1 week ago Parliamentary budget officer urges Carney to show numbers as spending rises

Canada’s budget watchdog urged Prime Minister Mark Carney to release an update on the federal government’s finances soon or risk eroding the government’s credibility with investors. Carney is promising to spend billions on infrastructure, military equipment, housing and transportation — part of his ambitious agenda to boost the potential of the Canadian economy. Those plans, […]

Events

2 w. ago Expect higher deficits to meet Canada’s 5% NATO defence spending target

Carney said Canada will spend $150 billion annually on defence, but economists say it will be much more

Events

2 w. ago Carney says Canada can hit new $150 billion NATO bill with mines

Can lean on the country’s bounty of critical minerals to meet spending obligation which is likely to rise to 5%

Economics

3 w. ago John Ivison: Trump came to Alberta to bury the G7, not to praise it

The G7 was founded to promote free trade, multilateralism and co-operation. Its predominant member doesn’t advocate those things anymore

Politics

3 w. ago Carney announces billions in funding for Ukraine at G7 meeting

Carney and Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand are meeting with Zelenskyy on Tuesday morning in Kananaskis

Politics

3 w. ago G7 Summit live updates: Carney announces billions in funding for Ukraine | Donald Trump leaves early | G7 leaders issue statement on Israel

What you need to know about everything related to the G7 summit in Kananaskis

Politics

3 w. ago G7 summit live updates: Carney announces billions for Ukraine | Donald Trump leaves Kananaskis early | Leaders call for de

What you need to know about everything related to the G7 summit in Kananaskis

Politics

3 w. ago John Ivison: Deep in the Rockies, Carney stumbles upon a wild and dangerous Trump

The G7 is based on consensus, but the president's alarming meanderings were reminder that no democratic leader can find communion with him

Events

3 w. ago Ivison: President Trump, the G7 and Canada’s new ‘realistic’ foreign policy

To discuss whether we can expect another Trump wrecking ball at the G7 meeting in Alberta, John Ivison is joined by Louise Blais, former Canadian ambassador to the UN

Politics

4 w. ago John Ivison: Carney now has billions of reasons to buy fighter planes other than F

The auditor general’s report is a reminder that they're part of the solution to air security, but Canada also needs a more practical option

Transport