Politics

In the spring of 2013, B.C. NDP leader Adrian Dix was well ahead in the polls with days to go before the province’s 40th general election and was poised to beat the incumbent Christy Clark and the BC Liberals. But then Dix got nervous that the Green Party would siphon off New Democrat votes and allow the B.C. Liberals to win seats on vote splits. So Dix did what would become known as the “Kinder Morgan Flip Flop”. Kinder Morgan, which we now know as Trans Mountain, wanted to triple the capacity of the oil pipeline from Alberta to the Port of Vancouver. Dix had steadfastly refused to say yea or nay to this project, preferring to wait for an environmental assessment. But with the Green Party threatening, he decided, with three weeks to go in the campaign, to come out against the expansion of...

U.S. President Donald Trump answered “we’ll see” when he was asked Sunday whether he’d resume the trade talks he halted with Canada earlier this year. Trump made several comments about the ongoing trade dispute with Canada as he spoke with reporters outside a gala for the 2025 Kennedy Center Honors.He says he has a good relationship with Prime Minister Mark Carney, but that Canada, in his words, “makes a lot of things we don’t need because we make them also.”Trump then said, “We’ll work it out.” 1:52 Trump awards Kennedy Center Honors medals to Stallone, Gaynor, Strait, KISS members The president halted trade talks in October over an Ontario-s...

A judge from the Alberta Court of Kings Bench has issued a surprise ruling on the proposal for a referendum on Alberta independence. In a written judgement issued Friday, Justice Colin C.J. Feasby said the referendum proposal violates the Canadian constitution.Feasby’s ruling also included some harsh words for the UCP government that tabled legislation on Thursday, attempting to prevent the court from ruling on the constitutionality of the proposed referendum question. 1:52 Alberta bill aims to clear further obstacles to citizen-driven referendum questions Justice Minister Mickey Amery’s bill would allow such petition drives to go ahead regard...

U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration has set forth a new national security strategy that paints European allies as weak and aims to reassert America’s dominance in the Western Hemisphere. The document released Friday by the White House is sure to roil long-standing U.S. allies in Europe for its scathing critiques of their migration and free speech policies, suggesting they face the “prospect of civilizational erasure” and raising doubts about their long-term reliability as American partners.At the same time the administration is sharply critical of its democratic allies in Europe and carrying out a pressure campaign of boat strikes in South America, it chides past U.S. efforts to shape or criticize Middle Eastern nations and seeks to discourage attempts for changes in those countri...

The architect of Alberta’s politician recall legislation says it was never meant to be used as a political weapon, but as an “ultimate tool of accountability” if a politician engages in illegal or unethical behaviour. Jason Kenney gave the remarks in an interview Thursday as the party he helped create – the United Conservatives – has 14 of its caucus members facing recall petitions from angry citizens using the legislation he crafted when he was Alberta’s first UCP premier.“My government purposely set very high thresholds,” Kenney said. “Frankly, we replicated the thresholds developed in British Columbia in 1991 under an NDP government to ensure there’s a really broad public demand for a byelection.“We have it as an ultimate tool of accountability if a politician does something absolutely ...

Prime Minister Mark Carney, U.S. President Donald Trump and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum are meeting for the first time after nearly a year of uncertainty over the future of free trade on the continent and it comes ahead of the mandatory review of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) in 2026. Carney is landing in Washington, D.C., Friday morning to participate in the FIFA Men’s World Cup draw ceremony, which will be hosted jointly by the three nations. 0:52 Mexico, Canada coordinate as Trump warns of new USMCA tariffs The noon ceremony determines matchups between the 48 countries participating in next year’s World Cup, with 104 matc...

Critics are questioning the solidity of Saab’s pitch to deliver 10,000 jobs in Canada if it decides to set up shop here to assemble Gripen fighter jets. The Swedish company has said little about how it came to that number, making it hard to evaluate the offer.Saab spokesperson Jenny Gerdes said the estimate reflects the “scale of work” the company anticipates bringing to the country, “should the Gripen be selected.”N“The figure is based on projected global demand for Gripen and the corresponding production, sustainment and R&D activities Canada would undertake,” Gerdes said in an email.“The details of the industrial program and the associated modelling are part of ongoing discussions with the government of Canada, so we’re not in a position to share specific breakdowns,” she added. “Ho...

The Alberta government is clearing more legal hurdles faced by citizens aiming to put referendum questions on a ballot, including the prospect of leaving Confederation. If passed, a bill proposed Thursday would discontinue a court proceeding on a pro-separatist referendum question that is awaiting a judicial decision, among other changes.Justice Minister Mickey Amery says while the Justice Statutes Amendment Act, 2025 isn’t being put forward specifically because of that case, he says those behind the separation question would be permitted to reapply at no cost.He says the legislation won’t affect a duelling petition certified earlier this week that seeks to make it official policy the province will not leave Canada. 1:...

By Nick Murray The Canadian Press Posted December 4, 2025 3:39 pm Updated December 4, 2025 3:41 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The co-chair of the federal government’s net zero advisory body has resigned, saying its work had begun to feel “neglected or performative.” In a post on his LinkedIn account, Simon Donner says he resigned on Tuesday and he is grateful for the opportunity to help shape climate policy in Canada. ...

A woman hoping to launch a recall petition to oust Alberta Premier Danielle Smith from her seat in the legislature says her campaign has been officially approved. Heather Van Snick says she has received a letter from Elections Alberta saying she will be getting the go-ahead to start the petition drive against Smith. She provided a copy of that letter to Global News.However, Van Snick cannot begin collecting signatures yet because Smith still has seven days to file a response before the three-month petition campaign can formally begin.Once it goes ahead, it’s a lengthy, multistage process — and 14 other members of Smith’s United Conservative caucus are already facing recall campaigns.In a press release, Van Snick and others behind the recall campaign claim they are being driven by “ongoing ...