SecState Fuhr to talk about Canada’s new era in defence investment on Monday, Feb. 23, in Montreal

MONDAY, FEB. 23 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 […]
Pierre Poilievre is in a pickle: he’s a weak leader with a strong mandate

The Conservatives now have a leader who is apparently afraid of his caucus, and a caucus that is apparently unafraid of its leader.
Think big: Senate Building should be turned into high-speed rail hub in 2037

The grand old Ottawa Union Station should be brought back to its original purpose and glory. Our city needs a train station downtown to best serve the people of Ottawa, tourists, MPs, Senators, cabinet ministers, and staffers. Think big for this beautiful city and for the generations to come.
Having a defence industrial strategy is good, but we’ll also need to know what to do with it

Canada should leverage its geographic advantage—far from Europe’s front lines—along with its close relationship with Ukraine and its willingness to invest heavily to develop advanced drone and anti-drone capabilities that can be shared with and sold to allies.
It looks like Trump will try cheat in elections this fall and in 2028

By accusing Democrats of cheating in past elections, it’s basically a guarantee that the U.S. president is planning to cheat now and in 2028 (at least).
Tumbler Ridge tragedy, U.S. attacks on Canada are showing a different side of Pierre Poilievre

Unity in the country and unity in the Conservative Party work in the leader’s favour. His edges are softening and, if he can keep that up, it could help reshape his image. But ‘hissy fit’ claims launched by his own members won’t help.
The NDP’s media breakthrough

This is a good lesson for communication strategists trying to garner media attention for a client: if you want to make news, either pick a fight or raise lots of money.
The EV revolution: baby steps and tinkering won’t get us to the podium

Until Elon Musk presents Donald Trump with an all-electric, gilt-coloured Trumpmobile, our auto sector remains at the mercy of a grumpy old man’s prejudices and his fondness for supportive oil billionaires.
A snap election still possible, despite potential Liberal byelection wins and more rumoured floor-crossings, say some pollsters

But it’s far less risky to get a majority through floor-crossings than through a snap election, says Ipsos Public Affairs CEO Darrell Bricker.
Questions loom over NDP’s voter verification process as leadership contest enters final stretch

Democracy Watch’s Duff Conacher says the gaps in voter identification could allow for foreign interference in the NDP leadership race, but the party says it has ‘established safeguards’ in place to protect the vote.