- Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon could be Quebec’s next premier. What does that mean for Canada?
- Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon could be Quebec’s next premier. What does that mean for Canada?

- Trump will definitely be pushing hard for dairy concessions but Carney cannot afford to cave on supply management.
- Trump will definitely be pushing hard for dairy concessions but Carney cannot afford to cave on supply management.

- The federal government needs to stop hiring generalist policy writers and start hiring experts in their field, and then hire managers and leaders with people and management expertise. That’s how we modernize this government.
- The federal government needs to stop hiring generalist policy writers and start hiring experts in their field, and then hire managers and leaders with people and management expertise. That’s how we modernize this government.
- There are no good ethics in trampling over the rights of Indigenous Peoples in the rush for national projects. That's actually the very definition of
- The global economy and Canada’s part in it is worth some focus, for sure. But one has to wonder if climate change in this very pivotal time will be eclipsed by big economy.
- When people crap on the mainstream media and talk about bias and self-interest, they clearly have never met anyone like Sharon Musgrave.
- When people crap on the mainstream media and talk about bias and self-interest, they clearly have never met anyone like Sharon Musgrave.
- Prime Minister Mark Carney’s team is off to a good start, and hoping the honeymoon will eventually end is not enough of a plan
- A third-party review could help the Conservatives present themselves as a responsible body, not a cult of personality.
- Perhaps the Liberals need to do more than make promises of massive budget increases if there are too few personnel left in uniform to manage that influx of money.
- Perhaps the Liberals need to do more than make promises of massive budget increases if there are too few personnel left in uniform to manage that influx of money.
- An investment in tungsten production could benefit all of our NATO allies, allowing them to source Canadian rather than Chinese tungsten.
- A clear way to demonstrate to Canadians that he is not simply posturing would be for PM Mark Carney to cancel the remaining F-35 order.

- Trump will definitely be pushing hard for dairy concessions but Carney cannot afford to cave on supply management.
- Trump will definitely be pushing hard for dairy concessions but Carney cannot afford to cave on supply management.
- In this tense global environment, people around the world look to Canada as a country where people have learned to celebrate their differences, not
- As well as preparing for his own future in an Alberta byelection, Pierre Poilievre will be using the season to reinforce his level of support among the rank and file in preparation for a review vote at the party’s national convention next January in Calgary. It's going to be a long, hot summer.
- The message seems to be 'trust me'—and so far, most Canadians are inclined to. Besides, a honeymoon is not the time for awkward questions.
- The message seems to be 'trust me'—and so far, most Canadians are inclined to. Besides, a honeymoon is not the time for awkward questions.
- The federal government’s legislation encouraging the building of pipelines comes as wildfires in parts of British Columbia and Manitoba force residents to flee their
- Mark Carney is also, at this early stage, a conundrum: a man who speaks in giant steps, but promises pragmatism.
- At some point, the U.S. will again become a responsible stakeholder, but its failure to assume its responsibility is no excuse for Canada or any other country to slack off. Climate change is an urgent challenge for today.
- At some point, the U.S. will again become a responsible stakeholder, but its failure to assume its responsibility is no excuse for Canada or any other country to slack off. Climate change is an urgent challenge for today.
- Economic success will only succeed if we become an innovation nation, not a petrostate. We have great talent in Canada and many ambitious entrepreneurs
- Canadians will need clear evidence that there is a strategy to deliver real change and the political stamina to withstand a process that will also be highly disruptive.
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- Just because a 'new American left' might be surging in the U.S., that doesn’t mean it’ll also happen here in Canada.
- Just because a 'new American left' might be surging in the U.S., that doesn’t mean it’ll also happen here in Canada.
- It's unclear how much money Project Ontario will spend to advance its cause. But one thing we do know is that some conservatives are unhappy
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- Donald Trump hates Canada’s supply-management policies. What if he next says either you drop supply management as a policy of your country, or the trade talks end? Would Carney 'cave' again for pragmatic reasons?
- Donald Trump hates Canada’s supply-management policies. What if he next says either you drop supply management as a policy of your country, or the trade talks end? Would Carney 'cave' again for pragmatic reasons?
- Just because Canada is a kinder and gentler place than the U.S., and just because we mediate our differences with civil words not civil
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- Since the Chinese invasion of 1950, Tibet has been officially part of of the country and Beijing does not like religious leaders who are beyond its control.
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- For all the effort towards building new overseas trade relationships, the prospects for an outward-focused nation like Canada—where exports account for 34 per cent of GDP—are, at best, uncertain.
- For all the effort towards building new overseas trade relationships, the prospects for an outward-focused nation like Canada—where exports account for 34 per cent of GDP—are, at best, uncertain.
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- All of this political theatre, and they didn’t even destroy the uranium they pretended to seek. What a waste of time, money, and military resources.
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- Ottawa won’t gain global independence by echoing Washington or isolating China. It’s time for selective engagement, grounded in Canadian interests.
- Ottawa won’t gain global independence by echoing Washington or isolating China. It’s time for selective engagement, grounded in Canadian interests.
- Canada needs bold diplomacy, not cautious complicity, as the Middle East tilts toward a wider war.
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