6 h. ago John Ivison: Rising prices are hitting both Trump and Carney where it hurts

Trump has had to lower tariffs on groceries. The problem for Ottawa is that prices have risen even more quickly in Canada than in the U.S.

Economics

4 d. ago John Ivison: Another round of major projects from Carney that don’t live up to the billing

Evidence from the second tranche of mining and infrastructure ventures is that considerations other than economic payback were prioritized

Politics

4 d. ago John Ivison: Ottawa’s plan to massively enlarge our military reserves is missing a lot of pieces

The ambition is admirable and the goal desirable. Whether it is doable, is quite another matter

Events

6 d. ago John Ivison: Bad blood has infected Poilievre’s Conservatives, and Liberals are loving it

The Liberals welcome enough chaos to make the Conservatives look as unelectable as the NDP; but not so much that their leader is ousted

Other

1 week ago John Ivison: A veteran of rescuing Ottawa’s fiscal hide gives qualified support to Carney’s first budget 

David Dodge, a veteran of the '90s austerity budgets, said he suspects even more cutting will be required in the next two years

Events

1 week ago John Ivison: Carney’s budget finally offers hope that years of economic mismanagement may be over

The priorities are right: attempting to end stagnation, trying to rebuild the military, and aiming to reverse a hostility to building things

Sport

2 w. ago John Ivison: Bending the knee to Trump is cratering Carney’s credibility

By apologizing for the Reagan ad, the prime minister has likely alienated an ally in Doug Ford, yet doesn't appear to have succeeded in reviving negotiations

Transport

2 w. ago John Ivison: Suddenly, Canada seems serious about defence after years of military neglect

The sense of urgency stands in contrast to the Trudeau government’s lazy assumption that there was no political payback for defence spending

Events

2 w. ago John Ivison: Watch for Carney to deliver a ‘draconian’ budget by stealth

The idea that the Liberals might take a hatchet to their treasured social programs seems counterintuitive, but that's where the savings are

Transport

2 w. ago John Ivison: Canadians can’t wait much longer for Carney to accomplish something

Pierre Poilievre’s instincts are not always sound, but he is onto a winner when he says the youth of this country have sacrificed enough and still can’t find housing or jobs

Transport

3 w. ago Ivison: Dead comrades, no ammo and surrounded by Russians – Canadian Forces vet on the war in Ukraine

Canadian Forces veteran James Challice tells John Ivison about his experiences fighting in Ukraine and why there's ‘no room for a soldier anymore that's combat-trained’

Events

3 w. ago John Ivison: Liberals are solving a political problem, not reforming bail

The courts are backed up and there aren’t enough judges or prosecutors as it is. Simply denying bail to more people will not fix the system

Politics

4 w. ago John Ivison: Poilievre replays his old, conspiratorial hits as his leadership review nears

The Conservative leader's tone and temperament aren't shifting with the post-Trump times

Politics

4 w. ago Joel Kotkin: Trump or not, the U.S. is a vastly better partner for Canada than China

Bending the knee to China would make Canada complicit partners in a growing alliance of autocratic powers

Culture