Third-period politics: history’s lesson for Carney and Canada-U.S. relations
History would suggest Canada is not entirely in uncharted waters.
How will the 45th Parliament work?
A functional relationship between the executive and legislative branches of government is crucial to the country’s future. To put it bluntly: we have no time for partisan games. We need the legislature to do its job of holding the government to account.
‘Cutting red tape,’ mental health and primary care on the health docket this fall
Amid the Liberals’ focus on building a stronger economy, Health Minister Marjorie Michel’s office says that faster access to new medicines and supporting researchers are priorities.
A season of contradictions, focus, and discipline
Mark Carney enters the fall flanked by storms: tariff shocks, fiscal pressures, and sharpened opposition.
Carney’s Trump problem
By putting his elbows down, Mark Carney could end up paying a political price.
Managing the Trump-tariff file a major challenge for Carney government, polls show
Thirty-five per cent of respondents were dissatisfied that the Carney government dropped all tariffs on goods from the CUSMA as of Sept. 1. And, 61 per cent of those surveyed also said they favoured taking a ‘hard’ approach with the U.S., according to Angus Reid.
Next NDP leader faces ‘thankless task’ of rebuilding ‘in the trenches,’ says former MP as race launches with few candidates
Former NDP MP Matthew Dubé says candidates may need ‘a bit more encouragement’ to run given the steep task facing the party in rebuilding after its worst-ever electoral defeat.
First Nations chiefs criticize feds for failing to consult on Indigenous body tied to Major Projects Office
But, the Métis Nation of Ontario says it submitted names for the 11-member body after the government invited groups to provide suggestions at a recent summit on the Building Canada Act.
Finding courage in the Senate to question the government in responsible, responsive ways
The fall sitting looks to be shaping up as a disastrous combination of an unstoppable force and immovable object that will spark conflict in the House of Commons, bleeding into the Senate.
Escalation of political violence is keeping good people out of politics, says former Liberal MP after Charlie Kirk shot dead in Utah
The controversial Republican personality and ally of U.S. President Donald Trump was shot dead at a university speaking event on Sept. 10 in Utah. Amarnath Amarasingam, an expert in radicalization and extremism, says the death of a public figure can spark ‘a spiral of tit-for-tat violence that will tear at the fabric of society.’
