John Ivison
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- Oct 1, 2026
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John Ivison: The loss of Scott Aitchison is a grim warning for Conservatives (opens the original)
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The Conservatives will try to spin the departure of Scott Aitchison, the popular MP for Parry Sound–Muskoka, as being of negligible importance. Here’s a guy in his early 50s who has spent more than 30 years in municipal and federal politics, and who has decided to move on to another stage in life. Fair enough. Aitchison’s reasons for leaving at the end of the fall session remain vague. He said on social media that it is “time for a new chapter to explore new opportunities.” But he will become th
John Ivison: There’s more to the Stelco shutdown than Trump winning and Canada losing (opens the original)
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“We’re going to win everything… Canada is going to come in and say: ‘Sir, we are very sorry’.” U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters in the White House on Monday that he thinks a trade deal with Canada that gets rid of tariffs will be struck, possibly within three to four weeks. The impression left by the president is that all the pain from the trade war is being felt on a Canadian side that is ready to kow-tow and submit to his authority. That sense was reinforced by the news of the day. C
John Ivison: How to reverse our unravelling social cohesion (opens the original)
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The intriguing conclusion of a new book by former British prime minister Gordon Brown is that western societies are experiencing two existential events at the same time. His book, The Future Starts With Us, points to the well-documented breakup of the international rules-based order. Brown describes it as the consequence of war, mass migration, economic disruption and climate change. But it links that failure to the less-charted breakdown in civic life at the community level. Columnist Jesse Kli
John Ivison: Conservatives are suddenly torn between being pro-union and pro-development (opens the original)
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The main talking point for Conservative MPs since the government tabled its omnibus economic bill, C-39, is that it’s all media bluster that will result in no projects being built. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre set the tone by saying that the last time the Liberals introduced “sweeping” legislation to speed up project approvals with Bill C-5, all that got built was a new government department — the Major Projects Office — that has yet to approve a single new pipeline or mining project. “H
John Ivison: Carney throws the NDP a lifeline with his new labour bill (opens the original)
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There are signs of life in the NDP. The party’s support has crept up on cat’s paws since the last election, reaching double digits in some national polls in recent weeks. On Monday, the Liberals threw New Democrats another lifeline, in the form of Bill C-39, the government’s omnibus Building Canada Strong Act. New(ish) NDP Leader Avi Lewis looked like a man recalled to life as he held a press conference on Parliament Hill on Tuesday, flanked by a number of Canadian union leaders. It was just lik
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