Alex Ballingall
@aballinga.bsky.social
Deputy Ottawa Bureau Chief for the Toronto Star. Government/political people, please tell me everything: aballingall@thestar.ca https://www.thestar.com/
I'm doing an AMA on the r/CanadaPolitics subreddit tomorrow at noon EST. It's supposed to be about the trade war, obviously, but since it's an AMA I suppose it could also be about anything anyone can imagine to ask. Link below: www.reddit.com/r/CanadaPoli...
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Donald Trump calls Canada’s leaders ‘nasty.’ Mark Carney says trade talks are, too
Prime Minister Mark Carney says it's fair to describe Canada's approach to trade negotiations with the United States as "nasty," after President Donald Trump used that word to slam Ottawa's
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Last week I spent a few days in Windsor and Detroit, which resulted in this feature about how the Gordie Howe Bridge fell under the shadow of Donald Trump's trade war. (Personal note: I love the Windsor vibe. Great peoplee. Great town.) www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
Can the Gordie Howe Bridge pull together what Donald Trump is tearing apart?
The question that looms over the new bridge is whether the world it was built for is still the one we live in, Alex Ballingall writes.
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Is Ottawa entering its Margaret Thatcher era on airports? www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
The arguments for and against selling Canada’s airports
There is not doubt any deals would be worth billions but would Canadian’s flying experience really change?
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Mark Carney says he and Donald Trump had ‘long discussion’ about NATO, Iran war
Prime Minister Mark Carney says he had a "long discussion" with U.S. President Donald Trump about the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the American-Israeli war with Iran, as Canada is
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Deliberations include discussions of a payout of up to $3.1 billion to support housing loans, the possible export of electricity to the United States, and the creation of this week’s new nuclear energy plan. www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
Mark Carney sidelined from at least 17 government deliberations because of corporate conflicts
The revelation is contained in letters that the Privy Council Office sent to a parliamentary committee that probed the ‘screens’ that Carney set up last year to protect himself from conflicts of inter...
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“Let’s be clear, there is no Alto project without Quebec,” Federal Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon said, referring to the Crown corporation overseeing plans for a new high-speed rail line from Toronto to Quebec City. #cdnpoli New from @aballinga.bsky.social:
Canada’s first high-speed rail project dies if Quebec pulls out, Carney minister says
Already promising to stage a referendum on separation, Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon took to social media to reject the project as a costly "fiasco."
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The Department of National Defence kept secret how much it paid for a contract with the controversial American tech company Palantir, according to newly released documents that show the deal was worth $30 million more than the government disclosed to Parliament www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
Documents reveal that Palantir contract was worth $30M more than government disclosed
Canada's Department of National Defence kept secret how much it paid for a contract with the controversial American tech company Palantir, according to newly released documents.
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Carney was target of 79 threats -- 12 of them "direct" -- over the first 110 days since he became Liberal leader and then prime minister last year.
Government documents reveal barrage of threats against Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney faced near-daily threats over his first 100 days in office, according to newly released government documents that show how a wave of threats against top political
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Poilievre doubled down on his new attack line targeting Carney's economic credentials, claiming Mark Carney presents the "illusion of knowledge"
Pierre Poilievre attacks Mark Carney’s economic credentials, says he presents ‘the illusion of knowledge’
In a full-frontal assault on Prime Minister Mark Carney's economic credibility, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre suggested the former central banker presents "the illusion of knowledge" and claime...
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Ahead of Carney's trip to India, the country's high commissioner to Ottawa says it's time to move one from the deep-freeze in relations that followed allegations the India was linked to suspected murder and other violent crimes in Canada -- allegations the commissioner dismissed as "preposterous."
Dismissing ‘preposterous’ allegations, India’s high commissioner welcomes reset in relations with Canada
Dinesh Patnaik dismissed accusations from the federal government and Royal Canadian Mounted Police, both of which have claimed to have evidence linking agents of the Indian government to violent crime...
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An analysis of the political situation in Canada that Carney will confront after circumnavigating the globe and redefining Canadian foreign policy for the "new world order." www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
Mark Carney returns from turmoil abroad to looming domestic challenges
The prime minister will huddle Thursday with his governing cabinet in Quebec City following a world tour in which he reset relations with China and charted a new course of
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Why did the Liberals vote against the Conservative's motion on the MOU? It'd be because some in the Liberal caucus are unconformable with the MOU, says Deputy Ottawa Bureau Chief for the Toronto Star @aballinga.bsky.social. Full panel: youtu.be/NjNfppntOVM?...
Steven Guilbeault resigned from Prime Minister Mark Carney’s cabinet Thursday in a dramatic renunciation of the government’s new deal to support oil-rich Alberta’s proposal for a major pipeline to the west coast, a senior government source confirmed to the Star.
Steven Guilbeault resigns from Mark Carney’s cabinet
Before entering elected politics, Guilbeault was a famed environmentalist.
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The Star has confirmed that Steven Guilbeault resigned today from Mark Carney's cabinet. Story coming asap.
One Liberal source, who spoke on condition they aren’t named, said MPs from B.C. are “hopping mad” over a lack of communication from Carney’s office over what’s going on with the pipeline talks. www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
Mark Carney says hurdles remain as tensions rise over pipeline deal for Alberta
The prime minister said a memorandum of understanding with Alberta will set out "necessary conditions" for any federal greenlight to a new oil pipeline.
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The Star now has sources saying Con. MP Matt Jeneroux -Met with PM on budget day -Was seen with PM's deputy chief of staff later that night in the precinct -Called PM, told him he was resigning his seat before announcing it himself 2 days later www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
Conservative MP told Mark Carney about his planned resignation before announcing it, sources say
Conservative MP Matt Jeneroux spoke by phone with Prime Minister Mark Carney and told him he was vacating his seat before publicly announcing a bombshell resignation that cast further doubt
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Conservative MPs facing questions about party loyalty are enduring unfair “harassment” fuelled by rumours and Liberal attempts to earn a majority in the House of Commons through convincing opposition members to defect to the government, a senior Tory claims.
Senior Tory accuses Liberals of fuelling ‘harassment’ of Conservative MPs amid floor-crossing rumours
Conservative whip Chris Warkentin downplayed disunity in the Tory caucus and said his party has been brought together by events of the past week.
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Canada’s top naval commander says the two foreign companies vying to supply the federal government with a new, multibillion-dollar submarine fleet will need to show they can help create a high-skilled domestic workforce www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
Canada’s new subs will need to be operated and maintained by Canadians, top naval commander says
The demand underscores the Carney government's drive to ensure its huge, planned increase in defence spending reaps economic benefits in Canada.
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Sovereign Space Launch? The military thinks Canada would benefit, economically and security-wise. My story here:
Is it time Canada had its own space launch capability? The military thinks so
With the geopolitical turmoil of the past year, some industry players say there is interest in gaining the capacity to shoot Canadian payloads, using Canadian rockets, from Canadian launch pads,
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The Liberal government has had discussions about increasing parliamentary resources for the shrunken caucus of New Democrats, the Star has learned, as Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Grits navigate a minority Parliament where the party is just three votes shy of a controlling majority.
Liberals in closed-door talks to boost NDP funding, claim it’s not related to upcoming budget vote
The Liberal government has had discussions about increasing parliamentary resources for the shrunken caucus of New Democrats, the Star has learned, as Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Grits navigate a min...
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Supporters of Freedom Convoy leaders- Chris Barber and Tamara Lich get into a scuffle ahead of their sentencing today. Both have been found guilty of mischief. Their lawyers want full discharge, crown seeking 8yrs for Barber and 7years for Lich.
New: Clients of lobbying firms with close connections to Premier Doug Ford and his nephew have been hugely successful in applying to the province’s Skills Development Fund. Full analysis: www.thetrillium.ca/news/politic... #onpoli
Clients of lobby firms connected to premier, his nephew given tens of millions in training funds
Groups represented by a lobbying firm owned by the premier’s campaign manager got more than $100 million in grant money, a Trillium analysis has found
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Some concern us also present inside the Liberals’ women’s caucus, where some are pressing their government to make sure programs started under the previous government continue to receive money, two Liberal insiders told the Star.
Mark Carney’s austerity budget raising fears gender equality programs will end
Members of the Liberals' women's caucus of MPs are pressing their government to make sure funding for programs started under the previous government continue to receive funding, two Liberal insiders
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Parliament is back and the Star will be covering it all. To get primed on the big storylines, here's our bureau chief Tonda MacCharles with a good survey of the political landscape at the start of the fall sesh: www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
What to watch, who’s hot and who’s not as MPs return to Parliament
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre each have certain advantages as the 45th Parliament resumes Monday.
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