Health Canada has six sets of funding deals with provinces and territories—some of which expire next March. Marjorie Michel will only confirm she’s in talks to renew the ‘Working Together’ deals.
Reducing internal trade barriers is more important than ever. Encouragingly, Canada is taking positive steps.
This week, the Liberals revealed details for the $51-billion fund, which will be spent over 10 years. Of that total, $17.2-billion is a ‘provincial and territorial stream’ requiring them agreeing to slash development charges to build infrastructure for growing population.
Seven provinces and two territories don’t yet have deals even though Prime Minister Mark Carney said last fall that his government is committed to signing more agreements.
Pollster Shachi Kurl warns Ottawa against over-reading staffing tea leaves as ‘outsider’ Caroline Elliott’s star-studded campaign team competed with her official B.C. Conservative leadership launch last week.
New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt nabbed second-most-popular premier in the December Angus Reid poll, followed by Saskatchewan’s Scott Moe. Quebec Premier François Legault was back of the pack with a 25-per-cent approval rating.
Under the MOU, Ottawa’s commitments include suspending clean electricity regulations and the oil and gas emissions cap in Alberta.
With the ‘slight uptick’ in the favourability numbers for both the Liberals and Prime Minister Mark Carney’s after the budget and the Ottawa-Alberta MOU, ‘the last thing the Conservatives should be doing is attacking the NDP,’ says pollster Nik Nanos.
Health Minister Marjorie Michel said something could happen with pan-Canadian licensure for doctors in 2026 but the organization responsible for this work isn’t making any promises.
Despite the high-level drum-beating for Port of Churchill possibilities and especially for an LNG plant, an oil pipeline, or a hydrogen plant, none may happen.
A recent study of the provinces found that Newfoundland and Labrador residents are the most frustrated with their
place in Canada. Among the reasons for discontent is a feeling that fisheries are ‘unfairly managed’ at the federal level, says Dwight Ball.
Ontario is leading the pack, having signed 10 inter-provincial trade deals. One internal trade expert says the feds should have played a bigger role in harmonizing internal trade between the provinces.
King Charles III’s message to Canadians during the Throne Speech reminds us of who we are as members of a diverse and resilient federation. His words remind us, too, of the living history we carry and the future we continue to shape together.
Jurisdictional respect is a ‘core principle’ of any consideration of future national projects, says a spokesperson for Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson.
There is much we can do to advance nation building, but the choices must be transparent and Canadians must feel that the projects chosen and money spent will clearly deliver the very best outcomes for the country. We want and need winners, not lemons.
Ottawa needs a ‘calm, thoughtful’ approach that recognizes Alberta’s contributions to Canada without giving the premier a reason to keep picking fights, says NDP MP Heather McPherson.
Over nearly a decade in power, Justin Trudeau used bilateral deals, federal dollars, and strings attached to a much greater degree than past PMs to enact a federal policy vision in areas of provincial jurisdiction.
By highlighting Canada’s vulnerability in the Arctic, U.S. President Donald Trump has created Canadian unity and an opportunity to lead in the North, says Nunavut Premier P.J. Akeeagok.
Canada’s premiers made their way to the White House for a meeting with senior advisers to the U.S. president on Feb. 12.
Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey says Donald Trump’s ’51st state’ pitch for Canada as ‘incredibly insulting’ and an ‘assault on our democratic institutions and our sovereignty.’
Green Leader Elizabeth May says party members will soon hold a final vote on a proposed co-leader model, as Jonathan Pedneault returns to the fray after stepping down as deputy leader six months ago.
A quarter of the federal fund to speed up housing development has already been dispensed to municipalities, First Nations, and Quebec.
Premiers of all political stripes that once looked ‘invincible’ are struggling to get re-elected across the country, says pollster Dan Arnold.
Leaders seeking re-election in New Brunswick, Saskatchewan paint opponents as Trudeau allies, while BC Conservatives adopt similar messaging to Poilievre.
The City of Ottawa is warned of an impending public transit ‘death spiral’ as politicians look to boost the downtown core with more federal public servants.
