TRENDING TODAY
LIBERALS SOAR AT 48% AS NDP FIGHTS FOR SURVIVAL — A new Leger poll shows the Liberals holding a commanding lead over the Conservatives (34%) with Mark Carney at 58% approval, while the NDP sits at just 6% and only 32% of Canadians believe the party remains nationally relevant.
TRUMP CLAIMS IRAN WANTS CEASEFIRE, TEHRAN SILENT — Trump posted on Truth Social that Iran's president is seeking a ceasefire ahead of his address to the American people tonight, but Iran's Foreign Minister fired back that Tehran will not be pressured by "threats and deadlines."
POILIEVRE VOWS TO CANCEL $90B HIGH-SPEED RAIL PROJECT — The Conservative leader is calling the Toronto-Quebec City rail plan a "pie-in-the-sky Liberal boondoggle," pledging to scrap the project entirely if elected, as the Carney government pushes ahead with land assessments and potential expropriations along the route.
NUNAVUT ONE YEAR AWAY FROM HISTORIC DEVOLUTION — With the April 1, 2027 transfer date approaching, Nunavut's premier says the territory is on track to take control of its lands and resources from Ottawa, though major hurdles remain including staffing gaps, unresolved contaminated sites, and a contested Arctic offshore drilling ban.
METROLINX NOW HAS AS MANY VPS AS ONTARIO HAS MPPS — The provincial transit agency added six more vice-presidents in 2025 for a total of 124, with average VP salaries climbing to $248,000, as axed consultants are quietly being converted into high-paid permanent staff.
AI TOOL EXPOSES THE REVOLVING DOOR BEHIND CANADA'S $10B PAYROLL DISASTER — A new Claude Code-powered website is mapping the lobbying networks and government-to-industry career moves behind the Phoenix pay system debacle, drawing praise from ethics experts who say every conflict of interest report should come with a similar visualization.
POLICY DIGEST
BC CONSERVATIVES TIED WITH NDP DESPITE BEING LEADERLESS — A new Angus Reid poll shows the BC Conservatives statistically tied with David Eby's governing NDP (44% vs 42%), as a growing majority of British Columbians say DRIPA goes too far on Indigenous land rights and 57% believe the province is headed in the wrong direction.
OPEC OUTPUT CRASHES TO PANDEMIC-ERA LOWS AS HORMUZ CLOSES — Global oil production plummeted by 7.3 million barrels per day in March as the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran effectively shut down the Strait of Hormuz, with Iraq bearing the steepest cuts as OPEC+ members prepare for an emergency meeting April 5.
SMITH-CARNEY ENERGY DEAL STALLS OVER $20B CARBON CAPTURE DEMAND — The Alberta-Ottawa energy "grand bargain" has blown past its April 1 deadline as oilsands companies demand taxpayers cover 75% of the Pathways carbon capture network's cost, with no final deal in sight and a new West Coast pipeline hinging on its completion.