Carney set to return to the House as MPs vote on Bloc call for Ottawa to ‘fully withdraw’ from legal challenge of Quebec’s secularism law
iPolitics AM What’s happening on (and off) Parliament Hill, plus the news you need to start your day. [Kady O’Malley](https://www.ipolitics.ca/author/kady) Reporter After clocking in three days on the high-level diplomatic circuit that accompanies the opening week of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, **Prime Minister Mark Carney** will be back in his front-and-centre […]
Carney to outline ‘foreign policy priorities’ in speech to Council on Foreign Relations
iPolitics AM What’s happening on (and off) Parliament Hill, plus the news you need to start your day. [Kady O’Malley](https://www.ipolitics.ca/author/kady) Reporter After logging back-to-back tête-à-têtes with **United Nations Secretary General António Guterres** and **Namibian president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah** yesterday afternoon, **Prime Minister Mark Carney** will start his first full day on the diplomatic circuit that traditionally accompanies […]
China is sending ‘signals’ that tariff dispute can be resolved: Moe
News “Here’s the dance that I think all countries are finding themselves in and it’s a sensitive and delicate dance,” Moe told reporters. “Decisions that you make here will have an indirect impact on your relationship with another country.” [Davis Legree](https://www.ipolitics.ca/author/davislegree) Reporter Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said he believes China has indicated there may be […]
First Nations leaders meet in Winnipeg to discuss major infrastructure projects – iPolitics
News “We can all agree on this, that progress cannot come at the cost of our rights, our treaties or our responsibilities to the land,” Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs Grand Chief Kyra Wilson said. [The Canadian Press](https://www.ipolitics.ca/author/the-canadian-press) The countrywide push for major projects won’t happen without First Nations at the table, the Assembly of First […]
Poilievre’s political future on the ballot in Battle River – Crowfoot, Atla. as Air Canada flight attendants vow to defy back-to-work order
What We’re Watching A look ahead at the week in federal politics. [Kady O’Malley](https://www.ipolitics.ca/author/kady) Reporter Exactly 113 days after voters in his erstwhile home riding of Carleton, Ont., made the collective decision not to renew his term, **Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre** is all but guaranteed to secure a return ticket to the House of Commons on Monday night — […]
Chinese tariff on canola seed comes into force as producers, premiers demand action – iPolitics
The Canadian Press The duty, announced Tuesday, has already caused the price of one of Canada’s most valuable crops to fall, wiping out millions of dollars in its value. [The Canadian Press](https://www.ipolitics.ca/author/the-canadian-press) A Chinese tariff of nearly 76 per cent on Canadian canola seed came into force Thursday, with Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre again calling on Ottawa […]
Stop blaming builders. Start fixing city hall – iPolitics
Opinion Policies matter. But right now, paperwork has replaced results — and it’s failing. Green-light good projects now. Every month a permit sits on a desk is another month a family goes without a home. [Laryssa Waler](https://www.ipolitics.ca/author/laryssawaler) Next week, Ontario’s mayors, wardens, reeves, and other municipal and regional leaders head to Ottawa for the Association […]
Finance and foreign ministers in Mexico to talk trade ahead of Carney’s visit
News The two days of meetings are taking place ahead of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s planned visit to Mexico to meet with Sheinbaum. [The Canadian Press](https://www.ipolitics.ca/author/the-canadian-press) Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne flew to Mexico Monday to talk economic growth, trade and security with President Claudia Sheinbaum. The two days of […]
Carney set to remain off the public radar as clock ticks down to Aug. 1 tariff deadline
iPolitics AM What’s happening on (and off) Parliament Hill, plus the news you need to start your day. [Kady O’Malley](https://www.ipolitics.ca/author/kady) Reporter After emerging from a virtual cabinet huddle yesterday evening to announce that Canada is prepared to recognize Palestinian statehood during the opening of the United Nations General Assembly this fall — although not without conditions, as […]
Carney says trade talks in ‘intense phase’ after Trump scores win with European Union – iPolitics
News “There are many aspects to these negotiations,” Carney said in P.E.I. “We are engaged in them but the assurance for Canadian business, for Canadians, is we will only sign a deal that’s the right deal, that’s a good deal for Canada.” [The Canadian Press](https://www.ipolitics.ca/author/the-canadian-press) Prime Minister Mark Carney said Monday that Canada’s negotiations with […]