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Mark Carney sat down with Jon Stewart on The Daily Show Monday night, where he talked about a range of issues including the one dominating political circles right now: will he run to be leader of the Liberal Party of Canada? The interview marks a significant moment in which Carney weighed in on what would be needed for a Liberal leader to help turn the party around. It comes amid months of speculation that the former central banker who led the Bank of Canada’s response through the 2008 global financial crisis could be eyeing a run that could see him — if successful — become prime minister until an election is called.Stewart asked Carney, former governor of both the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England, if he plans to run to replace Justin Trudeau as Liberal leader and prime minister.“I j...

By Anja Karadeglija The Canadian Press Posted January 14, 2025 7:42 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne plans to reveal his intentions for the Liberal leadership race Tuesday. So far, Ontario MP Chandra Arya and former Montreal MP Frank Baylis are the only two to officially join the contest.However, The Canadian Press confirmed that former finance minister Chrystia Freeland will announce her bid in coming days, and former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney and former B.C. premier Christy Clark are also expected to run. ...

Special counsel Jack Smith said his team “stood up for the rule of law” as it investigated President-elect Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, writing in a much-anticipated report released Tuesday that he stands fully behind his decision to bring criminal charges he believes would have resulted in a conviction had voters not returned Trump to the White House. “The throughline of all of Mr. Trump’s criminal efforts was deceit — knowingly false claims of election fraud — and the evidence shows that Mr. Trump used these lies as a weapon to defeat a federal government function foundational to the United States’ democratic process,” the report states.The report, arriving just days before Trump is to return to office on Jan. 20, focuses fresh attention on his fra...

By Catherine Morrison The Canadian Press Posted January 13, 2025 5:23 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The federal government has paused an incentive program that offered Canadians rebates of up to $5,000 when buying or leasing electric vehicles. In an update on its website, Transport Canada says the Incentives for Zero-Emission Vehicles (iZEV) Program has been paused as “funds have been fully committed.”The department says more than 546,000 vehicles have been sold or leased with incentives through the program since it began in 2019. ...

The federal body established to protect Canada’s electoral process will be monitoring the Liberal Party of Canada’s leadership campaign for possible foreign interference as the race to replace Justin Trudeau gets underway. The Security and Intelligence Threats to Election Task Force (SITE) was established in 2019 and includes representatives of CSIS, the RCMP, Global Affairs Canada and the Communications Security Establishment, the country’s signals intelligence agency.Since May 2023, SITE has been active for the 10 byelections that have occurred and tasked with producing public reports about observations of any foreign interference directed at these votes, and Nathalie Drouin, deputy clerk of the Privy Council, said it would do so again.The announcement comes amid concerns that foreign in...

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, fresh off a weekend visit with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, says if Ottawa uses an energy embargo to combat Trump’s promised tariffs, it would spark a “national unity crisis.” “Oil and gas is owned by the provinces, principally Alberta, and we won’t stand for that,” Smith told reporters in a virtual news conference Monday.Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly hasn’t ruled out an energy embargo in response to Trump’s promise to impose punishing 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian products.Smith said the federal government shouldn’t be making “empty threats,” and it’s not Joly’s call to make. 1:57 Alberta Premier Danielle Smith visits Trump at Mar-a-Lago ...