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Live Liberal leadership results: Trudeau’s successor to be named today

The Liberal Party of Canada will announce its new leader and the next prime minister at an event in Ottawa today. The event begins at 5 p.m. and the Liberal leader who will succeed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should be announce by 7 p.m. Join National Post's managing editor of comment, Carson Jerema, and columnists Terry Newman and Jerry Sarkonak starting at 4 p.m. for live news and analysis from the Liberal party event as Canada learns its next prime minister. Read More
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Chris Selley: Mark Carney is the human snooze button change-averse Canadians yearn for

For months, the Canadian commentariat has been seized with Pierre Poilievre’s chances in a Donald Trump world. Would a second Trump presidency hurt the Conservative leader, because people would see him Poilievre as an unwanted Trump-ian figure? Or might it actually benefit Poilievre, as Canadians tested the Liberals’ pathetically lazy framing of him as “Maple MAGA” against what he actually says and does, and realized how very stupid that framing is? Read More
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Jordan Peterson: Mark Carney doesn’t value a prosperous Canada

Mark Carney, heir to the Canadian throne, such as it is, is indeed wrestling with a difficult problem in his 2021 book Value(s)  — or even a difficult set of problems. The title indicates as much (or, more accurately, the presumptuous subtitle): “Building a Better World for All.” We should first note in evaluating the quality of Carney’s thought (as we should, given his desire and likely opportunity to lead our fair land), that this is a very difficult set of nuts to crack: “building,” “better,” and “for all,” and that success in such a venture is tantamount to the actions of a veritable world redeemer or saviour. The question that then arises should then clearly be “is Mr. Carney up to such a task?” Our initial position with regard to that question should be one of extreme doubt and skepticism, given that very few, if any, have ever demonstrated such truly awe-inspiring ability. Read More
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NP View: Canada needs to secure the Arctic — now

Canada’s Arctic waters are particularly vulnerable to international trespassing for two major reasons. One: the ice is melting, opening up desirable lanes to the world. Two: Canada’s sovereignty over the region’s waterways is not respected on the global stage. We view the Northwest Passage as a Canadian seaway, while our neighbours — even the friendly ones, including the Bush and Obama administrations in the U.S. — view the passage as an international waterway. Read More
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