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Trudeau shuffles the deck while the nation waits for him to make up his mind
The federal cabinet now has some new members. But the only minister who currently matters is the prime minister And until the question of the prime minister’s future is answered, not much else matters.
What are Justin Trudeau's options in wake of Chrystia Freeland's resignation?
Chrystia Freeland's resignation from cabinet on Monday has encouraged some Liberal MPs to double down on their efforts to push Prime Minister Justin Trudeau out of the top job. How might Trudeau choose to proceed in the coming weeks?
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Where does Justin Trudeau go without Chrystia Freeland?
No minister is ever truly irreplaceable. But aside from Trudeau himself, no minister has been more central to this Liberal government than Freeland. Her explosive resignation is a shattering blow to Trudeau’s government. And it will be very hard for him to put the pieces back together again.
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Will Parliament be a 'gong show' again in 2025?
About the only thing all parties in the Commons can agree on right now is that the state of debate and decorum in the chamber is bad and getting worse. They just can't agree on who is to blame.
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Trump's tariff threat is testing both Justin Trudeau and Pierre Poilievre
The singular nature of the U.S. president-elect is now testing both Justin Trudeau and Pierre Poilievre, who are responding in their own particular ways.
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Everyone agrees Canada should spend more on defence. How do we pay for it?
There are good arguments for increasing defence spending — beyond the fact that doing so might strengthen Canada’s position with the United States and appease the president-elect. But that still leaves a big question to answer: How should the federal government pay for it?
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Rattled by Trump's tariff threat, Canada's leaders point fingers at each other
Canadian political leaders cannot stop Donald Trump from making threats. But Canadian political leaders can control how they respond to those threats and actions. And Canadians can judge how serious those responses are.
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Who is muzzling Conservative MPs — the Speaker or Pierre Poilievre?
In a fundraising appeal this week, the Conservative Party told supporters that the Speaker was silencing Conservative MPs. Hours earlier, Radio-Canada had reported about the close control and scrutiny that Pierre Poilievre and his office impose over what Conservative MPs say and do.
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Justin Trudeau tries to find a cure for 'inflationitis'
If the challenges posed by inflation were easy to overcome, more governments would have done so by now. Instead, a succession of elections have shown the current moment to be brutal for incumbent parties and politicians around the world.
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After a brief retreat, politicians are again clamouring for the notwithstanding clause
When Ontario Premier Doug Ford was compelled to abandon his attempt to use the notwithstanding clause to end a labour dispute in 2022, it was possible to believe the tide had turned against the Charter’s escape clause. But the political temptation to override legal rights is apparently still strong.