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National Observer
5 days ago
- Business
- National Observer
Carney grilled on US tariffs during his first question period in House of Commons
Prime Minister Mark Carney fielded questions about the trade war with the United States and his decision to delay the federal budget to the fall as he faced his first question period grilling in the House of Commons Wednesday. Conservative House leader Andrew Scheer welcomed Carney to the House before launching into a question about Canada's response to US tariffs. "This is where democracy lives, and this is where we provide rigorous scrutiny on every word he says and every dollar he spends," Scheer said. While Carney defended his government's response to US President Donald Trump 's tariffs, Scheer accused him of falling into "old Liberal habits of not being able to answer questions." Scheer pressed Carney on his decision not to table a budget until after the summer. In reply, the prime minister shot back that Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre 's 100-day plan during the election campaign also didn't include plans to table a budget — and referred to Poilievre as the "former" MP for Carleton. Poilievre was absent from the House of Commons Wednesday for the first time in two decades after failing to win re-election in his riding. He did not sit in the gallery to watch question period. Bruce Fanjoy, the new Liberal MP who handed Poilievre his first electoral defeat in more than two decades, was given a rousing standing ovation from his Liberal colleagues when he rose to deliver his first member's statement just before question period started. Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet also went after Carney over tariffs, pointing out in a question that Tuesday's throne speech made no mention of trade or tariffs. Carney made a small dig at Blanchet over his absence from the event; the Bloc leader had criticized Carney for inviting the King in the first place. "The throne speech, for those who were there," Carney quipped, drawing laughter, even from Blanchet. "We heard about transformation of the global trade system, which is a crisis for Canada." Carney took nine questions in both languages in his first question period. Carney has chosen to depart from his predecessor Justin Trudeau's practice of taking every question on Wednesdays. Trump, trade and Canada's sovereignty were also front and centre as the Liberal caucus met on Parliament Hill Wednesday morning. On Tuesday, hours after the King presented the speech from the throne in Ottawa — which included several lines asserting Canada's sovereignty — Trump said in a post on his Truth Social account that it would cost Canada $61 billion to join the planned "Golden Dome" missile defence program, or nothing at all if it joins the United States. "Oh my God, he's got to give that stuff up. Never going to happen," Liberal MP Darren Fisher said on his way into the Liberal caucus meeting Wednesday morning. "I take my lead from the people that I speak to in my community and across the country, and it's very clear that people want us to stand up for Canada's sovereignty," Justice Minister Sean Fraser told reporters. "Obviously, we want to partner with the United States where possible, but we do have to stand up for Canada's interest economically and … from the sovereignty point of view." Speaker Francis Scarpaleggia's office has confirmed that all 343 members of Parliament have now been sworn in. Roughly a third of those MPs, including Carney, were elected for the first time in April. Tom Kmiec, Conservative member of Parliament for Calgary Shepard, was named deputy Speaker and chair of committees of the whole on Wednesday. Liberal House leader Steven MacKinnon told reporters six consecutive days have been set aside for debate on the throne speech before the government begins to table legislation. He did not say how many bills could be tabled during this short session. This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 28, 2025.
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Carney grilled on U.S. tariffs in his first question period in House of Commons
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney fielded questions about the trade war with the United States and his decision to delay the federal budget to the fall as he faced his first question period grilling in the House of Commons Wednesday. Conservative House leader Andrew Scheer welcomed Carney to the House before launching into a question about Canada's response to U.S. tariffs. "This is where democracy lives, and this is where we provide rigorous scrutiny on every word he says and every dollar he spends," Scheer said. While Carney defended his government's response to U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs, Scheer accused him of falling into "old Liberal habits of not being able to answer questions." Scheer pressed Carney on his decision not to table a budget until after the summer. In reply, the prime minister shot back that Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's 100-day plan during the election campaign also didn't include plans to table a budget — and referred to Poilievre as the "former" MP for Carleton. Poilievre was absent from the House of Commons Wednesday for the first time in two decades after failing to win re-election in his riding. He did not sit in the gallery to watch question period. Bruce Fanjoy, the new Liberal MP who handed Poilievre his first electoral defeat in more than two decades, was given a rousing standing ovation from his Liberal colleagues when he rose to deliver his first member's statement just before question period started. Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet also went after Carney over tariffs, pointing out in a question that Tuesday's throne speech made no mention of trade or tariffs. Carney made a small dig at Blanchet over his absence from the event; the Bloc leader had criticized Carney for inviting the King in the first place. "The throne speech, for those who were there," Carney quipped, drawing laughter, even from Blanchet. "We heard about transformation of the global trade system, which is a crisis for Canada." Carney took nine questions in both languages in his first question period. Carney has chosen to depart from his predecessor Justin Trudeau's practice of taking every question on Wednesdays. Trump, trade and Canada's sovereignty were also front and centre as the Liberal caucus met on Parliament Hill Wednesday morning. On Tuesday, hours after the King presented the speech from the throne in Ottawa — which included several lines asserting Canada's sovereignty — Trump said in a post on his Truth Social account that it would cost Canada $61 billion to join the planned "Golden Dome" missile defence program, or nothing at all if it joins the United States. "Oh my God, he's got to give that stuff up. Never going to happen," Liberal MP Darren Fisher said on his way into the Liberal caucus meeting Wednesday morning. "I take my lead from the people that I speak to in my community and across the country, and it's very clear that people want us to stand up for Canada's sovereignty," Justice Minister Sean Fraser told reporters. "Obviously, we want to partner with the United States where possible, but we do have to stand up for Canada's interest economically and … from the sovereignty point of view." Speaker Francis Scarpaleggia's office has confirmed that all 343 members of Parliament have now been sworn in. Roughly a third of those MPs, including Carney, were elected for the first time in April. Tom Kmiec, Conservative member of Parliament for Calgary Shepard, was named deputy Speaker and chair of committees of the whole on Wednesday. Liberal House leader Steven MacKinnon told reporters six consecutive days have been set aside for debate on the throne speech before the government begins to table legislation. He did not say how many bills could be tabled during this short session. This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 28, 2025. Nick Murray, The Canadian Press
National Observer
6 days ago
- Business
- National Observer
Carney faces questions about US trade war, federal budget on his first day in House of Commons
Prime Minister Mark Carney fielded questions about the trade war with the United States and his decision to delay the federal budget to the fall as he faced his first ever grilling in question period in the House of Commons Wednesday. Conservative House leader Andrew Scheer welcomed Carney to the House before launching into a question about Canada's response to U.S. tariffs. "This is where democracy lives, and this is where we provide rigorous scrutiny on every word he says and every dollar he spends," Scheer said. While Carney defended his government's response to U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs, Scheer accused him of falling into "old Liberal habits of not being able to answer questions." Scheer pressed Carney on his decision not to table a budget until after the summer. In reply, the prime minister shot back that Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's 100-day plan during the election campaign also didn't include plans to table a budget — and referred to Poilievre as the "former" MP for Carleton. Poilievre was absent from the House of Commons Wednesday for the first time in two decades after failing to win re-election in his riding. He did not sit in the gallery to watch question period. Bruce Fanjoy, the new Liberal MP who handed Poilievre his first electoral defeat in more than two decades, was given a rousing standing ovation from his Liberal colleagues when he rose to deliver his first member's statement in the House just before question period started. Prime Minister Mark Carney fielded questions about the trade war with the United States and his decision to delay the federal budget to the fall as he faced his first ever grilling in question period in the House of Commons Wednesday. Bloc Québécois leader Yves-François Blanchet, also went at Carney over tariffs, pointing out in a question that Tuesday's throne speech made no mention of trade or tariffs. In response, Carney pointed out that Blanchet didn't attend the speech, which was delivered by King Charles. In all, Carney took nine questions in both languages in his first question period. Carney has chosen to depart from his predecessor Justin Trudeau's practice of taking every question on Wednesdays. Trump, trade and Canada's sovereignty were also front and centre as the Liberal caucus met on Parliament Hill Wednesday morning. On Tuesday, hours after the King presented the speech from the throne in Ottawa — which included several lines asserting Canada's sovereignty — Trump said in a post on his Truth Social account that it would cost Canada $61 billion to join the planned "Golden Dome" missile defence program, or nothing at all if it joins the United States. "Oh my God, he's got to give that stuff up. Never going to happen," Liberal MP Darren Fisher said on his way into the Liberal caucus meeting Wednesday morning. "I take my lead from the people that I speak to in my community and across the country, and it's very clear that people want us to stand up for Canada's sovereignty," Justice Minister Sean Fraser told reporters. "Obviously, we want to partner with the United States where possible, but we do have to stand up for Canada's interest economically and … from the sovereignty point of view." Parliament got back to work Wednesday with a new Speaker, a new prime minister and plenty of new faces in the House of Commons. Speaker Francis Scarpaleggia's office has confirmed that all 343 members of Parliament have now been sworn in. Roughly a third of those MPs, including Carney, were elected for the first time in April. Liberal House leader Steven MacKinnon told reporters six consecutive days have been set aside for debate on the throne speech before the government begins to table legislation. He did not say how many bills could be tabled during this short session.
Wall Street Journal
14-05-2025
- Business
- Wall Street Journal
GOP Tax Debate Gets Testy as Conservatives Fume Over SALT
WASHINGTON—Conservative House members are fuming at some of their Republican colleagues from New York, New Jersey and California, whose insistence on a much larger state and local tax deduction is one of the biggest remaining hurdles to the party's giant tax-and-spending bill. The current plan, approved Wednesday by the House Ways and Means Committee, includes a $30,000 cap for individuals and married couples that starts phasing down when income reaches $400,000. That is a boost from today's $10,000, but it isn't high enough for lawmakers like Reps. Mike Lawler (R., N.Y.) and Nick LaLota (R., N.Y.), whose negotiations with House leaders on what is known as the SALT cap are expected to drag into the weekend.
Yahoo
07-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Alberta premier defends speech outlining grievances with Ottawa
CBC After a fractious federal election campaign focused on perceived Liberal failures, the Conservative House leader is now signalling the caucus may be willing to support some of Prime Minister Mark Carney's legislative agenda when the House of Commons returns later this an interview with CBC News, Andrew Scheer, who is considered by party sources to be the front-runner to serve as their interim parliamentary leader, said the Conservatives could back Carney if he needs legislative support
