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In 2021, there was nearly a consensus on climate change. In 2025, Carney and Poilievre are far apart
The Liberals and Conservatives may now be as far apart as they have ever been on the issue of climate change — even while the Liberals have arguably moderated their own position.
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A new ballot question: How should Canada define its relationship with the U.S.?
There is some general agreement that Canada must act urgently in response to what is happening in the United States. But Mark Carney’s recent statements point to what might be a split in the way the Liberal and Conservative leaders view the tumult that is unfolding.
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Is Pierre Poilievre too 'in sync' with Donald Trump?
The most controversial statement of the federal election so far was uttered before the campaign even started — and not by a federal politician, but the premier of Alberta.
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The reality of Donald Trump crashes into the federal election
The first few days of the 2025 federal campaign bore a certain resemblance to a normal election. The norm-defying reality of Donald Trump finally intruded on Wednesday.
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This election is about Donald Trump — and a lot more
One way or another, these 37 days will be about beginning to answer the myriad questions currently and to be posed by a changed and changing world — not least the question of who should lead the country at this unnerving moment.
Poilievre says he would repeal federal carbon pricing for industrial emissions
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says a government led by him would repeal both the federal consumer carbon tax and standards for pricing greenhouse gas emissions from large industrial emitters.
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Prime Minister Mark Carney tries to turn the page
In the limited space of his first day as prime minister — and with an election campaign maybe just more than a week away — Mark Carney could at least try to signal change.
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Mark Carney steps into an unprecedented moment
Carney is the 14th leader of the Liberal Party and he will soon become the 24th prime minister of Canada. The question now is how long he will occupy that office — whether he is the man for this moment or a man who will only momentarily be prime minister.
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Trump wants to go back to 1913. Canadians and Americans will suffer the consequences
Canadians have taken Donald Trump’s threats of trade action — now realized — very personally. Understandably and justifiably so. But the American president’s treatment of Ukraine — not to mention his administration’s larger withholding of foreign aid — demonstrates that Canada is far from alone.
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Carney and Poilievre both want to stop wasteful spending. But what would they cut?
The real debate, if there is to be one, is about what Mark Carney and Pierre Poilievre would spend money on — and what they wouldn’t.