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National Post
9 hours ago
- Business
- National Post
Carney projects calm but he's facing serious trouble: Full Comment podcast
With the King opening Parliament and a disciplined agenda, the prime minister modelled a poised and assured break from his unserious predecessor, while sending a message to the world about Canadian sovereignty. That's the verdict of Postmedia political columnist John Ivison and parliamentary bureau chief Stuart Thomson, who join Brian Lilley to discuss the first week of Mark Carney's re-elected government. Now, the easy part is over. Despite promises to cut spending, new estimates show the bureaucracy is out of control. U.S. President Donald Trump has revived his '51st state' ultimatum, using missile defence as a cudgel. And provincial premiers are circling with demands in advance of a first ministers' meeting. The panel runs through all the hard stuff for Carney that's just getting started. (Recorded May 30, 2025.)
ABC News
3 days ago
- General
- ABC News
Feral goats eat native vegetation on Great Keppel (Woppa) Island
White sandy beaches, lush green bushland and turquoise water greet visitors stepping off the ferry onto Queensland's Great Keppel (Woppa) Island. Most daytrippers to the southern Great Barrier Reef paradise wouldn't notice the environmental threat lurking quietly among the vegetation. About 1,000 feral goats are estimated to roam the island off the Capricorn Coast, destroying native flora. The Queensland government has been responsible for managing the feral pests since 2023, when the former leaseholder of the island, Tower Holdings, had its leases cancelled due to non-payment of fees. Carl Svendsen, 67, has lived on the island his entire life and is advocating for the goats to be completely removed. "In more modern times there's been no management plan for the goats," he said. "It's a pretty major problem because it's impacting on a lot of our delicate sand dunes. The goats were introduced about a century ago as a food source. Another island resident, Stuart Thomson, said damage from the feral animals could be seen everywhere. He is also calling for their removal. "They eat the native grasses, they eat the spinifex off the beaches, they eat all the young trees. "They need to be removed completely, not culled down or anything like that because we will have the same problem in another 10 years." The Department of Natural Resources said since the former resort leases were forfeited two years ago, its priority had been to address public safety issues on the site. "This has included installing a perimeter fence, signage, a remote CCTV system, and clearing overgrown vegetation," it said. "The department takes its obligations under the Biosecurity Act 2014 seriously and is now consulting stakeholders with a view to developing a goat management plan." Capricorn Conservation Council coordinator Sophie George said the state government had been too slow to respond to the issue. "The help is just not coming fast enough," she said. "It's great they are working on security on the island, there is a lot of work happening at the actual resort to dismantle it and make sure it's a safer area, but the goats are just as much as a problem as those safety issues. Woppaburra rangers work alongside government agencies to protect their traditional sea country, managing pests and fire. The department says a goat management plan is expected to be finalised later this year.
Edmonton Journal
29-04-2025
- Politics
- Edmonton Journal
Grade school students swing to Poilievre, even as he falls short in federal election
Article content The Student Vote is an initiative run by CIVIX, an organization dedicated to 'strengthening democracy through civics and citizenship education for school-aged youth.' For the vote, they polled over 900,000 students across the country, with representation in each riding. CIVIX, in collaboration with Abacus Data, also ran the Student Budget Consultation between December 2024 and March 2025. This consultation surveyed students about what the government's financial priorities should be. The most important issues per surveyed students were the cost of living, housing and health care. National Post Get more deep-dive National Post political coverage and analysis in your inbox with the Political Hack newsletter, where Ottawa bureau chief Stuart Thomson and political analyst Tasha Kheiriddin get at what's really going on behind the scenes on Parliament Hill every Wednesday and Friday, exclusively for subscribers. Sign up here.
Edmonton Journal
24-04-2025
- Politics
- Edmonton Journal
Bettors strongly back Conservative win, despite a Liberal polling lead
Article content A recent Postmedia-Leger poll last week found that the Liberals are hanging onto the lead in the federal election with 43 per cent of support nationally, five points ahead of the Conservatives who are at 38 per cent support. But the sports betting site FanDuel, which only operates in Ontario and carries odds for political events, says that 70 per cent of the bets placed on the winner of the federal election are on the Conservative party, with only 28 per cent of bettors wagering on the Liberals. The company says that more than 80 per cent of the bets on the Conservatives were placed after March 25, when the election was underway and the Liberals were pulling away as favourites. Canadians go to the polls on April 28. National Post Get more deep-dive National Post political coverage and analysis in your inbox with the Political Hack newsletter, where Ottawa bureau chief Stuart Thomson and political analyst Tasha Kheiriddin get at what's really going on behind the scenes on Parliament Hill every Wednesday and Friday, exclusively for subscribers. Sign up here.
Ottawa Citizen
24-04-2025
- Business
- Ottawa Citizen
Bettors strongly back Conservative win, despite a Liberal polling lead
Article content Parliamentary bureau chief Stuart Thomson talks to reporter Christopher Nardi about why bettors might be putting money on the Conservative party, despite national polls showing the party several points behind the Liberals. Article content Article content A recent Postmedia-Leger poll last week found that the Liberals are hanging onto the lead in the federal election with 43 per cent of support nationally, five points ahead of the Conservatives who are at 38 per cent support. Article content But the sports betting site FanDuel, which only operates in Ontario and carries odds for political events, says that 70 per cent of the bets placed on the winner of the federal election are on the Conservative party, with only 28 per cent of bettors wagering on the Liberals. The company says that more than 80 per cent of the bets on the Conservatives were placed after March 25, when the election was underway and the Liberals were pulling away as favourites.
