National Newswatch
July 2026
Carney to travel to Turkey, where NATO allies…
Turkey's capital will make up the first leg of Carney's week-long sojourn to the Middle East, which will conclude with a short stay in Saudi Arabia aimed at deepening trade and investment ties
As far as Turkey is concerned, though, we’re granting political asylum to terrorists. They don’t like it,
There are many things that can test this relationship. But for now, we seem to be on a very positive track, and I think it’s to the benefit of both countries,
This year’s meeting is, once again, primarily about managing the U.S. and keeping President Trump committed to the alliance,
LeBlanc says Canada seeking clarity after U.S.…
At the conclusion of the (July 1) conversation, we suggested bringing some structure and rigour to the review process the Americans have proposed,
We’re not in a hurry, but we’re also not interested in having uncertainty,
We don’t have any more predictability about the annual review process because this is somewhat uncharted territory. It’s not typical for this kind of agreement,
There wasn’t an answer at the meeting. … It was agreed that we would continue the conversation over the coming weeks,
I remain confident that we'll reach a bilateral agreement and that we'll reduce the uncertainty surrounding the CUSMA review, but we'll do the work over the summer to put ourselves in that position,
It was to discuss their next meeting in Washington in the coming weeks,
One of the difficulties since Mr. Trump arrived is precisely these uncertainties,
My conversation on July 1 was encouraging in the sense that all three countries recognized the importance of having a North American economy that will be competitive with other economic blocs in other parts of the world,
250 Things Still Right With America
Canadian, American air forces to conduct joint…
Revellers gathered at the official residence of U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra for the annual Fourth of July party in Ottawa will see the jets flying at low altitude
NDP's Nenshi supportive of public cash for…
Cheers and jeers: Alberta Premier rolls through…
We love you, Danielle!"
Ottawa to weigh guardrails, alternatives to…
If you're going to break a strike, at the very least debate it in Parliament and let Canadians see where their MPs stand on protecting workers' rights,
We need strong labour relations to reassure the world that we can get our products to market... but we also need the protections for unions when they feel their rights have been violated,
We heard deep differences between employers and unions about the importance of Section 107 and whether or not it should be kept,
In the rare occasions when bargaining requires job action, Canadians expect the government to act as a referee, ensuring fairness and respect for the rules,
The goal of these consultations is to understand how to minimize those times where relationships are so frayed, where people are so angry with each other, that coming to an agreement about the next five years seems like an impossible task,
Alberta submits plans and announces partners for…
The tanker ban will remain in place. We will be protecting the northern coast of British Columbia,
You got one guy standing in the way of it all, and that's Mark Carney,
The profits from this pipeline will generate billions in revenues over the coming decades for the provincial and federal governments, and will enrich Indigenous communities that choose to partner with us,
But as far as our role, we're there really as the developer, the project manager and then eventually the operator,
This is more than just an accord. It's also an approach that gives certainty to our businesses to build,
'You suuuuuck!': Smith gets cheers and jeers…
I like that she's just standing up for what she feels,
We maybe had 30 minutes, 45 minutes with the horse,
It is probably the world's premier politician petting zoo,
I think she is an absolute disgrace for Albertans, I think she's doing an absolutely terrible job of governing in Alberta. I think she's obviously a separatist,
We were good. By the end I was trying to go faster, but (the horse) was like, 'Nope. You're only walking,'
I was born and raised Calgarian, and I think (Smith) really gets to the root of what the heart of Albertans really want,
Drill, baby, drill."
Ambassador says Carney's Davos speech is being…
Carney attracted global attention this January with a speech to the World Economic Forum in Davos urging middle powers to band together to advance their interests and avoid being subjugated by superpowers
We’ve been practising variable geometry at the UN probably since the beginning,
We have set up a number of different kinds of relationships that work for specific issues,
I don't think we're abandoning our traditional alliances so much as we are adding to them,
It's something that allows us to pool work. We're like-minded countries, we share values and we can work more efficiently,
Trump and Republicans return to communist…
Vice President JD Vance has similarly called out communism as a political shift that is "something we haven't seen in the U.S." House Speaker Mike Johnson has decried "radical candidates" who are "self-described, self-identifying Marxists."
Young voters, who I would argue are driving a lot of the electoral energy that we're seeing, came of age politically in a post-Soviet world,
It's not very many steps to get from McCarthy to Roy Cohn to Donald Trump,
We've got to fight like hell to keep our party from being hijacked by socialists,
I governed in an environment where the DSA was otherwise known as progressives,
I've never run cookie-cutter campaigns where we just say one thing over and over everywhere,
It's the biggest threat to our country, including World War I, World War II, Pearl Harbor, September 11,
U.S. not renewing trade agreement with Canada…
While the U.S. is expected to blow past that deadline without renewing the deal, the trade pact will remain in place and subject to annual rolling reviews for up to a decade — at which point it will expire if an extension isn't agreed upon
Trump is negotiating in public, so we have to discount, heavily discount, what he says, view it through the lens of his seeking leverage,
I think the market is adjusting to a new normal of uncertainty with the U.S.,
They push people right to the edge of the cliff every time they have these negotiations,