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OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling for interim Parliamentary Budget Officer Jason Jacques to immediately be appointed to a full seven-year term, arguing that his lack of job security compromises his ability to hold the Liberal government to account for its fiscal profligacy.
Poilievre said in an open letter sent to Prime Minister Mark Carney on Sunday that he suspected this was by design.
“To silence the watchdog, you’ve kept him on a short leash with a term that expires in 166 days, after which you could either renew or fire him, meaning you could fire him for...
September 21, 2025 - 10:02 | Rahim Mohamed | National Post
The date was Feb. 8, 1954 and young David Edmonston had an upset tummy. Compared with other global events around that time – the death of Joseph Stalin, the advent of colour TV – the gastrointestinal woes of an 11-year-old in rural Massachusetts hardly seemed consequential.
September 21, 2025 - 10:00 | Jennifer Yang | The Globe and Mail
In July, when Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Canada’s intention to recognize a Palestinian state, his statement should have been viewed as an act of moral courage, similar to Brian Mulroney’s stand against South African apartheid in its time. The move effectively acknowledges that all peoples of the land “between the river and the sea” have the same inalienable rights to self-determination, safety, and security.
Along with the UK, France, and Australia, Canada intends to formalize its recognition at the eightieth session of the United Nations; in doing so, these countries will...
September 21, 2025 - 09:52 | Raja G. Khouri | Walrus
The families of eight Canadians killed by Hamas terrorists are calling on Canadians to speak out against Prime Minister Mark Carney’s plans to recognize a Palestinian state, saying it “legitimizes (Hamas) barbarism” and threatens the lives of remaining hostages.
In a joint statement released late Saturday, the families released short profiles of the eight Canadians murdered in the October 7th, 2023, attacks, including a prominent peace activist, to drive their point home.
As expected by the families, Carney, who’s in New York for the UN General Assembly, made it official on Sunday...
September 21, 2025 - 09:49 | Special to National Post | National Post
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Canada’s formal recognition of a Palestinian state on Sunday, just ahead of his arrival in New York for the United Nations General Assembly.
Carney said in a statement that the Netanyahu government’s expansionist policies forced him to reverse Canada’s longstanding policy of waiting for a two-state solution to be achieved via a negotiated settlement.
“The current Israeli government is working methodically to prevent the prospect of a Palestinian state from ever being established … It is in this context that Canada recognises the State of...
September 21, 2025 - 09:48 | Rahim Mohamed | National Post
Other major international allies, including the U.K. and Australia, joined Canada in recognizing an independent Palestinian state.
September 21, 2025 - 09:46 | Sean Boynton | Global News - Canada
