John Ivison

1 week ago | thesudburystar.com | John Ivison

The Main Estimates suggest that the prime minister's message of restraint has fallen on deaf ears in OttawaPublished May 28, 2025  •  Last updated 1 hour ago  •  4 minute readPrime Minister Mark Carney listens to a journalist's question during a press conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on May 21, 2025. Photo by DAVE CHAN /GettyArticle contentPolitics is not a zero-sum game where one person’s win is automatically another’s loss.

1 week ago | nationalpost.com | John Ivison

Skip to ContentAdvertisement 1The Main Estimates suggest that the prime minister's message of restraint has fallen on deaf ears in OttawaArticle contentPolitics is not a zero-sum game where one person’s win is automatically another’s loss. An economy is not a conserved system, so, in theory, it is possible that a government could reduce taxes, increase spending and balance budgets (if, for example, revenues rise).

1 week ago | nationalpost.com | John Ivison

Advertisement 1The focus of the speech, read by King Charles, was economic, without prattling on about equity, diversity and climate changeArticle contentThere is an inherent absurdity to the speech from the throne, where the monarch, or his representative, recites a prepared text written by an anonymous partisan (although, such is the current ubiquity of the prime minister it would be no surprise if the author was one M. Carney).

1 week ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | John Ivison

King Charles III sits on the throne in the Senate Chamber for the State Opening of Parliament during an official visit to Canada on May 27, 2025 in Ottawa. (Credit: Chris Jackson)There is an inherent absurdity to the speech from the throne, where the monarch, or his representative, recites a prepared text written by an anonymous partisan (although, such is the current ubiquity of the prime minister it would be no surprise if the author was one M. Carney).

1 week ago | calgaryherald.com | John Ivison

Advertisement 1The focus of the speech, read by King Charles, was economic, without prattling on about equity, diversity and climate changeArticle contentThere is an inherent absurdity to the speech from the throne, where the monarch, or his representative, recites a prepared text written by an anonymous partisan (although, such is the current ubiquity of the prime minister it would be no surprise if the author was one M. Carney).