Mark Carney the political neophyte has some awfully good political chops
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Ottawa’s EV charging expansion requires consistent messaging, proponents say
Park and Charge EV charging stations in Ottawa.Keito Newman/The Globe and Mail Ottawa’s new measures to promote [electric-vehicle](https://www.theglobeandmail.com/topics/electric-vehicles/ “https://www.theglobeandmail.com/topics/electric-vehicles/”) charging should revive the expansion of the network, but the key to mass EV adoption will be a consistent message to drivers, industry backers say. Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson announced last week an $84-million plan […]
Ottawa says national security incident and error at emergency stockpile unrelated
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The thing everyone is talking about but no one is thinking about in Ottawa politics
The fun thing about Ottawa is that it’s a town where people will swear with a straight face that they’re not thinking about a thing they are definitely thinking about, which is also the thing everyone is talking about. This week, that thing is snap-election speculation. It’s easy to picture the polls batting their eyelashes […]
Smith announces $143-million for extra staff to support complex classrooms in Alberta
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, right, stands with Minister of Education and Childcare, Demetrios Nicolaides in Calgary in May, 2025.Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press Alberta’s government is spending $143-million to dispatch about 1,400 extra teachers and educational assistants to support students in strained elementary-school classrooms across the province. The bulk of new staff is meant for schools […]
Federal parties downplay privacy concerns in Bill C-4
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre in the House of Commons.DAVE CHAN/AFP/Getty Images Listen to this article [Learn more](https://www.theglobeandmail.com/audio/) about audio [Log in](https://sec.theglobeandmail.com/user/login?intcmp=article-audio-player) or [create a free account](https://sec.theglobeandmail.com/user/register?intcmp=article-audio-player) to listen to this article. Federal political parties are playing down concerns from senators and privacy advocates that provisions tucked into an affordability […]
Senators push back on bill exempting political parties from privacy law
Senators are taking the unusual step of pushing back on the government, saying a provision in [Liberal](https://www.theglobeandmail.com/topics/liberal-party/ “https://www.theglobeandmail.com/topics/liberal-party/”) tax cut legislation exempting political parties from provincial privacy laws needs more scrutiny. The provision, unrelated to tax cuts and tucked into Bill C-4 last year, has already faced [criticism](https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-advocates-question-tax-cut-bills-plan-to-shield-federal-parties-from/ “https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-advocates-question-tax-cut-bills-plan-to-shield-federal-parties-from/”) from privacy advocates who said it […]
U.S. FAA head says Canada will certify Gulfstream jets
The Gulfstream G800 aircraft at the National Business Aviation Association convention and exhibition in Orlando, Fla., in October, 2022.Gregg Newton/Reuters A potential confrontation between Canada and the United States over luxury jets appears to have been smoothed over after the head of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said that his Canadian counterparts are poised to […]
Harper warns of Trump threat, calls for reciprocal tariffs
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Ottawa to focus foreign aid efforts on building ‘mutual prosperity’ with trading partners, MP says
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