Mark Carney
Carney welcomes U.S. court decision striking down parts of Trump’s tariffs agenda
Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday he welcomed a U.S. court decision that struck down parts of Donald Trump’s tariffs regime, with judges saying the president overstepped his constitutional authority by imposing sweeping levies on global goods. That decision was later “stayed” — or paused — by an appellate court “until further notice” while it considers other legal arguments from the Trump administration, keeping the tariffs in effect for now. Before that decision, Carney said the lower court’s findings were “consistent with Canada’s long-standing position” that Trump’s tariffs are “unlawful as well as unjustified.” But Carney warned that theRead more
How will Carney contend with a minority — and what kind of Parliament do MPs want?
In his first news conference since Monday’s election, Prime Minister Mark Carney did not shy away from some of the rhetoric and ambition that carried him through the campaign. Canada would be embarking, he said, “on the biggest transformation of our economy since the end of the Second World War.” This country’s “old relationship” with the United States was “over.” The government would address the failures of the housing market by “unleashing the power of public-private co-operation at a scale not seen in generations.” “Now is the time for ambition,Read more
Carney says he’ll work with oil and gas industry, says he opposes ‘preset caps’
Prime Minister Mark Carney was in Edmonton on Thursday. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press) Prime Minister Mark Carney has suggested he may be willing to move away from emissions caps for the oil and gas industry in a shift from his predecessor, Justin Trudeau, whose government had begun the process to regulate greenhouse gas. Speaking to reporters in Edmonton after meeting with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith Thursday, Carney was asked how he planned to counter the harmful effects of U.S. tariffs on the oil and gas industry, while also supporting an emissions cap.Read more
Freeland to be transport minister, Guilbeault Quebec lieutenant in Carney cabinet: sources
As Liberal Leader Mark Carney prepares to be sworn in as prime minister on Friday, the makeup of his cabinet is becoming clearer. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press) Public Services and Procurement Minister Jean-Yves Duclos and former Liberal leadership candidate Karina Gould will not be in Mark Carney’s cabinet, sources tell CBC News. But sources with knowledge of the decision told CBC News that Carney has invited another former leadership rival, Chrystia Freeland, to become transport minister. Staunch carbon tax defender and Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault is also being shuffled into a newRead more