Politics

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 ...

Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet Friday with U.S. President Donald Trump and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum when the three leaders are in Washington, D.C., for the FIFA World Cup draw, Carney’s office says. The event, which will decide the team matchups for the World Cup matches taking place in all three countries next year, will mark the first time this year that the three North American leaders are in the same place together.It was not immediately clear if Carney will meet with Trump and Sheinbaum together or separately on the sidelines of the FIFA event at the Kennedy Center.Friday’s meeting will mark the first official sit-down between Carney and Trump since the U.S. president suspended trade talks with Canada in October over Ontario’s anti-tariff TV ad campaign. The two spoke...

A British Columbia Liberal MP said Wednesday Prime Minister Mark Carney “will have to answer” questions on why he reversed a budget commitment on tax credits when he signed the Alberta energy deal. The memorandum of understanding between Ottawa and Alberta extends federal tax credits for carbon capture to enhanced oil recovery, overturning a commitment the federal government made in the recent budget not to do so.Speaking to reporters on his way into a Liberal caucus meeting, Liberal MP Patrick Weiler said Canada has a “a pretty clear stance” on moving away from inefficient fossil fuel subsidies and extending tax credits to enhanced oil recovery is a “step in the wrong direction.”“I think that’s a really important thing that the prime minister will have to answer about,” Weiler said.Enhanc...

U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States may either let the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) expire next year or negotiate a new deal. The deal, which he was instrumental in negotiating in 2018 and is referred to as CUSMA in Canada and USMCA in the United States, is up for review next year.“It expires in about a year, and we’ll either let it expire, or we’ll maybe work out another deal with Mexico and Canada,” Trump told reporters in the White House on Wednesday, when asked about the future of the deal. 2:35 Canada cuts counter tariffs against U.S. and China Canada and Mexico had “taken advantage” of the U.S., Trump said...

By Alessia Passafiume The Canadian Press Posted December 4, 2025 8:32 am Updated December 4, 2025 9:04 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A handful of key federal cabinet ministers will address the Assembly of First Nations gathering in Ottawa Thursday, including Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne. But Energy Minister Tim Hodgson and Defence Minister David McGuinty — two ministers helping to advance Prime Minister Mark Carney’s major projects agenda — have...