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The federal government on Monday offered loans to airlines struggling to cope with the soaring price of jet fuel, as fallout from the Iran war prompts them to slash flight schedules and cut profit forecasts.
A WestJet spokesperson says the company “strongly opposes” the federal government’s offer to dole out loans to airlines, amid the still-ongoing conflict in the Middle East and resulting closure of the Strait of Hormuz causing a spike in fuel prices.
The House of Commons has passed a long-awaited law criminalizing forced or coerced sterilization.
Gov. Gen. Louise Arbour says that both extreme polarization and consensus are dangerous and a better Canada can only be built through the “peaceful management” of our differences.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says the easiest way to squash separatist sentiment in Alberta is for the federal government to butt out of the province’s business.
Former Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour was sworn in Monday as Canada’s 31st Governor General.
Former prime minister Jean Chretien says while he’s “not too worried” about the independence movement in Alberta and fall referendum with a question on separation, he would caution officials against being too complacent with the issue.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is set to kick off his campaign to promote a “stronger Alberta within a united Canada” in a keynote speech in Calgary on Monday.
Prime Minister Mark Carney is heading to Europe on Thursday, visiting Ireland and France for the G7 summit.
The Canadian government is considering a mixed fleet of fighter jets that could total more than its initial target of 88 aircraft, according to industry sources.
Louise Arbour will be installed as Canada’s Governor General in a ceremony steeped in traditional pomp and ceremony Monday.
As this country seeks to diversify trade partners amid strained relations with the United States, a former top Canadian soldier is warning the Canadian government against pivoting to China at the expense of Ottawa’s relationship with Washington.
Liberal Caucus Chair James Maloney is vehemently denying the prime minister has a caucus management problem, pushing back on reporting from this week citing unnamed Liberal MPs accusing Mark Carney of being dismissive of the concerns they were raising, and yelling.
Remember the Canada-U.S. trade war? The issue U.S. President Donald Trump has been posting less about since zeroing in on Iran. Well, talk of cross-border “irritants” were back up for discussion in a big way this week.
Former foreign affairs minister Stéphane Dion says Canada needs to substantially staff up its embassies in Europe and set deadlines for following through on the flurry of agreements Brussels has signed with Ottawa.
Political analyst Sharan Kaur says Pierre Poilievre is weaponizing a marginal 0.1% annualized GDP decline to spin a false 'technical recession' narrative, ignoring employment gains, positive per-capita growth, and the genuine trade headwinds currently managed by Mark Carney's government.
