TRENDING TODAY
LIBERALS DISMISS 45,000-SIGNATURE PETITION TO HOLD MPs ACCOUNTABLE FOR MISINFORMATION — The federal government rejected a Toronto physician's proposal for legislation penalizing politicians who spread falsehoods, with House leader Steven MacKinnon pointing to elections as the existing accountability mechanism.
TRUMP FLOATS SEIZING IRAN'S KEY OIL TERMINAL AS WAR ESCALATES — Even as Pakistan-facilitated ceasefire talks show early progress, President Trump openly mused about capturing Iran's Kharg Island oil terminal while U.S. and Israeli strikes continued, with Iran hitting Gulf Arab infrastructure including a Kuwaiti desalination plant. Trump says Iran has agreed to allow 20 oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz starting Monday.
FORD'S OFFICE PAYROLL TOPS $8M FOR FIRST TIME — Ontario's Sunshine List reveals Doug Ford's premier's office now employs 50 staffers earning an average of $162,000, with total salaries surging 10.9% in 2025, nearly five times the province's inflation rate.
CARNEY AND POILIEVRE FORGE UNLIKELY MUTUAL RESPECT — Despite clashing daily in Question Period, Canada's top two political rivals have developed a cooperative working relationship behind the scenes, a stark departure from Poilievre's combative dynamic with former PM Justin Trudeau.
AVI LEWIS WINS NDP LEADERSHIP BUT FACES IMMEDIATE PRAIRIE PUSHBACK — Lewis secured a first-ballot victory with 56% support on a platform of public grocery stores and no new fossil fuel development, but Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi and Saskatchewan's Carla Beck quickly broke ranks, calling his energy policy out of touch with Prairie workers.
POLICY DIGEST
SECRET FEDERAL BRIEFING WARNED TRUMP TARIFFS COULD KILL $27.8B IN HOUSING PROJECTS — A classified document prepared for incoming housing minister Gregor Robertson last April revealed Ottawa feared 25% U.S. tariffs could jeopardize 726 housing and infrastructure projects, with ongoing trade uncertainty still rattling Canadian developers.
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITS $175M TO RARE EARTH MINE BACKED BY TRUMP-LINKED INVESTOR — Despite Carney's warnings of a ruptured Canada-U.S. relationship, the federal government has made an unprecedented early-stage mining investment in a northern Quebec rare earth project whose major U.S. backer, Cerberus Capital, is closely tied to Trump's deputy defence secretary Stephen Feinberg.
LIBERALS LEAD IN FIVE OF SIX REGIONS AS BY-ELECTION APPROACHES — New polling shows the Liberals at 50% in Ontario and in a statistical dead heat with Conservatives in traditionally Tory-friendly Manitoba and Saskatchewan, signaling a durable national lead despite a slight two-point dip week over week.
THREE-QUARTERS OF CANADIANS BACK SOCIAL MEDIA BAN FOR KIDS UNDER 16 — New Angus Reid Institute data shows 75% of Canadians support prohibiting social media use for children under 16, with 70% of parents in agreement, as Canada weighs following Australia's lead on a landmark ban.
LIBERAL LEAD HOLDS FIRM AS CONSERVATIVES STABILIZE AHEAD OF VOTE — New Abacus Data polling shows the Liberals maintaining a clear national advantage with 54% government approval, while Poilievre's net favourability improves slightly to -4 as cost of living (64%) and Trump (42%) dominate voter concerns.