politics
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. Source link
Quebec MP Alexandre Boulerice to officially announce plan to leave NDP and run provincially
Boulerice is expected to run provincially in the Montreal riding of Gouin. It’s the current riding of former Québec Solidaire co-spokesperson Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois, who is leaving politics at the end of his mandate. Source link
Carney to announce creation of Canada's first sovereign wealth fund
Prime Minister Mark Carney will on Monday unveil his plan to create Canada’s first sovereign wealth fund, Radio-Canada has learned. Source link
Lower-than-forecasted deficit, new affordability measures expected in spring fiscal update
Finance experts predict Tuesday’s spring economic update will contain a number of new economic measures aimed at tackling affordability and the wider economic challenges of the country, and they expect the update will show a smaller-than-forecasted deficit. Source link
Poilievre demands Carney cap federal deficit at $31B ahead of spring economic update
Ahead of an important fiscal update this week, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is demanding Prime Minister Mark Carney cap the federal deficit at $31 billion by eliminating big ticket items like a major rail project and the gun buyback program. Source link
Carney has promised regular trade updates. Why is YouTube his platform of choice?
Prime Minister Mark Carney has promised regular updates on his government’s efforts as Canada continues to work through a U.S. trade war while also seeking to strengthen relationships with other trading partners — and his medium of choice appears to be YouTube. Source link
Standing up to bullies: Lithuania’s playbook for surviving economic warfare, and what Canada can learn
Once a target of Russian and Chinese economic coercion, Lithuania has turned pressure into policy. By rapidly diversifying trade, severing energy ties with Moscow and investing in defence and tech, the Baltic state built resilience and saw growth. Its experience now offers Canada a cautionary, and increasingly relevant, roadmap. Source link
The important questions raised by Parliament's game of musical chairs
Beneath the partisan acrimony and overheated language, there are useful and important questions about how Canada’s parliamentary democracy works and how it is supposed to work. Source link
Carney talks CUSMA review with Mexican president as official negotiations loom
Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Friday as the two countries are gearing up for the North American trade agreement review this year. Source link
Trump offering Canadian aluminum and steel companies tariff relief if they move to U.S.
The Trump administration is now offering Canadian and Mexican aluminum and steel companies immediate tariff relief if they commit to moving production to the United States in the future. Source link