9 d. ago After Trump’s trade threats, Canada could learn from an unlikely source

When U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to end trade talks with Canada, many Canadians felt a chill. And when Prime Minister Mark Carney hinted that Ottawa might “look east” toward China and other Asian markets for new trade opportunities, the comment raised eyebrows. Could Canada really shift its economic gaze away from Washington to Beijing? […]

Economics

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 Carney’s first budget gives corporations a free ride and leaves working Canadians behind

OTTAWA — CUPE, Canada’s largest union, says Mark Carney’s first federal budget gives corporations a free ride while leaving working Canadians behind with major austerity and cuts to programs and services. “While workers struggle with soaring prices and Donald Trump’s trade war, it’s clear from this budget that Mark Carney is fighting for boardrooms and […]

Transport

1 week ago William Watson: Trudeau or Carney — Ottawa still thinks it knows best

The budget says some good things about productivity and growth but in the end Ottawa continues to decide what's favoured and what's not

Politics

1 week ago William Watson: Carney Liberals should be kept far away from the economy

The budget says some good things about productivity and growth but in the end Ottawa continues to decide what's favoured and what's not

Transport

2 w. ago Ottawa urged to stop weapons flow to Sudan as Carney prepares UAE visit

Human rights groups say they believe planes meant to carry humanitarian aid from the UAE to Sudan are regularly delivering weapons instead, including possibly Canadian-made arms.

Transport

2 w. ago Mark Carney was advised to push back on Donald Trump if provoked in April call, memo shows

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney was counselled to push back during an April call with Donald Trump if the U.S. president revived his complaints about border security, fentanyl from Canada or low defence spending, a newly released memo shows. Federal officials prepared the internal memo to guide Carney’s conversation with Trump following the Liberal […]

Transport

2 w. ago Mark Carney’s first budget plots sharp departure from past fiscal plans

OTTAWA — Prime Minster Mark Carney’s government is getting ready to table its first budget this week — one that will be markedly different from budgets of the past. “This one is important for a bunch of reasons that might actually be unique to this particular circumstance,” said Sahir Khan, vice-president of the Institute of […]

Culture

2 w. ago Carney is set to announce immigration plan. Where do levels stand now?

Speaking to students at the University of Ottawa last week, Prime Minister Mark Carney said his government was also going to work on reducing immigration levels.

Transport

2 w. ago Seven things to watch for as PM Mark Carney meets Chinese President Xi Jinping

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday at a summit in South Korea, where he intends to talk about “a much broader set of issues than trade.” The leaders of Canada and China haven’t met formally since former minister Justin Trudeau visited China in 2017. […]

Transport

2 w. ago Federal officials not sure when immigration levels plan is coming

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney said in his pre-budget speech last week that the upcoming federal budget will include “Canada’s new immigration plan,” but immigration department officials don’t know if that includes the annual levels plan. The immigration levels plan, which outlines how many permanent residents Canada plans to admit for the next year, […]

Other

3 w. ago U.S. talks are Ottawa’s ‘sole responsibility’, Carney says as B.C. promises anti

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith praised Ontario's Doug Ford for pulling the Reagan ad that resulted in Donald Trump announcing an additional 10 per cent tariff on Canadian imports

Transport

3 w. ago Ottawa poursuivra les négociations «quand les Américains seront prêts», dit Carney

Dans sa courte déclaration, il a insisté sur la nécessité de se concentrer sur ce qui relève de son contrôle.

Transport

3 w. ago Prime Minister Carney’s first trip to Asia starts this week with ASEAN, APEC summits

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney leaves today on his first trip to Asia since taking office — part of his government’s effort to build stronger trade and diplomatic ties with a region that’s feeling increasingly squeezed between the U.S. and China. Carney will attend summits of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, better known […]

Politics

3 w. ago Carney’s speech to signal plan to ramp up exports outside U.S.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to signal in a speech Wednesday evening that Canada plans to significantly increase non-U.S. exports over the next decade to make the economy less reliant on its largest trading partner. A government source familiar with details of the speech said Carney will reveal that the coming fall […]

Economics

3 w. ago Carney vows budget will spur ’unprecedented’ investment, warns of ’sacrifices’

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney promised the nation Wednesday evening that the fall budget will spur unseen levels of private sector investments, but at the same time he warned that sacrifices are in store. The prime minister said in a speech that the core of his government’s strategy will be to spur “unprecedented” investments […]

Transport