‘There’s a signal that this race is tightening up’: David Coletto on polls showing a drop in the Liberal lead
16 April 2025
‘We love big spending’: Janet Brown and Dave Cournoyer on Alberta’s political paradox
‘He’s a phony’: David Frum on Zohran Mamdani’s TikTok politics and Canada’s Indigenous property dilemma
‘Dangerous for Canada’: What to make of Trump’s tariff tantrum
‘The execution was terrible’: Hub Politics on Carney’s economic address to the nation
‘China taking tariffs off doesn’t solve the problem’: What a potential Carney-Xi meeting means for Canada-China relations
‘We love big spending’: Janet Brown and Dave Cournoyer on Alberta’s political paradox
‘He’s a phony’: David Frum on Zohran Mamdani’s TikTok politics and Canada’s Indigenous property dilemma
‘Dangerous for Canada’: What to make of Trump’s tariff tantrum
‘The execution was terrible’: Hub Politics on Carney’s economic address to the nation
‘China taking tariffs off doesn’t solve the problem’: What a potential Carney-Xi meeting means for Canada-China relations
Politics
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Rudyard Griffiths: If there’s one thing Canadians agree on after this election, let it be this
16 April 2025
‘The first time we’ll see Carney and Poilievre up against each other’: Amanda Galbraith on what to expect from the upcoming leaders’ debates
16 April 2025
‘He’s not changing capes’: Philippe Lagassé on the caretaker convention and Carney’s dual role as Liberal leader and prime minister
16 April 2025
‘Others have commented that this whole thing is a mirage’: Parliamentary expert Philippe Lagassé on the caretaker convention and how much Carney should be allowed to act as PM during the election
16 April 2025
‘There’s a danger in being too sharp’: Three party operatives share the behind the scenes of debate prep and what to expect from this week’s federal leaders’ debates
16 April 2025
Sean Speer: Mark Carney owes voters a clear answer on his plans for Canada’s oil and gas sector
16 April 2025
‘Now all the chickens have come home to roost’: Ron Butler on why the GTA condo market collapse is the biggest overlooked issue of the federal election
15 April 2025
‘Totally inappropriate and uncalled for’: Ginny Roth on Doug Ford’s untimely criticisms of the federal Conservative campaign
15 April 2025
Need to Know: The Liberals are ensnared by dirty politics
15 April 2025
‘The Liberals have had a wobble over the last week’: Darrell Bricker on what’s behind the tightening polls
14 April 2025
Rudyard Griffiths: This week’s leaders’ debates mark a new low for our democracy
14 April 2025
Robert J. Johnston: President Trump has thrown down the economic gauntlet. Canada must be unified in our response
14 April 2025
Would a Mark Carney win push Western separatism into the mainstream?
14 April 2025
The Weekly Wrap: What’s the point of Confederation in Mark Carney’s vision for Canada?
12 April 2025
The Think Tank: This election leaves a lot to be desired on economic growth
12 April 2025
The Week in Polling: Canadians think Trump is trying to influence our election; CPC ahead with young voters but struggling with old voters; Nearly half of Canadians want next PM to bring stability rather than change
12 April 2025
‘What’s worrying is a return to one-party rule’: The Roundtable on what happens if the Liberals once again win big
11 April 2025
Richard Shimooka: Switching from the American to the European defence market sounds good—but it’s a terrible idea in practice
11 April 2025
‘This was a crisis that was coming’: Janice Gross-Stein on the continued U.S.-China trade war and the practical issues of de-globalization
11 April 2025
