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5 days ago | 
theepochtimes.com | Matthew Horwood
The Bank of Canada says the United States’ tariffs pose a threat to global economic stability and could reduce growth and increase unemployment in Canada.
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5 days ago | 
theepochtimes.com | Matthew Horwood
Prime Minister Mark Carney will announce his new cabinet at Rideau Hall on May 13, with Governor General Mary Simon presiding over the swearing-in ceremony. This will be the second cabinet put together by Carney, who won the April 28 election with a minority government of 169 seats. When Carney was first sworn in as prime minister on March 14, he brought along 23 cabinet ministers, three of whom had not held cabinet posts before.
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6 days ago | 
theepochtimes.com | Matthew Horwood
OTTAWA—Thousands of people gathered on Parliament Hill for the 28th annual March for Life rally on May 8, calling for an end to the practices of abortion, euthanasia, and in vitro fertilization (IVF). “We didn’t come here to jostle for power. We came to raise our voices for those who have none,” Campaign Life Coalition (CLC) President Jeff Gunnarson said during a speech prior to the march.
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6 days ago | 
theepochtimes.com | Matthew Horwood
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says he proposed the building of a “northern trade corridor” during a May 7 call with the premiers and prime minister, which he said would help western provinces connect their resources to international markets through Hudson Bay. “There’s been so much talk about getting resources in Western Canada to tidewater and Hudson Bay.
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6 days ago | 
epochtimes.fr | Matthew Horwood
Le Premier ministre canadien, Mark Carney, a déclaré que ses discussions commerciales avec le président américain Donald Trump étaient « très constructives » et « vastes », et qu’il y en aurait d’autres dans les semaines à venir, mais n’a pas précisé quand il pensait qu’Ottawa pourrait obtenir la levée des tarifs douaniers.
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1 week ago | 
theepochtimes.com | Matthew Horwood
Canada’s top energy CEOs have penned an open letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney, asking him to get rid of the emissions cap on oil and gas producers and repeal industrial carbon pricing in order to build Canada’s economy. The leaders of 38 companies said in their April 30 letter that the country’s oil and gas sector would create jobs and increase tax revenue for government, but it must be allowed to grow.
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1 week ago | 
theepochtimes.com | Matthew Horwood
News AnalysisPrime Minister Mark Carney has brought the Liberal Party back from the brink of electoral defeat, securing re-election and three seats shy of a majority in the House of Commons. But with the election over, the real work of effective governing is now before the prime minister, amid numerous challenges. Here’s a look at a few of the most pressing issues. Another Minority GovernmentPreliminary election results show the Liberals won 169 seats, three short of securing a majority.
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1 week ago | 
theepochtimes.com | Matthew Horwood
White House official Stephen Miller says U.S. President Donald Trump has helped to secure a new trade and defence relationship with Canada, following the first meeting between Trump and Prime Minister Mark Carney. “President Trump has opened up a completely new relationship with Canada because of his strength and because of his diplomacy,” Miller said during an interview with Fox News on May 7.
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1 week ago | 
theepochtimes.com | Matthew Horwood
Conservative MP Andrew Scheer will serve as the interim Opposition leader in the House of Commons while Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre waits for a by-election in Alberta to secure a seat in Parliament. “I'll be taking over the parliamentary leadership duties of the caucus until Mr. Poilievre rejoins us in the House,” Scheer, a former leader of the party, told reporters following a caucus meeting on May 6.
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1 week ago | 
theepochtimes.com | Matthew Horwood
AD5/6/2025Updated: 5/6/2025Prime Minister Mark Carney said his trade discussions with U.S. President Donald Trump were “very constructive” and “wide-ranging,” and there will be more in the weeks to come, but did not say when he believes Ottawa can get the tariffs to come off. “I conveyed to the president today what our countries have long proven to be true, that Canada and the United States are stronger when we work together,” Carney said during a press conference in Washington, D.C., on May 6.
