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Other Canadian industries are in the administration's crosshairs, and the president has plenty of tariff ammunition still left to deploy

24.02.2026 20

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A move away from market competition toward economic nationalism risks mismanagement, inefficiency and corruption

18.02.2026 6

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John Ivison: Canada's pivot to Europe for trade gains traction as Trump loses momentum

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A ludicrous situation where sanctioned Canadian MPs who travel to China at the invitation of the People’s Congress risk being detained

12.02.2026 5

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John Ivison: When mass murder meets politics

After school shootings like that in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., leaders often have nothing to offer than condolences, but people want more

11.02.2026 10

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11.02.2026 6

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Early signs are that Ottawa is broadly in favour of the pursuit of justice, as long as it doesn’t hamper its trade policy

10.02.2026 6

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The Canadian political class, from Harper to Carney, has been energized by the surge in Canadian pride we’ve seen in the last year

05.02.2026 7

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Poilievre has been at sea on the issue, but at the party convention he signalled a shift in his own strategic posture

04.02.2026 6

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What has been portrayed as 'constructive, pragmatic engagement' with Beijing has the potential to go sideways very quickly for Mark Carney

02.02.2026 10

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29.01.2026 4

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All the signs point to Ottawa buying fewer than half the number of F-35s it said it would, and Carney's speech in Davos explains why

28.01.2026 9

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Carney would help Canada and allay U.S. fears about becoming a drop-off port for cheap Chinese goods by cracking down on non-market dumping

27.01.2026 8

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Preserving our autonomy will come at a cost to Canada that Carney suggested it is prepared to pay

21.01.2026 10

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Expert says it wouldn’t surprise him if the Trump administration and U.S. government agencies were to boost and support Alberta’s separatists,...

20.01.2026 20

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There could be ‘modest movement’ on Canada’s tariff on Chinese EVs and on Beijing’s 76 per cent tariff on Canadian canola

15.01.2026 10

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It’s very apparent the Metlakatla won't back any new developments until Ottawa addresses their anger over a questionable propane contract

14.01.2026 10

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Former deputy chief of the defence staff Mark Norman said Canada should immediately offer to build a NATO Arctic Command headquarters in Iqaluit

13.01.2026 10

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The Conservative leader’s stance is clear, but if it's responsible or popular is another matter. Carney made clear Canada is not on board

06.01.2026 8

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The prime minister would no doubt argue that he is not vain, but rather he is conscious that he is unique

31.12.2025 7

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Russia is not going to collapse any time soon but the pressures of war are beginning to take a toll

30.12.2025 8

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11.12.2025 10

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John Ivison: Poilievre pushes on the anti-pipeline cracks in Carney’s caucus

11.12.2025 5

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There were clearly concerns that the motion backing the agreement with Alberta could show an embarrassing split in the government’s ranks

10.12.2025 5

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Whether the government’s argument will hold water, only a Federal Court judge, who stands to gain $28,000 by saying it doesn’t, can know

09.12.2025 5

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Ivison: Carney’s quandary — political will blocked by bureaucratic won’t

08.12.2025 10

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The prime minister and his European and Japanese counterparts agreed the plan was unacceptable, but there were tensions about how to respond

25.11.2025 6

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It was entirely predictable that allowing the government to delineate its own spending into operating and capital would be controversial

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Evidence from the second tranche of mining and infrastructure ventures is that considerations other than economic payback were prioritized

14.11.2025 6

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The ambition is admirable and the goal desirable. Whether it is doable, is quite another matter

13.11.2025 10

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12.11.2025 6

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David Dodge, a veteran of the '90s austerity budgets, said he suspects even more cutting will be required in the next two years

06.11.2025 10

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The priorities are right: attempting to end stagnation, trying to rebuild the military, and aiming to reverse a hostility to building things

05.11.2025 10

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By apologizing for the Reagan ad, the prime minister has likely alienated an ally in Doug Ford, yet doesn't appear to have succeeded in reviving...

04.11.2025 8

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28.10.2025 8

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Ivison: Dead comrades, no ammo and surrounded by Russians - Canadian Forces vet on the war in Ukraine

Canadian Forces veteran James Challice tells John Ivison about his experiences fighting in Ukraine and why there's ‘no room for a soldier anymore...

27.10.2025 20

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The Conservative leader's tone and temperament aren't shifting with the post-Trump times

22.10.2025 6

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