WASHINGTON, D.C. — Prime Minister Mark Carney announced byelections scheduled for April 13 in three ridings on Sunday, and if his party wins all three, the Liberals will secure a one-seat majority in Parliament.
Two Ontario seats, in Scarborough Southwest and University–Rosedale, are vacant due to the resignations of Liberal MPs Bill Blair and Chrystia Freeland, while the seat in Terrebonne, Quebec, is empty because the 2025 vote result was annulled by the Supreme Court.
Conservative MPs are calling on the federal government to do more to evict Iranian regime agents and officials from Canadian soil, amid hostilities in the Middle East and acts of violence on Canadian streets.
Tories said on March 9 they will table a motion in the House of Commons immigration committee calling on Ottawa to ensure individuals linked to Iran’s regime or Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) are swiftly removed from the country.
Has the war in Iran torpedoed a federal election in Canada? Just two weeks ago, speculation abounded that Prime Minister Mark Carney might call a vote to capitalize on sky-high polling numbers and his desire for a majority mandate. But 10 days into Operation Epic Fury, the likelihood of Canadians going to the polls this spring has radically diminished.
Nunavut MP Lori Idlout is leaving the NDP to join the Liberal caucus, adding another floor-crosser to the government ranks as the Liberals inch closer to a majority government.
NDP interim Leader Don Davies issued a statement late Tuesday saying the party has a long-standing view that floor crossers should step down and run in a by-election.
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OTTAWA – Prime Minister Mark Carney told MPs in the House of Commons Tuesday that Canada is not involved in the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran and “will never participate in it.”
The prime minister changed his schedule to attend Tuesday’s question period after being criticized for not answering to parliamentarians about Canada’s position on the war in Iran.
Mark Carney repeatedly says he is prime minister of a new government, not simply a continuation of Justin Trudeau’s decade leading Liberals in power.
New polling from the Pollara Strategic Insights firm suggests that more Canadians are buying the “new” title than those who don’t, especially among those who voted Liberal last year. Pollara shared the results exclusively with the Star before their wider release this week to coincide with Carney’s first anniversary in power.
It is progress that the Prime Minister’s Office is now letting Canadians know when Mark Carney speaks with President Donald Trump, but it would be much better if the read-out that followed didn’t subtract from the sum of human knowledge.
The PMO said the two leaders held a conversation on Sunday about the economy, developments in the Middle East and trade relations.
What wasn’t clear was who called whom and what, if anything, was achieved.
Live feed.
It’s running late, was supposed to start at 11 am
My message to Canadians & CBC:
March 10, I will testify before the Heritage Committee.
Under parliamentary privilege, I will name names & present facts about what went on @CBCNews.
You won’t want to miss this, because it matters. cc: @brodiefenlon— Travis Dhanraj (@Travisdhanraj) March 5, 2026
Canadian military police are now involved in investigating the leak of a document used to undercut the Liberal government’s consideration of an alternative to the American-made F-35.
The Ottawa Citizen reported Dec. 15, 2025, that the Department of National Defence had launched an initial investigation into the leak of the four-year-old document. At the time the DND refused to say whether police would be involved.
Although U.S. President Donald Trump’s interest in taking over Greenland appears to have faded — at least publicly — Canada’s Governor General says concern remains that the fight over the semi-autonomous territory isn’t over yet.
“Even though the threat has kind of gone to the wayside … People are still very worried it could come back,” Gov. Gen. Mary Simon said in an interview airing Sunday morning on Rosemary Barton Live.
“It creates a lot of anxiety. It creates a lot of turmoil,” she added.
Where in her job description is “interfering where you shouldn’t” written?
OTTAWA — The head of Canada’s refugee tribunal told a parliamentary committee Monday that she does not know the name of a suspected senior Iranian regime official whose identity her own board concealed from the public in a deportation hearing — and that the concealment was granted at the man’s own request.
During the post-Cold War decades, Western alliances often functioned like formal parties. The United States played host, extending invitations on the basis of shared values and political affinity. Allies affirmed common principles and, more often than not, Washington carried the heaviest burdens.
That world is gone. Today’s coalitions look less like parties and more like potlucks. Every participant is expected to put something on the table – whether it’s just a bag of chips or a full dressed turkey. The message now is that you cannot arrive empty-handed and expect a seat.
HALIFAX—Even the most partisan Conservative has to admit that Prime Minister Mark Carney has had a pretty solid first year as prime minister.
True, the official opposition has accused him of conflicts of interest flowing from his corporate connections before entering politics. And, yes, they have tried to paint him as a sneaky, rich guy.
Those scurrilous allegations didn’t take root. Instead, there was Carney’s record in office. Mega trade deals like the recent one with India, improved working relationships with the provinces, renewed international respect for this country, and a growing lead in the polls over his rival, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre.
Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre said Canada should support replacing Iran’s current government and called for the removal of individuals linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard from the country.
Speaking at a press conference Monday, Poilievre described Iran’s leadership as a “terrorist regime” and said Conservatives support efforts that would lead to a democratically elected government in the country.
The folly of Canada’s last decade of energy policy is a never-ending saga for which the costs to Canadians and Canadian industry seem only to rise. As the price of a barrel of oil and LNG skyrocket due to American and Israel military action in Iran and its fallout, Canada should be sitting on a massive opportunity to benefit from soaring prices. However, a decade of neglect and underinvestment in pipelines and egress capacity sees us looking wistfully on as other nations, such as the Untied States benefit while we toil away for little gain.
