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In Kananaskis, the G7 held together, but showed signs of strain
The two days of meetings that Prime Minister Mark Carney chaired in Alberta highlighted both the potential value and the real strains of a grouping that at least made it through its 50th meeting without falling apart.
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Can the G7 leaders still find anything to agree about?
On the occasion of the 50th meeting of the world's leading democracies, it's unclear on how much the seven leaders can still agree. Such lack of consensus would at least underline how much the world has changed in the last few months.
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Mark Carney has a national unity problem. A Liberal voice in Calgary might help
Holding the country together has always been one of the primary tasks of a Canadian prime minister. But it's fair to say that responsibility may weigh heavier on Mark Carney than it has on any prime minister since Jean Chrétien.
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Is another 'grand bargain' necessary to build another pipeline?
At question period on Monday, two Conservative MPs beseeched the government to approve a pipeline that very afternoon. Such a request raises other questions. Questions like, what pipeline? To where? To be built by whom? And under what conditions?
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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.