“Vote like Canada depends on it,” Prime Minister Mark Carney declared to cheering crowds in Calgary last week on a stage emblazoned with bright red and white “Forever Canadian” banners.
It’s a message that appears to have struck a chord with the electorate, as preliminary results show more than two-thirds of Alberta voters said they want to remain a part of Canada.
But the future of the federation does still rest on its richest province.
Canada’s former spy chief is warning that China could use data collected by Chinese-made electric vehicles to gather vast amounts of personal information on Canadians that Beijing could later weaponize.
David Vigneault, former head of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), made the comments during a recent appearance on a BBC podcast. As more Chinese electric vehicles (EVs) are set to enter the Canadian market, Vigneault says they could expose users to surveillance by Beijing.
An American security company with ties to Trump’s deportation machine is about to start guarding Canada’s tax office — and it beat out a Canadian veterans’ institution by just $80,000. Allied Universal, a firm making tens of millions off ICE and other U.S. agencies, will soon take over security at the Canada Revenue Agency.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark “Elbows Up” Carney recently claimed that the United States is trying to break Canada apart to gain control of the country, while urging voters in oil-rich Alberta to reject the path toward independence in today’s (Oct. 19) referendum.
Speaking at a so-called “pro-Canada” rally in Calgary, Carney stated that the referendum is occurring at “the worst time possible” because the “the world has become more dangerous and divided.”
Canadians are being sold “associate membership” in the European Union without being told what it means or what Ottawa has already offered Brussels in the backrooms. A recent Nanos poll found significant support for the idea among Canadians. Were respondents shown the leaked document Ottawa drafted for discussions with Brussels, given a clear definition of associate membership, or reminded that Canada already has comprehensive trade and defence agreements with the EU? No.
h/t Canucklehead
Xi Jinping offers the world a seductive promise: a “community with a shared future for mankind.” Its intellectual ancestry is rooted in tianxia—a sinocentric ordering that encompasses “all under heaven.”
This is the vision Beijing presents as harmony without hegemony, and for many years, both Canada and the U.S. swallowed this line, and the accompanying promise that China would liberalize and democratize its governance model—a misguided proposition which James Mann correctly labeled the “China Fantasy,” but which most bought into because it promised profits, at least in the short term.
The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CHMC) — the federal Crown corporation in charge of monitoring and financing housing in this country — reported that Ottawa fell well short of its goal of assuring 500,000 new housing units in by 2030.
Indeed, at 259,000, just a little under 52 per cent of the target promised by Prime Minister Mark Carney was met last year. Admittedly that was better than the 245,000 new units (including rentals and condos) in 2024.
A much-overlooked element of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government’s new Building Canada Strong Act is major labour relations reforms that will bring about more predictability in the federal government’s responses to significant labour disputes.
Over the past three years, Canada has seen several labour disputes that have affected Canadians and our country’s reputation as a reliable international trading partner. We’ve seen rail, port and airline stoppages, all of which have affected Canadians, our economy and our ability to trade internationally.
Gas price analyst and Canadians for Affordable Energy president Dan McTeague issued a challenge to Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Prime Minister Mark Carney.
“I would call on Ford and Carney to sit down, and get this right, at least temporarily, to alleviate the incredible, excruciating burden fuel prices are putting on Canadians,” McTeague told the Toronto Sun.
Om Kachhadiya picked Canada for his postgraduate studies because its immigration rules and pathways were clear and predictable.
The 26-year-old, who already had a civil engineering degree in India, knew the criteria to meet for his study permit and what he needed to do to qualify for the postgraduation work permit, so he could get a job and earn Canadian work experience — and ultimately his permanent residence.
But what has happened to Canada’s immigration system between his arrival in 2022 and graduation in 2024 — and thereafter — has been anything but clear and predictable.
I have ZERO sympathy for Om and whoever vetted his entry to Canada. Remigration Now.
Taxpayers just won a big court victory against Ottawa’s ‘No More Pipelines’ law. The Alberta Court of Appeal slapped Ottawa back into its lane, ruling that the federal law that lets it interfere with the development of provincial natural resources is still unconstitutional.
Conservatives who complain the Parliamentary Press Gallery is anti-Conservative and pro-Liberal may be surprised to learn two of Canada’s top political journalists agree with them, to some extent.
Bob Fife, the recently retired parliamentary bureau chief of the Globe and Mail, and Globe and Mail political columnist Andrew Coyne, also a regular on CBC‘s ‘At Issue’ political panel, made the observation in recent interviews with B.C. political broadcaster Aaron Pete, chief of the Chawathil First Nation, on his Nuanced podcast.
h/t Mauser
Former finance minister and deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland believes her resignation — which spurred Justin Trudeau to step down — was ultimately a good outcome for the former prime minister given his plummeting popularity.
While her book, Unreliable Boyfriend, is meant to be a guide for dealing with U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration, it also outlines how her political relationship with Trudeau declined in the final months of his government.
It did unfortunately.
Nearly 75% of Canadians surveyed believe Prime Minister Mark Carney should go forward with country-wide infrastructure improvements, before seeking another federal mandate.
In a new Canada Pulse Insights poll, the 1, 531 adults surveyed found that 73% want Carney to fast-track major projects, relax certain environmental reviews, alter labour strikes and deepen meaningful economic ties with Europe.
Foreign-owned companies can qualify for federal contracts under Ottawa’s Buy Canadian policy despite government claims the program will strengthen domestic manufacturing and protect Canadian jobs, according to federal documents.
Blacklock’s Reporter says internal records from Industry Minister Mélanie Joly’s department acknowledge the importance of building Canadian industrial capacity, while separate documents show businesses with 100% foreign ownership can still qualify as Canadian suppliers.
