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Higher housing supply, not lowering home prices, are the solution for Canada’s housing crisis, Canada’s new housing minister said on Wednesday. Gregor Robertson, the former Vancouver mayor who was sworn in as housing minister in Prime Minister Mark Carney’s new cabinet on Tuesday, attended the first meeting of the new cabinet on Wednesday.When asked by reporters if he thinks home prices need to go down, he told reporters: “No, I think that we need to deliver more supply, make sure the market is stable.”Robertson said his work as housing minister will focus on building up supply of affordable housing in Canada.“We need to be delivering more affordable housing. The Government of Canada has not been building affordable housing since the ’90s and we’ve created a huge shortage across Canada,” h...

Canada Post says it has told the union representing its workers that a “temporary pause” is needed after several days of talks, with the union calling that “reprehensible” as the clock ticks down to another possible labour disruption. The Crown corporation said the pause was needed as the discussions had made no “meaningful progress.”“This pause will allow Canada Post to focus on preparing comprehensive proposals aimed at moving discussions forward constructively,” Canada Post said in a press release Tuesday night.But the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) said in a statement Tuesday that Canada Post was not providing a date for when to expect those proposals.“Given the seriousness of the matter, it is reprehensible to keep workers and the public on edge when we should all be focused ...

By Dylan Robertson The Canadian Press Posted May 14, 2025 7:30 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to meet with his new cabinet this morning. The meeting is scheduled to take place at 10 a.m. Eastern on Parliament Hill.Carney shook up his cabinet Tuesday by moving some key players into new positions and promoting 24 new faces in a move meant to signal change at the top.While some members of his team were prominent figures in former prime minister Justin Trudeau’s government — including Dominic LeBlanc, Mélanie Joly, Chrystia Freeland and François-Philippe Champ...

A major international auto maker is postponing its plans to plough billions into an electric vehicle overhaul of its operations in Ontario, including a new battery plant, citing dipping demand. Honda Canada confirmed in a statement on Tuesday that it was pausing its Ontario plans by two years — stopping work on the battery plant, retooling its vehicle assembly facility and two battery part facilities.“Due to the recent slowdown of the EV market, Honda Motor has announced an approximate two-year postponement of the comprehensive value chain investment project in Canada,” Honda said in a statement.“The company will continue to evaluate the timing and project progression as market conditions change.”Honda said the decision would not impact its existing Honda manufacturing facility in Alliston...

Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled his 28-member cabinet on Tuesday, featuring a blend of familiar figures and new faces from across the country. Quebec holds a strong presence in the new cabinet, with seven ministers hailing from the province — a region where the Liberals secured 44 of 78 seats in April’s election.Here’s a look at the seven cabinet ministers from Quebec, along with two of the 10 secretaries of state who also represent the province.François-Philippe Champagne, minister of finance and national revenue (returning member of cabinet)The MP for Saint-Maurice—Champlain in Quebec, he was named to the finance portfolio just before the election call. He served in Justin Trudeau’s cabinet since 2017, including as the industry minister and the minister of foreign affairs. St...

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 13, 2025 3:28 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Bloc Québécois candidate for the Montreal-area riding of Terrebonne says she’s evaluating her options after a judicial recount that saw her lose by a single vote. Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné’s statement comes as Elections Canada investigates a possible error involving an uncounted mail-in ballot from a Bloc voter in the Terrebonne riding.Voter Emmanuelle Bossé told Montreal media that she mailed in her ballot in early April using an addressed envelope provided by Elections Canada, but it was returned to ...

Prime Minister Mark Carney has selected some familiar names for his cabinet, including veteran Liberal MP Dominic LeBlanc, who will be tasked with working to make interprovincial trade easier. Industry experts speaking to Global News say they are “encouraged” and “optimistic” for Canadian businesses and consumers alike as the trade war continues with the U.S., which will continue to pose serious challenges for the prime minister and his team.“This serious moment requires serious people,” Matthew Homes at the Canadian Chamber of Commerce says in a statement.“As Prime Minister Carney’s new team hits the ground running, we expect them to bring all their skills together to achieve a united economic vision that delivers for every region of this country. We are encouraged by Prime Minister Carne...

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he opposes Alberta separatism but added that Albertans have a “right to be frustrated” with Ottawa. Speaking to reporters Tuesday shortly after Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled his new federal cabinet, Poilievre was asked whether he was willing to “publicly denounce Alberta separatism and the Alberta separatist movement.”“I’m against separation. I’m a born and raised Albertan. I love Canada. I think we need to unite this country,” he said.“Albertans have a lot of legitimate grievances. I mean, let’s be blunt.”Poilievre, who lost his long-held riding of Carleton in last month’s federal election, will be running again in Battle River—Crowfoot in Alberta in an upcoming byelection after party MP Damien Kurek announced his intention to resign the sea...

Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to reveal his new cabinet in an overhaul that is expected to see a slate of senior and junior ministers, with more than 50 per cent of the MPs expected to be first-timers, sources tell Global News. Carney and his ministers will arrive at Rideau Hall Tuesday morning, with the ceremony to begin at 10:30 a.m. eastern.The cabinet, according to sources, will be separated into two groups.The first group will be made up of fewer than 30 senior ministers, holding portfolios including foreign affairs, defence and the minister poised to lead negotiations with the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump.The second cabinet group will consist of up to 10 junior ministers, roles the government plans to call “secretaries of state” but which in the past have been fo...

Climate activists and energy leaders say Prime Minister Mark Carney will need to make some hard choices on whether to bolster the country’s oil and gas sector as means of achieving economic stability. Throughout the election campaign, Carney signalled an openness to building more pipelines in Canada and promised to cut approval times to get projects built faster. He also acknowledged during the English leaders’ debate that having western Canadian oil flow through the United States to Ontario and Quebec presents a national security threat.But he also has said he wants to keep Canada’s emissions cap on oil and gas production in place, and to strengthen the industrial carbon price — policies the oil and gas sector has called on him to scrap.Carney also campaigned on making Canada a “world lea...