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The ongoing pro-Palestinian protests at university campuses across the country are making the electoral calculus even more complicated among left-of-centre parties, but especially for the Liberals as a vote divide on the…
The Canadian military is weighing how many and what kind of “optionally-crewed”…
Former soldier Andrew Leslie was once a Liberal MP who advised Trudeau on…
The criminal trial of Pat King, one of the most prominent figures associated with…
The government of Justin Trudeau pulled back on a threat to hit some real estate…
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Many pundits and observers have speculated that politics has “never been this…
Conservative continue to enjoy a comfortable lead over the Liberals. Of…
The stereotypical “Ottawa” bureaucrat arouses as much sympathy with the public…
RCMP commissioner Mike Duheme says he wants the government to look at drafting…
Nearly 200 Palestinians have managed to escape Gaza and obtain approval to travel to…
The extremist fringe must feel over the moon. Thanks to recent actions by…
It’s said that on Oct. 15, 1793, all of Marie Antoinette’s hair turned white. It’s…
Susan Delacourt: Back in March, when Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre called…
Now that we’ve been there, done that and possibly bought the T‑shirt, can we all agree…
It’s with some hesitation that I try to put into words what Rex Murphy meant to…
Each time I hear Pierre Poilievre repeat his “common sense” slogan, my mind leaps…
Three party insiders discuss how the tone of debate in Parliament has hit toxic new…
Of the many allegations to surface before the public inquiry, led by Justice…
Make the rich pay! It sounds like a winning slogan. Income inequality is…
After weeks of riding high in the polls, Conservative Party of Canada leader…
Friends say Carney is not messianic about a career in politics, but he believes…
Of all the lies she’s told in her political career, Danielle Smith’s latest might be…
There are real pain points in our country that need healing. Perhaps the most…
The federal government introduced a recurring annual regulatory…
Unless I misread their biographies, I don’t believe NDP MPPs Kristyn Wong-Tam…
Something astounding happened last week. No, it wasn’t all the nonsensical…
Lawyer Kathryn Marshall is intent on showing there are consequences by going after…
Ever since the Liberals unveiled their surprise increase in the capital-gains tax in…
Here in Saskatchewan, we’re used to hearing Justin Trudeau get blamed for problems…
The most one can say about the Liberals’ foreign interference legislation is…
Most politicians would treat a 20-point lead in the polls as an opportunity to…
It’s 2024, and Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government has tabled the…
Workplaces often expect professionalism of their employees, but rarely define what…
It wasn’t the biggest story coming out of Ottawa last week, but make no mistake about…
The protesters entrenched on McGill University’s campus have a straightforward…
What’s ahead for Canada’s long-serving prime minister and the government he…
WHAT IS CANADA coming to? It’s a question in most people’s minds, fueled largely…
It was quite a week in Canadian politics. On Monday, Conservative Leader…
Justin Trudeau led the federal Liberals into the 2015 election on a promise to…
It’s not rocket science. Ensure families have access to affordable, high-quality…
A major problem with evaluating the effectiveness of Prime Minister Justin…
Two big developments on foreign meddling in Canada this week: police made arrests in…
Given an impossibly short deadline to complete the initial report of the public…
There was a time, just earlier this year, when Premier Scott Moe’s government…
The second official Alberta NDP leadership debate saw five candidates eagerly…
Police in British Columbia have charged a fourth Indian national in last year’s…
Justice Marie-Josée Hogue’s report into foreign interference last week contained…
Instead of sending in the troops to deal with what promises to be another dangerous…
Canada’s top envoy in Moscow says relations with post-Soviet Russia are likely as bad…
Jim Peterson, a retired Toronto MP and former Liberal cabinet minister, has…
Government deficits leave unpaid bills for younger generations that are…
Canada has abstained from another United Nations vote aimed at formally…
The head of B.C.‘s public service has announced that there is a high degree of…
Defence Minister Bill Blair is announcing $76 million for an effort led by Germany…
The government is looking to divest half of its property holdings at the same time…
Lots up for discussion on Good Talk this week — public service unions are fighting…
Rex Murphy, the loquacious and voluble National Post columnist, radio host and…
Canada’s housing minister has a warning for Ottawa city council: increase the…
The Canadian economy gained 90,000 jobs in April, much higher than many economists…
After more than a week, the Loblaw boycott doesn’t appear to have made a dent…
REGAL POLITICS — Journalist STEPHEN MAHER has had a busy year and a half. He…
Federal and provincial ministers are meeting in Montréal Friday to hash out how…
Toronto’s bid to decriminalize the possession of illegal drugs for personal use…
Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan has asked the federal labour board to examine…
A pro−Palestinian protest at the University of Calgary ended late Thursday after…
Federal cabinet minister Soraya Martinez Ferrada was determined to put…
Conservative MP Lianne Rood says she has no time for Tims after the fast food chain…
Some Green Party members are calling for a new leadership election a year…
A member of Premier Doug Ford’s office attended a private meeting with…
Prominent business groups are backtracking their claim that one in five Canadians…
Honda is making another splash in the Canadian market. The global automaker is…
Canada’s Competition Bureau says it will begin a market study focused on the…
Political pundit Sabrina Maddeaux has suspended her campaign to become…
Britain’s Foreign Secretary David Cameron is urging the U.K.’s allies, including…
As an annual anti-abortion rally prepares to gather on Parliament Hill, Liberal…
In 2007, former prime minister Brian Mulroney published a mammoth memoir. At…
The Bank of Canada says the Canadian financial system is stable, but risks remain…
NEW YORK (AP) — It was 7 a.m. on a recent Friday when Wang Gang,…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — When West Virginia Republicans vote in Tuesday’s primary,…
NEW YORK (AP) — For the second time in a decade, U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez faces…
WILDWOOD, N.J. (AP) — Sandwiched between his appearances in court, Donald Trump…
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is now banned from entering nearly 20% of her state…
This paper examines Canada’s plan to mandate that by 2035 100 percent of new vehicles…
To anyone who been following defence related media of late, it will come as no…
In this paper we examine three questions: do people gain significantly from being…
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Inger Hansen (1929−2013), Canada’s first information commissioner, knew something…
The Ontario Liberals had hopes they could win last week’s provincial byelection in…
Good journalists frequently have barbed encounters with flaks for government…
The pretendian phenomenon has been known and discussed in indigenous circles for…
Conservatives this week hammered the government on drug decriminalization, but…
At Issue this week | The Liberals introduce new legislation to address foreign…
Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservatives have been in power in Ontario for nearly…
On this episode of Defence Deconstructed, Gen. Wayne Eyre outlines the threats…
On Friday, Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre published an op-ed criticizing…
This week on WONK, Clearwater Seafoods Inc. founder John Risley talks to host Edward…
On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Kelly Ogle and Joe Calnan…
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