Politics

As the federal government faces questions over the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling on Prime Minister Mark Carney to publicize details of the deal between Canada and the United States to open the delayed project.

An American diplomat raised several questions about the Gordie Howe bridge in a phone call shortly before U.S. President Donald Trump’s February comments on the cross-border project ignited a political frenzy, newly released records reveal.

The United States’ top trade official says the Trump administration isn’t going to give Canada credit for its trade concessions.

An internal government audit of Canadian diplomatic missions in the U.S. completed late last year found staff faced safety risks and problems with accessing health care — more than a year after a union flagged those same issues.

U.S. Republican politicians from Michigan are demanding immediate action from Canada as smoke from northern Ontario wildfires drifts across the border.

Prime Minister Mark Carney is doubling down on Canada’s deal with the United States to open the delayed Gordie Howe International Bridge and insists toll revenue will not be shared “until all the debt is repaid.”

Canada’s minister of energy and natural resources told a room of chiefs on Thursday that in his mind “there is no good way to build major projects without First Nations partnership and leadership.”

First Nations chiefs say the federal government is enabling residential school denialism by failing to make it a crime.

First Nations chiefs say they’ll oppose any actions by federal and provincial governments to expedite major projects that would undermine their rights and environmental protections.

In his latest column, former cabinet minister James Moore says Prime Minister Mark Carney's recent visit to the Calgary Stampede highlighted efforts to mend relations with Alberta, contrasting sharply with the previous Trudeau administration.

The federal government has gone from a C student to top of the class in its work to advance internal trade between provinces, says the Canadian Federation of Independent Business.

Almost exactly one year ago, Prime Minister Mark Carney convened a meeting with First Nations leaders amid intense pressure over the government’s plans to rapidly develop new energy and infrastructure projects.

First Nations leaders and an opposition MP are denouncing the Carney government’s new proposed clean water legislation, which drops wording in a previous version that would have explicitly recognized First Nations’ right to clean drinking water.

The federal government is creating a research facility to advance Canada’s military capabilities with drones.

The Carney government is replacing former broadcast journalist Tom Clark as consul general to New York City with an oil executive, and naming a former cabinet minister as Canada’s envoy in Los Angeles.