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The Carney doctrine and the Canadian Senate

It’s an open question as to whether the prime minister will treat the Senate as a strategic asset or leave the institution under-utilized in a national moment when it is most needed to rebuild national cohesion.

Irish ambassador Concannon to speak at Edmonton Chamber of Commerce on Feb. 9

MONDAY, FEB. 9 Black History Month—It’s Black History Month, and the Government of Canada is calling this year’s theme, ’30 Years of Black History Month: Honouring Black Brilliance Across Generations—From Nation Builders to Tomorrow’s Visionaries.’  House Schedule—The House of Commons is scheduled to sit for 117 days this year. Here’s the schedule for 2026: it […]

What price will Trump demand and where will Carney draw the line?

Mark Carney is not abandoning CUSMA. But Donald Trump’s ego demands ‘wins,’ and Carney has promised to sign a deal only if it is ‘good for Canada.’ So Canada must be prepared to walk away if Trump’s demands would make us the 51st state in all but name. The immediate result would be costly, with a recession, affecting everything from the job market to the Canadian dollar. Much will depend on how well we are proceeding with Carney’s efforts for ‘strategic autonomy’ and the options generated. But it can be managed.

The cupboards may be bare, but political rhetoric is rich and frothy

It isn’t that our political leaders’ concern about rising food costs isn’t genuine. It is that most lack the daring, or the sense of urgency—perhaps because they, themselves, are handsomely compensated—to move from Band-Aids, and accusations, to substantial social change.