Palak Mangat

Ottawa

Reporter, Parliament Today at Politics Today

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Articles

Officials warn ‘malign actors’ could seize on this week’s debates

1 week ago | burlingtontoday.com | Palak Mangat

Editor's note: This article originally appeared on Parliament Today, a Village Media newsletter devoted exclusively to covering federal politics. Security officials are warning that this week’s national debates in Montreal present an "opportunity for malign actors” to take advantage of the election and spread online disinformation.
Carney eyes making Canada an ‘energy superpower’

2 weeks ago | pelhamtoday.ca | Palak Mangat

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Carney eyes making Canada an ‘energy superpower’

2 weeks ago | orilliamatters.com | Palak Mangat

Editor's note: This article originally appeared on Parliament Today, a Village Media newsletter devoted exclusively to covering federal politics. Liberal Leader Mark Carney plugged what he described as an "ambitious but attainable” path towards making Canada an "energy superpower,” recommitting to the Impact Assessment Act but vowing to use it differently than his predecessor.
'Best of a bad deal': Canada claps back at Trump tariffs

2 weeks ago | snnewswatch.com | Palak Mangat

OTTAWA — Canadian leaders say that the country has gotten the best of a bad deal in U.S. President Donald Trump's global trade war so far — but that's not good enough.
'Best of a bad deal': Canada claps back at Trump tariffs

3 weeks ago | orilliamatters.com | Palak Mangat

Canadian leaders say that the country has gotten the best of a bad deal in U.S. President Donald Trump's global trade war so far — but that's not good enough.
Canadian leaders promise to retaliate against Trump's 'Liberation Day' tariffs

3 weeks ago | haltonhillstoday.ca | Palak Mangat |Katherine DeClerq |Jessica Cross

Editor's note: This article originally appeared on ParliamentToday, a Village Media newsletter devoted exclusively to covering federal politics. U.S. President Donald Trump has called April 2 “Liberation Day” and promised the new tariffs he will announce will “make America wealthy again." But Canadian leaders are warning that they will retaliate and Trump’s tariffs will result in job losses and economic harm in his own country.
Carney downplays media report on Brookfield tax havens

4 weeks ago | torontotoday.ca | Palak Mangat

Editor's note: This article originally appeared on ParliamentToday, a Village Media newsletter devoted exclusively to covering federal politics. Liberal Leader Mark Carney dismissed suggestions he was involved in tax avoidance following a Radio-Canada report about his work at Brookfield Asset Management (BAM). The outlet reported on Wednesday that Carney co-chaired two investment funds at BAM that were registered in Bermuda, a well-known tax haven for investors.
CPC says prorogation a ‘selfish’ move fraught with uncertainty

Jan 7, 2025 | burlingtontoday.com | Palak Mangat

EDITOR’S NOTE: This article originally appeared in Parliament Today, a Village Media newsletter devoted to covering federal politics on Parliament Hill. The Conservatives slammed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s decision to prorogue Parliament as “selfish” on Tuesday, arguing it means Canada will be “limping along” for several weeks before the Liberals choose a new leader.
U.S. tariff threat a ‘major’ source of economic uncertainty: Bank of Canada

Dec 12, 2024 | burlingtontoday.com | Palak Mangat

EDITOR’S NOTE: This article originally appeared in Parliament Today, a Village Media newsletter devoted to covering federal politics on Parliament Hill. U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s tariff threat is a "major new uncertainty" for the Canadian economy, the governor of the Bank of Canada said Wednesday. The Bank of Canada (BoC) announced its fifth consecutive interest rate drop and second consecutive 50-basis point reduction on Thursday, so the key rate now sits at 3.25 per cent.
Gun control inaction putting women’s lives at risk, advocates warn Ottawa

Nov 25, 2024 | burlingtontoday.com | Palak Mangat

EDITOR’S NOTE: This article originally appeared in Parliament Today, a Village Media newsletter devoted to covering federal politics on Parliament Hill. Advocates are urging the Liberal government not to play politics with the remaining provisions under a firearms bill passed in December 2023, warning any further delay could put more women’s lives at risk. Brian Sweeney, a self-described “broken-hearted man,” whose daughter Angie was fatally shot by her ex-boyfriend last year in Sault Ste.