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Hours left for Liberal leadership candidates to meet 1st deadline as race clips along

Hours left for Liberal leadership candidates to meet 1st deadline as race clips along

Candidates yearning to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have until this evening to clear the race's first hurdle, although it could still take a few days to see who's made the cut.The leadership race is running on an extraordinary tight timeline following Trudeau's resignation announcement earlier this month and an anticipated spring election.

Canada bracing for possible influx of asylum claimants after Trump immigration orders

Canada bracing for possible influx of asylum claimants after Trump immigration orders

Canadian refugee advocates, federal government departments and immigration lawyers are bracing for a potential influx of asylum claimants following U.S...

Carney lines up support from more senior ministers, top Liberal brass in leadership race

Carney lines up support from more senior ministers, top Liberal brass in leadership race

Former central banker Mark Carney is lining up more endorsements from senior cabinet ministers from Quebec and top party brass...

Freeland to Scrap Canada Capital Gains Hike If She’s Elected

Freeland to Scrap Canada Capital Gains Hike If She’s Elected

Chrystia Freeland would drop the Canadian government’s policy of raising the capital gains inclusion rate if she wins the race...

Federal government using AI to tackle Phoenix backlog as it tests replacement system

Federal government using AI to tackle Phoenix backlog as it tests replacement system

OTTAWA -- The federal government is expanding its use of artificial intelligence to clear a backlog of Phoenix pay system...

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Pessimism towards the federal government reaches an all-time high; feelings of satisfaction and optimism reach new lows

Pessimism towards the federal government reaches an all-time high; feelings of satisfaction and optimism reach new lows

Nanos conducted a survey on Canadians views of the federal government. Pessimism remains the top emotion felt by Canadians when...

Conservatives 45, Liberals 21, NDP 19 > Trudeau leaves Liberal brand in doldrums.

Conservatives 45, Liberals 21, NDP 19 > Trudeau leaves Liberal brand in doldrums.

The Weekly Nanos Tracking is produced by the Nanos Research Corporation, headquartered in Canada, which operates in Canada and the...



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Trump and the Liberals have left Poilievre with an axe but nothing to wield it against

Trump and the Liberals have left Poilievre with an axe but nothing to wield it against

With populism now a must-have accessory in politics, there’s nothing better to be these days than a Populist running against...

While Trump spurns Canada, China opens the door

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Face time with Doug Ford

Face time with Doug Ford

DOUG FORD didn’t quite give a cross-party endorsement to CHRYSTIA FREELAND for prime minister during a Wednesday interview in Toronto...

Canadian military ready to deploy at border if needed: top soldier

Canadian military ready to deploy at border if needed: top soldier

Canada’s top soldier says the military is prepared to deploy helicopters or surveillance equipment to help secure the border with...

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America, don’t doubt Canada’s resolve

America, don’t doubt Canada’s resolve

All of a sudden, some of you have begun to cast a covetous gaze to the north. All it took...

Chrystia Freeland for Canada

Chrystia Freeland for Canada

Earlier this weekend I advised Liberals in Burnaby North - Seymour and my local volunteers and donors that I am...



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Justin Trudeau looked destined to fade. Now he’s getting a boost from an unlikely source

Justin Trudeau looked destined to fade. Now he’s getting a boost from an unlikely source

Justin Trudeau is facing down one of the most powerful threats to Canada at a moment when his own power...

Goodbye Trudeau, Hello Trump 2.0. We’re about to enter a new era in world politics

Goodbye Trudeau, Hello Trump 2.0. We’re about to enter a new era in world politics

By mid-March, Justin Trudeau will be out as Liberal leader and prime minister of Canada. By May, the country could...

Carbon tax remains an albatross around Liberals' necks

Carbon tax remains an albatross around Liberals' necks

Federal Liberals who argue they’ve put their vote-killing carbon tax controversy behind them, because their leading contenders for the party...

Why the Liberals’ Hopes Aren’t Dead Yet

Why the Liberals’ Hopes Aren’t Dead Yet

Is it possible for the beleaguered Liberal Party of Canada to make a comeback?

The curse for Carney of the ‘crazy carbon tax’ minister endorsement

The curse for Carney of the ‘crazy carbon tax’ minister endorsement

There are legitimate concerns about Guilbeault’s influence on Carney’s policies on energy and growth

Grits’ grasping for anti-Trump bonafides a ‘hail Mary’ tactic in leadership race

Grits’ grasping for anti-Trump bonafides a ‘hail Mary’ tactic in leadership race

Barring any last-minute entries, it appears the field is set for the Liberal leadership race. In the Jan. 6 news...

Danielle Smith still wants us to surrender

Danielle Smith still wants us to surrender

So much for that reprieve. The pro-appeasement Postmedia pundits and Conservative politicians in Canada hadn’t even completed their victory lap...

Will the real Mark Carney please stand up?

Will the real Mark Carney please stand up?

I’m the last person to criticize Mark Carney for throwing his goalie mask into the Liberal leadership ring. Canada probably...

Falsehoods, Boasts and Bravado: The Surreal Launch of the Second Trump Presidency

Falsehoods, Boasts and Bravado: The Surreal Launch of the Second Trump Presidency

President Donald Trump delivered two inaugural addresses on Monday; the formal one in the Capitol Rotunda, and the compensatory “real”...

Trudeau government tries to show it's not surprised by Trump's surprises

Trudeau government tries to show it's not surprised by Trump's surprises

When three of Justin Trudeau's ministers came to the microphone set up in the lobby of the rustically palatial Château...



Chrystia Freeland pitches Trump’s animosity for her as her strength. It’s her incorrigible weakness

Chrystia Freeland pitches Trump’s animosity for her as her strength. It’s her incorrigible weakness

“I want to let you in on a little secret,” says Chrystia Freeland in her video pitch to become the...

Trump's agenda poses risks for Canada far beyond tariffs

Trump's agenda poses risks for Canada far beyond tariffs

The tariffs are coming. Not today, but perhaps on Feb. 1. That’s what U.S. President Donald Trump suggested on Monday...

Trump’s Expansionist Plan:  Unite the AI Oligarchs and Divide Canada
After all that, it will be the Liberals themselves who will actually ‘axe the tax’

After all that, it will be the Liberals themselves who will actually ‘axe the tax’

Federal environment minister Steven Guilbeault posted a video over the weekend in which he was skating on the Rideau Canal...

Party veterans step back as Liberals seek fresh start

Party veterans step back as Liberals seek fresh start

The field of likely candidates in the federal Liberal Party’s imminent leadership race has narrowed considerably since Prime Minister Justin...

Trump's tariff U-turn ruined Danielle Smith's day — and ours

Trump's tariff U-turn ruined Danielle Smith's day — and ours

Just when you think President Donald Trump is going one way, he’s going another.

Dancing with a puppy killer, peddling Trump merchandise and threatening other countries. Here’s a play-by-play of Donald Trump’s 100 days before inauguration

Dancing with a puppy killer, peddling Trump merchandise and threatening other countries. Here’s a play-by-play of Donald Trump’s 100 days before inauguration

“Believe what they do, not what they say”: this is the advice given by sages everywhere. Still, we should listen...

The Rise, Fall, and Resignation of Justin Trudeau: Charting a Decade of Abacus Data Polling on the Prime Minister

The Rise, Fall, and Resignation of Justin Trudeau: Charting a Decade of Abacus Data Polling on the Prime Minister

When Justin Trudeau led the Liberal Party to victory in October 2015, few could have imagined the political rollercoaster that...

Danielle Smith puts oil and gas before country

Danielle Smith puts oil and gas before country

So, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has decided not to play for Team Canada. It doesn’t get tackier than that. U.S...

Canada’s Conservatives want their own National Energy Program

Canada’s Conservatives want their own National Energy Program

History may often rhyme, but it gets downright poetic when it comes to the Trudeaus and Alberta’s oil and gas...

Donald Trump has no vote but he may help pick Justin Trudeau’s successor

Donald Trump has no vote but he may help pick Justin Trudeau’s successor

The race to become Canada’s next Liberal leader is shaping up into the battle that Justin Trudeau keenly wanted to...

Liberal leadership candidates launch their campaigns with a thud

Liberal leadership candidates launch their campaigns with a thud

Unlike Mark Carney and Chrystia Freeland, Karina Gould is not running for prime minister of Canada — at least according...

Standing Up to Conservative Attacks on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Standing Up to Conservative Attacks on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Among the defining images of Justin Trudeau’s time as prime minister will be his greeting refugees at Toronto’s Pearson airport...

Liberal leadership contenders sound like Poilievre in trashing Trudeau’s legacy

Liberal leadership contenders sound like Poilievre in trashing Trudeau’s legacy

The race to replace Justin Trudeau as Liberal leader and Prime Minister of Canada has barely begun and the best...

Danielle Smith stands firm, slams Trudeau as Trump takes power

Danielle Smith stands firm, slams Trudeau as Trump takes power

'When I'm defending Alberta, I will never back down,' says Alberta Premier Danielle Smith

The Big Lie at the Heart of Trump’s Designs on Canada

The Big Lie at the Heart of Trump’s Designs on Canada

As much as America’s political pendulum swing from Donald Trump to Joe Biden and back again may prove to be...

With Trump’s return, and our sovereignty to defend, boomers are ready to return to their activist pasts. Age-related impairments be damned!

With Trump’s return, and our sovereignty to defend, boomers are ready to return to their activist pasts. Age-related impairments be damned!

At a dinner party of three-quarter-lifers last weekend, Donald Trump’s economic and possibly tactical invasion of Canada dominated the conversation...

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Poilievre says he wants to cut the federal public service, doesn't mind remote work

Poilievre says he wants to cut the federal public service, doesn't mind remote work

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says a government led by him would cut the number of federal public servants — but...

Provinces warn Ottawa slashing immigration program in half will hurt economy

Provinces warn Ottawa slashing immigration program in half will hurt economy

The federal government has told most provinces and territories they must cut their allotted spaces for economic immigration programs by...

Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi acclaimed as party's candidate for Edmonton seat

Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi acclaimed as party's candidate for Edmonton seat

EDMONTON -- Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi has been acclaimed as the party's candidate in Edmonton-Strathcona.

Trudeau’s environment minister says he’s ‘forced to recognize’ carbon tax ‘very unpopular’

Trudeau’s environment minister says he’s ‘forced to recognize’ carbon tax ‘very unpopular’

Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault says he’s been “forced to recognize” the carbon tax has become “very unpopular.”...



Poilievre says he's 'not aware' of more than two genders, has other priorities

Poilievre says he's 'not aware' of more than two genders, has other priorities

OTTAWA -- Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Wednesday he is only aware of two genders -- male and female --...

PM, premiers talk interprovincial trade to shore up Canadian economy: PMO

PM, premiers talk interprovincial trade to shore up Canadian economy: PMO

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the premiers discussed interprovincial trade on Wednesday as a way of shoring up the Canadian...

Canada’s immigration minister says U.S. ‘safe’ amid Trump transgender policy concerns

Canada’s immigration minister says U.S. ‘safe’ amid Trump transgender policy concerns

Amid a reported increase in the number of people saying they hope to leave the U.S. for Canada out of...

Trudeau, premiers urge shoppers to buy Canadian as country prepares for a trade war

Trudeau, premiers urge shoppers to buy Canadian as country prepares for a trade war

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the country's premiers met again on Wednesday to continue crafting a strategy to hit back...

Ford could call Ontario election as early as next week: sources

Ford could call Ontario election as early as next week: sources

Doug Ford could trigger an Ontario election as early as next week, two sources close to the government confirmed to...

Danielle Smith 'understands we need to be united,' Doug Ford says after meeting

Danielle Smith 'understands we need to be united,' Doug Ford says after meeting

OTTAWA -- Ontario Premier Doug Ford says Alberta Premier Danielle Smith understands why Canada's political leaders need to be united...

Liberal cabinet minister Harjit Sajjan not seeking re-election

    Liberal cabinet minister Harjit Sajjan not seeking re-election

    Emergency Preparedness Minister Harjit Sajjan joined the list of Liberal MPs who aren't seeking re-election on Wednesday. In an announcement...

    Defence minister sidesteps watchdog's call to compensate military's eyes and ears in Afghanistan

    Defence minister sidesteps watchdog's call to compensate military's eyes and ears in Afghanistan

    Defence Minister Bill Blair is dismissing calls from his department's watchdog to offer immediate compensation, and physical and psychological care...

    Are there limits to the prime minister’s power to prorogue Parliament?

    Are there limits to the prime minister’s power to prorogue Parliament?

    The Federal Court has granted an expedited hearing of a legal challenge to the prime minister’s decision to prorogue Parliament...

    Rising tithes lifts all boats? Hiked leadership entry fee, party cut will buoy Grits’ coffers: politicos

    Rising tithes lifts all boats? Hiked leadership entry fee, party cut will buoy Grits’ coffers: politicos

    This week, the Liberals are set to have their best fundraising day of the year as leadership hopefuls submit the...

    Ottawa should compensate Afghan interpreters, military ombud says

    Ottawa should compensate Afghan interpreters, military ombud says

    OTTAWA -- A military watchdog is pushing Ottawa to financially compensate Afghan Canadians who served as interpreters for the Canadian...

    Canada’s digital services tax is right in Trump’s crosshairs

    Canada’s digital services tax is right in Trump’s crosshairs

    With one of the executive orders he signed just after returning to the U.S. presidency, Donald Trump began preparing for...

    ‘Mr. Trump, f— off’: Danish politician lashes out over Greenland proposal

    ‘Mr. Trump, f— off’: Danish politician lashes out over Greenland proposal

    Danish politician Anders Vistisen did not hold back when he issued a public message to U.S. President Donald Trump this...

    Survey shows lack of space, privacy marred back-to-office experience

    Survey shows lack of space, privacy marred back-to-office experience

    Internal feedback from managers within the federal department responsible for overseeing public servants' gradual return to the office reveals they...

    Markham Stouffville MP ditches retirement plans after Trudeau’s exit ignites ‘new energy’ in Liberal party

    Markham Stouffville MP ditches retirement plans after Trudeau’s exit ignites ‘new energy’ in Liberal party

    Helena Jaczek also announced that she supports Mark Carney’s bid for Liberal leadership. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s decision to step...

    The oilpatch thought it had dodged a bullet, until Trump mentioned tariffs again

    The oilpatch thought it had dodged a bullet, until Trump mentioned tariffs again

    Alberta business and oilpatch leaders are returning home from Washington this week after the U.S. presidential inauguration festivities — and...

    Ottawa has done nothing to actually seize millions from Russian oligarch

    Ottawa has done nothing to actually seize millions from Russian oligarch

    Two years after Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly declared she was taking the unprecedented step of moving to confiscate millions...

    SMT - The Return of Smoke Mirrors and The Truth

    SMT - The Return of Smoke Mirrors and The Truth

    Bruce Anderson joins with former Conservative campaign manager, Fred DeLorey who joins our Tuesday lineup for insider political talk during...

    Canada’s new top soldier says ‘absolutely possible’ to accelerate defence spending timeline

    Canada’s new top soldier says ‘absolutely possible’ to accelerate defence spending timeline

    Canada’s new chief of the defence staff says there are “absolutely” ways the federal government could speed up its defence-spending...

    Dragons' Den's Arlene Dickinson says Kevin O'Leary's ovations to Trump not helpful

      Dragons' Den's Arlene Dickinson says Kevin O'Leary's ovations to Trump not helpful

      One of Canada's "Dragons' Den" stars is breathing fire at a former co-star over Canada's approach to the Donald Trump...

      Trump Pushes for Early Renegotiation of U.S. Trade Deal With Mexico, Canada - Force Car Plants In Canada To Move Back To US

        Trump Pushes for Early Renegotiation of U.S. Trade Deal With Mexico, Canada - Force Car Plants In Canada To Move Back To US

        Trump is particularly focused on using the threat of tariffs to change automotive rules under the continental trade pact, forcing...

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        Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes visits Capitol Hill after Trump clemency

        Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes visits Capitol Hill after Trump clemency

        WASHINGTON (AP) -- Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes, the far-right extremist group leader convicted of seditious conspiracy in the Jan...

        Trump has canceled Biden's ethics rules. Critics call it the opposite of 'drain the swamp'

        Trump has canceled Biden's ethics rules. Critics call it the opposite of 'drain the swamp'

        WASHINGTON (AP) -- Donald Trump took office eight years ago, pledging to "drain the swamp" and end the domination of...

        Trump demands an apology from bishop who asked him to 'have mercy' on LGBTQ+ people and migrants

        Trump demands an apology from bishop who asked him to 'have mercy' on LGBTQ+ people and migrants

        WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump on Wednesday demanded an apology from the Episcopal bishop of Washington after she made...

        Trump Administration shuts down White House Spanish-language page, social media

        Trump Administration shuts down White House Spanish-language page, social media

        Within hours of President Donald Trump's inauguration, the new administration took down the Spanish-language version of the official White House...

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        Here's what the Paris climate agreement does and doesn't do

        Here's what the Paris climate agreement does and doesn't do

        WASHINGTON (AP) -- The 2015 Paris climate agreement is not the boogeyman that punishes the United States that critics such...

        Officials tout a Gaza ceasefire deal and plan to free hostages. Israel says details still in flux

          Officials tout a Gaza ceasefire deal and plan to free hostages. Israel says details still in flux

          Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire deal to pause the devastating war in the Gaza Strip, multiple officials announced...

          Mali seizes 3 tons of gold from Canadian company Barrick amid dispute over share of revenue

          Mali seizes 3 tons of gold from Canadian company Barrick amid dispute over share of revenue

          DAKAR, Senegal (AP) -- Mali's military government has started seizing gold stocks of the Canadian mining company Barrick as part...

          Meta eliminates fact-checking in latest bow to Trump

          Meta eliminates fact-checking in latest bow to Trump

          Meta chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday announced changes in content moderation on Facebook and Instagram long sought by...

          Elon Musk helped Trump win. Now he's looking at Europe, and many politicians are alarmed

          Elon Musk helped Trump win. Now he's looking at Europe, and many politicians are alarmed

          LONDON (AP) -- Fresh from pouring his money and energies into helping Donald Trump win re-election, Elon Musk has trained...

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          The Challenge is Global: Getting ready for the Trump 2.0 roller-coaster

          The Challenge is Global: Getting ready for the Trump 2.0 roller-coaster

          Americans voted for Trump with full knowledge of who he was and what he intended to do. The impacts of...

          To respond to U.S. tariffs, Canada should hit Trump where it hurts

          To respond to U.S. tariffs, Canada should hit Trump where it hurts

          Canada is on tenterhooks as Donald Trump prepares to be sworn in as 47th President of the United States of...

          Trump and the Asia Pacific: Five Key Questions Shaping 2025

          Trump and the Asia Pacific: Five Key Questions Shaping 2025

          Donald Trump’s return to the U.S. presidency will loom large over the Indo-Pacific in 2025. The global economic and security...


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          Internal project seeks to correct Order of Canada biases

          Internal project seeks to correct Order of Canada biases

          The Liberal government has launched a project to reduce the overwhelming number of older, English-speaking men who receive Order of...

          Cuba asks Canada for debt relief

          Cuba asks Canada for debt relief

          Wracked by energy, food and medicine shortages, the Cuban government is asking Ottawa for a break on its multimillion-dollar Canadian...

          News media bailouts short on transparency

          News media bailouts short on transparency

          Members of a journalism panel who decide which Canadian newsrooms have the government’s seal of approval have billed taxpayers at...

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          Who is Mark Carney?

            Who is Mark Carney?

            There’s been a ton of buzz around Mark Carney throwing his hat into the Liberal leadership race. Many Liberals see...

            What's happening with the TikTok ban?

              What's happening with the TikTok ban?

              The United States banned TikTok. But Donald Trump says it can still operate in America, for now. The Executive Order...

              Trump’s tariffs and the case for Canada

                Trump’s tariffs and the case for Canada

                Speaking from a cabinet retreat Tuesday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the case for why the Trump administration should divert...

                Breaking down Trump's inauguration speech. As Canadians, how worried should we be?

                  Breaking down Trump's inauguration speech. As Canadians, how worried should we be?

                  Donald Trump has been sworn in as U.S. president for a second time – but this term is likely to...