3 h. ago Ivison: Emissions cap is ‘stupid,’ says former Canadian ambassador to the U.S.

John Ivison and his guest ex-ambassador David MacNaughton discuss how Canada should respond to Donald Trump's tariffs and what needs to change here at home

Society

22 h. ago John Ivison: Canada’s small mercy from Trump today won’t lift the curse of tomorrow

The broad-based 'Liberation Day' exemption for Canada is good news but the crisis facing our economy remains dire

Other

49 h. ago John Ivison: Carney’s trick is not talking about his climate policies. So far, it’s working

It takes some gall for an assailant to want gratitude after he stops punching you in the face but anything goes in a general election

Society

3 d. ago John Ivison: Carney reminds voters why they wanted the Liberals out in the first place

Paul Chiang's comments, and Carney's defence of the candidate, are a sign that the Liberal party’s inexplicable attachment to Beijing remains intact

Transport

3 d. ago Car Shoppers Outracing Trump Tariffs Poised to Lift Auto Sales

Brittany Humphries and her husband Jon Bassford are what sales people at car dealerships might call motivated buyers. The couple, who live in suburban Maryland outside Washington, DC, moved swiftly to lock in purchases this year to avoid the risk of paying thousands of dollars more once Trump administration policies on electric vehicles and tariffs fully kick in.

Economics

7 d. ago John Ivison: All knives are out to pop the Liberals’ popularity bubble

The Conservatives have a month before election day and the benefit of all opposition parties now having Carney squarely in their sights

Other

9 d. ago John Ivison: New Democrats discover Carney is just the cutthroat corporate villain they need

There is a market for compassion and concern for the unfortunate. And Carney's time at Brookfield is on the wrong side of it

Transport

1 week ago John Ivison: Conservatives look like they’re being outfoxed by Carney

Instead of a smooth launch to get the campaign rolling, Conservatives found themselves hurtling backwards at pace

Transport

1 week ago Trump assails judge who blocked deportations as the case heads to appeal

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday questioned the impartiality of the federal judge who blocked his plans to deport Venezuelan immigrants to El Salvador, levelling his criticism only hours before his administration will ask an appeals court to lift the judge’s order. Just after midnight, Trump posted a social media message calling for Chief […]

Other

1 week ago Ivison: Why Poilievre needs to pivot from stoking anger to harnessing hope

This week, John Ivison and his panelists discuss the expected election call and how Mark Carney and Pierre Poilievre should approach the upcoming campaign

Other

2 w. ago John Ivison: Carney’s messiah status fails to float across the pond

On his first official trip overseas, Carney supplied his critics with plenty to make the case that he is not the Anointed One after all

Transport

2 w. ago Liberals can win with Trump’s foreign interference: Full Comment podcast

Canada’s crucial relationship with the United States is in its worst crisis ever. And Mark Carney’s first urgent trip as prime minister is to Europe. Brian Lilley talks with John Ivison and Lorne Gunter this week to assess Carney’s first curious moves as the newly selected Liberal leader. But while Carney’s already saddled with […]

Other

3 w. ago John Ivison: An allegedly secret foreign deal limiting Canadian propane exports could leave us all poorer

B.C. First Nations claim betrayal, bad-faith bargaining and a propane monopoly that lets a foreign company cap Canada's export potential

Economics

3 w. ago John Ivison: Trump’s mad tariff crusade will sink itself. Carney just needs to wait for it

No Canadian politician can engage seriously with a foreign leader whose stated, unapologetic goal is the annexation of the country

Economics

3 w. ago John Ivison: Carney is already having trouble not looking like Trudeau 2.0

His party and most of its senior members will remain the same people who have dragged the country to such a low ebb

Politics

3 w. ago Trump Team Weighs Ending Oil Price Cap If Russia Talks Progress

Advisers to President Donald Trump are sketching out potential Russia sanctions he could lift or tweak — including the oil price cap — if there’s progress in talks with Moscow on ending its war in Ukraine, according to people familiar with the matter.

Economics

4 w. ago John Ivison: Canada might just bloody Trump’s nose before this trade war is over

The president will only reverse himself if the stench of the economic damage sticks to him

Economics

last month Trump’s Tariff War Will Hurt UK and Lift Prices, Reeves Says

A global trade war will damage UK growth and drive up inflation even if Donald Trump excludes Britain from the kind of tariffs he is imposing on China, Canada and Mexico, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves said.

Economics

last month Ivison: Carney’s credibility cracks give Conservatives an opportunity

'What the Liberals have is a guy, and a guy people really don't know very much about,' Ipsos CEO Darrell Bricker tells John Ivison

Transport