17 h. ago John Ivison: Fresh questions about Carney’s strategy on Trump

A spokesperson for the Prime Minister’s Office said Carney did not tell Trump he would have to criticize the president during the campaign

Transport

37 h. ago John Ivison: Carney’s luck is so good, even his scandals work in his favour

Whether the Liberal leader misled people about his conversation with Trump speaks to his character. But more pertinent to the election he quickly turned it to his advantage

Transport

3 d. ago US Futures, Dollar Rise on Trump’s Fed Backtrack: Markets Wrap

US equity-index futures surged and the dollar strengthened in a broad lift for American assets after President Donald Trump said he had no intention of firing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and as optimism grew that trade tensions may be easing.

Other

3 d. ago John Ivison: The Conservatives’ platform undermines their attacks on Liberal profligacy

Any hopes they had of profiting from the prodigal nature of the Liberal platform disappeared when they released their own costing document

Events

4 d. ago John Ivison: Carney takes to showboating as the Liberals savour their comfort zone

There has been a weightlessness to the Liberal campaign in the past two days, as if their internal polling shows the election is in the bag

Transport

4 d. ago John Ivison: Conservative hopes are resurrected by Carney’s eye

Switch voters will likely find the prospect of adding a quarter-trillion dollars to the national debt a haunting prospect

Transport

6 d. ago John Ivison: Mark Carney’s platform relies on fiscal alchemy and hopeful assumptions

These documents are not drawn up under oath and there appear to be a number of highly presumptuous assumptions

Transport

6 d. ago GOLDSTEIN: How mercy to the guilty became cruelty to the innocent in Canada

Poilievre would have to invoke the notwithstanding clause to give judges the option of imposing consecutive life sentences on multiple and mass murderers

Other

7 d. ago John Ivison: Liberal bus stops near the border and finds reason to be confident

There are probably few areas of Canada where Liberal fortunes have turned as dramatically as they have in Niagara Falls

Other

8 d. ago John Ivison: A debate Liberals can call a success, but not much else

The impact on the broader election race was a nothingburger: there simply were no flashpoints that would justify anyone shifting their vote

Other

8 d. ago Trump in ‘no rush’ to lift tariffs as countries seek new trade deals

The Trump administration has indicated that offers are coming from other countries and it is possible to do 90 deals during the 90-day tariff pause.

Economics

1 week ago John Ivison: The swan song of NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh could find its audience yet

Singh thinks the polls have stabilized enough to make it safe for progressives worried about a Conservative win to 'come home' to the NDP

Politics

2 w. ago John Ivison: Carney’s rosy energy promises meet the Liberals’ dismal record

The tone is positive, but the Liberal government has long made promises to get energy infrastructure built, and failed

Sport

2 w. ago John Ivison: Conservatives need a Project Doubt to outdo Carney’s Project Fear

A cacophony of bad news has been good news for Carney, drowning out Poilievre's message

Transport

2 w. ago John Ivison: Carney isn’t making his visit to Alberta a welcome one

It could be a rough homecoming given his environmental positions, especially after he appeared to mock Alberta Premier Danielle Smith

Transport

3 w. 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

3 w. 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

3 w. 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 w. 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 w. 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