Mark Kennedy

The CBC is misleading Canadians again on trade talks with the US. Their headline screamed that Trump’s team is demanding an “entry fee” from Ottawa. Sounds like a shakedown, right? It’s not true. Here’s what’s really going on 👇

Proud to be the newest member of our new Liberal Government.

This is our federal health minister. She’s asked if injecting fentanyl is safe and won’t answer. Her department wants to tell you that no amount of alcohol is safe and that you shouldn’t have more than 2 drinks in a week. But fentanyl is okay!

To my X followers, I’ve worked with the media for nearly 25 years. For most of that time, the relationship was professional and balanced. But in recent years, something has shifted. I am increasingly concerned about the state of our democracy — particularly how media, in general, are informing Canadians about food policy, food inflation, and economic policy. I now find myself learning more about Canada’s economy and policy changes from American outlets than from Canadian ones. Much of our national coverage feels reactive, shallow, or overly fixated on partisan narratives rather than substantive policy analysis. What troubles me most is the lack of scrutiny applied evenly across governments and institutions. For example, when the Bank of Canada suggested that Ottawa’s counter-tariffs contributed to food inflation, only one major outlet — Bloomberg — gave it meaningful coverage. The grocery benefit program received very little examination regarding how it would be financed. It took days before anyone pressed for clarity. During the latest spike in food inflation, several outlets turned to the same small circle of commentators who dismissed any potential role of federal policy — carbon pricing, GST holidays, counter-tariffs — despite mounting evidence that policy decisions can and do affect food prices. Instead of investigating structural drivers of inflation, much of the coverage focuses on fact-checking opposition rhetoric, even though the opposition has not governed since 2015. Scrutiny should be applied equally — not selectively. Quebec media, while imperfect, appear to have maintained a broader range of debate. In much of the rest of Canada, I see increasing concentration of voices — often from the same region, Ontario, often reflecting similar policy perspectives — and less diversity of thought grounded in empirical research. This isn’t about partisan politics. It’s about accountability, transparency, and healthy democratic discourse. Media are under financial pressure — that’s real. But public trust depends on independence and depth. Subsidy structures, incentives, and newsroom economics all matter. Canada deserves stronger policy journalism — especially on food affordability, supply chains, and economic resilience. We need more data-driven analysis, more intellectual diversity, and more courage to ask uncomfortable questions — regardless of which party is in power. Until that happens, Canadians would be wise to diversify their news sources and think critically about what they’re being told — and what they’re not.

I think the Ottawa media handled that extremely well. Much better than others I've seen.

Dave Stieb had a devastating slider. Oh, and he was extremely underrated

Lib finance minister yells as he accuses Conservatives of yelling. POILIEVRE: "He's literally yelling for us to stop yelling." I guess when you don't have valid points, yelling is all you have.

Thank you, Speaker Scarpaleggia and Members of Parliament for the warm welcome back to the House of Commons this afternoon. It is always a privilege to witness Canada’s parliamentary tradition in action and even more special to witness Question Period with some of my former seat mates!

My congrats to Pierre Poilievre on his 87.4% leadership win – Alberta will keep backing the common sense conservative ideas that work for our province and our country.

I see things are going well with Trump again. I disappeared for a few hours on a plane with broken wifi and this happens.

In other news, a whopping 10 people who had nothing better to do, came out to hear Justin Trudeau speak…