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John Ivison: Reflections on Mark Carney's ambitions on the Titanic's anniversary
23+ hour, 22+ min ago (929+ words) At the moment, Carney and his Liberal party appear unsinkable, but there are still plenty of political icebergs bobbing about You could almost feel the cortisol flooding through the Conservative leader's system as he wrote his response to three Liberal…...
Carney reveals plans for new majority government; a battle for free speech in Alberta; and more
4+ hour, 16+ min ago (269+ words) Catch up on the stories we're following today Carney singled out House of Commons committees while speaking about how he plans to wield his newfound majority government. He suggested that he aims to give the Liberals a majority in committees…...
Avi Lewis wants to ban "surveillance" pricing. Here"s what that means
5+ hour, 25+ min ago (1094+ words) An NDP motion to stop surveillance pricing is expected to be tabled in the House of Commons this week OTTAWA " Newly minted NDP leader Avi Lewis is sounding the alarm on what he calls a "creepy new tactic" corporations are…...
Chris Selley: Quebec's doomed new premier can at least save her party from chauvinism
7+ hour, 38+ min ago (524+ words) The tragedy of the party is that they replaced the federalism versus sovereignty feuding not with social peace, but with different kinds of feuding Regardless, Fr'chette can do a few useful things during the months she has in office. She…...
Frances Widdowson argues academic freedom at stake in court battle with University of Lethbridge over cancelled talk
6+ hour, 44+ min ago (924+ words) Frances Widdowson, who has questioned the existence of Indigenous unmarked graves, said her right to free speech was restricted by the university A former university professor who became a contentious figure for questioning claims about the existence of Indigenous unmarked'graves…...
No election, no imminent shuffle, and no more talk of "cats and dogs" in committee, Carney says
7+ hour, 48+ min ago (657+ words) OTTAWA " No general election, no imminent cabinet shuffle, and greater control over Parliamentary committees to prevent opposition MPs from "showboating" with talk of "cats and dogs." Those are some of the commitments Prime Minister Mark Carney made about how he…...
Tasha Kheiriddin: Why Liberal Terrebonne win could push more Conservative MPs to flee
8+ hour, 56+ min ago (325+ words) Tories worry that Carney has reshaped politics in Quebec This is music to Carney's ears: a Liberal win would mean he wouldn't have to deal with the spectre of another PQ referendum. But the fly in the ointment could be…...
Trump slams Italian Premier Meloni over war of words with Pope: "I thought she was brave
10+ hour, 23+ min ago (362+ words) President Donald Trump slammed Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni, his one-time political ally, deepening a rift over her opposition to the war in Iran and his attack on Pope Leo XIV. In a six-minute interview with Italian daily Corriere della Sera, Trump…...
Canada remains more safe for women than the U. S. despite rising domestic violence
9+ hour, 44+ min ago (642+ words) The Women, Peace and Security Index ranks Canada 16 out of 181 countries, up one place from the year before Canada has once again ranked higher than the U. S. in a global report on women's safety. The Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) Index,…...
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10+ hour, 54+ min ago (392+ words) OTTAWA " On the first day of his majority government, Prime Minister Mark Carney ripped part of a page from Pierre Poilievre's policy book, announcing a summer reprieve on the federal gas excise tax. On Tuesday morning, Carney promised to pause…...