Ian Campbell

Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland sought to ease the anxiety of some Canadians following the election results: 'Canada will be absolutely fine.'

President-elect Donald Trump is someone who ‘carries a grudge,' but Trudeau must find a way to ‘make the relationship work,' say observers.

Quebec is allowing advance requests for medical assistance in dying, violating the Canadian Criminal Code. Unchallenged, the precedent could ‘influence other provinces' to do the same, says UBC law prof Brian Bird.

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Liberals have accused the opposition for bringing ‘American-style’ politics to Canada as ‘wannabe MAGA, maple syrup Conservatives.’ They need to put a pin in that approach, say strategists.

Legislation was only ‘the tip of the iceberg' because it was ‘really light on details,' says former Ontario PC staffer Carly Bergamini. ‘Now all of the hard work begins.'

The Liberals can carry on without a supply bill for a few months, but responding to new pressures will be ‘trickier,’ says PBO Yves Giroux. If the gridlock persists to spring, government will come to ‘a screeching halt.’

A quarter of new spending in the latest estimates is tied to the 2024 federal budget with big-ticket items for Indigenous Services and National Defence. But some programs like pharmacare and the Canada Disability Benefit are yet to be funded.