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Can Mark Carney defeat Canadian populism?
Is it possible that the visit of King Charles marked the end of Canada's brief populist moment? It is, of course, far too early to draw any such conclusion. One way or another, the ultimate fate of the populist appeal in Canada may really depend on what His Majesty's government does next.
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Mark Carney meets the battleground of question period
When he formally launched his political career in January, Carney said "this is no time for politics as usual." It remains to be seen how well that sense of the moment will survive contact with the ancient and timeless conflict of question period.
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Mark Carney's to-do list is short but steep
Emerging from his cabinet's "planning forum," Mark Carney said his ministers had all been given a single mandate letter. Coming in at just under 800 words, Carney's mandate letter contrasts in potentially interesting ways with the wordier epistles that his predecessor released in 2015.
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Mark Carney unveils his crisis cabinet
Standing outside Rideau Hall on Tuesday, Mark Carney said his new cabinet — the first real cabinet of his time as prime minister — was "purpose-built for this hinge moment." It was perhaps a more hopeful way of saying "crisis" — or an overlapping series of crises, like what the prime minister and his new cabinet now face.
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Carney and Trump are only at the beginning of redefining the Canada-U.S. relationship
There is a long way to go — and much more to figure out than could possibly be settled in a single afternoon at the White House.
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How will Carney contend with a minority — and what kind of Parliament do MPs want?
Mark Carney's big plans will soon have to contend with a minority Parliament — and one of the biggest questions now is how the new prime minister and the new House of Commons will deal with each other.
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Carney's win caps a remarkable turn of events — and sets up the immense challenges ahead
After what could be the most remarkable four-month period in the history of Canadian politics, Carney has won his own mandate and this dizzying swirl of history has produced a uniquely split result.
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A consequential election ends with a stark choice and an uncertain future
In Canada, even before this spring, the notion that any given election was possibly the 'most important' to have ever occurred was in some danger of becoming a cliché. But this time around, it's at least much harder to dispute.
Conservatives update platform to include omitted 'anti-woke' promise
The Conservative Party has republished the English-language version of its platform after what it says was a "publishing oversight" resulted in the omission of a previous commitment to crack down on "woke ideology" in the public service and federal funding for university research.
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Poilievre isn't pivoting, but he's stepping lightly around a few things
Pierre Poilievre is an ideological conservative who believes there is an inherent value in lower taxes and lower public spending. The campaign platform he tabled on Tuesday broadly hews to those principles. But at least some of the debate now will involve the Conservative Party's math.