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“Monroe Doctrine on steroids”: Canadian politicos react to Trump’s new “very chilling” national security strategy
The Hill Times: A new national security strategy by United States President Donald Trump’s Republican administration threatens to…
December 15, 2025
Rae: Trump admin put out plan that would degrade America, hurt allies. Riskiest response from Canada would be a muted one…
Bob Rae: Like all strategies, there’s many a slip between the cup and the lip. While the names…
December 13, 2025
Coyne: Line Carney is walking might not be sustainable…
Andrew Coyne: The Liberal government has cribbed from the Conservative playbook as opponents on the left and right…
December 13, 2025
Carney floor crosser Michael Ma comes from riding tainted by PRC interference
The Bureau’s Sam Cooper: Michael Ma says he crossed because he wants practical governance, and because he believes…
December 13, 2025
Lilley: Liberals flipping MP Michael Ma in secret deal a major blow to Poilievre
Brian Lilley: Poilievre clearly has a caucus management problem, and if he loses one more, it is highly…
December 12, 2025
Varcoe: Making of ‘grand bargain’ — how Danielle Smith, Mark Carney forged unlikely energy deal
Calgary Herald: From Stampede sit-down to key Grey Cup call: The inside story of how two governments came…
December 12, 2025
Horgan: Carney thinks he can make govt work again. Good luck with that
Colin Horgan: The task for the Carney Liberals is therefore architectural. Some parts of the budget still lean…
December 12, 2025
Gunter: Poilievre Conservatives favour stunts over substance, and it’s hurting them
Lorne Gunter: All of this comes back to the biggest single impediment to Poilievre ever becoming PM. He’s…
December 12, 2025
Ivison: How I changed my mind about Liberals ending religious exemptions for hate speech
John Ivison: (Conservative MP Roman) Baber’s impassioned performance at the justice committee made the case that stripping the…
December 12, 2025
Coyne: Something wrong with Canadian democracy
Andrew Coyne: …C-15’s assault on Parliament is not limited to its size and breadth. Buried deep in the…
December 10, 2025
Trump wants to boost European nationalists. Should Canada be worried?
Global: The document sets out a desire to “enlist” countries in the Western hemisphere — presumably including Canada…
December 10, 2025
Carney’s minority Liberals, opposition parties locked in existential impasse as sitting winds down
iPolitics: The only question now is how long this stalemate will last before one side decides to pull…
December 10, 2025
Guilbeault: I quit Mark Carney’s cabinet. This is what I hope happens next
Steven Guilbeault: The Canada-Alberta MOU abandons several key measures that were painstakingly modelled, consulted on, negotiated and implemented…
December 10, 2025
Ivison: Judges suing Ottawa for fatter salaries shameless
John Ivison: The judges’ association claims the case is not about the money — a clear indicator that…
December 10, 2025
Ivison: Poilievre pushes on anti-pipeline cracks in Carney’s caucus
John Ivison: It plucked language straight from the MOU but its intent was mischief, not affirmation. … The…
December 9, 2025
Bluff called? Carney govt to vote against Conservative motion on pipeline support
CTV: According to the source, the motion “ignores critical elements” of the MOU, such as industrial carbon pricing,…
December 9, 2025
Buck: Trump’s national security strategy hostile to Canada – and democratic world
Canada’s former ambassador to NATO, Kerry Buck: The NSS delivers a vision of extraterritorial economic nationalism that sees…
December 9, 2025
Ivison: Carney’s quandary — political will blocked by bureaucratic won’t
John Ivision for the National Post: The panel talks about the ‘disconnect’ between how federal bureaucracy is operating…
December 9, 2025
Satisfaction with Carney govt up 3 points to 62% – as voters think differently about economic challenges
Bruce Anderson: In other words, most people think our economic challenges are coming from outside, rather than self…
December 7, 2025
Chief says feds’ engagement with First Nations ‘needs to improve,’ after ‘very limited’ contact on major projects
The Hill Times: “There’s a lot more work that needs to be done in terms of consultation; duty…
December 6, 2025
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