65 h. ago Canada is further tightening immigration rules to combat housing crisis

The nation's new prime minister, Mark Carney, has announced the Liberal government;s plan to cap the number of international students and temporary foreign workers further.This step will help "ease strains" on housing in Canada.Carney shared several updates during a press conference on Friday morning:Federal trade barriersFederal barriers to internal trade will be removed by July 1 to "unleash the full potential of Canada.""We will work with provinces, territories and indigenous groups to identify projects that are in the national interest, projects that will connect Canada, deepen our ties with the world, and grow our economy for generations," he said."We'll make the Canadian government a catalyst for these projects, not an impediment, and we'll always be guided by our condition."Housing in CanadaMany housing initiatives were also announced, including establishing a plan called "Build Canada Homes,"&n...

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3 d. ago Jamie Sarkonak: Mark Carney’s election win already has economists worried

Canada was already headed into a recession. Then, on Tuesday, Fitch Ratings warned that Carney's deficit plan could harm our credit rating

Politics

3 d. ago Mark Carney has a housing plan. How long will it take to implement?

Housing experts and economists say some of the proposed measures in Prime Minister Mark Carney's housing plan are promising, but some key challenges remain.

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4 d. ago John Ivison: Conservatives used a meat grinder on the Liberals. They needed a wooden stake

They could grind down opponents with enough time. But the Liberals moved too quickly to dump Trudeau and install Carney for the plan to work

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5 d. ago Carney’s Plan for Managing Trump: Keep Calm and Find New Friends

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney won election Monday by promising to manage a mercurial US president bent on waging a global trade war.

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7 d. ago Jamie Sarkonak: Carney’s immigration plan a recipe for more overcrowding

Many of Canada’s problems in the last 10 years can be traced back to over-immigration

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1 week ago Letters, April 22, 2025: ‘Remember the party that brought this country to immense discomfort’

History lesson One advantage of choosing print over TV news some 40 years ago, because I wanted more than 30-to 90-second sensationalized sound bites, is an improved recall of current and historical events. When Mr. Carney introduced his Soviet-style rental housing plan, strong feelings of deja vu ensued. It stank of the recent Trudeau waste […]

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1 week ago NP View: Mark Carney’s platform is a plan for economic disaster

Liberals promise massive deficits coupled with Trudeau-style social justice agenda

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3 w. ago David Staples: Carney's sneaky economic plan will shatter Canadian unity and sovereignty

Notably, not once in Calgary could Carney bring himself to plainly speak one particular word — pipelines.

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3 w. ago Terence Corcoran: Mark Carney’s plan for ‘superpower’ Canada tricks voters

What pollsters don't ask is whether Canadians have any clue about energy and environment policies

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3 w. ago Le NPD estime que le plan Carney entraînera des coupes de 43 milliards $

M. Singh croit que qu’en temps de guerre commerciale, il faut accroître les investissements dans les services publics.

Economics

3 w. ago Braid: Carney's grand plan for oil and gas — can we believe it?

Taken in isolation, Carney’s prescription is very appealing. Even the UCP would privately agree with much of it

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3 w. ago Jamie Sarkonak: Canada’s cities are riddled with crime. Carney has no plan

His entire take on justice can be reduced to rare emotional engagements. Poilievre, on the other hand, is offering solutions

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