Do trade deficits hurt the economy?
In a post on Truth Social early on Wednesday, Donald Trump claimed his country is financially supporting its northern neighbour.
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Tories call for House hearings on U.S. tariff threat as Liberals navigate internal problems
"We have a U.S. president(-elect) with a strong mandate, who is a powerful negotiator who can spot weakness from a mile away," Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Tuesday.
What the future might hold for PM Justin Trudeau and the Liberals
The Liberal government was thrown into disarray this week when Chrystia Freeland stepped down from cabinet as finance minister, reviving calls for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to step down or call an election.
Parliament is set to break for the holidays, minus Freeland as finance minister
After Chrystia Freeland's bombshell departure from cabinet Monday morning, several Liberal MPs called for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to step aside as well.
The climate cost of Trump’s tariffs
The tariffs will make everything from heat pumps and solar panels to EVs more expensive.
Economic update will outline deficit, new border security package
The update is expected to include measures to spur business investment in Canada to respond to Trump's "America first" economic agenda.
Premiers unite as 'Team Canada' over tariffs, while Trudeau's Liberals self-destruct
The meeting of the 13 premiers, chaired by Ford, took place the same day as Chrystia Freeland resigned as federal finance minister, before she was set to present her government's fall economic statement.
A carbon capture project faces a new delay in a year of slow progress for coal power plants looking for retrofits
Project Tundra has lost its lead contractor, which pushes back the timetable for a high-profile and controversial plan.
Canada designs its own tariffs as Ford threatens to withhold energy exports to U.S.
Canada is preparing retaliatory tariffs in response to U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's threat to levy a 25 per cent import tax on all Canadian goods, and Ontario Premier Doug Ford threatened to withhold the province's energy, which it exports to five states.
Negotiating with Trump will be 'a little more challenging' than last time: PM
Speaking at an event put on by the Halifax Chamber of Commerce, Trudeau said that's because Trump's team is coming in with a much clearer set of ideas of what they want to do right away than after his first election win in 2016.
Climate activists need a new mantra: Build, baby, build
Unless and until climate policy becomes economic policy, one that reduces costs rather than raising them, it’s unlikely that support for climate action will increase meaningfully. That means climate-concerned progressives have to embrace building — and reducing the obstacles that stand in the way of it — in a way they never have before.
B.C. premier lays out Canada's right-left strategy to beat back Trump tariffs
British Columbia Premier David Eby says his fellow premiers and the federal government have hatched a game plan to fight U.S. tariffs, with conservative premiers lobbying Republican counterparts, left-leaning provincial leaders courting the Democrats, and Ottawa focusing on president-elect Donald Trump.
Pierre Poilievre’s problem with the truth
When it comes to Pierre Poilievre's relationship with the incoming American president, the early signs aren’t exactly encouraging — not, at least, if you care about Canada’s ability to resist the gravitational pull of Trump’s black hole of bullshit.
Trump was joking when he suggested Canada join the U.S. as 51st state: LeBlanc
Fox News reported on Monday that Trump made the comment in response to the Canadians raising concerns that tariffs would hurt their economy. Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc who attended the meeting says the incoming president's suggestion was said in jest.
Canada considers handing more power to patrol border agency
Dominic LeBlanc also says the RCMP and CBSA are working on a list of new equipment that could help supplement their existing enforcement at the border.