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Carney: Trump's 'energy ceasefire' could…

Mark Carneyprime Minister
The new energy ceasefire being brokered by President Trump between Russia and Ukraine has the potential to significantly de-escalate the war and protect thousands of citizens from hardship,
Thom Tillisrepublican Senator
I do believe there's a legitimate case for saying the president's not following the law,
It will provide additional revenue for Russia and help finance its illegal, unjustifiable war against Ukraine,
Volodymyr Zelenskyypresident
It is very good that Canada has become actively involved in developing the FREYJA anti-ballistic system jointly with Europe,
Volodymyr Zelenskyypresident
This past week alone, the Russians have carried out more than 200 strikes on our electricity generation and transmission facilities in Ukraine, and another 17 strikes this week targeted gas and oil facilities,

Six senators call for Trump administration to…

The high diesel prices that are impacting everyone. The president is balancing and has to make tough decisions,
The United States should not provide Putin with a financial lifeline while Russia continues to kill Ukrainian civilians. The Administration must immediately reverse course,
Thom Tillisunited States Senator
We were very clear that Russia is the aggressor. Russia is the one who can end this war by backing out of territory that they occupied,
Congress was clear: the U.S. should not import oil from Russia until it ends its aggression against Ukraine and ceases threats against our NATO Allies,

France's envoy says Carney admired for response…

Hélène Farnaud-Defromontfrench Ambassador
My mission is very clear. It’s to work toward making France one of Canada’s closest allies in Europe, in each field, in every sector,
We need to build this up. It's very new and we need to do it fairly quickly,
The stance, which is both very calm and very determined, by Canadian leaders in the face of demands from the U.S. that are, after all, extremely radical is really an attitude that commands admiration in Europe and … in France in particular,
We have a bilateral relationship that is very good, comprehensive and substantial, but we believe we can achieve even more together, in areas that are truly strategic,
We, France and the French people, really want to present ourselves as sincere, reliable and steadfast partners, at the heart of these international uncertainties,
We do not want to completely disrupt the system, but we do want to find new alliances and new multilateral discussion formats,

Elections Alberta 'ready to deliver' as advanced…

We've had a strong response from Albertans; and we're grateful to them,
We've completed scenario planning, and our teams are prepared to handle any issue that may emerge,
Electors are all different in their voting approach,
I'm sure that Elections Alberta will have its own report on how things went and to see if there's any modifications that need to be made to the process,

October 2026

'Extra stress': Tension peaking among Albertans…

Sarah Batchelorpeerage person ID=540256
At the end of the day, when we sit down, we’re not that far apart on a lot of the concerns,
It’s a little tense,
People are their own individuals with their own histories and beliefs. Some of them may never mesh with our own, but it's part of life,
I love my work and I love my colleagues, so I sense their discomfort when it comes up,
People say to me, and this I find the most ridiculous, ‘I don’t want to separate, but I want to send Ottawa a message,'

Outgoing Quebec Premier Christine Frechette…

Christine Fréchettequebec Premier
Quebec was led by women for a total of 25 months in 159 years,
In the end, she had a 'Kim Campbell moment,' which must be heartbreaking,
We both were part of a government that enacted those policies. So, there's only so much you can do to disavow things that you've sat at the cabinet table to support,

Canada sheds 68,000 jobs, unemployment rate up…

Canada’s economy posted a second consecutive month of job losses in September, pushing up the unemployment rate and offsetting what had been a hot streak for the labour market earlier in the year

Poilievre to campaign for Canadian unity in…

Pierre Poilievreconservative Leader
We encourage all Canadians of all parties to join in uniting all Canadians to make ourselves safe, affordable, and fully independent here at home,
Frankly, people can tweet whatever they want, but tweets and memes do not affect Canada. What affects Canada is the decisions made by the Canadian people,

Poilievre unveils five-point steel plan, urges…

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling on Ottawa to sue Stelco's American owner as part of a five-point plan aimed at protecting Canada's struggling steel industry

Pierre Poilievreconservative Leader
The only thing that we would accept is these workers getting their paycheques, making Canadian steel to build our country,
Pierre Poilievreconservative Leader
The minister is threatening to sue, but she made the exact same threat to Stellantis a year ago, and she has not followed through on that threat,
Pierre Poilievreconservative Leader
We need to ensure that steel that is artificially cheap due to government subsidies no longer enters our country,
Pierre Poilievreconservative Leader
Get back to the negotiating table to get the deal you promised,
I propose to create shovel-ready zones,
Both of these actions show you the economic impact of (U.S. President) Donald Trump's tariff measures,

Trump says US to get diesel from Russia,…

Donald Trumppresident
Lower prices for Americans, especially our Great Farmers, Ranchers, and Truckers, is my Greatest Priority.”
Russia will ‘repay’ the diesel with ⁠further terror and perfidy. Allowing ​Russia to sell petroleum products ​is an investment in a war that must be ended, not ‌prolonged. What is needed is real ​de-escalation with Russia on a reciprocal basis,
It plays into Russia’s hands — allowing it to kill more, wage war for longer, have even less respect for America, and inflict even greater losses and damage on the world,

Oil and gas emissions dropped in 2025 despite…

Much of that progress is related to fugitive methane emission reductions,
A third change is it looks like the government may not apply or may even eliminate the clean electricity regulations,
Fraser Mintencanadian ice hockey player
It's not a huge increase but it means that Canada is even further from its emission goals,
That's chiefly down to higher natural gas use. Where we have added new energy demand in the past 20 years, most of that demand is going to natural gas,
The fact that our buildings are so sensitive to temperature is a reflection of how much the sector still uses fossil fuels,

Carney says Canada's future up to Canadians…

Mark Carneyprime Minister
The future of Canada will be decided by Canadians, and the priorities of Canadians, the priorities of the people of Quebec,
Danielle Smithalberta Premier
The federal government has changed. Their approach to us has changed and they’re willing to work together on addressing those issues,

Major government economic legislation C-39…

Pierre Poilievreleader
Indigenous people want to build, and I believe that Indigenous Canadians can be the richest people anywhere on earth if we unblock our resources, get the government out of the way and get building,
Avi LewisnDP Leader
There are people in the progressive Liberal universe who are dismayed by this legislation and I encourage more of them to speak up before it's too late,
Last year I told the Senate that Bill C-5 was economic coercion. Ottawa used the threat of tariffs to push First Nations into line, and we got painted as the problem. We were told the fast-track was temporary. C-39 takes it and makes it permanent,
Elizabeth Maygreen Party Leader
What is currently happening, this Prime Minister's Office is more contemptuous of Parliament and less concerned about transparency and accountability than any previous PMO,