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I spoke to over 30 sources about Mark Carney’s first year as prime minister. This is the picture that emerged

I spoke to over 30 sources about Mark Carney’s first year as prime minister. This is the picture that emerged
13.03.2026 20

St. Catharines Standard

Althia Raj

I spoke to over 30 sources about Mark Carney’s first year as prime minister. This is the picture that emerged

I spoke to over 30 sources about Mark Carney’s first year as prime minister. This is the picture that emerged
13.03.2026 30

The Star

Althia Raj

The Carney government pushes the limits of its power. The Conservatives barely push back

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25.02.2026 20

The Star

Althia Raj

Stephen Harper is calling for unity amid existential threats to Canada. Will today’s leaders listen?

08.02.2026 10

St. Catharines Standard

Althia Raj

Stephen Harper is calling for unity amid existential threats to Canada. Will today’s leaders listen?

08.02.2026 9

The Star

Althia Raj

There are many reasons why Pierre Poilievre doesn’t want a spring election. There’s one surprising way he could buy more time

03.02.2026 10

St. Catharines Standard

Althia Raj

There are many reasons why Pierre Poilievre doesn’t want a spring election. There’s one surprising way he could buy more time

03.02.2026 6

The Star

Althia Raj

Pierre Poilievre’s leadership victory settles one question — and raises many more

01.02.2026 10

The Star

Althia Raj

Pierre Poilievre’s leadership victory settles one question — and raises many more

31.01.2026 7

St. Catharines Standard

Althia Raj

Pierre Poilievre has more than Conservatives to convince this weekend

29.01.2026 10

St. Catharines Standard

Althia Raj

Pierre Poilievre has more than Conservatives to convince this weekend

29.01.2026 9

The Star

Althia Raj

Mark Carney is quietly giving sweeping new powers to his ministers

07.12.2025 10

The Star

Althia Raj

Mark Carney is quietly giving sweeping new powers to his ministers

07.12.2025 10

St. Catharines Standard

Althia Raj

Did Mark Carney give away the Liberals’ advantage on climate change?

05.12.2025 5

The Star

Althia Raj

Did Mark Carney give away the Liberals’ advantage on climate change?

04.12.2025 7

St. Catharines Standard

Althia Raj

Mark Carney lost the minister who was the green conscience of his government. Here’s how it happened

30.11.2025 6

St. Catharines Standard

Althia Raj

What Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre can learn from Liberal MP Nate Erskine-Smith

24.11.2025 7

St. Catharines Standard

Althia Raj

What Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre can learn from Liberal MP Nate Erskine-Smith

24.11.2025 10

The Star

Althia Raj

Does Mark Carney want someone else to say no to a pipeline?

20.11.2025 10

The Star

Althia Raj

Mark Carney wins a game of chicken to pass his budget

19.11.2025 6

St. Catharines Standard

Althia Raj

Ottawa hasn’t seen this kind of soap opera drama in decades

11.11.2025 7

St. Catharines Standard

Althia Raj

Ottawa hasn’t seen this kind of soap opera drama in decades

11.11.2025 9

The Star

Althia Raj

Mark Carney’s budget isn’t built to win an election — and that reveals a lot about Carney himself

07.11.2025 9

St. Catharines Standard

Althia Raj

Mark Carney’s budget isn’t built to win an election — and that reveals a lot about Carney himself

06.11.2025 6

The Star

Althia Raj

It’s time to admit our Charter rights are under attack

01.11.2025 7

The Star

Althia Raj

It’s time to admit our charter rights are under attack

01.11.2025 9

St. Catharines Standard

Althia Raj

Mark Carney needs friends to keep his government afloat

26.10.2025 10

The Star

Althia Raj

Mark Carney needs friends to keep his government afloat

26.10.2025 7

St. Catharines Standard

Althia Raj

When a Harper Conservative goes after Pierre Poilievre, you know there’s blood in the water

19.10.2025 10

St. Catharines Standard

Althia Raj

Nine ideas you haven’t heard about from Canadian politicians

13.10.2025 10

St. Catharines Standard

Althia Raj

Carney, Trump put on a show of affection in Oval Office trade talks, but no real progress announced

08.10.2025 6

The Star

Althia Raj

Their leadership race just started and New Democrats are already slugging it out

05.10.2025 5

St. Catharines Standard

Althia Raj

Danielle Smith’s pipeline pitch is a dare for Carney to defy her

02.10.2025 10

The Star

Althia Raj

When politicians act like this, we should call them out

28.09.2025 10

The Star

Althia Raj

Gary Anandasangaree’s leaked gun buyback comments have landed him in hot water. Will Mark Carney continue to back his embattled minister?

25.09.2025 5

St. Catharines Standard

Althia Raj

Mark Carney’s upcoming budget offers no way out for cornered opposition parties

22.09.2025 6

The Star

Althia Raj

Despite a looming budget vote, Mark Carney’s minority government is a lot less vulnerable than it appears

21.09.2025 10

St. Catharines Standard

Althia Raj

Mark Carney can’t be allowed to ram through his plan to build big

11.06.2025 6

The Star

Althia Raj

Border bill primed to give Mark Carney’s government sweeping new powers. Who asked for this?

05.06.2025 7

St. Catharines Standard

Althia Raj

Border bill primed to give Mark Carney’s government sweeping new powers. Who asked for this?

05.06.2025 6

The Star

Althia Raj

Our ‘recovering partisans’ dissect the 2025 election results and what comes next

03.05.2025 10

The Star

Althia Raj

To survive Donald Trump and the threat of separation the next prime minister must unite Canadians

27.04.2025 10

The Star

Althia Raj

Pierre Poilievre event reveals how easy it is to ignore Elections Canada rules

23.04.2025 20

St. Catharines Standard

Althia Raj

Mark Carney needed to escape this debate unbloodied — and even with a smile, Pierre Poilievre couldn’t land a knockout blow

18.04.2025 8

The Star

Althia Raj

Mark Carney needed to escape this debate unbloodied — and even with a smile, Pierre Poilievre couldn’t land a knockout blow

17.04.2025 8

St. Catharines Standard

Althia Raj

Exactly where do the Conservatives stand on abortion?

11.04.2025 7

St. Catharines Standard

Althia Raj