We’re negotiating a free trade deal with India. This will be a game changer for Canadian workers and businesses — unlocking a massive new market.
We’re working fast — I met Minister @PiyushGoyal to review our progress so far and explore the opportunities ahead for both our countries in energy, agri-food, tech, and education.
This is nonsensical and counterproductive.
Canada is finally getting serious about investing in national defence. This should be welcomed and encouraged by our allies, not attacked.
For the first time since the Cold War, we have achieved the longstanding 2% GDP target, and are credibly moving to the new 3.5% core defence target.
The Blame Canada crowd here is claiming that’s all the result of creative accounting.
Nonsense.
- We have adopted the same framework for scoring defence spending as most of our NATO allies
- The federal budget and estimates show real, material budgeted increases to meet the targets
- We are spending $55 billion to build 15 cutting edge destroyers, part of the larger naval ship building strategy launched by the Harper government
- The RCN is about to launch the procurement of 12 new submarines
- The RCAF is finally about to take possession of our first tranche of F35s as part of the new fighter jet fleet
- Canada is spending tens of $ billions to modernize and expand Arctic military capacity
- The decline in total Canadian Armed Forces personnel has finally turned around, and force size is expanding.
Anyone who works in or close to the Canadian defence sector knows that this is real. Exciting things are happening in defence tech innovation, procurement, industry partnerships, etc.
Canada’s underinvestment in national defence goes back decades under different governments. It was allowed to get to a shameful state, and for too long we have preened about our moral authority while living rent free under the American security umbrella.
It will take time to achieve the ambitious goals of Canada’s defence rebuild. But Prime Minister Carney’s commendable defence reset began just a year ago.
The Permanent Joint Board on Defence has been a key platform for cooperation on North American defence since the Second World War. It has operated in good times and bad: during our joint operations in the Korean and Afghan Wars; during much lower levels of Canadian defence spending; and even when a US President threatened to annex Canada.
Our two countries have shed blood together in the defence of freedom. Geography dictates that we will always need each other to defend North America. So our alliance must be able to stand above occasional tensions in the bilateral relationship.
🇵🇰 Jeremy Scahill says Pakistan’s role in the Iran talks is under scrutiny after relaying assurances that did not materialize.
He reports Iranian officials were told Trump would “lift the blockade” on the Strait of Hormuz and extend the ceasefire before talks resume. Instead, Trump extended the ceasefire while keeping the blockade in place.
Scahill says Iranian officials told him “we don’t exactly know what Pakistan was told,” and describe Pakistani intermediaries as “scrambling” to understand Trump’s shifting positions. After presenting itself as a brilliant diplomatic broker, Pakistan, as a result, now has “egg on its face.”
@jeremyscahill | @ryangrim | @emilyjashinsky
Today is Election Day in University—Rosedale, Scarborough Southwest, and Terrebonne.
Your voice matters — so don’t forget to get out and vote. Polls are open from 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Canada’s Asylum System Is Being Reset — No More Loopholes
With the passage of Bill C-12 in March 2026, Canada has taken a firm step to restore integrity to its asylum system. Under subsection 101(1)(b.1) of IRPA, refugee claims made more than one year after entry — for those who arrived after June 24, 2020 — will no longer be eligible for referral.
The message is clear: the system cannot be misused. We expect to see a noticeable difference, with very few participants in protest activity going forward, especially in the upcoming protest season, which starts from April to November.
This change is expected to reduce opportunistic claims, including those previously supported by staged or strategic protest participation. As a result, Canadians can expect fewer disruptions — less road blockages, fewer politically driven demonstrations, and a decline in the use of imported foreign conflicts to influence domestic politics.
For too long, loopholes enabled vote-bank politics and undermined public confidence. That era is ending.
Breaking:
US just canceled the residence
permit Of Ali Larijani’s daughter
and Qasem Soleimani’s niece!
All those “Death to America”
“Great Satan” slogans from
Iran’s regime… who were they for?
Meanwhile, their own kids
were living in the US.
Classic.
Is Jihad a biggest threat to India? From Kashmir's terrifying World of Jaish to Kerala - Watch Dr @abhinavpandya conversation with me https://t.co/8BwDhRQ4Of
Balochistan is burning again. Coordinated attacks across multiple districts rarely make it into the national narrative in full. What does make it through is often stripped of context. Context about years of conflict, enforced silence, and everyday uncertainty.