Trump, Tariffs and Carney: Canada Polls Show Liberals With Early Election Lift

Though Canada’s election began in earnest only late last month, public opinion polls have captured a gripping political narrative that has been unfolding since the start of the year. Between President Trump’s trade war, his threats of annexation and the…

Two Top Organizers of Canada’s Freedom Convoy Found Guilty of Mischief

Two main architects of protests that gridlocked Canada’s capital for weeks were found guilty on Thursday in one of the last legal cases stemming from the demonstrations that convulsed the country and disrupted billions of dollars in trade with the…

A Hectic Week in Canadian Politics and Trade, With More Action on the Way

[Listen to “The Daily”: Elbows Up: Canada’s Response to Trump’s Trade War] What’s next: Mr. Ford, along with Dominic LeBlanc, the new international trade minister, and François-Philippe Champagne, the new finance minister, met with their counterparts in Washington: Howard Lutnick,…

Challenged by Trump, Trudeau Rallies Canada as He Leaves Office

It was not even three months ago when it seemed like Canadians couldn’t wait for an end to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s nearly decade-long stint as their leader. On Jan. 6, he announced his intention to step down with polls…

Can Mark Carney, Canada’s New Leader, Negotiate With Trump?

Mark Carney, Canada’s soon-to-be prime minister, weathered two era-defining implosions in his career as a central banker: the 2008 global financial crisis and Brexit. He has dealt with political chaos, societal upheaval and economic meltdown. Now he faces what is…

Mark Carney to Be the Next Prime Minister of Canada

Amid a generational crisis in Canada’s relationship with the United States, the Liberal Party of Canada on Sunday chose an unelected technocrat with deep experience in financial markets to replace Justin Trudeau as party leader and the country’s prime minister,…

Mark Carney to Be the Next Prime Minister of Canada

Amid a generational crisis in Canada’s relationship with the United States, the Liberal Party of Canada on Sunday chose an unelected technocrat with deep experience in financial markets to replace Justin Trudeau as party leader and the country’s prime minister,…

Canada’s Liberal Party To Elect New Leader and Prime Minister to Replace Trudeau: What to Know

Two friends from Alberta, both with strong careers overseas and similar backgrounds — Harvard and Oxford graduates, members of the liberal global elite — are vying to replace Justin Trudeau as leader of the Liberal Party and of the country…

The Liberals Choose a Leader in the Shadow of Trump’s Threats

Between the U.S. tariff “psychodrama,” or, per Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s quip, “Thursday,” and the growing evidence that President Trump’s threats of Canada’s sovereignty are quite serious, it’s been a stressful time for Canadians who are looking for stability. That…