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Coyne: Art of no deal—Canada’s only winning move is not to play
Andrew Coyne: (Mr. Trump) He has no coherent negotiating objectives, nor any vision of the Canada-U.S. trade relationship…
October 29, 2025
Not ‘phoney’ to highlight dismal state of federal finances…
Jake Fuss, Grady Munro: Given the state of government finances, and the costs it imposes on Canadians, there’s…
October 29, 2025
Delorey: We’re headed to an election. Stop pretending we’re not.
Fred Delorey: The Bloc wants to prove Ottawa will never deliver for Quebec. The NDP wants distance. The…
October 29, 2025
Parliament orders ethics probe into PM Carney’s corporate ties
Dan Knight: By a razor-thin vote of 170 to 164, the House of Commons ordered a full ethics…
October 29, 2025
Ivison: Canadians can’t wait much longer for Carney to accomplish something
John Ivison: Pierre Poilievre’s instincts are not always sound, but he is onto a winner when he says…
October 29, 2025
Brief history of Carney’s unfulfilled trade promises…
National Post: Twice, Carney has promised imminent U.S. trade deals, only for negotiations to fall apart…
October 29, 2025
Opposition parties can’t afford to call Liberals’ bluff on budget vote, say pollsters
The Hill Times: “If the Liberals are confident that walking away from the table will get them a…
October 28, 2025
Kheiriddin: Carney must not give in to China’s temptations
Tasha Kheiriddin: First, Canada’s EV ban is not just about our auto industry. It’s about national security. If…
October 28, 2025
Coyne: Canadian politics enters its era of illiberals and unconservatives
Andrew Coyne: What’s going on now is different. The policy direction the Liberals have taken since Mark Carney…
October 27, 2025
Lawyer decries ‘double standard’ on Freedom Convoy, anti-Israel protests
National Post: Tamara Lich’s lawyer, Lawrence Greenspon, ponders appeal after ‘epic’ trial that branded his activist client a criminal…
October 26, 2025
Mayor Brown: Fight back now or Canada’s auto industry will be gone’
Patrick Brown, Mayor of Brampton: If we don’t act decisively to shield our auto sector from these tariff…
October 26, 2025
Watt: For Carney to sell trade policy, best defence is good offence…
Jaime Watt: Opposition leader Pierre Poilievre will argue he would have driven a harder bargain, saved more Canadian…
October 26, 2025
Coletto: Canadians feel like they’re just barely holding on…
David Coletto: The answers are blunt. Twenty-seven per cent chose basic needs as their top focus. Another thirty-eight…
October 26, 2025
Bad week for Conservatives dredges up doubts, worries about Poilievre’s chances at winning
National Post’s Stephanie Taylor: …Poilievre is faced with a more mundane, but no less serious problem. Some Conservatives,…
October 25, 2025
Mark Carney: From climate champion to climate question mark?
CBC’s Jill English: “People don’t understand how someone who has championed climate issues for 15 years can suddenly…
October 25, 2025
Raj: Carney needs friends to keep his govt afloat
Althia Raj: Carney didn’t start real engagement with opposition leaders until October. When the NDP’s Don Davies sat…
October 25, 2025
How should Carney respond to Trump ending trade talks over Ont. anti-tariff ad?
The Power & Politics panel of party insiders discusses the political fallout and next steps for the Carney…
October 24, 2025
Ontario’s anti-tariff ad clever, effective and legally sound…
CBC’s Elizabeth Thompson: “That ad worked. It was a good ad,” said Alex Marland, a professor at Acadia…
October 24, 2025
Why did Donald Trump really scrap trade talks with Canada?
CBC’s Mike Crawley: It’s all prompting questions about whether the ad is the real reason behind Trump’s move…
October 24, 2025