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Sophall Duch @sophall.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Canada deal on Chinese EVs shows trade ‘trumped national security’: experts globalnews.ca/news/1162514...
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Canada deal on Chinese EVs shows trade ‘trumped national security’: experts - National | Globalnews.ca
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has warned about the cybersecurity concerns around Chinese electric vehicles, which he called 'spy vehicles,' echoing comments from 2024.
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Sophall Duch @sophall.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney says internal Canadian review and consultations for CUSMA is “finished.” Says Canada will be ready for the renegotiation. Carney was asked about what hope he has that the free trade deal will be renewed after this summer. #cdnpoli
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Sophall Duch @sophall.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Public consultations launch on high-speed rail project linking Toronto, Montreal and Quebec City youtu.be/XGIrWqmHFjs
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Public consultations launch on high-speed rail project linking Toronto, Montreal and Quebec City
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Sophall Duch @sophall.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
These were Canada’s ‘most significant’ weather events, from floods to fires - National | Globalnews.ca globalnews.ca/news/1158391...
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Sophall Duch @sophall.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
‘They came to us,’ Carney says on Conservative MPs crossing the floor - National | Globalnews.ca globalnews.ca/news/1158160...
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Sophall Duch @sophall.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
Canadians will need to apply and pay for an online travel permit ahead of visiting the United Kingdom, or face being denied boarding. 🍁✈️🫖 U.K. to start enforcing new travel permit rules for Canadians visitors - National | Globalnews.ca globalnews.ca/news/1154806...
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Global News | Breaking, Latest News and Video for Canada
Globalnews.ca – Watch and read Canada’s Breaking news plus Business, Health, Politics and World News
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Sophall Duch @sophall.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Poilievre says Canada needs ‘more people leaving than coming’ globalnews.ca/news/1128836...
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Poilievre says Canada needs ‘more people leaving than coming’ - National | Globalnews.ca
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre responded to Global News to clarify last month's comments on the risks of Canada's rate of population growth.
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Sophall Duch @sophall.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
“I do know that there’s been certain calls made by Liberals, I would probably describe them as ‘feelers’ that have been put out,” Davies said. Story by Jillian Piper & @mackenziegray.bsky.social globalnews.ca/news/1117253...
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Liberals putting out ‘feelers’ for NDP MPs to cross floor: Davies | Globalnews.ca
Interim NDP Leader Don Davies says the Liberals are making phone calls to his party's MPs to see if they'll join the government, but said he's not worried that will happen.
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The Hill Times @hilltimes.com · 20/03/2025
Heard on the Hill: Globe and Mail reporter Marieke Walsh is off on maternity leave, Sophall Duch returns to Global News, and the CBC's Emma Godmere wins the Travers Fellowship. buff.ly/pPiFIlh
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Sophall Duch @sophall.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Crowds gathered outside the U.S. embassy in Ottawa this afternoon protesting against Trump and his tariffs on Canadian goods. #cdnpoli 1/2
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Sophall Duch @sophall.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
In some personal non-tariff-related news: please check out my last story for @hilltimes.com published in today’s paper
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The Hill Times @hilltimes.com · 26/02/2025
Liberal leadership hopefuls target Trump, Poilievre, and Canada’s economy in final debate
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Liberal leadership hopefuls target Trump, Poilievre, and Canada’s economy in final debate
The four remaining candidates took to the English-language debate stage on Feb. 25 to tackle key policy planks and present themselves as the best pick as Canada’s next prime minister.
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The Hill Times @hilltimes.com · 19/02/2025
Former Canadian diplomat Colin Robertson says the world is returning to a ‘darker age for small- and medium-sized powers like Canada’ as Donald Trump has no interest in the U.S. safeguarding the global rules-based order.
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‘We're the canary in the coal mine’: Joly’s wake-up call to Europe as Canada looks to co-ordinate a Trump response with allies
Former Canadian diplomat Colin Robertson says the world is returning to a ‘darker age for small- and medium-sized powers like Canada’ as Donald Trump has no interest in the U.S. safeguarding the…
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The Hill Times @hilltimes.com · 13/02/2025
Canada alone? What other world leaders have said publicly about Trump’s ’51st state’ comments. buff.ly/3X2BoKt
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The Hill Times @hilltimes.com · 12/02/2025
Local Liberal MP Terry Sheehan says there were lessons from the 2018 tariffs and Canada's response. 'They were lobbing grenades at us—like they're doing now—and we came back with lasers and hit them.'
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Sister cities under strain: U.S. steel tariffs threaten to divide Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., from its American twin city
Local Liberal MP Terry Sheehan says there were lessons from the 2018 tariffs and Canada's response. 'They were lobbing grenades at us—like they're doing now—and we came back with lasers and hit them.'
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The Hill Times @hilltimes.com · 08/02/2025
Former Privy Council clerk Michael Wernick says opposition leaders calling for Parliament to resume need to ‘retract the threat to immediately stab the government in the chest and force a six-week election.’
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Feds can do plenty during prorogation to take on Trump trade threats, say experts
Former Privy Council clerk Michael Wernick says opposition leaders calling for Parliament to resume need to ‘retract the threat to immediately stab the government in the chest and force a six-week…
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The Hill Times @hilltimes.com · 05/02/2025
Experts say a formal annexation of Canada is unlikely, but warn of a possible erosion to Canadian sovereignty.
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‘People aren’t laughing as much anymore,’ says Sen. Boehm after Trump repeats calls for Canada to become 51st state
Experts say a formal annexation of Canada is unlikely, but warn of a possible erosion to Canadian sovereignty.
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The Hill Times @hilltimes.com · 04/02/2025
'Even being mentioned in the same breath as China on trade relations is beyond bizarre,' says former foreign minister Peter MacKay.
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Canada 'not out of the woods' in tariff stand-off with president who 'thrives on ambiguity,' say Canada-U.S. experts
'Even being mentioned in the same breath as China on trade relations is beyond bizarre,' says former foreign minister Peter MacKay.
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The Hill Times @hilltimes.com · 30/01/2025
Ontarians will head to the polls in a snap provincial election on Feb. 27, just over a week before federal Liberal Party members choose their next leader—and the next prime minister.
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Ontario embarks on snap election as pundits say provincial leaders will distance themselves from federal counterparts
Ontarians will head to the polls in a snap provincial election on Feb. 27, just over a week before federal Liberal Party members choose their next leader—and the next prime minister.
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The Hill Times @hilltimes.com · 30/01/2025
Poilievre has indicated he won’t change his ‘axe the tax’ messaging in light of some Liberal leadership candidates planning to drop the consumer carbon price.
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Conservative strategists say carbon tax still a ballot-box issue in next election, despite Liberals' proposed policy flip-flop
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre indicates he won’t change his ‘axe the tax’ messaging in light of some Liberal leadership candidates planning to drop the consumer carbon price.
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The Hill Times @hilltimes.com · 28/01/2025
Former Green deputy leader Pedneault cites threat of Trump as reason for his return to politics. buff.ly/4hcVfyn
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The Hill Times @hilltimes.com · 25/01/2025
Unlocked | Liberals faced questions about losing touch with voters, but some MPs said the leadership race is an 'opportunity' to reconnect with Canadians.
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Liberal MPs defend proposed policy walk-backs from leadership candidates as party meets on election readiness
Liberals faced questions about losing touch with voters, but some MPs said the leadership race is an 'opportunity' to reconnect with Canadians.
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The Hill Times @hilltimes.com · 24/01/2025
However, a former federal Liberal candidate says the leadership race can provide the party with a captive audience for their messaging.
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Liberal leadership race a chance for Tories to dominate political ad space, say experts
However, a former federal Liberal candidate says the leadership race can provide the party with a captive audience for their messaging.
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The Hill Times @hilltimes.com · 24/01/2025
Liberals offer united front on Trump, but caucus split on candidate best fit to lead the party. buff.ly/4h6hcPO
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The Hill Times @hilltimes.com · 22/01/2025
The Canadian Association of Journalists' annual diversity survey reveals news interns are more likely to be female, Indigenous, or a visible minority, while ‘white people are overrepresented in supervisor and leadership roles.’
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Newsroom racial and gender diversity on the decline in 2024: CAJ survey
The Canadian Association of Journalists' annual diversity survey reveals news interns are more likely to be female, Indigenous, or a visible minority, while ‘white people are overrepresented in…
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The Hill Times @hilltimes.com · 21/01/2025
Canadian politicos react to Trump’s inauguration speech Liberal leadership candidate Chrystia Freeland said Canada needs to be strong, smart and united. 'The key is not to be scared.' buff.ly/40EsKnn
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The Hill Times @hilltimes.com · 16/01/2025
Meanwhile, Ford says Trump will try to divide Canada and it's more important to stand up for our country than for jurisdictions right now.
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Trudeau says all Canadians encouraged to ‘speak up for’ Canada in light of Trump's potential tariffs
Meanwhile, Ontario Premier Doug Ford says Donald Trump will try to divide Canada and says it's more important to stand up for our country than for jurisdictions right now. And former Ford staffer…
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The Hill Times @hilltimes.com · 24/12/2024
The fall economic update offers no further details on planned savings tied to 'natural attrition' in the 2024 federal budget, but noted that effort 'will begin showing results in 2025-26.'
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Expanding AI in government operations, modernizing Service Canada sites among feds' fiscal update's public service-related measures
The Dec. 16 fall economic update offers no further details on planned savings tied to 'natural attrition' in the 2024 federal budget, but noted that effort 'will begin showing results in 2025-26.'
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The Hill Times @hilltimes.com · 22/12/2024
Unlocked | Prime Minister’s Office confirms it cancelled year-end media interviews following fallout from Freeland’s bombshell mic drop
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Prime Minister’s Office confirms it cancelled year-end media interviews following fallout from Freeland’s bombshell mic drop
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The Hill Times @hilltimes.com · 20/12/2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attempted to revive his embattled government on Dec. 20 with a cabinet major shake-up.
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Trudeau promotes eight Liberal MPs, moves ministers in long-awaited cabinet shuffle
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attempted to revive his embattled government on Dec. 20 with a cabinet major shake-up.
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The Hill Times @hilltimes.com · 18/12/2024
As the House rises for 2024, Liberal backbenchers get their turn in the spotlight following the fallout from Chrystia Freeland’s cabinet resignation.
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A Chrystia carol: House wraps for the holidays as spectre of Freeland’s bombshell resignation haunts Liberal caucus
As the House rises for 2024, Liberal backbenchers get their turn in the spotlight following the fallout from Chrystia Freeland’s cabinet resignation.
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The Hill Times @hilltimes.com · 18/12/2024
Liberal MP Sean Fraser scores a hat trick and takes the ‘Most Valuable Politician’ title for the second year in a row, while Tory Leader Pierre Poilievre divides respondents.
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Always leave them wanting more: Fraser tops All Politics Poll as he looks to exit federal politics
The results of The Hill Times’ 2024 year-end poll are in. Liberal MP Sean Fraser scores a hat trick and takes the ‘Most Valuable Politician’ title for the second year in a row, while Tory Leader…
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The Hill Times @hilltimes.com · 17/12/2024
Unlike the Oct. 23 national Liberal caucus meeting, at Monday's national caucus meeting, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ‘absorbed the message’ from MPs that it’s time to move on, a Liberal MP told The Hill Times.
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PM Trudeau appears to have reached a decision about his future, but he's not yet prepared to announce it, say some Liberal MPs
Unlike the Oct. 23 national Liberal caucus meeting, at Monday's national caucus meeting, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ‘absorbed the message’ from MPs that it’s time to move on, a Liberal MP told The…
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The Hill Times @hilltimes.com · 12/12/2024
Unlocked | Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon said the call to designate Black people as a distinctive class under the Employment Equity Act is ‘under active consideration.’
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'Enough is enough': Black federal civil servants, unions accuse Liberals of 'wasting' time on tackling anti-Black racism
Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon said the call to designate Black people as a distinctive class under the Employment Equity Act is ‘under active consideration.’
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The Hill Times @hilltimes.com · 08/12/2024
Some departments ‘stopping the clock’ to prevent contract workers from becoming permanent public service staff. buff.ly/4g2luXN
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The Hill Times @hilltimes.com · 06/12/2024
Unlocked | Holiday tax break costs Commons decorum as allegations of intimidation and drunkenness emerge in the House. buff.ly/3BcCT0V
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Sophall Duch @sophall.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
House gridlock remains as Canada seeks to quickly respond to Trump tariff threats www.hilltimes.com/story/2024/1...
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House gridlock remains as Canada seeks to quickly respond to Trump tariff threats
Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc says it would be ‘shocking’ if opposition parties prevented the feds from presenting bills to provide the RCMP and CBSA with more resources.
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The Hill Times @hilltimes.com · 29/11/2024
New documents reveal federal programs covering vaccines, cannabis, affordable housing, as well as general operations at DND have seen cuts as departments scramble to meet the Liberals’ plan to refocus government spending.
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DND and CAF ‘exempt’ from further spending cuts, says Blair after department was asked to find $900-million a year in savings
Feds looking to find $15.8-billion in savings through 'Refocus Government Spending' initiative as pressure mounts for Canada to boost defence spending.
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The Hill Times @hilltimes.com · 28/11/2024
Unlocked: Defence Minister Bill Blair says DND and the Canadian Armed Forces are ‘exempt’ from further spending reductions as feds seek to refocus government spending across federal departments and agencies.
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DND and CAF ‘exempt’ from further spending cuts, says Blair after department was asked to find $900-million a year in savings
Defence Minister Bill Blair says DND and the Canadian Armed Forces are ‘exempt’ from further spending reductions as feds seek to refocus government spending across federal departments and agencies.
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The Hill Times @hilltimes.com · 25/11/2024
House filibuster is putting money for military, dental care, and keeping the government lights on at risk. buff.ly/3YWssGA
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The Hill Times @hilltimes.com · 19/11/2024
Treasury Board President Anita Anand’s office says the feds have been clear with departments that they must ‘focus on finding savings without layoffs.’ buff.ly/3YVFIeH
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The Hill Times @hilltimes.com · 17/11/2024
A quarter of the federal fund to speed up housing development has already been dispensed to municipalities, First Nations, and Quebec.
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Sophall Duch @sophall.bsky.social · 14/09/2023
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