Overview
- Canada’s 35% duties on U.S. imports took effect this week, driving up grocery and consumer prices and complicating ongoing trade negotiations.
- Prime Minister Mark Carney’s formal recognition of Palestine has drawn criticism from President Donald Trump’s administration, adding diplomatic strain to economic talks.
- A recent Supreme Court ruling raises the threshold for adult sentences of youth offenders, a change analysts connect to a rise in violent youth crime in Winnipeg.
- The federal NDP has codified leadership-race rules limiting signatures from cisgender men and imposing quotas for other groups, fueling concerns over the party’s competitiveness.
- Political observers say a weakened NDP will extend Mark Carney’s minority government by reducing pressure and resources for an early election.