Amidst spiralling inequality and the unprecedented threat of Trump, working Canadians need an NDP ready to fight for their interests, not each other.
NDP MP Heather McPherson says the government’s failure to expedite these applications is ‘an international embarrassment.’
This is not a country that is founded on justice; it is, however, founded on order, which is a cudgel the powerful continue to use against the powerless.
The recent controversy over the purchase of a personal jet for the premier’s use seems indicative of the state of the Ontario Progressive Conservative government.
Canada was one of the few U.S. allies not to strike a deal after the Trump administration enacted emergency tariffs that were later struck down by the top American court.
The PM’s economic transformation agenda needs to deliver some visible and impactful results in the next 12 to 18 months, or another line of vulnerability will open up.
Former colleagues, politicos, and panellists mourn ‘trusted voices gone silent’ following CPAC’s cancellation of both its English and French-language prime-time news programs and double-digit staff layoffs.
The declining birthrate of francophones offers a nightmare scenario for Quebec.
The Parliamentary Press Gallery wrote to the PM last month, inviting him to return to the National Press Theatre to speak with reporters.
The 2025-26 deficit is down $11.4-billion compared to the 2025 budget’s forecast, but will reach nearly the same level projected for 2026-27, with an anticipated deficit of $65.3-billion.
Unless the NDP can find some ‘superstar candidate,’ then they have ‘zero chance’ of holding the riding once five-time MP Alexandre Boulerice steps down, says Liberal strategist Jonathan Kalles.
In other office updates, Diane Chieng is now a deputy director of operations to the minister, and Muna Tojiboeva is deputy director of parliamentary affairs.
The committee includes ‘leaders from major sectors of the Canadian economy, representing extensive experience in business, investment, trade, and labour,’ and is chaired by Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc.
Former B.C. Liberal MP John Aldag wants the party to begin nominating candidates as soon as possible so they can start campaigning.
Internal trade reform requires not only dismantling entrenched regulatory silos, but engaging thousands of public servants across 14 governments and innumerable departments and ministries to rethink decades of divergent regulatory practice where there can be good reasons for the status quo.
No Canadian prime minister has ever faced a more difficult relationship with an American president than Prime Minister Mark Carney does with Donald Trump.
A century ago, Canadians faced uncertainty by looking to the centre of the continent, recognizing its potential, and building boldly. That moment has returned.
Although provincial and federal political actors broadly agree on the value of a more integrated Canadian market, the biggest obstacle standing between political will and a fully optimized market is our federal system itself.
The push for a independence referendum—in Alberta, Quebec, or anywhere else—cannot be ignored. It is part of a broader effort to dismantle the shared framework that holds this country together.
In that riding, the Bloc Québécois vote increased by eight percentage points and the Liberal vote increased by 10, while the Conservative and NDP votes declined by 15 and two percentage points, respectively. Turnout was 50 per cent, unusually high for a byelection.
As pollster Philippe J. Fournier put it, ‘Carneymania has swept the country. Yes, even Quebec.’ Support for the federal Liberals in Quebec is hovering around 50 per cent.
‘Even if these votes don’t pass, the uncertainty that the sentiment exists could impact the appetite for companies to invest in Canada,’ says pollster Nik Nanos
With ongoing momentum and the Conservative and NDP vote collapse in Terrebonne, pollster Greg Lyle says the Liberals have a good shot at winning in Rosemont-La Petite-Patrie, a riding represented by the same NDP MP for the last 15 years.
With thousands of jobs cut entirely from the public service and thousands more retiring early, ‘that could put operations, in some places, at risk,’ warns union leader Pamela Isfeld, noting the early retirement program has already seen significant interest.
Prime Minister Mark Carney is a ‘better political practitioner’ than he’s given credit for, and the committee’s makeup could be another ‘proof point’ of that, says Conservative strategist Cole Hogan.
