FIRST READING: The one crucial variable in this election everyone is ignoring
First Reading is a Canadian politics newsletter that throughout the 2025 election will be a daily digest of campaign ...
Guest column: Canadians are high rollers in spending on U.S. goods
By: Chris Nelson One Canadian is worth seven Americans. No, this isn’t some desperate descent into Trumpian, cross-border ...
Opinion
Raymond J. de Souza: History repeats itself in the federal election campaign
The most intriguing bit of recent political news was that Mark Carney had been asked by then-prime minister Stephen Harper to be his finance minister in 2012. He was asked to be in Harper’s cabinet ...
Emboldened by Trump, Alberta premier threatens “national unity crisis” if demands not met
Premier Smith’s ultimatum and the spectre it invokes of an “unprecedented national unity crisis” are an implicit threat that ...
Cult MTL1d
Fear and loathing on the Conservative campaign trail
Sources inside the Conservative Party told the CBC that the election campaign is “highly disorganized” and “a mess,” with an environment “ruled by fear.” ...
In a blue-orange election rematch, CPC hopes to steal Winnipeg seat while NDP touts strategic vote
Elmwood-Transcona is the only riding in Manitoba — and the best example in Canada — where the two most competitive parties ...
Responsible Statecraft on MSN1dOpinion
Trump should take the victory in Canada and move on
The election is all about dealing with the president's threats, and neither candidate right now is prioritizing damage ...
Ottawa Citizen on MSN1d
Will the City of Ottawa get a 'bump' from being home to the next prime minister?
One of the few sure bets in this election is that the next prime minister will represent an Ottawa riding in the House of ...
The Canadian Press on MSN2d
Conservatives promise to defer tax on capital gains to boost domestic investment
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is pitching a new tax measure he says would act like "rocket fuel" for the Canadian ...
The Canadian Press on MSN2d
Second week of campaign underway amid criticism, leaks within Conservative ranks
As the 2025 federal election campaign begins its second week, U.S. President Donald Trump and another round of tariffs ...
Tory MP Rempel Garner defends Conservative campaign plan amid pressure for Poilievre to pivot
As Conservatives face pressure to pivot their campaign strategy in the face of a polling deficit against the Liberals, one of ...