Is America becoming a failed democracy?

How can you convince Americans that Tylenol is safe when the president says it isn’t? Again, the world is left wondering whether America is ruled by a madman who doesn’t believe in science, and would easily shut down all free and fair reporting if he could.
Carney went to the UN to advance Canada’s foreign policy, Trump went to abuse, harangue the UN in a tirade of false accusations

Mark Carney’s four days at the UN showed his belief that Donald Trump’s aggressiveness can be fought off by strengthening Canada’s trade, energy, and security through diplomacy. When Carney returned home and went to Question Period, the opposition seemed uninterested in grilling him on what he had accomplished at the UN.
O’Regan to moderate a fireside chat with Enbridge CEO Greg Ebel at The Carlu in Toronto on Oct. 2

MONDAY, SEPT. 29 House Schedule—The House of Commons will sit Oct. 1-3; Oct. 6-10; Oct. 20-24; Oct. 27-31; Nov. 3-7; Nov. 17-21; Nov. 24-28; Dec. 1-5; and Dec. 8-12. In total, the House will have sat on 73 days the year. Last year, it sat 122 days, and in 2023, it sat 121 days. In […]
Carney’s push to expand Canada’s exports to other countries won’t be easy

Canada has spent much of its history seeking to cement close ties with the U.S. while failing to seek opportunities elsewhere. We’ve failed to develop the Canadian-controlled firms with the scale and scope to serve world markets with unique products and services.
Coming byelections in at least three safe Liberal ridings will mark first test of Carney government’s popularity, say political players

The Carney Liberals should use the upcoming byelections to recruit some young talent to strengthen their caucus and front bench, says pollster Darrell Bricker.
Public servants urge data sovereignty in recent survey, while AI minister says ‘data isn’t gold in Fort Knox’

Ninety-four per cent of public servants surveyed this summer say citizens’ data must be stored within Canada, and 86 per cent worry about public trust eroding if such data is stored outside of the country.
‘No ordinary Parliament’: Senate leaders prepare for ‘new era’ of quick legislation, pledging collaboration as fall sitting begins

ISG Facilitator Raymonde Saint-Germain says a change in Conservative leadership and Senators’ ‘realistic analysis’ of the political arena means there’s now a ‘collegial climate’ in the Upper Chamber.
Top bureaucrats say AI is ‘art of the possible’ in the public service

Chief Data Officer Stephen Burt says he recently received a draft of the public service’s first AI registry, representing 400 cases being used across government, from helping Indigenous language preservation to screening air cargo.
Former MP Julian says NDP has ‘lost touch’ with grassroots, looks to rebuild as leadership race takes shape

Former New Democrat MPs Peter Julian and Matthew Green launch a new project to hear from party members across to country in an effort to ‘regalvanize’ the NDP.
Politics and the Pen packs the house at the Château Laurier

It was a sold-out crowd at Politics & the Pen schmooze-fest fundraiser for the Writers’ Trust of Canada at Ottawa’s Château Laurier Hotel on Sept. 24. The annual fundraiser, which raised $530,000 last year for Canadian writers, attracted a crowd of about 500 people as political Ottawa came out in droves and in their best […]