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Foreign influence registry among proposed tools in bill to counter interference

Foreign influence registry among proposed tools in bill to counter interference

New­ly tabled leg­is­la­tion to fight inter­fer­ence from abroad would bol­ster crim­i­nal pro­vi­sions, open the door to broad­er shar­ing of sen­si­tive infor­ma­tion and estab­lish a for­eign influ­ence trans­paren­cy reg­istry. The…

If Trudeau stays, he needs one ‘last reboot’ this summer, say Liberal MPs, pollsters, and political insiders

If Trudeau stays, he needs one ‘last reboot’ this summer, say Liberal MPs, pollsters, and political…

With the Lib­er­als 21 points behind in the polls, Prime Min­is­ter Justin Trudeau will…

Someone will eventually succeed Justin Trudeau as Liberal leader. Here’s what Canadians told a pollster about some of the potential contenders

Someone will eventually succeed Justin Trudeau as Liberal leader. Here’s what Canadians told a…

Of a slate of poten­tial Lib­er­al lead­er­ship con­tenders large­ly unknown to the…

Trudeau government bypasses Doug Ford, sending housing money straight to Ontario municipalities

Trudeau government bypasses Doug Ford, sending housing money straight to Ontario municipalities

The fed­er­al gov­ern­ment is going over Pre­mier Doug Ford’s head and promis­ing to send…

NDP calls out Conservatives for effort to squash pharmacare legislation

NDP calls out Conservatives for effort to squash pharmacare legislation

The fed­er­al New Democ­rats are call­ing out Con­ser­v­a­tive Leader Pierre Poilievre…

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Positivity on personal finance Canadians report breaks record – hits new 16 year low

Positivity on personal finance Canadians report breaks record – hits new 16 year low

In the most recent wave of Bloomberg Nanos con­fi­dence track­ing, which Nanos has been…

Canadians are almost four times more likely to oppose rather than support a total ban on the use of gas-powered vehicles as of 2035

Canadians are almost four times more likely to oppose rather than support a total ban on the use of…

Cana­di­ans are near­ly four times more like­ly to oppose (50%) rather than sup­port…



Opinion

Bring back civility and morality to the House before it’s gone

Bring back civility and morality to the House before it’s gone

Work­places often expect pro­fes­sion­al­ism of their employ­ees, but rarely define what…

Pam Damoff’s departure a canary in the coal mine on polarization

Pam Damoff’s departure a canary in the coal mine on polarization

It wasn’t the biggest sto­ry com­ing out of Ottawa last week, but make no mis­take about…

News

Pro-Palestinian encampment members say little progress made in meeting with McGill

Pro-Palestinian encampment members say little progress made in meeting with McGill

Pro−Palestinian pro­test­ers who have set up an encamp­ment at Montréal’s McGill…

Hamas says it's accepted proposed ceasefire agreement from Qatar, Egypt

Hamas says it's accepted proposed ceasefire agreement from Qatar, Egypt

Hamas announced on Mon­day it has accept­ed an Egypt­ian-Qatari pro­pos­al for…

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Fu–king right, people are dying because of "wacko" Liberal policies.

Fu–king right, people are dying because of "wacko" Liberal policies.

Moments ago, Con­ser­v­a­tive Par­ty Leader Pierre Poilievre was eject­ed from the House…

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Opinion (Continued)

The divestiture campaign at McGill and beyond is bound to fail. Maybe that’s the point

The divestiture campaign at McGill and beyond is bound to fail. Maybe that’s the point

The pro­test­ers entrenched on McGill University’s cam­pus have a straight­for­ward…

Justin Trudeau has thrived on being counted out. Now he’s facing tougher odds than ever

Justin Trudeau has thrived on being counted out. Now he’s facing tougher odds than ever

What’s ahead for Canada’s long-serv­ing prime min­is­ter and the gov­ern­ment he…

Pierre Poilievre doesn’t have anything nice to say. The Conservative leader is toxic and it’s infecting public discourse

Pierre Poilievre doesn’t have anything nice to say. The Conservative leader is toxic and it’s…

WHAT IS CANADA com­ing to? It’s a ques­tion in most people’s minds, fueled large­ly…

Acting like a petulant child paid off for Pierre Poilievre. Canada may not be so lucky

Acting like a petulant child paid off for Pierre Poilievre. Canada may not be so lucky

It was quite a week in Cana­di­an pol­i­tics. On Mon­day, Con­ser­v­a­tive Leader…

Justin Trudeau didn’t start the fire. But the Prime Minister helped stoke Canada’s political polarization

Justin Trudeau didn’t start the fire. But the Prime Minister helped stoke Canada’s political…

Justin Trudeau led the fed­er­al Lib­er­als into the 2015 elec­tion on a promise to…

We are not having enough babies and that’s a problem for all us

We are not having enough babies and that’s a problem for all us

It’s not rock­et sci­ence. Ensure fam­i­lies have access to afford­able, high-qual­i­ty…

Trudeau government keeps moving goalposts on climate targets

Trudeau government keeps moving goalposts on climate targets

A major prob­lem with eval­u­at­ing the effec­tive­ness of Prime Min­is­ter Justin…

Political Pulse Panel: This week in federal politics

Political Pulse Panel: This week in federal politics

Two big devel­op­ments on for­eign med­dling in Cana­da this week: police made arrests in…

Foreign interference: Who knew what when? You’ll have to wait until the inquiry’s final report

Foreign interference: Who knew what when? You’ll have to wait until the inquiry’s final report

Giv­en an impos­si­bly short dead­line to com­plete the ini­tial report of the pub­lic…

Hello, Saskatchewan? It’s the CRA calling

Hello, Saskatchewan? It’s the CRA calling

There was a time, just ear­li­er this year, when Pre­mier Scott Moe’s gov­ern­ment…



Death threats. A toxic culture. Is it any wonder MPs are saying, ’‘politics is no longer for me’?

Death threats. A toxic culture. Is it any wonder MPs are saying, ’‘politics is no longer for me’?

It used to be that when politi­cians announced they were step­ping down, you got…

Free Press, Fair Elections and Democracy.
It’s Donald Trump vs. the U.S., and it’s far from clear the U.S. will win

It’s Donald Trump vs. the U.S., and it’s far from clear the U.S. will win

If the Amer­i­can empire should fall, his­to­ry will record (if there are still…

With attacks on Poilievre fizzling, Liberals must fix Canada's problems

With attacks on Poilievre fizzling, Liberals must fix Canada's problems

We’re now a few weeks past the fed­er­al bud­get and the lat­est Lib­er­al offer to…

Who’s afraid of Mark Carney?

Who’s afraid of Mark Carney?

Mark Car­ney set the cat among the pigeons last week with a speech that gen­tly…

Don’t fall for Pierre Poilievre’s rants that Canada is broken — it’s an insult to Canadians

Don’t fall for Pierre Poilievre’s rants that Canada is broken — it’s an insult to Canadians

These are bit­ter days for those who believe in the essen­tial role of a healthy…

Danielle Smith wants all the power

Danielle Smith wants all the power

In its per­pet­u­al sea of polit­i­cal blue, Alberta’s two biggest cities stand out as…

Poilievre flirts with far right while media looks away

Poilievre flirts with far right while media looks away

A dozen years ago, Pierre Poilievre was a rel­a­tive­ly obscure polit­i­cal fig­ure…

Poilievre's message to Canadians is right, and every honest person knows it
How AI is helping Canadians stay safe and informed in moments of crisis

How AI is helping Canadians stay safe and informed in moments of crisis

Today, Arti­fi­cial intel­li­gence (AI) is one of the pri­ma­ry tools Google employs to…



Madness in the House is the prelude to a powerful reckoning There is a new pugnacity to the Liberals.

Madness in the House is the prelude to a powerful reckoning There is a new pugnacity to the…

There is a new pugnac­i­ty to the Lib­er­als. But the day will come when the NDP…

Justin Trudeau and Pierre Poilievre are both playing a dangerous game

Justin Trudeau and Pierre Poilievre are both playing a dangerous game

The main­stream U.S. media are gen­er­al­ly slow on the uptake when it comes to Cana­da.…

Stop whining about your capital gains

Stop whining about your capital gains

Some­times, it’s best to know when to shut up. I say this with some mea­sure of…

Jews have eyes. And they see that the antisemitism in the protests over Gaza is no aberration

Jews have eyes. And they see that the antisemitism in the protests over Gaza is no aberration

There is a point at which the gaslight­ing becomes gen­uine­ly insult­ing. When meek…

Campus crackdowns earning a failing grade

Campus crackdowns earning a failing grade

Take a deep breath. You smell that? It’s the scent of resis­tance affect­ing your…

Canadians need more assurance and enablement in financial services

Canadians need more assurance and enablement in financial services

The con­sumer-dri­ven bank­ing frame­work will help Cana­di­ans man­age their cred­it…

India is too important for cheap Liberal domestic politics

India is too important for cheap Liberal domestic politics

The world is becom­ing too dan­ger­ous to sur­ren­der for­eign pol­i­cy to dias­po­ra…

If Pierre Poilievre doesn’t want to be portrayed as an authoritarian leader, maybe he should stop talking like one

If Pierre Poilievre doesn’t want to be portrayed as an authoritarian leader, maybe he should stop…

It’s been an extra­or­di­nary cou­ple of days in the saga of Pierre Poilievre, unleashed.…

Labour vote turns right as Liberals continue to fail workers

Labour vote turns right as Liberals continue to fail workers

Work­ers of the world, unite! This is your moment. Across the globe, par­ties are…

The decline and fall of Canada

The decline and fall of Canada

A state’s cit­i­zens must have the will for it to exist in the world. Has there been any…

Advancing Canada's strategic interests in the North Pacific

Advancing Canada's strategic interests in the North Pacific

Liv­ing in Cana­da, it’s easy to take our safe­ty and secu­ri­ty for grant­ed, but that’s…

For the good the Liberal party, Trudeau needs to think about his future

For the good the Liberal party, Trudeau needs to think about his future

Justin Trudeau was hop­ing his hous­ing bud­get would reverse the gov­ern­men­t’s slide…

Beware of the ‘everything-is-broken’ crowd

Beware of the ‘everything-is-broken’ crowd

There is a lim­it to how far Con­ser­v­a­tive politi­cians can car­ry the…

News (Continued)

Number of antisemitic incidents reached record high in 2023, says B'nai Brith Canada audit

Number of antisemitic incidents reached record high in 2023, says B'nai Brith Canada audit

B’nai Brith Cana­da has released its Annu­al Audit of Anti­se­mit­ic Inci­dents that…

U of T sees 'way forward' after meeting with student protesters behind encampment

U of T sees 'way forward' after meeting with student protesters behind encampment

The Uni­ver­si­ty of Toron­to says it sees ​“a way for­ward” after meet­ing with stu­dent…

Big tent party or left-wing tradition? Leadership race reveals competing visions for Alberta NDP

Big tent party or left-wing tradition? Leadership race reveals competing visions for Alberta NDP

Life after Rachel Not­ley was on the minds of about 100 Alber­ta NDP mem­bers who…

Spike in 'violent rhetoric' since Oct. 7 attack from 'extremist actors,' CSIS warns

Spike in 'violent rhetoric' since Oct. 7 attack from 'extremist actors,' CSIS warns

The Israel−Hamas war has led to a spike in ​“vio­lent rhetoric” from ​“extrem­ist…



India's foreign minister reacts to murder charges, claims Canada welcomes criminals

India's foreign minister reacts to murder charges, claims Canada welcomes criminals

India’s For­eign Affairs Min­is­ter says Cana­da is his country’s ​“biggest prob­lem”…

Political fireworks about drug decriminalization leave Toronto request in limbo

Political fireworks about drug decriminalization leave Toronto request in limbo

A request by Canada’s biggest city to move for­ward on drug decrim­i­nal­iza­tion is in…

CRA reversed $246M in pandemic benefit debts after thousands contested eligibility status

CRA reversed $246M in pandemic benefit debts after thousands contested eligibility status

The gov­ern­ment has had to can­cel at least $246 mil­lion in debts for thou­sands of…

Inside the bold B.C. campaign to crush child sextortion

Inside the bold B.C. campaign to crush child sextortion

Leo MacIsaac, a sixth grad­er in Van­cou­ver, is like any oth­er kid his age. When…

Trudeau 'absolutely' best person to lead the Liberals in next election: LeBlanc says

Trudeau 'absolutely' best person to lead the Liberals in next election: LeBlanc says

Cab­i­net min­is­ter Dominic LeBlanc insists he’s not plan­ning a lead­er­ship…

Macklem tries to stay out of the fray as MPs do their best to use him to score points

Macklem tries to stay out of the fray as MPs do their best to use him to score points

Bank of Cana­da gov­er­nor Tiff Mack­lem nav­i­gates a polit­i­cal mine­field every…

Poilievre tight-lipped on what Conservatives might do with capital gains tax changes

Poilievre tight-lipped on what Conservatives might do with capital gains tax changes

Con­ser­v­a­tive Leader Pierre Poilievre is telling busi­ness lead­ers to fight their own…

Foreign intelligence services are contracting out killings to gangs

Foreign intelligence services are contracting out killings to gangs

The arrests of three sus­pect­ed hit­men accused of killing a B.C. Sikh leader…



Green groups outraged after Ottawa changes the rules on environmental assessments

Green groups outraged after Ottawa changes the rules on environmental assessments

Major indus­tri­al resource projects under provin­cial juris­dic­tion that spew mas­sive…

Trudeau acknowledges charges in Nijjar killing, calls for commitment to democracy

Trudeau acknowledges charges in Nijjar killing, calls for commitment to democracy

Prime Min­is­ter Justin Trudeau has acknowl­edged the charges laid Fri­day in rela­tion…

Love the idea or hate it, experts say federal use of notwithstanding clause would be a bombshell

Love the idea or hate it, experts say federal use of notwithstanding clause would be a bombshell

Con­ser­v­a­tive Leader Pierre Poilievre’s sug­ges­tion this week that he would use the…

Feds hope to table foreign interference legislation next week: LeBlanc

Feds hope to table foreign interference legislation next week: LeBlanc

Demo­c­ra­t­ic Insti­tu­tions Min­is­ter Dominic LeBlanc says he plans to table…

Trudeau government prepares to introduce bill to counter foreign interference

Trudeau government prepares to introduce bill to counter foreign interference

A for­eign agent reg­istry and changes to Canada’s spy agency could be on the way as the…

Liberal MP Chagger steps down as chair of powerful Procedure and House Affairs Committee

Liberal MP Chagger steps down as chair of powerful Procedure and House Affairs Committee

After head­ing the House of Com­mons’ influ­en­tial Pro­ce­dure and House Affairs…

Pierre Poilievre has been accused of flirting with Diagolon. Here’s what the extremist group thinks of that

Pierre Poilievre has been accused of flirting with Diagolon. Here’s what the extremist group thinks…

The ques­tion of Pierre Poilievre’s ties — real or oth­er­wise — to an extrem­ist online…

Parliamentary report on Emergencies Act decision is 18 months past due -- and counting

Parliamentary report on Emergencies Act decision is 18 months past due -- and counting

For a com­mit­tee struck to review an emer­gency, the approach to report­ing back to…

Danielle Smith, big government's unlikely fan

Danielle Smith, big government's unlikely fan

When Pre­mier Danielle Smith put forth the ambi­tion of build­ing a mul­ti-city…

Conservatives say Poilievre would only override Charter rights over criminal justice matters

Conservatives say Poilievre would only override Charter rights over criminal justice matters

A day after declin­ing to put any lim­its on how the Con­ser­v­a­tives would use the…

Good Talk -- "Toxicity, Lies and Misinformation"

Good Talk -- "Toxicity, Lies and Misinformation"

A Lib­er­al MP says she’s had enough. After nine years as an MP Pam Damoff says she won’t…

Some 2019 candidates ‘appeared willing’ to engage with foreign interference: Hogue inquiry

Some 2019 candidates ‘appeared willing’ to engage with foreign interference: Hogue inquiry

A hand­ful of can­di­dates in Canada’s 2019 fed­er­al elec­tion ​“appeared will­ing” to…

Foreign interference may have changed 2021 result in one riding, inquiry finds

Foreign interference may have changed 2021 result in one riding, inquiry finds

For­eign med­dling attempts didn’t change who won the last two fed­er­al elec­tions in…

Ontario Liberal MP Drouin may not run in the next election

Ontario Liberal MP Drouin may not run in the next election

So far, 21 MPs from all par­ties have announced they won’t seek re-elec­tion in the next…

Pierre Poilievre: Memo to corporate Canada - fire your lobbyist. Ignore politicians. Go to the people.

Pierre Poilievre: Memo to corporate Canada - fire your lobbyist. Ignore politicians. Go to the…

The Trudeau government’s tax hike on cap­i­tal gains has investors and busi­ness lead­ers…

Foreign interference a ‘stain’ on Canada’s electoral processes, but did not undermine 2019, 2021 elections, says Hogue

Foreign interference a ‘stain’ on Canada’s electoral processes, but did not undermine 2019, 2021…

Pre­lim­i­nary find­ings from the fed­er­al Pub­lic Inquiry into For­eign Inter­fer­ence…

Police make arrests in killing of B.C. Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar

Police make arrests in killing of B.C. Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar

Cana­di­an police have arrest­ed mem­bers of an alleged hit squad inves­ti­ga­tors…

Foreign meddling didn't affect who formed government in past elections — but inquiry flags 'troubling' events

Foreign meddling didn't affect who formed government in past elections — but inquiry flags…

The pub­lic inquiry inves­ti­gat­ing for­eign inter­fer­ence says attempts from oth­er…

Canada will send $65M for humanitarian assistance and economic development to Lebanon

Canada will send $65M for humanitarian assistance and economic development to Lebanon

Inter­na­tion­al Devel­op­ment Min­is­ter Ahmed Hussen announced a $65−million aid…

Conservatives don’t rule out using notwithstanding clause beyond criminal justice matters

Conservatives don’t rule out using notwithstanding clause beyond criminal justice matters

The fed­er­al Con­ser­v­a­tives say their pro­posed use of the notwith­stand­ing clause…

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Liberal icon Bernie Sanders is running for Senate reelection, squelching retirement rumors

    Liberal icon Bernie Sanders is running for Senate reelection, squelching retirement rumors

    BURLINGTON, Vt. — Sen. Bernie Sanders of Ver­mont announced Mon­day he will run for…

    Hamas says it's accepted proposed ceasefire agreement from Qatar, Egypt

    Hamas says it's accepted proposed ceasefire agreement from Qatar, Egypt

    Hamas announced on Mon­day it has accept­ed an Egypt­ian-Qatari pro­pos­al for…

    Trump Media fires auditing firm that US regulators have charged with 'massive fraud'

      Trump Media fires auditing firm that US regulators have charged with 'massive fraud'

      NEW YORK (AP) — Trump Media and Tech­nol­o­gy Group, the own­er of social net­work­ing…

      Trump fined $1,000 for gag order violation in hush money case as judge warns of possible jail time

        Trump fined $1,000 for gag order violation in hush money case as judge warns of possible jail time

        NEW YORK (AP) — The judge pre­sid­ing over Don­ald Trump’s hush mon­ey tri­al has fined…

          Prosecutors move deeper into Trump's orbit as testimony in hush money trial enters a third week

          NEW YORK (AP) — Pros­e­cu­tors in Don­ald Trump’s hush mon­ey tri­al are mov­ing deep­er…

          Think Tank

          Emerging Technology and Five Eyes: Implications for Canadian Defence

          Emerging Technology and Five Eyes: Implications for Canadian Defence

          In 2017, the Cana­di­an gov­ern­ment unveiled its updat­ed defense pol­i­cy, Strong…

          Canada’s resource sector: protecting the Golden Goose

          Canada’s resource sector: protecting the Golden Goose

          Despite the impor­tance of nat­ur­al resources to our econ­o­my, Cana­di­ans often…

          Development needs can conflict with nature,  but with knowledge we can grow together

          Substacks

          A collection of SubStack publishing within Canadian public affairs.

          Revealing Pierre Poilievre’s game plan

          Revealing Pierre Poilievre’s game plan

          Con­ser­v­a­tive Par­ty Leader Pierre Poilievre’s road­side chat with pro­test­ers in the…

          The Perfect Image of Pierre Poilievre

          The Perfect Image of Pierre Poilievre

          A few days ago, Pierre Poilievre’s offi­cial social media chan­nels shared a fair­ly…

          7 ways to talk about Israel and Gaza

          7 ways to talk about Israel and Gaza

          Pro-Pales­tine encamp­ments are spring­ing up on cam­pus­es across the Unit­ed States.…

          Podcasts

          Voice Of The Common Man

            Voice Of The Common Man

            It’s the biggest media suc­cess sto­ry you’ve (maybe) nev­er heard of.

            Alleged hit squad arrested, and chaos in the House

              Alleged hit squad arrested, and chaos in the House

              A dra­mat­ic devel­op­ment in a shock­ing case: police on Fri­day arrest­ed three…

              Good Talk -- "Toxicity, Lies and Misinformation"

                Good Talk -- "Toxicity, Lies and Misinformation"

                A Lib­er­al MP says she’s had enough. After nine years as an MP Pam Damoff says she won’t…

                Modernizing the CAF for Modernized Continental Defence

                  Modernizing the CAF for Modernized Continental Defence

                  On his episode of Defence Decon­struct­ed, The Hon. Bill Blair speaks to Our North,…

                  Poilievre calls Trudeau’s drug policies ‘wacko’

                    Poilievre calls Trudeau’s drug policies ‘wacko’

                    At Issue this week: Pierre Poilievre gets boot­ed from the House of Com­mons after…

                    The Impact of the Trans Mountain Expansion with Susan Bell

                      The Impact of the Trans Mountain Expansion with Susan Bell

                      On this episode of the Ener­gy Secu­ri­ty Cubed Pod­cast, Kel­ly Ogle and Joe Cal­nan…

                      Trevor Tombe, economic truth-teller, is kind of a big deal right now

                        Trevor Tombe, economic truth-teller, is kind of a big deal right now

                        This week on WONK, Trevor Tombe talks to host Edward Green­spon about the Trans Moun­tain…

                        Navigating Engagement with China with Paul Evans

                          Navigating Engagement with China with Paul Evans

                          For this episode of the Glob­al Exchange pod­cast, Col­in Robert­son talks with Paul…