First Reading is a Canadian politics newsletter that throughout the 2025 election will be a daily digest of campaign ...

The most intriguing bit of recent political news was that Mark Carney had been asked by then-prime minister Stephen Harper to be his finance minister in 2012. He was asked to be in Harper’s cabinet ...

Premier Smith’s ultimatum and the spectre it invokes of an “unprecedented national unity crisis” are an implicit threat that ...

Sources inside the Conservative Party told the CBC that the election campaign is “highly disorganized” and “a mess,” with an environment “ruled by fear.” ...

Elmwood-Transcona is the only riding in Manitoba — and the best example in Canada — where the two most competitive parties ...

The election is all about dealing with the president's threats, and neither candidate right now is prioritizing damage ...

One of the few sure bets in this election is that the next prime minister will represent an Ottawa riding in the House of ...

As the 2025 federal election campaign begins its second week, U.S. President Donald Trump and another round of tariffs ...

As Conservatives face pressure to pivot their campaign strategy in the face of a polling deficit against the Liberals, one of ...

Affordability measures dominated the promises on the federal election trail on Saturday, with the NDP focused on capping the ...

Alberta premier Danielle Smith has been welcomed by Trump-friendly Republican circles, landing her in hot water in Canada.