Pierre Poilievre’s scriptedness on full display in QP today. It was abundantly clear that his questions and follow ups were built around Carney calling the “recession” a “technical recession”; but he didn’t.
The rhetoric in the Q’s make no sense given the PM’s answers
C’est avec une profonde tristesse que nous avons appris le décès de cette fillette de trois ans. Je tiens avant tout à offrir mes plus sincères condoléances à sa famille ainsi qu’à ses proches.
Aucun parent ne devrait avoir à vivre la perte d’un enfant. Les circonstances entourant ce drame, survenu lors d’une fête familiale rassemblant toute une communauté, rendent cette épreuve d’autant plus difficile à accepter.
Mes pensées accompagnent également la communauté de LaSalle, la mairesse Nancy Blanchet, les premiers répondants ainsi que l’ensemble du personnel médical qui ont été appelés à intervenir.
PM Carney says he's not considering expelling US Ambassador Pete Hoekstra over Trump's latest 51st state post, adding that "it's an administration that we have to work with ... We take the administration as it is."
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Canada needs to join the United States. Here’s how it could realistically happen.
@USAmbCanada, the U.S. should extend an offer to Alberta to become a territory with a pathway to statehood, should they vote in a referendum to leave. Under Canadian law, the “Reference in re Secession of Québec” (a ruling by Canada’s Supreme Court in 1998) means that an Alberta referendum vote on a clear question, with a clear majority to leave, would be binding on the Government of Canada.
Alberta is an excellent candidate to join the union. They have vast reserves of oil and natural resources. Culturally, they are identical to the American West — in tradition, religion, and values — as well as different from the rest of Canada. They feel contempt and alienation from the rest of Canada, because Ontario and Québec dominate at Alberta’s expense.
All that @realDonaldTrump has to do is release a TruthSocial post that reads: “Alberta, if you vote to leave Canada, we will welcome you to America with a pathway to statehood.” That’s enough. Alberta hasn’t voted yet because, independent from Canada, there is no good economic option for them. Joining the United States would give Alberta the option necessary to proceed.
If @POTUS acquires Alberta, he will have expanded the land territory of the Union more than any president since Thomas Jefferson. He will have changed the literal map of America that is our conception of this country. That’s a great legacy, especially for a real estate man as president. Not to mention, in that land he will have acquired billions of dollars in energy reserves and untapped critical minerals.
As a natural-born Canadian citizen, my loyalty is to the United States. I know that the only hope for Canada’s success is the United States. The Canadian state is mediocre and provinces will be forever trapped beneath its glass ceiling. By contrast, America has infinite opportunity and empowers its people, which would enrich Canadians holistically. Joining America would remedy a mistake that George Washington in 1775 sought to correct. It would be the greatest union in history.
Canada’s GDP growth in Q1 was -0.03%, which does not round to -0.1%. It rounds to 0%. But 0% wouldn’t make it a recession, so it’s best to put it at -0.03%.
In calling for an emergency debate, Poilievre notes Mexico -- also hit by Trump tariffs, -- is not in recession, unlike Canada after Q1 growth of -0.1 per cent. Mexican economy shrunk by 0.6 per cent in Q1, a worse result, but not into recession because Q4 '25 was positive.
@PrairieCatboy good luck with that. first you have to completely change canadian laws. not only do I get to keep my citizenship, my kids will also get canadian citizenship
Anyone saying with absolute certainty what will or will not happen after separation is lying to you.
This is uncharted territory. All bets are off. Why couldn’t Edmonton rejoin as the new tenth province? Why couldn’t Montreal? Because it’s never been done? Nor has separation.
FACT CHECK: Edmonton city councillors may not like the idea of Alberta independence. They're entitled to that opinion. But the claim that Edmonton could simply vote to remain in Canada while Alberta leaves misunderstands how Canada's constitutional system actually works.