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Carney Told Trump Canada Wouldn't Become a "Drop-Off Port" for China. Then He Cut a Deal With Beijing Anyway.
Mark Carney spent his first year as prime minister positioning Canada between two superpowers neither of which wants it to lean toward the other. He delivered a rebuke of U.S. policy that earned a standing ovation in Davos, signed a trade deal with China that drew a 100% tariff threat from Washington, and is now heading into a formal CUSMA review trying to convince both governments he isn't playing them against each other.
Canada's Highest Court Just Created a New Law for Abuse Survivors — One That Doesn't Require a Single Punch
The Supreme Court of Canada recognized a brand-new civil tort in May 2026: intimate partner violence based on coercive control. For the first time, abuse survivors can sue for damages based on patterns of psychological domination, financial restriction, and isolation — without having to prove a single act of physical violence.
Canada Wants to Ban Kids From Social Media. The Real Question Is Whether It Would Work — or Just Make Everyone Show Their ID.
Bill C-34 would bar anyone under 16 from holding a social media account in Canada. Seventy-five percent of Canadians support the idea. Legal experts, researchers, and the teens it targets are considerably less sure it solves anything.
Alberta Will Vote on Leaving Canada in October. The Premier Who Called the Vote Says She'll Vote Against It.
Danielle Smith built the legal pathway, lowered the signature thresholds, and personally announced the question. Now she insists she's on Team Canada. On October 19, Albertans will decide whether to start a legal process toward independence — a vote First Nations leaders say is itself a treaty violation, and that a court has already once struck down.
Canada Just Announced Its First "Sovereign Wealth Fund." Economists Say It's Neither Sovereign, Nor Wealth, Nor a Fund.
Mark Carney unveiled the $25-billion Canada Strong Fund in April, comparing it to Norway's $2.7-trillion oil savings giant. The comparison doesn't hold up: Norway's fund is built on surplus revenues and forbidden from investing at home. Canada's is built on borrowed money and investing exclusively at home. The branding is doing a lot of work.
Canada Just Redefined What "Free Healthcare" Means — and Virtual Care Companies Are Scrambling
Starting April 1, 2026, Canada's federal government says charging patients for a nurse practitioner visit is the same legal violation as charging them for a doctor's visit. The policy closes a loophole that virtual care platforms and private clinics have used for years — and it's forcing a quiet reckoning over what "medically necessary" actually means under the Canada Health Act.
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