New Delhi: Canada on Monday said Pakistan could interfere in its April 28 general election to counter India’s “growing global influence”. Vanessa Lloyd, the deputy director of operations at the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), said Islamabad could conduct foreign interference activities against Canada. “The government of Pakistan could potentially conduct foreign interference activities against … Read more
New Delhi: Days after Mark Carney replaced Justin Trudeau as Prime Minister of Canada, India, on Friday, recalled “the downturn in India-Canada relations”. New Delhi squarely blamed the “licence given to extremists” under Justin Trudeau for the strained ties, hoping to rebuild them after the change in Canada’s leadership. Justin Trudeau’s ouster was complete last … Read more
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that Canada is “one of the nastiest countries to deal with” as trade tensions between the two historically friendly countries continue to escalate. The trade war started with the US imposing tariffs on Canada, which in turn slapped retaliatory tariffs, with Canadians even boycotting US products. Speaking to … Read more
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he wouldn’t mind if the Liberal Party won the upcoming Canadian election, saying: “I’d rather deal with a liberal than a conservative.” Trump has taken a tough stance toward Canada, imposing tariffs on Canadian imports and repeatedly threatening to make it the 51st US state. During an interview … Read more
Toronto: At first it was the threat, and then the reality, of tariffs. Now, US President Donald Trump’s talk of Canada’s forced annexation – no longer laughed off as a joke – has really angered a population better known for its politeness. Canadians are rallying for their country and seeing a resurgence in nationalism, as … Read more
Ottawa: Former central banker Mark Carney will be sworn in as Canada’s next prime minister on Friday morning along with his cabinet, the governor general’s office announced on Wednesday. The new Liberal leader had promised a “seamless and quick” transition as he takes over from Justin Trudeau, who announced his resignation in January after nearly … Read more
Ottawa: After resigning as Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau was captured exiting Parliament in a playful style — carrying a chair and with his tongue sticking out. As per convention Canadian lawmakers are allowed to take their chairs with them when they leave Parliament, Brian Lilley, Political columnist for the Toronto Sun noted in … Read more
Ottawa: He was born near the Arctic, led the central banks of two major economies, and is about to become Canada’s next prime minister despite never having served in parliament. Mark Carney’s path to the top job in Canadian politics has been unusual but, as he said when he launched his campaign to replace Prime … Read more
Ottawa, Canada: Canada’s Liberal Party overwhelmingly elected Mark Carney as the country’s next prime minister Sunday and the former central banker lost no time in taking a defiant stance against threats from US President Donald Trump. Carney, 59, won 85.9 percent of the ballots cast in the Liberal Party leadership vote, according to the final … Read more
Mark Carney, the front-runner to replace Justin Trudeau as the new leader of the Canada’s Liberal Party, once compared US President Donald Trump to “Voldemort“, the villain in the Harry Potter films and books. Speaking at an event amid Trump making statements on making Canada the 51st US state, Carney said, “When you think about … Read more
New Delhi: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he is a Zionist and believes in the rights of Jewish people. Speaking at the National Forum on Combatting anti-Semitism, he said no one in the country should be afraid to label themselves as such. “The increasingly common deafening indifference toward or even rationalisation of rising anti-Semitism … Read more
Ottawa: The glimpses of a teared-up Justin Trudeau marks one of his final moments as the Prime Minister of Canada before his Liberal Party chooses a new successor to ride through the wave of tariffs levied by the Trump administration in the US. The outgoing premier – who has been in power for nearly a … Read more