CBC Politics
Ottawa puts $200M into space launch pad in Nova Scotia
Canada is investing $200 million in a homegrown satellite launch facility in Nova Scotia, marking a significant bet on domestic space infrastructure. The funding will support a Canadian-owned launch pad capable of sending satellites into orbit, reducing reliance on foreign launch providers. As the commercial space race intensifies globally, the move positions Canada as a serious player in the rapidly expanding satellite economy.
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Globe and Mail
Poilievre arrives late to the auto debate with a plan from 1965
Pierre Poilievre's pitch to revive Canada's auto sector leans heavily on nostalgia, offering a vision more suited to the postwar industrial boom than the realities of a 21st-century supply chain. Critics argue the plan sidesteps the structural shifts — electrification, trade realignment, foreign investment — that actually define the sector's future. Arriving late to a debate already shaped by these forces, Poilievre risks looking like a candidate more comfortable with the past than prepared for what comes next.
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CBC Politics
Poilievre unveils auto plan aiming for tariff-free access to U.S. market
Canada's Conservative leader is pitching an auto industry strategy designed to restore domestic production while securing tariff-free access to the U.S. market. Poilievre framed the plan as mutually beneficial, positioning it as an offer Washington would find difficult to refuse. The proposal marks the most detailed manufacturing policy the party has released under his leadership.
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CBC Politics
Canada's annual inflation rate fell to 1.8% in February, war's impact not yet reflected
Canada's inflation rate dipped to 1.8% in February, falling below the Bank of Canada's 2% target for the first time in months. The figures, released by Statistics Canada, offer a snapshot of relative price stability before the economic fallout from trade tensions begins to register. Analysts warn the data does not yet capture the potential inflationary pressure of tariffs and retaliatory measures now reshaping North American trade.
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