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From careers in law and consulting on geopolitics to teaching, Canada’s former prime ministers have had a wide range of jobs since leaving office. Former prime minister Justin Trudeau remains as the member of Parliament for Papineau until the next federal election. After that, it remains to be seen what he will do next.“Once you’ve been prime minister,  you have a certain name and profile, so that carries a lot of weight with a lot of corporations, corporate executives and especially carries weight with the developing world,” said Nelson Wiseman, a professor emeritus at the University of Toronto.But while Trudeau’s path is not yet known, here’s a look at where some of those before him went when they left office.After his defeat in the 2015 federal election, Stephen Harper launched the Calg...

By David Baxter The Canadian Press Posted March 17, 2025 11:40 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says that he will repeal the entire carbon price law if elected, including on businesses and the industrial charge. On Friday, Prime Minister Mark Carney began the process to end the consumer carbon price on things like gasoline. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. The order-in-council sa...

U.S. President Donald Trump will speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday in a possible pivot point in efforts to end the war in Ukraine and an opportunity for Trump to continue reorienting American foreign policy. Trump disclosed the upcoming conversation to reporters while flying from Florida to Washington on Air Force One on Sunday evening, while the Kremlin confirmed Putin’s participation on Monday morning.“We will see if we have something to announce maybe by Tuesday. I will be speaking to President Putin on Tuesday,” Trump said. “A lot of work’s been done over the weekend. We want to see if we can bring that war to an end.”Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Monday morning confirmed the plans for the two leaders to speak on Tuesday, but declined to give details, saying t...

The Trump administration has transferred hundreds of immigrants to El Salvador even as a federal judge issued an order temporarily barring the deportations under an 18th century wartime declaration targeting Venezuelan gang members, officials said Sunday. Flights were in the air at the time of the ruling. U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg issued an order Saturday temporarily blocking the deportations, but lawyers told him there were already two planes with immigrants in the air — one headed for El Salvador, the other for Honduras. Boasberg verbally ordered the planes be turned around, but they apparently were not and he did not include the directive in his written order.White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, in a statement Sunday, responded to speculation about whether the admin...

Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada must strengthen ties with France and other allies in the face of geopolitical and economic crises. Making opening remarks in Paris before a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron, Carney stressed both countries’ shared values of sovereignty, solidarity and sustainability.He said France and Canada have been reliable partners for centuries, and are now committed to “unwavering support” for Ukraine.This is Carney’s first in-person meeting with an international leader as prime minister.Macron called Canada a “unique friend” with a shared vision of freedom.Carney, who turned 60 on Sunday, is kicking off his first full week as prime minister with a whirlwind three-day trip to France and the U.K., ending back in Canada’s north, in Iqaluit. Sto...

Canada’s new Prime Minister Mark Carney on Sunday flew to France where he will meet with French President Emanuel Macron. He will then fly to London in the United Kingdom to meet with his British counterpart. Carney flew to Pairs after a brief stopover in Montreal, where he attended the city’s St. Patrick’s Day celebrations and marched in the parade.As the Canada-U.S. relationship goes through a rough patch with U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs forcing economic pain Ottawa is looking across the Atlantic.Carney will also be travelling to Iqaluit, Nunavut, his office said.While in Europe, trade and security ties will be top of the agenda for both leaders, “with the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement as the foundation,” Carney’s office said.In addition to ec...

By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted March 16, 2025 2:43 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Prime Minister Mark Carney marched in Montreal’s St. Patrick’s Day parade today as the event marked its 200th anniversary. Carney, who was sworn in as prime minister on Friday, was joined by several Quebec-based cabinet ministers as he shook hands and waved to thousands gathered along the drizzly parade route in the downtown core. 2:13 Mark Carney sworn in and scraps consumer carbon pricing on same day ...

U.S. President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser is warning Canada’s new Prime Minister Mark Carney not to try and match Trump’s rhetoric in future talks on trade and tariffs, and that doing so could further damage relations between the two countries. John Bolton says relations with Trump under Carney, who was sworn in as prime minister on Friday, “can’t get much worse” than how they got under Justin Trudeau, but said Carney needs to be careful with the language he uses moving forward.“He can take any approach he wants on substance, but he shouldn’t sound like Donald Trump,” he told Mercedes Stephenson in an interview that aired Sunday on The West Block.“You’re not going to improve things by trying to match Trump’s rhetoric. Number one, no sane person can do it, and number tw...

By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted March 16, 2025 11:04 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Canada’s ambassador to the U.S. says Prime Minister Mark Carney is looking to set up a conversation with President Donald Trump “as soon as possible.” In an interview with Fox News on Sunday morning, Ambassador Kirsten Hillman said the Canadian side has reached out to the U.S. since Carney was sworn in as prime minister on Friday and was “looking forward” to connecting with Trump. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up ...

By Anja Karadeglija The Canadian Press Posted March 15, 2025 1:40 pm Updated March 15, 2025 1:41 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Prime Minister Mark Carney has asked for a review of Canada’s plan to purchase a fleet of F-35 fighter jets. The deal with Lockheed Martin and the U.S. government is for 88 planes at a cost of about US$85 million each.A spokesperson for Defence Minister Bill Blair says Carney has asked Blair to look into whether the F-35 contract is the best invest...