Defence Minister David McGuinty says Canada will control its defence spending, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump renewed his rhetoric to make the country the 51st state — this time in exchange for protection under a proposed missile defence system.
Defence Minister David McGuinty pulled out all the stops Wednesday in his first major public speech to enlist the country’s top arms makers in the Liberal government’s plans to accelerate military spending.
Support for separation remains steady at about 30 per cent, according to a new poll, but among that group, separatist sentiment has grown more intense. Meanwhile, the number of Albertans who feel more attached to their country than their province has increased substantially.
U.S. President Donald Trump has put a price tag on Canada joining his proposed Golden Dome missile defence system — and renewed his annexation threat in the process.
Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday said his government’s plan to strengthen Canada’s energy sector will include support for Alberta’s oilpatch, but reiterated that his vision for the industry doesn’t revolve solely around conventional oil-and-gas resources out West.
The federal government moved on Tuesday to purge consumer carbon pricing from law, effectively putting an end to what was once the keystone of the Liberals’ climate policy.
Despite the pomp and circumstance surrounding the speech from the throne, the moments leading up to it were all but formal.
Prime Minister Mark Carney says more progress needs to be made on resolving the tariff issue with the United States before renegotiations of the North American trade deal begin.
Jean Chrétien missed King Charles delivering the speech from the throne Tuesday morning because he is recovering from heart surgery, according to a source close to the former prime minister.
Prime Minister Mark Carney signalled he hopes Canada will be able to sign on to a major European defence rearmament plan by July 1, a step toward reducing the country’s dependency on the United States for weapons and munitions.
