China Offshore Oil Engineering Co., Ltd. made LNG Canada's first 2 processing units now in operation. LNG Canada will once again use Chinese steel for the "specialized fabrication capability" it says it requires for its $33-billion Phase 2 expansion project in Kitimat, B.C. When the proposed expansion led the list of early projects referred to the new federal Major Projects...
It's been a relatively quiet decade in Alberta's oilsands, but the federal and provincial governments believe a new West Coast pipeline coupled with policy shifts might help turn up the volume. Prime Minister Mark Carney was in Fort McMurray, Alta., this week to announce the first proposal to be deemed in the national interest under legislation passed last year: the...
Quebec elections are always interesting, but Monday's vote carries with it all kinds of questions about what the future holds for the province and the country. Bruce and Chantal tackle that and also the latest moves by Donald Trump that show just how much trouble he may well be in with his presidency.
Prime Minister Mark Carney has a new national council on artificial intelligence meant to provide the government with guidance for its AI strategy and on making the technology safer. A news release from the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) on Friday outlined the formation of the Prime Minister's National Council on Artificial Intelligence, which looks to convene public and private stakeholders...
Canadian actor and philanthropist Michael J. Fox says despite current trade tensions, the Canada-U.S. relationship is “doomed to success.” “We’re so alike. Culturally. I mean, there are key differences based on our origin stories and things like that, and you can find ways that we’re different,” Fox said in an exclusive broadcast interview with CTV News in Ottawa. “But in...
The research focused on Canadians’ views of the federal government’s proposal to allow private investors to operate Canada’s four largest airports. Nanos conducted an RDD dual frame (cell and landlines) hybrid telephone and online random survey of 1,057 Canadians, 18 years of age or older, from September 27th to 29th, 2026 as part of an omnibus survey. The sample included...
A new Ipsos poll, conducted in partnership with Global BC, shows a significantly altered political landscape following the resignation of BC Conservative leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay. The BC Conservatives have regained much of the support they previously lost and now hold a narrow lead over the BC NDP. The survey also finds a decline in David Eby's personal impression ratings. Together...
The Carney government’s proposed labour law reforms target a serious problem: the increase in disruptions to critical industries such as airlines, ports and railways. Ottawa is taking heat from labour advocates, but the changes are a sensible measure to rebalance the interests of federally regulated employers, employees, and the public. In recent years, Canada has seen an upsurge in labour...
As a former prime minister of Canada, staying silent on the upcoming referendum on Alberta secession is not an option. But I wish it were. I love my country, and I love my province. I do not wish to pit one against the other. I believe that is how most Albertans feel. Despite the efforts of a few on each...
Tim Gitzel, 64, leans forward as he names mining companies Canada has lost. “Inco, Falconbridge, Noranda,” he says, counting off his fingers. “I can keep going. People say, ‘Oh wow, that’s too bad,’” says the chief executive of Cameco. Yet when the Saskatoon-based uranium giant flipped the script, acquiring 49 per cent of Westinghouse Electric, a legacy U.S. nuclear giant...
Quebec Conservative Party Leader Eric Duhaime admitted to using artificial intelligence to write his latest book. Duhaime told reporters Friday morning that he used AI as "a tool among others" to write the book, titled Destination Autonomie, which was published in April. Duhaime, who previously worked as a columnist and radio host, said he used AI to structure his thoughts...
Like many people, you may be under the impression that the Conservatives lost the 2025 election. Lately, however, that interpretation has come under challenge. According to this new interpretation, the Conservatives actually won. The country has a Conservative Prime Minister, and his name is Mark Carney. According to political scientist Stewart Prest, Mr. Carney heads “the most conservative Liberal government...
The first day of October was a big one for Alberta. At the same time an Alberta-born astronaut was getting launched into space, Mark Carney and Danielle Smith were unveiling plans for a new pipeline here on Earth. An even bigger day looms later this month, when the province votes on whether to hold an independence referendum, and that pipeline...
More than merely the loss of an able, fair-minded MP, it looks like the Conservative party's reach is ebbing
The news that Conservative MP Scott Aitchison will resign at the end of this year, which will make him the eighth MP to exit the Conservative caucus in one year, has roused the recurring question of just how much more Pierre Poilievre’s hold on his party’s leadership can endure. It’s like watching a frayed rope bridge swinging over a river...
It could have been worse for Pierre Poilievre — at least Scott Aitchison is not leaving the Conservative caucus to join Mark Carney’s Liberals. But Aitchison, a one-time leadership opponent of Poilievre’s who has represented Parry Sound—Muskoka for nearly seven years, is the kind of Conservative that Carney has been attracting. He’s a man over 50 in Ontario and polls...
It’s bad form, in writing, to mix your metaphors. But this summer, speaking to an array of people in and around the Carney government, there were two I kept hearing used to describe how things work in Ottawa these days, both of them apt. One is the ancient parable of the blind men and the elephant. Each man touches a...
Until Mark Carney came along, the Liberals never had a prime minister from the province of Alberta. Mr. Carney was born in 1965 in the Northwest Territories and spent his first six years there. But his formative years – the next 12 – were lived in Edmonton. Young Mark delivered the Edmonton Journal newspaper. His father Bob was a deputy...
Less than a week before the October 5th Quebec general election, the Parti Québécois (PQ) remains clearly ahead in the polls and, according to recent seat projections, has a shot at winning a majority of the National Assembly’s 127 seats with only around 30% of popular support. This outcome is likely despite the fact that a large majority of Quebecers...
These are unusual times. There’s a trade war on, given special intensity by Donald Trump’s threats to use “economic force” to bend Canada to his will. To counter the U.S. administration’s crude attempts to divert capital south of the border, governments across the country are mobilizing resources in ways they might not otherwise contemplate. A sort-of wartime economy, fit for...
Mark Carney has managed to fashion a surprisingly workable peace with provincial premiers. But it’s hard to imagine that peace will reign across the land after next week’s Quebec election. The Parti Québécois is about to take power again, for the first time in more than a dozen years, and it’s not just the possibility of an eventual referendum on...
For Prime Minister Mark Carney, yesterday was the sort of day he might look back on fondly from the other side of his political honeymoon. As he stood in Vancouver and announced that LNG Canada is moving forward with its $33 billion Phase 2 expansion project in Kitimat, B.C., Carney’s approval rating had just hit a new high of 6...
There is no shortage of commentary across multiple media platforms on the subject of U.S. President Donald Trump as a bully. Indeed, reading the stream of entries, it is fair to say there is a strong consensus that this is what and who the man is. Whatever his origin story, whatever he endured as a child (and there is plenty...
B.C. NDP Leader David Eby is a shrewd, confident competitor. He will challenge anyone currently suffering from a stomach virus to a hot-dog-eating contest. He will dare any chess champion to a tournament when they are sleeping. Mr. Eby will tackle a bear in a cage (from the outside, without actually touching the bear), or wrestle any and all comatose...
To the group of masked white-nationalist cowards who trespassed on the Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation to strike fear into the hearts of people living there: we can only hope the full force of the law catches up to you in short order. It should happen quickly. The group of flag-waving thugs with their white face masks and black uniforms...
The north remembers. Right now, that’s not just a catchphrase from the hit American television show about dragons and thrones. It’s also a fact for millions of Canadians stuck dealing with a second Trump administration that routinely threatens our cultural sovereignty and political independence with economic warfare. No matter what happens in the upcoming midterm elections or even the 202...
Quebec and Alberta may have more in common than anyone suspected — at least when it comes to seceding from Canada. In both provinces, over 70 per cent of voters oppose separation, a question that is animating both the Quebec election and the Alberta referendum campaign. The two votes come to a head Oct. 5 and 19, respectively, and their...
Had to do it. Had to toss the political puzzler Premier Danielle Smith's way Monday. After all, the latest poll from late last week shows support for Smith and the UCP dropping in Calgary, now trailing Naheed Nenshi in the city by several points. Yes, trailing Nenshi in Calgary. The UCP and NDP are tied in the province.
The return of Parliament and, especially, of Question Period last week underscores an urgent national problem: this country desperately needs a good opposition. Even one. Instead, we get sustained bile, messages hollered from the balcony, smear tactics, and scripted questions delivered with all the genuine passion of a hostage video. This is not just a token nod to the vital...
PARTI QUÉBÉCOIS LEADER Paul St-Pierre Plamondon has a dim view of the province he wishes to make a country. Quebec, he says, is at once threatened by creeping Islamism and a radical leftist cabal bent on prosecuting the nation-to-be for an array of purported crimes, racism chief among them. Aping internet trolls and MAGA Republicans, he has taken to labelling...
It’s easy to miss the holes in Canada’s social support systems until you really need that safety net. While many Canadians take pride in programs such as public health insurance or Employment Insurance (EI) benefits, the current reality often falls far short of their legacy reputations. EI benefits have been outdated for a long time. But now, as the U.S...
“Even when Trump moves on, another Trump will eventually come along. That is why it is better to truly break free and become independent, even if it means suffering for a while.” It’s a sentiment that has become ubiquitous among Canadians over the past year. It has bubbled up in coffeeshop chatter, in flags springing up on front lawns and...
Parliament is back with a substantive legislative agenda that reminds us: Democracy is nothing without accountability. For shame, then, that His Majesty’s Loyal Opposition is distracted by internal schisms and online echo chambers. This fall, Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives must gain a foothold. The party’s own MPs know it. Conservative deputy leader Melissa Lantsman told reporters, “This is not the position...
Canada and its fellow industrialized countries in the G7 agreed Friday to release 100 million barrels of oil and fuel products in the coming weeks. The pledge includes the release of "substantial" amounts of diesel after prices for the fuel recently hit record highs in the United States. U.S. President Donald Trump's war in Iran and Russia's war with Ukraine...
Liberal MP Salma Zahid says she's concerned about escalating violent rhetoric directed at MPs -- including the leader of another party. In August, a man was filmed setting vehicles on fire outside Zahid's home in the Toronto suburb of Scarborough in what police believe was an arson attack. Zahid says she now has 24-7 security at her home and she...
One of the most influential voices on Alberta separatism is not a politician or even a clearly-identified person at all, but a combination social media account and merchandise line that is among the independence movement’s breakout stars. The RiseOfAlberta account was created in the spring of 2025 and describes itself as “accelerating Alberta’s journey towards independence.” Since then it has...
Canada and the European Union plan to link next-generation payment systems to enable faster cross-border transactions, according to a draft joint statement prepared for a summit between Ottawa and Brussels later this month. This will help remove obstacles to business and investment between the two jurisdictions, according to the statement, an early version of a summit communiqué that was viewed...
Alberta is on the fast track to get a new oil pipeline to the B.C. coast - but leaders who want the province to quit Canada say that doesn't move the needle for them on wanting to stay in Confederation. "This doesn't change the system whatsoever," Cory Morgan said in an interview. "(The separation issue) is much deeper than the...
Saskatchewan's Crown investments minister stood Thursday in front of a skeleton of steel beams to tout progress on an artificial intelligence mega facility, while the Opposition again called on the province to consult first, then build. "We have just an amazing thing going on here behind us," Jeremy Harrison told reporters at the site, southeast of Regina. "Literally millions of...
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said outstanding issues with Canada are "quite difficult to resolve" as the G20 trade ministers' meeting came to a close in Milwaukee on Thursday. Greer and Canada's International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu had a pull-aside conversation at the summit Wednesday. Sidhu said he raised Canada-U.S. trade with Greer, along with other matters such as World...
Promises to lower the cost of gasoline from B.C. New Democrat Leader David Eby, and praise for a planned pipeline from Conservative interim leader Lorne Doerkson fuelled British Columbia's snap election campaign on Thursday. Eby's platform for relief at the gas pumps comes in two parts: a temporary reduction of the provincial motor fuel tax by 10 cents per litre...
International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu had a pull-aside chat with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer Wednesday during the G20 trade ministers' meeting in Milwaukee, Sidhu's office says. A "pull aside" is an informal conversation between officials on the sidelines of international meetings. Discussing trade tensions between Canada and the United States on Bloomberg news today, Greer said the administration of...
Pierre Poilievre tells Rob what he thinks of Mark Carney's commitment to a new pipeline. Parliament has finally resumed amid major challenges confronting Canada, including ongoing trade conflict with the U.S., an economic slowdown, affordability concerns, and threats to national unity. The National Post’s Rob Breakenridge is joined by Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre for a conversation about how — or...
Nearly three months into the federal government’s four-day, in-office mandate, one Employment and Social Development Canada employee says he was assigned to a regional office for a single reason: to satisfy the on-site requirement. “Nobody in my reporting line or functional area is in this location,” he told The Hill Times.
Voters in a number of ridings across the country will choose new federal representatives in the coming weeks and months after members of Parliament from four major parties quit the House of Commons for diplomatic appointments, provincial politics or retirement. When a seat in the House of Commons becomes vacant, the prime minister must call an election between 11 and...
Prime Minister Mark Carney says an oil pipeline to the West Coast is the first project to receive national interest designation under the Building Canada Act. Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith made the announcement together Thursday in Alberta's oilsands hub of Fort McMurray. "This is an important day for Alberta and for Canada," Carney said.
The proposed high-speed rail line between Quebec City and Toronto could cost billions more than the federal government’s estimate, according to a new report from the Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO). The report estimates the project will cost between $75 billion and $113 billion, compared with the government’s estimate of $60 billion to $90 billion. Among the largest cost drivers is...
A rogue artificial intelligence agent attempted to hack a Canadian government website earlier this year, an incident report by an AI research group revealed. Two attempted hacks took place, one on May 28 and another on June 9 on a Canadian government website, the report by Transluce, an independent, nonprofit research lab dedicated to public oversight of AI, said on...
Second Sons Canada describes itself as a "men's nationalist club" dedicated to fitness and preserving Canada's heritage, but a former military member who attempted to join the group says he only learned about its true nature — which includes adoration for Hitler, neo-Nazis and hatred for Jews — when he met them in person.
The City of Brampton has refused to release 455 pages of building records related to extensive renovations at Mayor Patrick Brown’s home in a decision that experts in freedom of information law say is out of step with transparency legislation. Brampton officials say that releasing information on Brown’s building permits would endanger the “life and physical safety” of an unnamed...
A sitting MLA with Alberta’s governing United Conservative Party says he has voted in favour of proceeding with a legally binding referendum on whether the province should leave Canada. Red Deer-South MLA Jason Stephan confirmed how he voted in this fall’s referendum to CBC News at a town hall he hosted Tuesday night at the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame...
G20 trade ministers are set to wrap up two days of talks in Wisconsin today. Canada's International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu is expected to speak with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, though formal negotiations with the Americans are the responsibility of Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc. During the two-day event Sidhu was also to meet with officials from India and...
It’s pipeline deadline day and Prime Minister Mark Carney and Premier Danielle Smith are set to make an announcement in the heartland of Alberta’s oil and gas industry. The Prime Minister’s Office said the two will reveal the next step to accelerate a “major infrastructure project.” The two are set to speak Thursday morning in Fort McMurray, where the Alberta...
U.S. President chastises Canadian leaders, says Canada has 'taken advantage' of U.S. U.S. President Donald Trump's war of words with Canada continued Wednesday as he veered off a prepared script at an event marking Hispanic Heritage Month in the States to chastise Canadian leaders for being what he called "very bad." Speaking at the White House, Trump said the U.S...
As unions and labour critics loudly decried the Liberals' new Building Canada Strong Act as an attack on workers' right to strike last week, industry sources say their more reserved reaction stems from “frustration” that the bill falls short of providing...
Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada's federal government will "use all powers that we have" against the U.S. owner of an Ontario steel plant that announced hundreds of layoffs on Monday. Stelco, owned by Ohio-based Cleveland-Cliffs, directly linked its plan to cut up to 500 jobs in Hamilton with U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war with Canada.
Canada's fisheries minister urged France on Wednesday to abandon a plan to launch a snow crab fishery in waters near Newfoundland and the French territory of St-Pierre-Miquelon. Joanne Thompson said France made no mention of its plan to Canadian officials, despite Prime Minister Mark Carney visiting French President Emmanuel Macron earlier this month in St-Pierre-Miquelon, a small archipelago about 2...
Prime Minister Mark Carney says it's important to reflect on a "dark chapter" in Canada's history and honour the children who survived residential schools and those who never made it home. He made the comment today, on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, at a ceremony featuring drumming and traditional dancers at Fort Edmonton Park.
A New Brunswick MP says a truck carrying supplies to the isolated community of Campobello Island was held at the U.S. border Tuesday. The truck was carrying Canadian milk and alcohol on the same day a U.S. ban on imports of both products came into effect as part of the ongoing trade war. The island can only be reached by...
Conservative MP Scott Aitchison has officially announced he’s resigning his seat following the conclusion of the fall parliamentary sitting. In a letter posted on social media on Wednesday, the 53-year-old said, “it is time for a new chapter where I will explore new opportunities.” Aitchison most recently served as the Conservatives’ housing critic and said the role, “allowed me to...
International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu is expected to speak with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer during the G20 trade ministers' meeting in Wisconsin this week. Sidhu's spokesperson says a specific time and format for that conversation have not been set. Sidhu also has bilateral meetings scheduled for today with the trade ministers for France, Australia and Turkey, and is meeting...
From critical raw materials to fighting wildfires, a document obtained by POLITICO reveals a wide-ranging expansion in relations. The EU and Canada will use a landmark summit next month to announce an expansive new partnership, ranging from breaking down digital trade barriers to joint support for Ukraine and investing in fighting wildfires. "The world is rapidly changing with unprecedented geopolitical...
A pilot stabbed another pilot and then apparently tried to crash to aircraft carrying dozens of Israelis on Wednesday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. Passengers and crew staged a dramatic intervention to subdue the attacker and the plane eventually made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia. The FlyDubai flight travelling from the United Arab Emirates to Israel landed safely after...
MIAMI (AP) -- A former Miami congressman and longtime friend of U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison in connection with a secret $50 million lobbying campaign on behalf of Venezuela during the first Trump administration.
SEATTLE (AP) -- A judge on Thursday overturned President Donald Trump's decision to fire the court-appointed top U.S. prosecutor in Seattle, the latest development in a legal tug-of-war over the administration's efforts to control who occupies the powerful Justice Department posts.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Americans are deeply frustrated with President Donald Trump's handling of the economy and rising prices, with most panning his performance and blaming his policies as higher costs threaten his party's chances in November.
Political power in legislatures and governors' offices is at stake in the November elections in more than one-third of the states, creating down-ballot drama in the midterms that could have significant implications for President Donald Trump's agenda.
Canada and the European Union plan to link next-generation payment systems to enable faster cross-border transactions, according to a draft joint statement prepared for a summit between Ottawa and Brussels later this month. This will help remove obstacles to business and investment between the two jurisdictions, according to the statement, an early version of a summit communiqué that was viewed...
A pilot stabbed another pilot and then apparently tried to crash to aircraft carrying dozens of Israelis on Wednesday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. Passengers and crew staged a dramatic intervention to subdue the attacker and the plane eventually made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia. The FlyDubai flight travelling from the United Arab Emirates to Israel landed safely after...
Prime Minister Mark Carney appealed to common values like democracy and reliability when he called for deeper trade and defence ties at the European Parliament earlier this month. But some experts say with the rise of far-right parties on the continent, key European allies may not always share those values — and Canada should keep that possibility in mind as...
One of U.S. President Donald Trump's trade advisers is threatening repercussions for Canada if it "interferes" in the upcoming midterm elections — though it's not clear what he anticipates the country would do to impact the vote. Peter Navarro, who has lashed out at Canada in the past, made these latest remarks during a talk at an economic conference in...
U.S.-Canada relations, already tense, are likely to deteriorate further after the United States went ahead early Tuesday with a decision to ban nearly $1 billion worth of Canadian imports, including alcoholic beverages, dairy products and motorcycles. The ban amounts to barely a ripple in $880 billion worth of a two-way annual trade between the two northern neighbors. But it marks...
Canada’s aim to diversify and grow its exports will inevitably mean a significant focus on building deeper and more beneficial linkages with the Asia-Pacific. In this report, we show that Canada’s diversification challenge cannot be fully solved by merely substituting one large market with many small ones, nor by assuming that supply chains can quickly or easily be re-wired. To...
Canada has spent thirty years pretending that internal free trade can be achieved through polite first ministers’ meetings, press conferences, action plans, and the creation of agencies.
The visibility of Indigenous women in business can seem like a relatively new story, but it is not. Indigenous women have been leading in business and trade for centuries across North America. However, Indigenous women became disconnected from these responsibilities when the Crown imposed a sex-based hierarchy with the Gradual Enfranchisement Act of 1869. Under that act a First Nations...
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RCMP officers who responded to the April 2020 mass murders in Nova Scotia will receive bravery medals from Governor General Louise Arbour. An announcement is expected “imminently,” says an Arbour spokesperson. The medals follow 23 awards for excellence quietly distributed last year by RCMP Commissioner Mike Duheme to RCMP members and employees who managed the grisly incident, in which 2...
Prime Minister Mark Carney has finally charted a course out of the morass that is 24 Sussex Drive, the official residence of Canada’s prime ministers since 1951. Carney’s June announcement of a private-sector competition to “modernize” the decrepit building, abandoned in 2015 and later put into mothballs, was welcomed by heritage advocates as an end to a political impasse. A...
Artificial intelligence has moved from a promising general-purpose technology to an increasingly consequential layer of economic, social and public infrastructure. It is already raising productivity, expanding access to expertise, accelerating scientific discovery and creating new ways to deliver services. At the same time, AI systems are implicated in fraud, manipulation and cyberattacks and unreliable results and misinformation. The most capable...
At Issue this week: Prime Minister Mark Carney puts a West Coast pipeline on the approval fast track ahead of the Alberta referendum. The Parti Québécois emerges as an election frontrunner. And another Conservative MP announces his departure.
In conversation with CPAC's Marc-André Cossette, he explains how Russia, China and the United States are upending the assumptions that underpinned Canadian security and where Canada should go from here.
Prime Minister Mark Carney appears to be walking on water in the polls, as new numbers put the Liberals and their leader at highs not seen before in recent history. Meanwhile, support for Pierre Poilievre and the Conservatives drops to new lows as an upcoming resignation means the party will face another tough byelection in the coming months.
Today on Playbook Canada, poll analyst Philippe J. Fournier joins Nick Taylor-Vaisey to discuss the ups and — for Christine Fréchette — serious downs of the Quebec election campaign. Fournier brings all the data to the conversation. Also, Prime Minister Mark Carney drops in on two high-stakes provincial campaigns. And a whiff of patronage returns to the Senate. Plus, 20...
