It is progress that the Prime Minister’s Office is now letting Canadians know when Mark Carney speaks with President Donald Trump, but it would be much better if the read-out that followed didn’t subtract from the sum of human knowledge.
The PMO said the two leaders held a conversation on Sunday about the economy, developments in the Middle East and trade relations.
What wasn’t clear was who called whom and what, if anything, was achieved.
Live feed.
It’s running late, was supposed to start at 11 am
My message to Canadians & CBC:
March 10, I will testify before the Heritage Committee.
Under parliamentary privilege, I will name names & present facts about what went on @CBCNews.
You won’t want to miss this, because it matters. cc: @brodiefenlon— Travis Dhanraj (@Travisdhanraj) March 5, 2026
Canadian military police are now involved in investigating the leak of a document used to undercut the Liberal government’s consideration of an alternative to the American-made F-35.
The Ottawa Citizen reported Dec. 15, 2025, that the Department of National Defence had launched an initial investigation into the leak of the four-year-old document. At the time the DND refused to say whether police would be involved.
Although U.S. President Donald Trump’s interest in taking over Greenland appears to have faded — at least publicly — Canada’s Governor General says concern remains that the fight over the semi-autonomous territory isn’t over yet.
“Even though the threat has kind of gone to the wayside … People are still very worried it could come back,” Gov. Gen. Mary Simon said in an interview airing Sunday morning on Rosemary Barton Live.
“It creates a lot of anxiety. It creates a lot of turmoil,” she added.
Where in her job description is “interfering where you shouldn’t” written?
OTTAWA — The head of Canada’s refugee tribunal told a parliamentary committee Monday that she does not know the name of a suspected senior Iranian regime official whose identity her own board concealed from the public in a deportation hearing — and that the concealment was granted at the man’s own request.
During the post-Cold War decades, Western alliances often functioned like formal parties. The United States played host, extending invitations on the basis of shared values and political affinity. Allies affirmed common principles and, more often than not, Washington carried the heaviest burdens.
That world is gone. Today’s coalitions look less like parties and more like potlucks. Every participant is expected to put something on the table – whether it’s just a bag of chips or a full dressed turkey. The message now is that you cannot arrive empty-handed and expect a seat.
HALIFAX—Even the most partisan Conservative has to admit that Prime Minister Mark Carney has had a pretty solid first year as prime minister.
True, the official opposition has accused him of conflicts of interest flowing from his corporate connections before entering politics. And, yes, they have tried to paint him as a sneaky, rich guy.
Those scurrilous allegations didn’t take root. Instead, there was Carney’s record in office. Mega trade deals like the recent one with India, improved working relationships with the provinces, renewed international respect for this country, and a growing lead in the polls over his rival, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre.
Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre said Canada should support replacing Iran’s current government and called for the removal of individuals linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard from the country.
Speaking at a press conference Monday, Poilievre described Iran’s leadership as a “terrorist regime” and said Conservatives support efforts that would lead to a democratically elected government in the country.
The folly of Canada’s last decade of energy policy is a never-ending saga for which the costs to Canadians and Canadian industry seem only to rise. As the price of a barrel of oil and LNG skyrocket due to American and Israel military action in Iran and its fallout, Canada should be sitting on a massive opportunity to benefit from soaring prices. However, a decade of neglect and underinvestment in pipelines and egress capacity sees us looking wistfully on as other nations, such as the Untied States benefit while we toil away for little gain.
Prime Minister Mark Carney declared his support for the deadly American-Israeli attack on Iran shortly after it began on Feb. 28, which has drawn a significant amount of pushback from Liberal MPs. Some caucus members say he should have consulted caucus before endorsing such a consequential move, and add they hope to receive a clear explanation at this week’s caucus meeting about why Canada took this position in the first place.
“I don’t know why he jumped into this to support him [United States President Donald Trump] for no reason without speaking to caucus,” said one Liberal MP who spoke on a not-for-attribution basis to offer their candid views.
OTTAWA — Liberal House leader Steven MacKinnon says Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government has proposed to debate the turmoil in the Middle East on Monday evening, following a weekend meeting of ministers that discussed the issue.
Steven MacKinnon, who is also transport minister, said in a Sunday post on X the government has proposed to opposition parties that a debate on the hostilities in Iran and the impact for Canadians abroad be held in the House of Commons.
WTF?
In case anyone wanted to click the link to be enlightened;
Here is the “summary”…
Thanks for the transparency, Libs. pic.twitter.com/alIBud8RDL
— Cold Lampin (@bozmag) March 9, 2026
h/t Mauser
TOKYO — Prime Minister Mark Carney says it is possible Canada will be asked to help defend a NATO ally as the Middle East war continues to intensify, but that there are currently no requests for military aid from Ottawa from any of the impacted countries.
One week into the conflict that erupted when the United States and Israel launched a deadly barrage of airstrikes at Iran, Carney said the violence is still widening, with Tehran firing missiles and drone attacks at neighbouring Gulf states.
China scholar and former Canadian diplomat Charles Burton says Beijing expects that its strategic partnership with Ottawa means Canada will refrain from disrupting its espionage and foreign interference operations.
The partnership suggests Canada “won’t disrupt China’s operations in Canada, and espionage and influence operations, so that they can continue to expand their influence in Canada for the future when, from their point of view, China becomes the dominant power on the planet,” Burton said.
Carney will do whatever Xi says.
VANCOUVER/TORONTO — A wave of shootings targeting synagogues in Toronto has prompted heightened security measures across Canada, as investigators warn that the disappearance and suspected killing of an Iranian dissident in British Columbia may represent a case of transnational repression on Canadian soil.
Canadian diplomacy just did an about-face with India.
At the beginning of the week, Mark Carney signed off on “One Earth, One Family, One Future,” a partnership agreement with his Indian counterpart, Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
