This article was originally published before the Liberal Party announced the results of its election. It was the summer of 2007. Deep inside Canada’s finance ministry, high-ranking officials were staring down the barrel of a global financial meltdown. They weren’t sure exactly when, or how, the market would crash, but as Mark Carney tells it,…
Mark Carney has won the leadership race for Canada’s Liberal Party and will succeed Justin Trudeau as prime minister. Carney, a former central bank governor, has never held elected office. Born in Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, in 1965, he attended Harvard before spending 13 years at Goldman Sachs. He joined the Bank of Canada as…
Outgoing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addressed supporters on stage, reflecting on his tenure and urging them to stay engaged in the country’s future on Monday. Speaking to a crowd of Liberal Party members, Trudeau expressed pride in his time in office. “Don’t get me wrong, I’m damn proud of what we’ve done over these…
Two friends from Alberta, both with strong careers overseas and similar backgrounds — Harvard and Oxford graduates, members of the liberal global elite — are vying to replace Justin Trudeau as leader of the Liberal Party and of the country just as Canada faces a generational crisis because of the Trump administration’s tariffs and sovereignty…
Between the U.S. tariff “psychodrama,” or, per Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s quip, “Thursday,” and the growing evidence that President Trump’s threats of Canada’s sovereignty are quite serious, it’s been a stressful time for Canadians who are looking for stability. That may not come quite yet. Even as Liberal Party members overcome registration problems to vote…
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s remarks at the National Forum on Combatting Antisemitism have ignited intense debate, drawing both praise and criticism. Speaking at the event, Trudeau openly identified as a Zionist, declaring, “No one in Canada should ever be afraid to call themselves a Zionist.” He condemned the rising tide of antisemitism and criticised…
In one of his final media briefings as Canadian Prime Minister, an emotional Justin Trudeau broke down while reflecting on the chaotic moments of his nine-year tenure and the sweeping tariffs imposed by the Donald Trump administration. Trudeau, who announced his resignation in January amid dipping popularity ratings, underscored his commitment to putting Canadians first….
When the White House finally released the text of Mr. Trump’s orders on Thursday evening, it appeared that some of the tariffs — those covered in the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement that Mr. Trump negotiated and celebrated in his first term — were indeed permanently suspended. Other tariffs were merely paused. Most everyone involved was confused,…
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday spoke to Justin Trudeau about his punishing 25 per cent tariffs on the neighbouring country and claimed that the Canadian Prime Minister was trying to use the escalating trade war to stay in power. Trump also said that Canada’s efforts to stem the flow of fentanyl, a deadly opioid,…
President Trump said on Wednesday that he would pause tariffs on cars coming into the United States from Canada and Mexico for one month, after a 25 percent tariff that he placed on America’s closest trading partners a day earlier roiled stock markets and prompted stiff resistance from industry. Karoline Leavitt, the White House press…