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atural governing party the historical record suggests that may be true despite the danger it poses to democracy 2026 04 26 toronto sun jaime watt doug ford s problem wasn t the plane it was the politics let me be clear on the underlying question doug ford was right 2026 04 26 toronto star althia raj by taunting mark carney donald trump s trade team is only helping canada if u s president donald trump s administration hoped to strengthen canada s hand in trade talks it could hardly have done a better job this week the u s deputy trade representative rick switzer told the council of foreign relations that prime minister mark carney is guilty of political malpractice for pitting himself politically against the president that he s driven by his ego 2026 04 25 toronto star aaron wherry the important questions raised by parliament s game of musical chairs with liberal mps holding a majority of seats in the house of commons government house leader steven mackinnon moved a motion on thursday that would see that majority reflected in the allotment of seats on house committees this would be an entirely remarkable development the sort of procedural housekeeping that occurs at the start of each parliament except 2026 04 25 cbc news don newman with a little help from his friends mark carney s new trade committee in the classic canadian tradition of diffusing the pain by enlarging the official target field prime minister mark carney this week unveiled a 24 member advisory committee on canada us economic relations to buttress his negotiating team heading into the looming cusma review with the united states and mexico the committee is composed of some pan partisan political figures from former federal tory 2026 04 25 policy magazine andrew coyne trump may be temporary the damage he is doing isn t was john turner right is donald trump s weaponization of canada s dependence on trade with the united states vindication of the liberal leader s dire prophecies during the 1988 election campaign is this the bitter fruit of the mulroney government s decision all those years ago to sign a free trade agreement with the united states 2026 04 24 the globe and mail andrew phillips expect trump to try to punish canada for not bending the knee we ve been warned for months that canada faces exceedingly tough talks on renewing the cusma usmca trade deal with donald trump blowing off the importance of canada we don t need anything they have it was shaping up as a cage match at the negotiating table as of this week though we face the very real possibility of an even more ominous 2026 04 24 toronto star political pulse panel political pulse ndp to lose last quebec mp as boulerice set to resign in a recent op ed liberal mp and former environment minister steven guilbeault wrote that the government s energy ambitions put the country at a climate crossroads power politics questions guilbeault on his hopes for the canada alberta memorandum of understanding and on his thoughts regarding the current state of the liberal party 2026 04 25 youtube justin ling carney can t stickhandle a new world order alone he ll need help from his hockey buddy when mark carney skated over to the tv cameras at an ice rink in ottawa this month he introduced his hockey buddy alexander stubb to canadians as the man the myth the legend and the prime minister s no 1 draft choice carney isn t putting together a beer league nor is he trying out for the ottawa charge whose practice he 2026 04 24 toronto star supriya dwivedi avi lewis is smart to shed light on surveillance pricing new ndp leader avi lewis has set his sights on bringing an end to the practice of surveillance pricing calling it a crystal clear example of why we desperately need government guardrails to protect us from the triple threat of big tech ai and corporate monopolies that dominate every sector of our economy during a press conference in ottawa flanked 2026 04 24 national observer campbell clark a worrying sign of tech blindness as usmca talks approach among the former politicians and ceos of a mining giant a paper company a steel company a potash producer a railway a bank and lobby groups for small business and the auto and aluminum sectors there was a glaring omission experts from the tech sector the 24 people on the advisory committee on canada u s economic relations announced by prime minister 2026 04 24 the globe and mail andrew coyne the tories say the carney majority is illegitimate their reasoning speaks to a larger issue opinion on canada s new liberal majority government has tended to divide into two camps on one hand are those mostly to be found on the conservative end of things who denounce the process by which the liberals attained their majority five opposition mps crossing the floor one after the other like baby ducks as illegitimate even undemocratic canadians 2026 04 23 the globe and mail news continued more alessia passafiume feds outline 4 3b for indigenous education health in spring economic update ottawa the federal government is promising 4 3 billion for first nations education inuit food security and indigenous child welfare in its spring economic update 2026 04 28 canadian press nick murray feds formalize enhanced oil recovery tax credit flip flop in spring economic update ottawa the federal government s spring economic update today formalizes a pivot in climate policy that was first made in last year s energy agreement with alberta 2026 04 28 canadian press the canadian press big spending smaller deficit key numbers from the spring economic update ottawa here s a brief look at some of the key numbers in the liberal government s 2026 spring economic update 2026 04 28 canadian press donna spencer federal government to inject 755 million into canadian sport over five years the federal government had added 755 million in sport funding over the next five years which drops to 118 million after that as part of its spring economic update 2026 04 28 canadian press kyle duggan defence investment agency to be revamped under new minister ottawa the liberal government says the office tasked with making major purchases for the military is about to be upgraded to give it new independence and oversight 2026 04 28 canadian press catherine morrison spring economic update includes plans to cut spending on consultants protect whales ottawa the federal government tabled its spring economic update on tuesday projecting a 66 9 billion deficit for the fiscal year which ended on march 31 2026 04 28 canadian press jack farrell lawyer says alberta premier exploiting loophole with referendum site wants ad ban an edmonton lawyer is calling on elections alberta to close a loophole allowing premier danielle smith s government to advertise in favour of her fall referendum on sweeping immigration reform provincial law prohibits the government from advertising or publishing certain information related to a referendum if the vote is taking place alongside a general or municipal election legislation passed last year 2026 04 28 canadian press united arab emirates says it will leave opec a blow to the oil cartel the united arab emirates said tuesday it will leave opec effective may 1 stripping the oil cartel of one of its largest producers and further weakening its leverage over global oil supplies and prices the uae s decision had been rumored as a possibility for some time as it pushed back in recent years against opec production quotas it felt had 2026 04 28 the associated press dylan robertson european union top brass says carney is off to armenia this weekend for summit the european union says prime minister mark carney will be in armenia this weekend as part of a summit focused on strategic issues carney s office has not publicly confirmed the visit but european council president antonio costa says on social media that the prime minister will be attending the european political community summit will take place in the armenian capital 2026 04 28 canadian press craig lord prime minister mark carney promises good news in spring economic update prime minister mark carney says the liberals are good fiscal managers and he ll have the chance to prove it when the federal government tables its spring economic update tuesday afternoon the federal government typically tables mid year updates between annual budgets to revise its economic and fiscal projections these updates can include new spending and are sometimes referred to as 2026 04 28 canadian press saskatchewan s moe supportive of sovereign wealth fund calls for easing regulations saskatchewan premier scott moe is calling ottawa s new sovereign wealth fund a good initiative but moe says if prime minister mark carney really wants to unlock investments in major projects then the government should walk back a number of environmental policies he says are getting in the way carney says the fund will be used to invest in major canadian 2026 04 27 canadian press catharine tunney ashley burke state of 24 sussex an embarrassment says carney pm says he wants to see his successors return to official residence pm says he wants to see his successors return to official residence the state of 24 sussex drive is an embarrassment says prime minister mark carney who suggested he wants a decision made about the future of the derelict residence meant for canada s prime ministers you re not going to see me at 24 sussex but i would like to see 2026 04 27 cbc news darren major canada won t be chasing a small deal to get u s tariff relief carney says prime minister points to other countries he suggests are unhappy with agreements reached with u s prime minister mark carney says canada and the u s could resolve the ongoing tariff dispute within days if the u s side had the bandwidth and the inclination to go through with it the u s has maintained hefty import levies on a number of canadian goods 2026 04 27 cbc news abbas rana rushed return with liberals now in a majority former cabinet staffers and past grit mps want back in former b c liberal mp john aldag wants his party to begin nominating candidates as soon as possible so they can start campaigning and fundraising for the next election a significant number of exempt ministerial and mp staffers who left in 2024 expecting a liberal defeat are now returning to parliament hill as the party now holds a majority and prime 2026 04 27 hill times marco vigliotti liberals question senate s handling of bail reform bill a senior government source told ipolitics that senators are slowing down a bill supported by the liberals and conservatives as well as provincial and territorial premiers and municipal police chiefs 2026 04 27 ipolitics prime minister mark carney announces canada s 1st sovereign wealth fund prime minister mark carney announced the country s first national sovereign wealth fund on monday pitching it as a way for canadians to invest in nation building projects carney said the canada strong fund will invest in major canadian industrial projects in areas such as energy infrastructure mining agriculture and technology the prime minister said the federal government will put up funds 2026 04 27 canadian press carney s trade advisory group meets for 1st time welcomes new member prime minister mark carney s new advisory council on canada u s trade met for the first time today ahead of trade negotiations with president donald trump s white house that are set to begin over the coming months carney recently struck the new committee in preparation for the scheduled review of the canada united states mexico agreement on trade better known as cusma which must 2026 04 27 canadian press quebec premier meets u s trade representative jamieson greer in washington d c quebec s premier met today in washington d c with u s trade representative jamieson greer an influential member of president donald trump s cabinet christine frechette met greer ahead of negotiations between canada the u s and mexico on the continental free trade pact scheduled to begin july 1 2026 04 27 canadian press catherine morrison canadian manufacturers call for tariffs on global imports of wood products canadian wood manufacturers are welcoming a trade inquiry into wood imports but say the investigation needs to be followed by immediate provisional tariffs on foreign made goods entering the country earlier this month finance minister francois philippe champagne said the government had directed the canadian international trade tribunal to launch an inquiry into global imports of wood cabinets and vanities hardwood flooring 2026 04 27 canadian press ian bickis business groups say new sovereign wealth fund another helpful tool business groups say the federal government s decision to establish canada s first sovereign wealth fund could be helpful to get projects going but is not a singular fix prime minister mark carney announced the canada strong fund on monday saying it will invest in major canadian industrial projects in areas such as energy infrastructure mining agriculture and technology with an initial 2026 04 27 canadian press sarah ritchie liberals formalize majority move to limit debate on committee restructuring the three liberals who won the byelections that secured a majority government for prime minister mark carney earlier this month took their seats in the house of commons on monday the government moved quickly to make use of its new majority powers by introducing a motion to limit debate on a change to the house rules that would enable the 2026 04 27 canadian press catherine morrison ndp leader says he won t run in quebec byelection after boulerice announces departure ndp leader avi lewis said monday he won t run in an upcoming quebec byelection to fill a seat being left vacant by alexandre boulerice boulerice officially announced monday he is leaving parliament to run provincially for the quebec solidaire after spending 15 years as an mp he will sit as an independent until he formally resigns his seat in the 2026 04 27 canadian press extremely sovereigntist alexandre boulerice quits federal ndp to join quebec party after 15 years in ottawa with the ndp montreal mp alexandre boulerice says he is quitting federal politics to join quebec solidaire a leftist sovereigntist party ahead of october s provincial election his departure had been an open secret for some time and he made the official announcement monday in the montreal riding of gouin where he will seek 2026 04 27 cbc news spencer van dyk what pm carney is saying about affordability the day before the spring economic update on the eve of his first spring economic update prime minister mark carney insists his government is focused on doing more than one thing at one time to increase affordability for canadians carney made the comments in ottawa monday speaking to reporters following his announcement that his government is creating canada s first national sovereign wealth fund a 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