eight.
Who’s in and who’s out of Carney’s post-election cabinet?

In a major cabinet shakeup, Prime Minister Mark Carney named two dozen new faces to his senior team—made up of 28 ministers tackling the biggest files and 10 junior secretaries of state—while giving the boot to 10 MPs he tapped in his March cabinet.