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Poilievre’s a victim of indirect political messaging

Poilievre’s a victim of indirect political messaging

OAKVILLE, ONT.–Since the last federal election, now about a year ago, Prime Minister Mark Carney and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre appear to...

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Gerry Nicholls

A Liberal government going conservative: what does Carney’s rule mean for the party’s identity?

A Liberal government going conservative: what does Carney’s rule mean for the party’s identity?

TORONTO—The latest floor-crossing by former Conservative MP Marilyn Gladu brings Prime Minister Mark Carney's government closer to a...

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Sarah Beech

Danielle Smith floods the zone to distract from Alberta Health Services scandal

Danielle Smith floods the zone to distract from Alberta Health Services scandal

CALGARY–When political leaders want to bury a scandal that might rock their government, they “flood the zone." This involves deploying...

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Doreen Barrie

Fort McMurray’s legacy: a warning for Ottawa as climate-driven disasters continue to escalate

Fort McMurray’s legacy: a warning for Ottawa as climate-driven disasters continue to escalate

A decade has passed since the worst wildfire in Canada’s history tragically struck the Alberta town of Fort McMurray. As we mark the anniversary of...

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Susan penwarden

Blessed are the peacemakers

Blessed are the peacemakers

SCARBOROUGH, ONT.—“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God.” Matthew 5:9. Pope Leo XIV has been forceful in...

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John Mckay

Maintaining status quo won’t turn Canada into the ‘strongest economy in the G7’

Maintaining status quo won’t turn Canada into the ‘strongest economy in the G7’

Prime Minister Mark Carney, who secured a parliamentary majority after several floor-crossings and three recent byelections, says he will now seek to...

previous day 3

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Nadeem Esmail

How a Liberal majority could hurt Canada’s digital sovereignty

How a Liberal majority could hurt Canada’s digital sovereignty

Last week, the Liberal Party of Canada swept all three byelections and secured a slim 174-seat maj... To keep reading, subscribe and become a...

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Josh Tabish

Tehran unmoved by Trump’s bluster

Tehran unmoved by Trump’s bluster

LONDON, U.K.—TACO! Of course Trump Always Chickens Out. But it’s a feature, not a bug. If Donald Trump’s threats aren’t working, then the...

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Gwynne Dyer

Expanding the Indigenous health workforce offers the federal government key policy wins

Expanding the Indigenous health workforce offers the federal government key policy wins

A severe shortage of health-care workers is affecting the whole country, but rural and remote regions, including Indigenous communities, bear the...

wednesday 5

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Ivy Bourgeault

Carney’s commitment to transparency will be real test of ‘forward guidance’

Carney’s commitment to transparency will be real test of ‘forward guidance’

Prime Minister Mark Carney kicked off the second sitting week of the month ensuring he once again dominated the news cycle by releasing a nearly...

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Editorial

Who will wean us from the bosom of big business?

Who will wean us from the bosom of big business?

CALGARY—Last week, NDP MP Don Davies To keep reading, subscribe and become a political insider. Only $7.76 a week for an annual subscription. Enjoy...

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Erica Ifill

Unlocking economic growth through social purpose

Unlocking economic growth through social purpose

Social purpose businesses are one of Canada’s most underused assets for building a resilient, low‑carbon, fair economy that can withstand trade...

wednesday 4

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Isg senator rosa galvez

Health equity does not happen by accident

Health equity does not happen by accident

All Canadians should have what they need in order to be healthy—that is what health equity looks like. However, a finding from a To keep reading,...

wednesday 7

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Suelyn knight

Investing in healthy work environments can help stem rising burnout among long-term care workers

Investing in healthy work environments can help stem rising burnout among long-term care workers

Canada’s federal and provincial governments have shown they can put on the Team Canada hat and (mostly) work together to respond to crises like...

wednesday 3

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Carole estabrooks

Health-care transformation must be built around community needs

Health-care transformation must be built around community needs

Each time MPs return to Ottawa after spending time in their ridings, many will have heard health-care concerns raised by constituents, including...

wednesday 2

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Jennifer zelmer

Health-care access is not only a social program. It is an economic foundation

Health-care access is not only a social program. It is an economic foundation

On May 1, the federal government will implement a health-care policy that will harm the health ... To keep reading, subscribe and become a political...

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Monika Dutt,edward Xie

Canada has a national asset in life sciences. Now what?

Canada has a national asset in life sciences. Now what?

Canada has a long and proud history of delivering innovations that help heal the world.  That history has provided tangible benefits to patients and...

wednesday 8

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Wendy Zatylny

Urgent action needed: unlocking access to life-changing medicines for Canadians

Urgent action needed: unlocking access to life-changing medicines for Canadians

Canada is a nation built on the promise of universal health care, a principle we all deeply value. Yet, for many Canadians facing critical health...

wednesday 5

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Alison pozzobon

Making Canada economically strong includes equal access to quality health care

Making Canada economically strong includes equal access to quality health care

Unless you have been living under a rock for some time, you know that Canada has been under siege by our American neighbours for the past year, both...

wednesday 2

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Louise Binder

A system that can’t keep nurses can’t keep patients safe

A system that can’t keep nurses can’t keep patients safe

Near the end of a long shift, a nurse finishes charting after caring for more patients than is safe—while the next shift is already short-staffed....

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Sonia udod

The vote heard around the world

The vote heard around the world

OTTAWA—You could argue that everything you need to know about today’s world was affirmed in an abundantly clear fashion in the events surrounding...

wednesday 10

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Les Whittington

The feds need a ‘dream team’ to counter the PQ

The feds need a ‘dream team’ to counter the PQ

KAMOURASKA, QUE.—The recent Liberal policy convention I attended in Montreal was more about convening than policy: the corridors of the Palais des...

wednesday 10

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Andrew Caddell

MAID and mental illness: will the committee kick it down the road again, or under the bus?

MAID and mental illness: will the committee kick it down the road again, or under the bus?

The Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying was recently re-established "to undertake a comprehensive review relating to the...

wednesday 10

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Sherry moran

Canada needs a plan for the coming $1-trillion health economy

Canada needs a plan for the coming $1-trillion health economy

Canada’s health economy is racing toward a breaking point. To keep reading, subscribe and become a political insider. Only $7.76 a week for an...

wednesday 10

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Tim evans

Canada as a clinical trials powerhouse: a stretch goal within our grasp

Canada as a clinical trials powerhouse: a stretch goal within our grasp

Clinical trials—research studies that test new drugs, devices, and procedures—are globally recognized as vital drivers of medical innovation,...

wednesday 10

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Michelle McLean

A new dimension in Japan-Canada relations: sports exchange

A new dimension in Japan-Canada relations: sports exchange

Hedrick Smith, the distinguished New York Times journalist, once explored the realities of power politics in his masterpiece The Power Game through...

wednesday 9

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Kanji Yamanouchi

The coming CUSMA squeeze and how security policy will rewrite the trade terms

The coming CUSMA squeeze and how security policy will rewrite the trade terms

Fifteen years. One trillion dollars. That’s the cost of Canada’s inaction in the economy of intangibles. Since 2010, the United States economy is...

21.04.2026 4

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Keith Jansa

Corporate capture of the Global Ocean Treaty puts ocean protection at risk

Corporate capture of the Global Ocean Treaty puts ocean protection at risk

On March 31, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced A Force of Nature, the government’s new and long-awaited nature strategy. The strate... To keep...

21.04.2026 4

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Sien van den broeke

A just transition away from fossil fuels

A just transition away from fossil fuels

On April 28 and 29, the governments of Colombia and The Netherlands will host the first International Conference on the Just Transition Away from...

21.04.2026 6

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Doris Grinspun

Getting the job done on bolstering Canada’s defence requires difficult financial decisions

Getting the job done on bolstering Canada’s defence requires difficult financial decisions

Having finally reached the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s old two per cent target of GDP defence spending in early 2026, Canada now faces a...

21.04.2026 10

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Colin Busby

Can Carney hold the line in a 2026 CUSMA showdown?

Can Carney hold the line in a 2026 CUSMA showdown?

OTTAWA—With the federal budget all settled, Prime Minister Mark Carney heads into 2026 under intense pressure to resolve the trade dilemmas with the...

20.04.2026 5

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Bhagwant Sandhu

U.S. pressures Canada to roll back on data sovereignty, a high-priority issue in CUSMA renegotiation

U.S. pressures Canada to roll back on data sovereignty, a high-priority issue in CUSMA renegotiation

TORONTO—There’s no mystery as to why the United States is putting so much pressure on Canada to roll back policies to ensure data sovereignty, and...

20.04.2026 4

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David Crane

Death rattle of a superpower?

Death rattle of a superpower?

LONDON, U.K.—“We’re offering a very fair and reasonable DEAL, and I hope they take it because, if they don’t, the United States is going to...

20.04.2026 8

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Gwynne Dyer

Beyond quick fixes: making digital spaces safer won’t be enough to prevent suicide

Beyond quick fixes: making digital spaces safer won’t be enough to prevent suicide

As conversations about youth mental health intensify, digital platforms like social media and artificial intelligence are increasingly under scrutiny....

20.04.2026 5

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Andrew Perez

Can Carney reconcile his Davos goals with complicity in the Iran war?

Can Carney reconcile his Davos goals with complicity in the Iran war?

The United States/Israel war on Iran has put Prime Minister Mark Carney on a tightrope: his celebrated Davos speech championed international...

20.04.2026 3

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Douglas Roche

Grassy Narrows youth deserve to hear an in-person apology from PM Carney

Grassy Narrows youth deserve to hear an in-person apology from PM Carney

When Prime Minister Mark Carney made a joke earlier this month that he could “ To keep reading, subscribe and become a political insider. Only $7.76...

20.04.2026 4

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Sherry ackabee

Netanyahu makes a sucker out of Trump with Iran attack

Netanyahu makes a sucker out of Trump with Iran attack

LONDON, U.K.—Donald Trump is not just Benjamin Netanyahu’s glove puppet, but it is remarkable how much influence the Israeli prime minister has...

20.04.2026 10

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Gwynne Dyer

The art of the deal in Iran

The art of the deal in Iran

LONDON, U.K.—Donald Trump’s vision for how the war against Iran should end is simple: “UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER!!!!” Wait, no! The American...

20.04.2026 10

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Gwynne Dyer

No one appears able to stop Benjamin Netanyahu from uprooting one million people from Gaza City

No one appears able to stop Benjamin Netanyahu from uprooting one million people from Gaza City

HALIFAX—No one appears able to stop Benjamin Netanyahu from uprooting one million people from Gaza City.   To keep reading, subscribe and become a...

20.04.2026 4

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Michael Harris

Bye, bye showboats, we’re all adults now

Bye, bye showboats, we’re all adults now

CHELSEA, QUE.—One of the most enticing promises Prime Minister Mark Carney made in the immediate aftermath of his ascension to majority government...

20.04.2026 4

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Susan Riley

Canadian Armed Forces shooting themselves in the foot … again

Canadian Armed Forces shooting themselves in the foot … again

OTTAWA—On April 15, an Ottawa Citizen headline read, "Officer with Ukrainian unit linked to neo-Nazis received military training in...

20.04.2026 4

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Scott Taylor

Talking Tories off the ledge right now

Talking Tories off the ledge right now

OAKVILLE, ONT.—Every once in a while, I have to deal with what I call my “ledge friends.”  To keep reading, subscribe and become a political...

20.04.2026 6

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Gerry Nicholls

Canadians benefit when we invest in nature and resilience abroad

Canadians benefit when we invest in nature and resilience abroad

Last month saw the release of Canada’s long-awaited nature strategy, an ambitious plan to deliver on its international commitment to protect 30 per...

20.04.2026 7

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Alec crawford

A nation-building project that will protect the environment and our health

A nation-building project that will protect the environment and our health

Canada needs a "nation-building project" that reduces carbon emissions, climate warming, and energy costs, while saving lives and creating...

20.04.2026 8

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Geoff Strong

Trump’s attacks on Pope Leo have far-reaching consequences, and put spotlight on question of morality of war today

Trump’s attacks on Pope Leo have far-reaching consequences, and put spotlight on question of morality of war today

EDMONTON—United States President Donald Trump’s egregious behaviour in attacking Pope Leo for his stance against the U.S./Israeli war on...

20.04.2026 5

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Douglas Roche

Carney should be clearer about Canada’s position on legality of U.S.-Israeli war with Iran

Carney should be clearer about Canada’s position on legality of U.S.-Israeli war with Iran

On April 7, Prime Minister Mark Carney was asked by a reporter what his message was to United States President Donald Trump who had hours earlier...

20.04.2026 10

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Editorial

Carney’s plan should emphasize public health rather than fossil fuels

Carney’s plan should emphasize public health rather than fossil fuels

The global climate is warming due to carbon dioxide levels being at record levels.  Indeed, the past 10 years were the 10 warmest years on record,...

20.04.2026 20

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Richard Van Der Jagt

Fact-checking Tucker Carlson’s anti-Canada rant

Fact-checking Tucker Carlson’s anti-Canada rant

HALIFAX—It is easy to get whiplash trying to follow United States President Donald Trump’s violent and often contradictory outbursts.  To keep...

20.04.2026 10

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Michael Harris

Canada needs to raise its sustained growth rate of productivity for a better future

Canada needs to raise its sustained growth rate of productivity for a better future

WATERLOO, ONT.—Savvas Chamberlain, the founder of DALSA, one of Canada’s most successful tech companies, is increasingly frustrated by the fading...

20.04.2026 10

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David Crane

Gladu’s gift to the Liberals may turn out to be a Trojan horse

Gladu’s gift to the Liberals may turn out to be a Trojan horse

OTTAWA—Marilyn Gladu’s gift to the Liberal Party may turn out to be a Trojan horse.  To keep reading, subscribe and become a political insider....

20.04.2026 10

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Sheila Copps