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Washington demanding 'entry fee' from Ottawa before trade talks: sources

Washington demanding 'entry fee' from Ottawa before trade talks: sources

Trump administration demanding concessions before formally launching CUSMA talks, sources tell Radio-Canada. The Trump administration is demanding what amounts to an "entry fee" from Canada to engage in trade talks toward a revised Canada-United States-Mexico Free Trade Agreement (CUSMA), four sources told Radio-Canada. "The Americans are setting conditions before negotiations begin," said one high-ranking individual familiar with the matter. Three...

  • 2026-04-22
  • — CBC News
‘The U.S. has changed and we must respond,’ says PM Carney in direct address

‘The U.S. has changed and we must respond,’ says PM Carney in direct address

With the United States acting more like an economic foe than an ally under the presidency of Donald Trump, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada’s former strength, built on our bond with America, has become a “weakness” that must be corrected. In a pre-recorded address released Sunday morning, Carney said his intention was to talk “directly and regularly” about his...

  • 2026-04-19
  • — CTV News
New Canada-U.S. advisory council includes former premiers, ex-Conservative leader

New Canada-U.S. advisory council includes former premiers, ex-Conservative leader

Prime Minister Mark Carney has unveiled a new Canada-U.S. advisory council ahead of a formal CUSMA review process this summer. The council is made up of some members from the previous council while adding former Conservative leader Erin O’Toole, former Conservative cabinet minister Lisa Raitt, former premiers P.J. Akeeagok and Jean Charest, as well as former Canadian High Commissioner to...

  • 2026-04-21
  • — CTV News
IMF sees Canada's fiscal position as strongest in G7

IMF sees Canada's fiscal position as strongest in G7

'Sometimes I find Canadians don’t actually realize how good they have it,' said IMF’s Western Hemisphere Department head. The International Monetary Fund lauded Canada’s fiscal position relative to its peers as Prime Minister Mark Carney prepares to give an update on his government’s finances. “Across the Group of Seven, Canada’s probably in the strongest position fiscally,” Nigel Chalk, director of...

  • 2026-04-17
  • — Bloomberg
NDP to get $670K parliamentary funding boost despite not having official status

NDP to get $670K parliamentary funding boost despite not having official status

The cash-strapped federal NDP is getting a $670,000 financial boost. Members of the other main political parties on the Board of Internal Economy have decided to grant the parliamentary funds, even though the NDP does not have official party status. As first reported by Politico Canada, the rules were quietly changed in a document that outlines MP pay and funding...

  • 2026-04-15
  • — Canadian Press
Exclusive: Carney's pitch to unlock trillions in global investment

Exclusive: Carney's pitch to unlock trillions in global investment

"Canada is cool again." PM Carney convenes the biggest investors in the world to an Invest in Canada Summit. CBC News has learned Prime Minister Mark Carney has invited 100 of the world's biggest investors to a summit in Toronto this September. The conference aims to pitch organizations that control trillions of dollars in capital on investing in Canada. The...

  • 2026-04-17
  • — CBC News
Ford, province to sell $28.9M private jet 'as quickly as possible' after public backlash

Ford, province to sell $28.9M private jet 'as quickly as possible' after public backlash

Ford 'felt the heat' after purchase publicized, now 'scrambling' to sell, says interim Ontario Liberal leader. Ontario is looking to sell the $28.9 million private jet that was recently purchased for Premier Doug Ford's use "as quickly as possible." It comes just days after the purchase of the Bombardier Challenger 650 was publicized and confirmed by the province. The decision...

  • 2026-04-19
  • — CBC News
‘Breaking down the doors’: Carney’s Liberals draw strong nomination buzz, but critics flag appointment trend

‘Breaking down the doors’: Carney’s Liberals draw strong nomination buzz, but critics flag appointment trend

Mark Carney's Liberals risk repeating the Pierre Poilievre Conservatives’ past mistake by bypassing contested nominations, say Liberal sources. With Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberals now in a majority government and holding a double-digit lead in public opinion polls, the governing party is drawing strong interest from potential nomination candidates for the next election cycle. But some long-time Liberals are concerned...

  • 2026-04-20
  • — Hill Times
Pierre Poilievre is picking a fight he can't win

Pierre Poilievre is picking a fight he can't win

The old Pierre Poilievre is back. After watching Mark Carney’s Liberals secure a majority government with a clean sweep in last Monday’s three byelections and with rumours of more floor crossers in the offing, the Conservative Party of Canada leader has decided to abandon his kinder and gentler personality reboot in favour of his more familiar brand of populist petulance...

  • 2026-04-20
  • — National Observer
'Gravy plane': Ontario buys used $28.9-million jet for Premier Doug Ford

'Gravy plane': Ontario buys used $28.9-million jet for Premier Doug Ford

Ontario taxpayers are footing the bill for a $29-million private jet for Premier Doug Ford's use, a purchase opposition leaders say is a waste of money. The premier's office said the province purchased a used 2016 Bombardier Challenger 650 jet for $28.9 million. It will operate out of Toronto's Pearson International Airport. "As part of the job of being premier...

  • 2026-04-17
  • — Canadian Press
Poilievre blasts Carney, Liberal economic record in Canadian Club speech

Poilievre blasts Carney, Liberal economic record in Canadian Club speech

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says a new Liberal majority government means Prime Minister Mark Carney no longer has any excuse for failing to deliver on his economic promises. Poilievre spoke to a business crowd at the Canadian Club Toronto on Thursday to lay out his vision for Canada's economy. He spent much of his time at the podium attacking Carney's...

  • 2026-04-16
  • — Canadian Press
'They suck': Lutnick criticizes Canada's trade strategy

'They suck': Lutnick criticizes Canada's trade strategy

U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick attacked Canada's trade strategy today, adding, "They suck." Lutnick was responding to a report in the Financial Post quoting Canada's former chief trade negotiator Steve Verheul saying time is on Canada's side in trade talks because the pressures on the U.S. will only increase. Lutnick said that is "the worst strategy" and the U.S. is...

  • 2026-04-17
  • — Canadian Press
Greer says Canada and U.S. trade systems ‘don’t fit together very well’

Greer says Canada and U.S. trade systems ‘don’t fit together very well’

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer says there is a gap between the Canada and U.S. administrations’ trade philosophies. Greer made the comments at a U.S. House Ways and Means Committee hearing on U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade agenda on Wednesday. “They’ve done this, but overall they’ve indicated that they want to be trading more, they want to have more trade...

  • 2026-04-22
  • — CTV News
Conservative MPs back Poilievre after he says he'll lead party into next election

Conservative MPs back Poilievre after he says he'll lead party into next election

Most Wednesday mornings, a lineup of Conservative MPs stroll past journalists on their way into the weekly caucus meeting on Parliament Hill with little more to say than, "Good morning." This week, around a dozen stopped in front of the cameras to deliver a message. "Our caucus is united behind Pierre Poilievre," said House leader Andrew Scheer, who did not...

  • 2026-04-15
  • — Canadian Press
Finland's president on why he believes Canada could — eventually — be part of the EU

Finland's president on why he believes Canada could — eventually — be part of the EU

Alexander Stubb is in Ottawa to talk trade, Arctic defence with Carney. Finnish President Alexander Stubb says he exchanges messages with Prime Minister Mark Carney almost every day. "We're tight," Stubb said with a smile. Now, Stubb and Carney have the opportunity to talk in person.

  • 2026-04-15
  • — CBC News
Former Conservative leader explains why he joined Mark Carney’s trade advisory council

Former Conservative leader explains why he joined Mark Carney’s trade advisory council

Former Conservative leader Erin O’Toole gave his successor Pierre Poilievre a heads-up last week he would join Mark Carney’s Canada-U.S. trade advisory council because, he told the Star, he agrees with a lot of Carney’s approach to the U.S., and he wanted no surprises. In his first interview since being named to the panel of outside expert business, investment and...

  • 2026-04-21
  • — Toronto Star
'Here we go again' after CRA pays out another bogus $5M income tax refund, agency insider says

'Here we go again' after CRA pays out another bogus $5M income tax refund, agency insider says

'Falsified' return follows previous reports of tens of millions lost to scammers. The Canada Revenue Agency has paid out another $5-million refund to a single taxpayer, this time to a B.C. businesswoman, despite what it now alleges was a bogus return that included "illogical" and "falsified information." According to court records obtained by CBC's the fifth estate and Radio-Canada, the...

  • 2026-04-16
  • — CBC News
Liberals move to take control of House committees now that they've secured majority

Liberals move to take control of House committees now that they've secured majority

The Liberals are moving to take control of House of Commons committees now that they've secured a majority government. House leader Steven MacKinnon says in a social media post that the Liberals will seek to change the standing orders, the rules that govern the Commons, to ensure they have the most votes on committees. Majority governments traditionally hold a majority...

  • 2026-04-21
  • — Canadian Press
Weekly Writ: Why Conservatives should be worried about the byelections - Dismiss byelection results at your peril.

Weekly Writ: Why Conservatives should be worried about the byelections - Dismiss byelection results at your peril.

Byelection results are easy to dismiss when they don’t go your way. They’re referendums on the government! They’re safe seats for the incumbent! Turnout is low! Local dynamics are at play! There are some kernels of truth there. But that doesn’t mean the Conservatives shouldn’t be worried about the results of the byelections in Terrebonne, University—Rosedale and Scarborough Southwest, in...

  • 2026-04-16
  • — The Writ
Ottawa leans toward new oil pipeline route from Alberta to southern B.C., sources say

Ottawa leans toward new oil pipeline route from Alberta to southern B.C., sources say

The federal government is eyeing a new oil pipeline route in southern British Columbia that some in Ottawa believe would face fewer environmental hurdles and less resistance from Indigenous groups than the northern route Alberta is proposing, two federal sources say. Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signed an memorandum of understanding in November, with the goals...

  • 2026-04-21
  • — The Globe and Mail
Former Tory leader to Poilievre: forget the floor crossings, focus on policy

Former Tory leader to Poilievre: forget the floor crossings, focus on policy

The last Conservative leader to be ousted by his party says he's advised his replacement to forget the floor crossings and social media trends as speculation heats up over Pierre Poilievre's future at the party's helm. "My advice to him has always been to put the country first and look at the long term," Erin O'Toole said in an interview...

  • 2026-04-21
  • — Canadian Press
Carney lands on Time's most influential people list for 2026

Carney lands on Time's most influential people list for 2026

Perhaps it was the widely cited speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, or maybe a so-called George Clooney-like swagger. Whatever it is, Prime Minister Mark Carney is finding himself in the international spotlight again, this time in the pages of Time magazine as part of its annual most influential people list. Championed by Christine Lagarde, president of the...

  • 2026-04-18
  • — Canadian Press
Here's the 'experiment' NDP Leader Avi Lewis is trying to run in Canadian politics

Here's the 'experiment' NDP Leader Avi Lewis is trying to run in Canadian politics

Lewis calls for 'fundamental structural changes' during first Ottawa visit on the job. While standing outside the House of Commons, Avi Lewis recalled that it has been five decades since his grandfather — former federal NDP leader David Lewis — stood inside the chamber to advocate for the Canadian left. After David, there was Avi's father, Stephen Lewis, a former...

  • 2026-04-18
  • — CBC News
Poll suggests more Conservative voters now want to replace Poilievre as leader

Poll suggests more Conservative voters now want to replace Poilievre as leader

A new poll from the Angus Reid Institute suggests a growing number of Conservative voters want to replace Pierre Poilievre as the party's leader. The poll surveyed 1,640 Canadians, including 590 who voted Conservative in last year's election and asked people if they believe Poilievre should lead the Tories into the next election. Almost 60 per cent Tory voters polled said he sho

  • 2026-04-20
  • — Canadian Press
Trump got his regime change in Canada. Now he may regret it.

Trump got his regime change in Canada. Now he may regret it.

Well, the Iranian case is up for debate, but there’s no question your commander in chief effected “regime change” here in Canada. After last week’s special elections, Mark Carney, the prime minister whose elevation Donald Trump helped bring about, has at last secured a parliamentary majority for Canada’s Liberal Party.

  • 2026-04-21
  • — Washington Post
Federal government puts timeline in place for Port of Churchill project: Kinew

Federal government puts timeline in place for Port of Churchill project: Kinew

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says Ottawa has hinted that it wants liquified natural gas shipping out of Churchill by 2030 or federal support for an expansion of a port in the community could be off the table. Kinew met with Prime Minister Mark Carney this week in Ottawa to discuss, among other things, a plan to expand the Port of...

  • 2026-04-17
  • — Canadian Press
‘Desperate need of renewal’: Liberal MP Erskine-Smith sets sights on federal exit, provincial party revival

‘Desperate need of renewal’: Liberal MP Erskine-Smith sets sights on federal exit, provincial party revival

Grit MP Nate Erskine Smith says he intends to resign 'shortly' after the provincial nomination for Scarborough Southwest, Ont., is called on May 9 as NDP Leader Avi Lewis passes on the impending Beaches–East York vacancy for his own entrance to the House.

  • 2026-04-22
  • — Hill Times
Carney to name new Canada-U.S. trade advisory council, sources say

Carney to name new Canada-U.S. trade advisory council, sources say

Current advisory board was struck by former prime minister Justin Trudeau. Prime Minister Mark Carney will name a new advisory council on Canada and U.S. trade on Tuesday, according to two sources familiar with the matter. The council will replace the one previously set up by former prime minister Justin Trudeau in early 2025. CBC News is not naming the...

  • 2026-04-20
  • — CBC News
58% of past CPC voters stand by Poilievre’s long-term leadership, but increasing numbers say he should go

58% of past CPC voters stand by Poilievre’s long-term leadership, but increasing numbers say he should go

Number of past Conservative voters calling for a new leader has risen significantly since last year. The erosion of the standing of the Conservative Party in the House of Commons has raised questions of the leadership of Pierre Poilievre to a new volume. The Liberals may have earned a majority government through three byelection victories, but the path to majority...

  • 2026-04-20
  • — Angus Reid
Sources say Navdeep Bains being courted to enter Ontario Liberal leadership race

Sources say Navdeep Bains being courted to enter Ontario Liberal leadership race

Bains, who most recently served as Chief Corporate Affairs Officer at Rogers Communications, is widely known for his tenure in Ottawa as Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry under former prime minister Justin Trudeau. During that time, he was one of the longest-serving ministers in the portfolio and played a central role in shaping Canada’s innovation and skills agenda.

  • 2026-04-15
  • — QP Briefing