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John Ivison: Fresh questions about Carney's strategy on Trump

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Whether the Liberal leader misled people about his conversation with Trump speaks to his character. But more pertinent to the election he quickly...

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Ivison: What really goes on inside the leader’s election campaign bus

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He has to appear confident, but not too confident; exude momentum but not too much; to veer leftward but not can't alienate centrist voters

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John Ivison: Conservative hopes are resurrected by Carney’s eye-watering spending plan

Switch voters will likely find the prospect of adding a quarter-trillion dollars to the national debt a haunting prospect

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John Ivison: Mark Carney's platform relies on fiscal alchemy and hopeful assumptions

John Ivison: Mark Carney's platform relies on fiscal alchemy and hopeful assumptions
20.04.2025 10

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Ivison: Carney’s magic fades a little after French debate

Ivison: Carney’s magic fades a little after French debate
18.04.2025 9

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Male-dominated unions backed the NDP reflexively, but in the 2025 election, unions are taking a far more transactional approach

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Singh thinks the polls have stabilized enough to make it safe for progressives worried about a Conservative win to 'come home' to the NDP

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A cacophony of bad news has been good news for Carney, drowning out Poilievre's message

09.04.2025 4

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It could be a rough homecoming given his environmental positions, especially after he appeared to mock Alberta Premier Danielle Smith

08.04.2025 3

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Ivison: Emissions cap is 'stupid,' says former Canadian ambassador to the U.S.

John Ivison and his guest ex-ambassador David MacNaughton discuss how Canada should respond to Donald Trump's tariffs and what needs to change here at...

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The broad-based 'Liberation Day' exemption for Canada is good news but the crisis facing our economy remains dire

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It takes some gall for an assailant to want gratitude after he stops punching you in the face but anything goes in a general election

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Paul Chiang's comments, and Carney's defence of the candidate, are a sign that the Liberal party’s inexplicable attachment to Beijing remains intact

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The Conservatives have a month before election day and the benefit of all opposition parties now having Carney squarely in their sights

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Instead of a smooth launch to get the campaign rolling, Conservatives found themselves hurtling backwards at pace

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Ivison: Why Poilievre needs to pivot from stoking anger to harnessing hope

This week, John Ivison and his panelists discuss the expected election call and how Mark Carney and Pierre Poilievre should approach the upcoming...

21.03.2025 10

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On his first official trip overseas, Carney supplied his critics with plenty to make the case that he is not the Anointed One after all

19.03.2025 8

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It seems unlikely Mark Carney will be able to resist opposing Poilievre's promise to cancel industrial carbon tax mandates

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His party and most of its senior members will remain the same people who have dragged the country to such a low ebb

10.03.2025 10

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John Ivison: The conflict of Mark Carney’s interests

Poilievre has something of a Trump problem, with some polling suggesting people believe he is similar to, or even friendly with, the president

07.03.2025 9

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The president will only reverse himself if the stench of the economic damage sticks to him

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Ivison: Carney’s credibility cracks give Conservatives an opportunity

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A tightening of the polls is no surprise and might even benefit Conservatives who have become too complacent

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Carney will not go on to win an election unless he moves the hearts of men and women

26.02.2025 4

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Ivison: Canada must offer Trump a grand bargain on defence and trade

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Canada’s commitment to NATO is irrelevant to Trump. Europe doesn't matter to him anymore

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Canada’s hold on the Arctic is, in the words of former defence chief Wayne Eyre, 'tenuous' — and it is likely to become more so with Trump in office

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We may not have been traditionally considered an adversary, but we are now — and we should reciprocate that sentiment

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Ivison: DEI screening comes before merit questions in Canadian university hiring

'Diversity is not a bad thing,' Mark Milke of the Aristotle Foundation on Public Policy tells John Ivison. But 'the fundamental nature of DEI is...

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'The only way out of a mess that is not of our choosing is not only to inflict pain on American consumers and producers, but to let them know who is...

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The U.S. government lists power, pipelines, defence companies, bridges, rail crossings, mines, pharma and minerals that it depends upon

28.01.2025 10

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Ivison: Canada is collateral damage in Trump’s turf war with China

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