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- 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.
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- 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.
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- Conservative MP Jamil Jivani pleaded to Liberals for inter-party unity, but said the 'timing and spectacle of recent floor-crossings appears to many Canadians as an effort from you (PM) to demoralize Conservatives and the millions of Canadians who voted for us.'
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- Conservative MP Jamil Jivani pleaded to Liberals for inter-party unity, but said the 'timing and spectacle of recent floor-crossings appears to many Canadians as an effort from you (PM) to demoralize Conservatives and the millions of Canadians who voted for us.'
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- Party faithful have affirmed their loyalty to Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, but not corrected the deeper dilemma: can the populist conservatism he embodies expand beyond its base?
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- Party faithful have affirmed their loyalty to Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, but not corrected the deeper dilemma: can the populist conservatism he embodies expand beyond its base?
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- Rose LeMay
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- When former prime minister Jean Chrétien says we have to stop looking back at the problems in Canada instead of looking forward at the potential, his statement smacks of denial instead of a sense of history.
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- When former prime minister Jean Chrétien says we have to stop looking back at the problems in Canada instead of looking forward at the potential, his statement smacks of denial instead of a sense of history.
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- An easy win for the prime minister to show his commitment to Indigenous inclusion is to name an Indigenous individual to be our next
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- Every time a communication like this comes from our political right, it will be perceived as feeding the Donald Trump machine. It is taking a brick out of our own democracy.
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- Tim Powers
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- The Conservative leader and his team have bought themselves time, but there’s still much work to do because waiting for the other guy to fail is not a plan.
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- The Conservative leader and his team have bought themselves time, but there’s still much work to do because waiting for the other guy to fail is not a plan.
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- Scott Taylor
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- The Canadian Army is looking to buy up to 170 Domestic Arctic Mobility Enhancement vehicles, but we’ve been down this road before.
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- The Canadian Army is looking to buy up to 170 Domestic Arctic Mobility Enhancement vehicles, but we’ve been down this road before.
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- Sheila Copps
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- Conservative MP Jamil Jivani pleaded to Liberals for inter-party unity, but said the 'timing and spectacle of recent floor-crossings appears to many Canadians as an effort from you (PM) to demoralize Conservatives and the millions of Canadians who voted for us.'
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- Conservative MP Jamil Jivani pleaded to Liberals for inter-party unity, but said the 'timing and spectacle of recent floor-crossings appears to many Canadians as an effort from you (PM) to demoralize Conservatives and the millions of Canadians who voted for us.'
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- Susan Riley
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- If traditional conservative voters, and others, are looking for an effective, intelligent and nimble centre-right leader, they already have one in Mark Carney. We’ll
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- In retrospect, Mark Carney’s low-key approach—coupled with his tireless attempts to broaden our trade network—may prove to be the wisest course. Not as emotionally satisfying, or morally invigorating as a well-deserved profanity. But smarter.
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- David Crane
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- Every dollar U.S. Big Tech can extract from Canada makes America richer and U.S. Big Tech more powerful—while making Canada more dependent on U.S. Big
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- Canada is, by far, the U.S. auto industry’s largest export market and the cross-border value chains have worked well for all three countries. So CUSMA may continue. But how far are we prepared to go at the expense of other sectors and regions in Canada?
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- Gerry Nicholls
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- If the No. 1 issue in the next election is protecting Canada from Donald Trump, and if Mark Carney is seen as the most capable one to do that, that’s a huge advantage for the Liberals. The Conservatives' only glimmer of hope is if the economy becomes more of a concern.
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- If the No. 1 issue in the next election is protecting Canada from Donald Trump, and if Mark Carney is seen as the most capable one to do that, that’s a huge advantage for the Liberals. The Conservatives' only glimmer of hope is if the economy becomes more of a concern.
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- Mark Carney is both energizing his Liberal legions in the Eastern Canada while potentially making friends and allies in the Western Canada. It could all
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- Will Pierre Poilievre use the convention to showcase a new political persona? Will we see a new and improved Poilievre, one perhaps who is less confrontational?
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- Michael Harris
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- The Canadians who are worried about the Canada-U.S. relationship should consider this: no Canadian prime minister will ever be able to make a good deal with President Donald Trump. The best and perhaps only hope for the countries’ relations is a new tenant in the White House.
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- The Canadians who are worried about the Canada-U.S. relationship should consider this: no Canadian prime minister will ever be able to make a good deal with President Donald Trump. The best and perhaps only hope for the countries’ relations is a new tenant in the White House.
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- But it should be remembered that U.S. President Donald Trump is an aberration. With a change at the White House, Canada and the United
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- U.S. President Donald Trump didn’t like what Mark Carney said in his speech in Davos. You can be sure that payback is coming. The key for Canadians is to be as brave as their prime minister, no matter how Trump tries to punish this country for taking the higher road.
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- Gwynne Dyer
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- All six members of China’s highest military body have been dismissed on suspicion of corruption, including last month the vice-chair, Zhang Youxia, one of President Xi Jinping’s oldest friends. It’s a stunning reshuffle of the senior ranks.
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- All six members of China’s highest military body have been dismissed on suspicion of corruption, including last month the vice-chair, Zhang Youxia, one of President Xi Jinping’s oldest friends. It’s a stunning reshuffle of the senior ranks.
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- Iran’s former ayatollah declared the development and use of weapons of mass destruction forbidden on moral and religious grounds. We should take this decree
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- The regime will effectively be an occupation force that rules only by terror—but such regimes can last a long time if they are ruthless enough.
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- Les Whittington
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- The Tory leader claimed his government would end separatist sentiment by renewing historic pride and delivering policies that would bring hope to disaffected youth in Alberta and Quebec.
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- The Tory leader claimed his government would end separatist sentiment by renewing historic pride and delivering policies that would bring hope to disaffected youth in Alberta and Quebec.
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- PM Mark Carney’s takedown of the president in the world spotlight, while popular, has added profound new uncertainties to the entire Ottawa-Washington matrix.
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- Affording a home now is not quite as problematic as it was during the COVID years, but affordability is still the worst it’s been in Canada in 25 years, according to RBC.
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- Erica Ifill
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- The Tory leader’s convention speech included a nod to ending diversity, equity, and inclusion. Let’s unpack the idea of merit.
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- The Tory leader’s convention speech included a nod to ending diversity, equity, and inclusion. Let’s unpack the idea of merit.
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- Bhagwant Sandhu
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- Party faithful have affirmed their loyalty to Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, but not corrected the deeper dilemma: can the populist conservatism he embodies expand beyond its base?
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- Party faithful have affirmed their loyalty to Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, but not corrected the deeper dilemma: can the populist conservatism he embodies expand beyond its base?
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- As grocery bills soar and households struggle, Parliament’s return will reveal if politicians can produce real results—or remain trapped in procedure.
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- The question in foreign affairs is not if diplomatic risk exists, but how it is managed. As the government balances that reality, the Conservative response appears rooted to domestic constituencies rather than moored in a coherent vision of Canada’s place in a fragmented global economy.
