Editor's note: This article was originally published on the Population Institute Canada website (populationinstitutecanada.ca) on August 29th, 2025. It ...| dominionreview.ca
The premier called the cameras nothing but a cash grab and suggested ‘huge signs, big flashing lights’ to slow down traffic near schools| National Post
As Ontario heads into the fall, Doug Ford and the Progressive Conservatives remain firmly in control of the province’s political landscape. The latest Abacus Data survey shows the PCs strengthening their position even further, as the Premier’s personal brand continues to outperform all rivals, while the opposition parties struggle to gain traction. Six months after […] The post Abacus Data Ontario Poll: Ford PCs climb to 53%, widen lead over Liberals to 26 points appeared first on Abacu...| Abacus Data
From August 15 to 19, 2025, Abacus Data surveyed 1,915 Canadian adults on the state of federal politics. The poll captures public opinion just as Air Canada flight attendants initiated strike action but it’s important to note that many of the interviews were completed prior to that event, and thus this wave does not fully […] The post Abacus Data Poll: Conservatives Edge Ahead as Cost of Living Dominates and Trump Fades appeared first on Abacus Data.| Abacus Data
Earlier this year, precarity emerged as the defining mindset across Canada. At a time when housing pressures were mounting, healthcare strains were deepening, and job insecurity lingered, Canadians began to question not just whether they could afford what they needed today, but whether the systems they rely on – housing, healthcare, stable work, even national […] The post The Hollowing Middle: Why More Canadians Are Slipping Into Precarity appeared first on Abacus Data.| Abacus Data
Bell Canada, the Canada Pension Plan, and traders are making big-time investments in America The post Boycotts Be Damned: Why Canadian Money Keeps Flowing to the US first appeared on The Walrus.| The Walrus
When we think about the future, our expectations shape more than our conversations — they influence how we plan, spend, save, vote, and adapt. In public opinion research, understanding what people believe is likely to happen matters because expectations can be as powerful as reality in driving behaviour. We plan our careers, make investments, choose […] The post Five Years Out: What Canadians Expect to Happen and Why It Matters appeared first on Abacus Data.| Abacus Data
From July 31 to August 7, 2025, Abacus Data surveyed 1,686 Canadian adults on the state of federal politics. The polling occurred primarily after Canada and the United States failed to reach a new trade and security agreement before the self-imposed August 1 deadline, a moment that might have sparked public reaction, but instead revealed […] The post Abacus Data Poll: Canadian political opinions stable as trade talks continue appeared first on Abacus Data.| Abacus Data
What looks like reform is really just a long-avoided chore| The Walrus
“The Canadians don’t understand what they’ve signed. In 20 years, they will be sucked into the US economy” – US trade representative Clayton Yeutter (1987) “We didn’t enter the agreement over tariffs…The Canadian agreement is a political one – to make sure you don’t go back to those policies like the National Energy Policy…It wasn’t […]| Dominion Review
Mark Carney suggested he is considering substituting or rescinding the Online News Act to ensure local news spreads wider and faster.| nationalpost
There’s no evidence of significant flows of fentanyl from Canada, but that could change quickly if U.S. can better seal its Mexican border.| nationalpost
Second-quarter fundraising reports show Poilievre's Conservatives raked in $9M, while Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberals raised $7.6M.| nationalpost
Harper said a year ago he would have urged deeper economic and security ties with the United States, but his recent advice was the opposite.| nationalpost
Prime Minister Mark Carney recently declared that, “Canada is the most European of non-European countries.” With Chile, Argentina and Australia (among many others) likely to object to such a characterization, Peter Shawn Taylor’s counterclaim that Canada is the “most U.S. of all non-U.S. countries” seems a much safer bet, given the centuries of shared history, geography, culture and trade. In this latest installment of C2C Journal’s Restoring Canada Special Series, Taylor examines...| C2C Journal
In a letter encouraging Saskatchewan to adopt a carbon price, Environment Minister Catherine McKenna says four out of five Canadians live in a jurisdiction with a carbon price, and those areas lead the country in economic growth.| Global News
Pitikwahanapiwiyin (Poundmaker) was a Cree Chief known for his ability to lure buffalos to a pound enclosure and for his peacemaker initiatives and leadership style. Pitikwahanapiwiyin was ar…| The Scientific Detective
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In a moment that caused both sides of the House of Commons to erupt into laughter, Prime Minister Mark Carney mistakenly gave his own title to Speaker of the House of Commons.| Global News
Every Canadian regional culture voted for the Liberals, except Far West, in an election mirroring trends in the United States| Nationhood Lab
Every Canadian regional culture voted for the Liberals, except Far West, in an election mirroring trends in the United States| Nationhood Lab
Every Canadian regional culture voted for the Liberals, except Far West, in an election mirroring trends in the United States| Nationhood Lab
As most readers and listeners of BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY will by now know, yesterday Canadian voters elected the incumbent (neoliberal) Liberal Mark Carney to be the next Prime Minister. Canadian v…| BIOPOLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
Trudeau Liberals opposed pipelines for years until Trump’s trade threats. Now, they claim to support west-east pipelines. Why now?| C2C Journal
Canada’s former prime ministers have come together to call for Canadians to show their national pride Saturday for the country’s “flag day,” which will also mark the 60th anniversary of the maple leaf’s debut.| True North
Canada’s premiers travelled to Washington, D.C. to negotiate with Republican senators, lawmakers and business groups in the hopes of persuading U.S. President Donald Trump to rescind his pledge to impose crippling tariffs on Canadian imports.| True North
U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening as much as a 100-per-cent tariff on Canada’s auto sector, in addition to the threatened 25-per-cent tariffs now on hold.| True North
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says his government will contribute $50 million for patrol helicopters to beef up the province’s capacity to defend the border amid a tariff dispute with the United States.| True North
A new Leger poll indicates that the gap between the Conservatives and Liberals would disappear if Mark Carney were to square off against Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre in a general election.| True North
True North senior researcher Cosmin Dzsurdzsa joins the show to discuss his investigative series, ‘Carney’s “Values,”’ which focuses on the ideas presented in Carney's 2021 book “Value(s)” and how they reveal his vision for Canada’s future.| True North
A Canadian international aid group bankrolled by nearly $180 million from Global Affairs Canada since 2015 counts four Liberal party donors in its leadership—including a CEO who once ran for a Liberal nomination under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Tune into The Daily Brief.| True North
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is appointing his deputy national security advisor to become Canada’s first fentanyl czar.| True North
Tesla CEO Elon Musk says Justin Trudeau's days as Canada's prime minister are numbered| torontosun
Ottawa is planning to allow more federal employees to retire after 25 years, bucking the private-sector trend toward later retirement.| Policy Options
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They’re busy making accusations of “eco-radicalism” while the world burns. It wasn’t always like that| The Walrus
