It seems like a lifetime ago, but Justin Trudeau was Canada’s prime minister until only a few months ago.
As he gets smaller and smaller in the rearview mirror, we’re coming to terms with some of the public policy disasters that came out of Trudeau’s time as prime minister.
(Go incognito)
As Canada’s industries reel under ever-changing tariff burdens applied by U.S. President Donald Trump on Canadian products, it becomes clear that Canada must diversify its customer base for exports. The United States will always be Canada’s primary trading partner due to its size and proximity, but Canada will remain vulnerable to protectionist actions from presidents if it refuses to expand its capability to develop resources and deliver products to overseas customers.
Carney has kowtowed to the Indigenous rent seekers, likely a deliberate move to advance his economy killing eco-nuttery.
A Montreal think tank says the federal government could save $10 billion by reducing 64,000 public service jobs.
The Montreal Economic Institute (MEI) made the recommendation in a pre-budget brief released on Aug. 7. It urges the government to follow the approach of former Liberal Prime Minister Jean Chrétien, saying his government reduced the civil service by 17 percent over five years.
I don’t see Carney alienating the public service unions, they are too significant a vote bloc.
Canada has 4.5 million public servants
whose wages are being paid by only 13.7 million private sector workers
3 taxpayers for every 1 public servant making 80-120k
HOW is this country still standing?
— Tablesalt (@Tablesalt13) August 8, 2025
As Canada’s income gap widens, some of those who are struggling sort trash to survive
Grant Kilian likes to move fast between the tall blue recycling bins he sorts through, in Vancouver’s West End alleys.
Time, but more accurately, cans are money here. The faster you can fill a bag, the faster you can get paid at the return depot. A big garbage bag full of beer cans, some of which he says he crushes, at 10 cents a pop, could earn Kilian about $30 in tax-free cash.
As he puts it, it’s just a bit of extra money for food, bills or cigarettes when everything feels tight.
It’s an economic miracle if you consider turning a wealthy nation into a 3rd World Dumpster Fire a miracle.
Canada is joining international partners Saturday in panning Israel’s plan to take control of Gaza City approved this week.
In a joint statement, foreign ministers from several countries including Canada, Australia, France, Germany and the United Kingdom said they reject a decision taken by the Israeli security cabinet on Friday to launch an additional large-scale military operation in Gaza.
The chances of Canada convincing Donald Trump’s White House to reverse his tariffs on a wide range of Canadian goods seems remote. There’s a possibility cases working their way through the U.S. courts will — maybe within the next six to 12 months — find Trump has overstepped his authority to impose tariffs and reverse them.
A new poll finds support for Prime Minister Mark Carney remains unchanged despite not reaching a trade deal with the United States earlier this month.
The Abacus Data poll conducted in the days following the passage of the self-imposed August 1 deadline for a deal with U.S. President Donald Trump shows support for the Liberals remains strong despite signs that the government isn’t doing enough when it comes to the stagnant economy and affordability issues.
It’s become a common refrain when Canadian politicians are asked about retaliatory measures or negotiations in the ongoing trade war: 85 per cent of Canada’s trade with the U.S. is “tariff-free.”
Prime Minister Mark Carney said as much on Tuesday and again on Friday, when pressed for information about his next salvo in the dispute with the U.S. after President Donald Trump imposed 35 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods that aren’t compliant with the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA).
“We’re in a situation right now where 85 per cent of our trade with the United States is tariff-free,” Carney told reporters at a news conference in Trenton, Ont., on Friday.
So no “Elbows” required?
In Canada, free speech is no longer a thing.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney utilized an August 5 press conference in British Columbia to dismiss concerns over Liberal legislation (Bill C-18) that would forbid news outlets from sharing news on social media, particularly during emergencies. The Canadian Commie globalist didn’t just refuse to rescind the aforementioned Bill C-18. No siree, he also urged his fellow Canucks to rely on government-funded CBC News for fair and unbiased information.
It is difficult for an outsider to get a clear idea of how the Canada-U.S. trade discussions are developing. As frequent readers may recall, I was seriously embarrassed at Prime Minister Mark Carney’s hokey election masquerade as Winston Churchill translating the Scarborough Bluffs into the White Cliffs of Dover and shaking his righteous Canadian fist at the much-maligned U.S. President Donald Trump on the farther shore “trying to break us.” He all but promised to fight in the fields and hills (and wine cellars of Rockcliffe and billiard rooms of Westmount and the indoor swimming pools of Rosedale). My civic disappointment was tempered by my longstanding opinion that in politics, anything that works, no matter how outlandish, is acceptable if it isn’t illegal. The vapid farce of Carney’s “finest hour” narrowly passed that test, even if it reflected no credit on him or his voters.
Canada’s energy watchdog is forecasting a decrease in electric vehicle sales this year as Ottawa gears up to implement mandatory sales quotas for zero-emission vehicles in 2026.
Electric vehicle sales fell 23 percent in the first quarter of 2025 in comparison to the same timeframe last year, causing market share to dip to just 9 percent, according to a new report from Canada Energy Regulator.
… Before It Kills Off The Auto Industry
One of the defining themes of the 20th century was the failure of socialism as a means of organizing an economy or society. The triumph of the United States and the free-market West over the Soviet Union and its planned-economy allies in the Cold War was not primarily military — it was a victory of markets over command-and-control systems.
Yet in the 21st century, socialism continues to gain ground, threatening our prosperity and freedom.
OTTAWA — Canada’s housing crisis may get worse before it starts to show much relief, as new projections say that the number of housing starts will actually decrease this year and next.
These new estimates, from both public and private sector housing forecasts, contradict political promises from all levels of government to boost supply of homes across the country.
It’s all good Carney and his pals will continue making money off the shortages mass immigration creates.
No deal is better than a bad deal – that’s the message Prime Minister Mark Carney and his team keep selling to Canadians as their efforts to find a deal with Donald Trump falter.
That message became harder to sell Friday night as duties on softwood lumber skyrocketed to 35%.
Prime Minister Mark Carney has been in office long enough for Canadians to start asking a simple, unavoidable question: What is he actually doing?
Yes, we are pleased that goods compliant with the Canada–United States–Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) remain tariff-free. That is the baseline expectation for a modern trade relationship with our largest trading partner. But that small relief is overshadowed by the fact that tariffs on other Canadian goods have jumped to 35%. Those tariffs don’t just hurt Canadian exporters; they hit American businesses and workers as well. They weaken one of the most important trade and security alliances in the world.
