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Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Prime Minister Mark Carney have signed an agreement to streamline environmental assessment work on major projects, most notably a road to the Ring of Fire. The agreement signed on Thursday will see the federal government defer to Ontario’s assessment process on key infrastructure plans, an approach which politicians have been pushing as “one project, one assessment.”“I want to thank Prime Minister Carney for his leadership in speeding up major projects that will create good-paying jobs, build a more competitive and self-reliant economy and help us unlock the enormous economic opportunity of the Ring of Fire,” Ford said in a statement.For years, Ontario has bee...

The U.S. wants Canada to expand dairy market access for American products and lift provincial bans on U.S. alcohol as part of the upcoming review of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA), Washington’s top trade envoy says. U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer told members of Congress this week the joint review “will depend on the successful resolution” of those and other issues, according to a copy of his opening statement shared online after the closed-door meetings.The statement also lists “the impact of Canada’s Online Streaming Act and Online News Act for U.S. digital service providers,” “discriminatory procurement measures in Ontario, Quebec, and British Columbia,” and “complicated customs registration for Canadian recipients of U.S. exports” as other issues to address. “Unfair...

The former Conservative MPs who crossed the floor over to the Liberals “came to us,” Prime Minister Mark Carney said in an interview with Global News, adding that he did not “lure” them but that they were “attracted” to the work his government has been doing. In a wide-ranging interview with Global National anchor and executive editor Dawna Friesen that will air in full on Dec. 25, Carney was asked if he was involved in luring or courting the Opposition MPs to join the Liberals.“I wouldn’t have chosen that verb: lure, or courting. What I would choose is, they are attracted by what we are doing. And that’s a key element,” Carney said.The prime minister said he did play a role in the process and was asked whether he expects others will make the same decision to join the Liberals. Sto...

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted December 17, 2025 10:55 am Updated December 17, 2025 10:56 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Quebec Liberal Party Leader Pablo Rodriguez will resign amid allegations of wrongdoing about the leadership race he won in June. The decision was confirmed to The Canadian Press by two sources within the party who did not want to speak publicly. Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, ...