John Ivison
Political Columnist at National Post
Political journalist, author of The Riotous Passions of Robbie Burns and Trudeau: The Education of a Prime Minister.
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20 hours ago |
ca.news.yahoo.com | John Ivison
John Ivison: The day after cabinet swearing-in is the day it starts going wrongPrime Minister Mark Carney applauds members of his new cabinet as he arrives for a news conference following a swearing-in ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on Tuesday, May 13, 2025.
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22 hours ago |
nationalpost.com | John Ivison
Advertisement 1 Mark Carney, like every prime minister before him, has just made mistakes that he didn’t know he was making Article content As the new prime minister reflects with pride on his unsullied cabinet, he should remember the words of P.G. Wodehouse’s Bertie Wooster: “It’s always when a fellow is feeling particularly braced with things in general that Fate sneaks up behind him with a bit of lead piping.” Sign In or Create an Account Article content We apologize, but this video has...
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5 days ago |
johnivison.substack.com | John Ivison
Danielle Smith probably thinks she’s playing three dimensional chess with her move to make it easier to bring forward a referendum on Alberta separation. The reality is closer to Russian roulette. Fly Straight is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. The motivations behind lowering the threshold for a province-wide vote to 10 percent of eligible voters from 20 percent are likely multifarious.
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6 days ago |
nationalpost.com | John Ivison
Advertisement 1A failure to accommodate shifting circumstances is prompting questions inside the party about whether a 45-year-old man can truly changeArticle contentA staple of Mark Carney’s stump speech during the election was the line that Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is the kind of politician who has never changed his mind since he was 17. Sign In or Create an AccountArticle contentWe apologize, but this video has failed to load.
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1 week ago |
ca.news.yahoo.com | John Ivison
U.S. President Donald Trump greets Prime Minister Mark Carney as he arrives at the West Wing of the White House on May 6, 2025. (Credit: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)A telling sign of how Prime Minister Mark Carney’s visit to the Oval Office was going was that JD Vance kept his mouth shut, except when required to provide the odd sycophantic guffaw.
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