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Britain’S China crisis: Starmer fights for political Life as security vetting scandal exposes cost of Labour’s bet on Mandelson and Beijing
The Bureau: British documents released related to the vetting process confirmed that Starmer chose Mandelson despite written warnings…
April 17, 2026
Carson Jerema: How Justin Trudeau cost Canada $1 trillion
Carson Jerema/National Post: An RBC report released Tuesday confirmed that new investment in Canada has completely collapsed during…
April 17, 2026
‘Massive risk’: Chinese EVs are first test for Canada’s new strategic partnership with China
National Post: Michael Kovrig, a geopolitical advisor and former diplomat who was detained by the Chinese government for…
April 17, 2026
Éric Grenier: Why Conservatives should be worried about byelections
Éric Grenier/The Writ: In the context of these three ridings, these were worst-ever results for the Conservatives. But…
April 16, 2026
‘Teeny tiny’ or thousands will die? Psychiatrists divided over how many would get MAID for mental illness
National Post: Thousands could choose to die by MAID if euthanasia is opened to people experiencing mental suffering…
April 16, 2026
World lawmakers demand action on new Xinjiang torture and slavery testimony, raising stakes on Carney’s majority govt China EV deal
The Bureau: A coalition of 68 legislators representing 29 countries has issued an urgent call for international action…
April 16, 2026
Guardrails of MAID need vigilant scrutiny
The Globe and Mail: The most prominent critical voices on the committee say they are being shut out…
April 16, 2026
James Moore: Carney has his majority. Here’s what every party gains from it
CTV: For Canada’s system of checks and balances to work at the federal level in the interests of…
April 15, 2026
Andrew MacDougall: Floor crossings say something about Poilievre, but more about Carney (and Trump)
Andrew MacDougall/Toronto Star: The sad fact for our politics is that neither Carney or Poilievre will be judged…
April 15, 2026
FIRST READING: Alberta setting template on how to defy Ottawa
National Post: A massive expansion of urban tent cities and open-air drug use. A crisis of “catch and…
April 15, 2026
Preston Manning: It is time for some Liberals to cross floor
National Post: Return to a minority Liberal government, held hostage on various issues by an unholy alliance of…
April 15, 2026
Mathieu Bock-Côté: Nationalists finally understand demographic changes with Liberal win in Terrebonne byelection
Mathieu Bock-Côté (translated from the original French Facebook post): Reading what’s been said on social media since the…
April 15, 2026
Tasha Kheiriddin: Why Liberal Terrebonne win could push more Conservative MPs to flee
Tasha Kheiriddin/National Post: Rumours are flying in Quebec about the possibility of local MPs either defecting to the…
April 14, 2026
Campbell Clark: Moment Pierre Poilievre didn’t want to meet
Campbell Clark/The Globe and Mail: Mr. Poilievre lost the most because he lost the threat to take down…
April 14, 2026
Don Braid: Three byelection losses and majority across aisle; more hits to Poilievre’s leadership
Don Braid/Calgary Herald: the plunge in Conservative support is ominous for Poilievre. In Toronto’s University-Rosedale, arguably the heart…
April 14, 2026
Michael Coyne: Odd floor-crossing is one thing, but on this scale it undermines our system of govt
Michael Coyne/The Globe and Mail: It wasn’t always thus. The notion that MPs on the government benches, no…
April 14, 2026
Carney clinches slim majority in byelections, but ‘lacklustre’ Conservative showing makes time ripe to ‘hunt’ floor crossers, say politicos
The Hill Times: Even though the Conservatives were not expected to win any of the three seats, they…
April 14, 2026
PM Carney enters his majority era, says he doesn’t plan to call election
CTV: What will this new majority mean for federal political dynamics, the timing of the next federal election,…
April 14, 2026
Canada-China relations: principled pragmatism or quiet accommodation?
Michael Kovrig: The controversy around Liberal MP Michael Ma’s comments on forced labour in China is an early…
April 14, 2026
Global battle for data control: How 2026 U.S. report on trade barriers targets data sovereignty worldwide
Michael Geist: My Globe and Mail op-ed last week argued that the U.S. is pursuing a two-pronged strategy…
April 14, 2026