Carney & Liberals

The Strong Borders Act introduced by the Carney government partly to mollify U.S. concerns about the border also contains a fresh attempt to expand police powers to access data about internet subscribers that has previously been rejected by courts as overly intrusive.

The Charter Statement for Bill C-2, An Act respecting certain measures relating to the security of the border between Canada and the United States and respecting other related security measures, is now available. Learn more here:

The Liberal government's proposed border bill would empower police and the country's spy agency to seek information from a wide range of service providers — including medical professionals, banks and car rental companies — without a warrant, government officials spelled out Thursday.

Our preliminary analysis of Bill C-2 situates the legislation within the context of existing research by the Citizen Lab about two potential data-sharing treaties that are most relevant to the new proposed powers being introduced in Bill C-2: the Second Additional Protocol to the Budapest Convention (2AP) and the CLOUD Act. Both of which carry significant constitutional and human rights risks.

Prime Minister Mark Carney is preparing for a high-stakes state visit to China at a moment when Canada’s trade and economic strategy is undergoing a major sh...

Canadians started the year with Justin Trudeau as prime minister, a man who wore his emotions on his sleeve — who teared up when he announced his resignation in early January, triggering a tumultuous year in politics.

Breaking down the news that Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre has lost MP Michael Ma to Mark Carney's Liberal Party - meaning they're now 1 seat shy...

The Canadian PM’s breakthrough oil deal with Alberta cost him a cabinet minister and will still face stiff opposition

Carney, Smith sign pipeline deal, open door to changing B.C. tanker ban

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s ‘grand bargain’ isn’t just about an Alberta pipeline —it also proposes rolling back a host of climate policies

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Stefan interviews Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood, senior researcher at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, about Carney’s first federal budget. They discuss its focus on military spending, services cuts, tax cuts, and lack of a climate plan.

Mark Carney’s new budget exposes how Canada’s political class weaponizes the deficit to protect elites and justify austerity. Despite alarmist rhetoric, Canada’s debt is modest and self-financed. The real danger isn’t economic, it’s political: using deficit panic to erode public services and discipline workers in the name of “fiscal responsibility.”

How lucky were the Liberals when the last federal election season began? Very. Twin perceived threats came to their assistance. Like all parties in trouble, they dumped their leader, Justin Trudeau, and selected another, Mark Carney. They crafted an image of Carney as a man who had dined and wined…

Canadian Labour Congress’ DT Cochrane shares his first impressions of the Carney government's first budget live inside the media lock-up in Ottawa

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