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

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

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...

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

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The tariff reprieve lets Canadian voters take a breath and consider which leader could best handle Trump

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Ivison: 'We don’t have a functioning government' - and that’s Trudeau’s fault

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Mark Carney will oppose the carbon tax and oil and gas emissions cap, while hoping to turn his elitist experience from a negative to a positive

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Perhaps the upside to the anxiety Trump has unleashed is Canadians rediscovering what they love about their country, which Trudeau subdued

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John Ivison: The more at sea Trudeau has seemed, the more assured Poilievre has been

Few figures in recent Canadian history have been more divisive than this prime minister — the idealistic reformer who has abandoned his principles...

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Ivison: Trudeau's 'unfathomable level of incompetence' this week

This week, John Ivison and his guests Ian Brodie and Eugene Lang discuss the unprecedented week of turmoil in Canadian politics and how soon we...

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By recent Liberal standards, it was a sound document. It's almost unfortunate most of it won't survive You can save this article by registering for...

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John Ivison: Chrystia Freeland's savage exit

The finance minister is an unlikely champion of the Chicago Way, but she has just pulled off a coup that may end up toppling this government You...

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SCOOP: Freeland to reverse promised $250 ‘working Canadians’ cheques in mini-budget Monday

Cancelling the PMO's questionable giveaway may be a victory of sorts for Freeland You can save this article by registering for free here. Or...

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Trudeau has undermined the idea of citizenship that held us together, with its sense of obligation, sacrifice and collective mission You can save...

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Worse is the impact another broken deficit promise will have on Canada’s fiscal reputation You can save this article by registering for free here....

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More likely, he will use mercantilism as an economic weapon to try to get what he wants You can save this article by registering for free here. Or...

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Ottawa awarded a single firm 19 non-competitive contracts worth $313 million to shovel pandemic loans out the door You can save this article by...

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