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Trump said in May: 'At a certain point, it won’t make economic sense for Canada to build those cars.' That point has arrived, it seems
Hamas will never lay down its arms, and the Palestinian Authority will never reform or negotiate, unless there is no alternative
There is a spreading counterintuitive bullishness on Canada. Stock markets in Canada are up higher than U.S. equity indices
They talk a good game about internal trade but when it comes to the wine and spirits industry, the rhetoric has far outstripped the reality
‘We are confident domestic pressures will create an opportunity to come to an agreement in the interests of both economies that puts us in a better...
The bad news for democracy, as if more were needed, is that Xi is soon likely to have the capability to invade Taiwan if he chooses to
All the signs point to Ottawa offering the Chinese some form of relief on EV tariffs, in exchange for lifting levies on canola, pork and seafood
With a budget due in early November, and nearly a third of Canadians expecting bad news, there are storm clouds ahead for this government
Freeland was a continuation of the utopian virtue-signalling of a Trudeau era that was less rigorous about results
When revealed in all its gory glory, the deficit may be not only substantial but substantially more than last year
The co-founder of Blackberry, Jim Balsillie, joins veteran policy adviser Robert Asselin and John Ivison to discuss Canada's outdated...
Carmakers that don’t hit Ottawa's arbitrary target — which will be all of them except Tesla — will have to buy credits from Tesla to comply
His political authority rests on the perception of competence and, if the economy slows further, people will start doubting he has it
This dispute goes far beyond a wage negotiation — it is about the kind of country that Canada wants to become
Donald Trump’s attention is elsewhere, and that should suit Canada fine; the status quo is working better for this country than any other
Recognition of a Palestinian state would vindicate Hamas’s strategy that jihad, violence and blood sacrifice is how you get what you want
Recognition of a Palestinian state would vindicate Hamas’s strategy that jihad, violence and blood sacrifice is how you get what you want
The sell-off of WonderFi to Robinhood is being called another example of Canada giving away its best ideas
But there is sadness, trauma and apprehension hidden behind the recovery
The G7 was founded to promote free trade, multilateralism and co-operation. Its predominant member doesn’t advocate those things anymore
For years, there was no political payback in increased defence spending, so governments didn’t bother. Much has changed
Wooing Sikh voters while turning a blind eye to Khalistani sympathizers worked well for Poilievre's party during the election
The Main Estimates suggest that the prime minister's message of restraint has fallen on deaf ears in Ottawa
The focus of the speech, read by King Charles, was economic, without prattling on about equity, diversity and climate change
Information manipulation poses the single biggest threat to Canadian democracy, concluded commissioner Marie Josée Hogue, in her final report...
Illicit producers still control between one quarter and a half of the market, partly because a punitive excise tax regime raises costs for legal...
What the first day fumbles suggest is that Carney’s hopes of having a more 'traditional' cabinet government are a little impulsive
A failure to accommodate shifting circumstances is prompting questions inside the party about whether a 45-year-old man can truly change
The prime minister exited the Oval Office, and the most intense experience of his brief political career, with his dignity intact
They could grind down opponents with enough time. But the Liberals moved too quickly to dump Trudeau and install Carney for the plan to work