
It will be Carney vs. Poilievre. And neither has a clear advantage
The sense that the Liberals need to be consigned to the penalty box remains strong and may be a decisive...
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The sense that the Liberals need to be consigned to the penalty box remains strong and may be a decisive...
On regulation, taxes, China and so much more, Ford is speaking Republican
Canada’s hold on the Arctic is, in the words of former defence chief Wayne Eyre, 'tenuous' — and it is...
We may not have been traditionally considered an adversary, but we are now — and we should reciprocate that sentiment
'The only way out of a mess that is not of our choosing is not only to inflict pain on...
This government’s instinctive reactions have helped to get us into this mess — and are unlikely to get us out...
As Justin Trudeau gets ready to step out of the spotlight, his oldest son is poised to step into it...
There are legitimate concerns about Guilbeault’s influence on Carney’s policies on energy and growth
Mark Carney will oppose the carbon tax and oil and gas emissions cap, while hoping to turn his elitist experience...
Everyone knows the 'business as usual' directive is an illusion: the Liberals know it, the opposition knows it and, most...
Critics have often accused me of having my head in the clouds, if not somewhere darker and more malodorous. But...
Western democracy has weathered severe tests in the past, from fascism to Bolshevism. The United States, though often late to...
The week in politics has been defined by a series of momentous events but Friday’s lame duck cabinet appointment process...
Who saw Chrystia Freeland pulling a gun, after Justin Trudeau unsheathed a knife? The finance minister is an unlikely champion...
Cancelling the PMO's questionable giveaway may be a victory of sorts for Freeland. If you are one of the nearly...
Trudeau has undermined the idea of citizenship that held us together, with its sense of obligation, sacrifice and collective mission
On the day that Vladimir Putin said NATO members are now directly involved in the war in Ukraine because they...
Western democracies are not pushing back on violent Muslims who seek to dismantle our way of life, says author Yasmine...
Trudeau doesn’t have many options left. He might be tempted to use Trump as an insult against Conservative Leader Pierre...
I don’t know what it’s like to be part of a political team — as former Maclean’s columnist Allan Fotheringham...
Canada must convince India that it is prepared to counter Khalistani extremism on its soil
On any other day, the prospect of interfering in a police matter would have dominated the news
The first rule of regicide is: “if you come for the king, you best not miss.” Another useful axiom is...
While Canada has arguably 'provided space' for extremists, it is equally apparent that the Modi government has been engaging in...
If the latest polls are to be believed, the Conservatives are on course for a 220-plus seat majority. That could...
The NDP ripped up its deal with the Liberals but that hasn't stopped radicals in both parties from combining to...
'I just don't see any government in any future getting rid of that, Conservative, Liberal or New Democrat,' Ken Boessenkool...
Hints of the Conservative 'hidden agenda' folklore that has been used to scare progressive in every election for the past...
Why is Carney doing it? I think he wants to keep himself in the public eye, in case there's a...
Voters have likely tired of sunny ways, unfulfilled promises and vacuous slogans such as the NDP’s new motto: 'It’s the...
Justin Trudeau’s exchange with a steelworker at the Algoma plant in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., last Friday suggests two things...
The news that the national board of the Canadian Public Employees Union has called on its vice-president, Fred Hahn, to...
The government will create a new economic class of permanent residency candidates for people with high school education or less...
A repeat of the Kamala effect would require the Liberal party to ease aside its leader and replace him with...
The panic is understandable. The auto sector supports around 500,000 jobs, directly and indirectly, contributing $18 billion to the economy
Venezuela’s election “result” made it a black Sunday for democracy around the world. The opposition parties claimed they won the...
Ottawa's attempts to outflank the illicit market has been undermined by the clumsy and unresponsive nature of the tax regime
Another likely Trump presidency will test the guardrails imposed by the Founding Fathers. But they are robust
It was O’Regan’s order to enter binding arbitration that stopped the collective bargaining process in its tracks
He seems increasingly to be turning his mind to what he might do as the country’s next chief executive
The difference in this case is the government has been in power for almost a decade with the same leader...
The conclusion is that the Liberals have misdiagnosed Canada’s major economic weakness and applied remedies that have not made things...
The sense that Trump would guarantee Canada access to U.S. markets under the renegotiated CUSMA is naive
If the names of senators and MPs suspected of foreign influence were released, they would be ruined, possibly without appropriate...
It is hard to remember a time when faith and trust in the federal government were at such a low...
It turns out the deficit was actually $50.9 billion, making it much harder to reduce the debt-to-GDP ratio. Canadians may...
Freeland brushed off Poilievre’s concerns with a dismissive: 'Tory times are hard times.' But the data suggest Canadians have never...
The Ehattesaht First Nation's chief makes clear that his people know better than 'misinformed activist business leaders and political leaders'
Eco-activist ministers are clashing with the fisheries minister over a proposal to renew salmon farming licences in British Columbia
If lowering taxes is the Conservatives' strength, it's strange that the leader isn't fighting a capital gains hike
The world doesn’t allow for moral relativism. Israel is a fellow democracy under attack. We can be critical of the...
Friends say Carney is not messianic about a career in politics, but he believes at some point it will be...
Lawyer Kathryn Marshall is intent on showing there are consequences by going after CUPE Ontario president Fred Hahn personally
There is a new pugnacity to the Liberals. But the day will come when the NDP feels it is in...
The world is becoming too dangerous to surrender foreign policy to diaspora vote-hustling
A state's citizens must have the will for it to exist in the world. Has there been any moment in...
Millennials do not seem to have forgiven or forgotten what Trudeau failed to deliver for them earlier in his mandate.
Chrystia Freeland is so averse to private enterprise, she’s now trying to put satirists out of business. Fairness demands more...
Canada’s coveted triple-A credit rating is in danger, but a government with the political will could spark a recovery. The...
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