Carney reveals plans for new majority government; a battle for free speech in Alberta; and more

Prime Minister Mark Carney takes part in a press conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa April 14, 2026. Photo by Blair Gable/Postmedia

Article content

It’s Tuesday, April 14. Here are the top stories we’re following today.

Article content

No election, no imminent shuffle, and no more talk of ‘cats and dogs’ in committee, Carney says

Article content

Article content

Carney singled out House of Commons committees while speaking about how he plans to wield his newfound majority government. He suggested that he aims to give the Liberals a majority in committees to reduce opposition’s ability to delay or amend government legislation.

Article content

Article content

Article content

Supporters celebrate Tatiana Auguste’s byelection victory in Terrebonne on Monday, April 13, 2026. Photo by Evan Buhler/Postmedia

Article content

Tasha Kheiriddin: Why Liberal Terrebonne win could push more Conservative MPs to flee

Article content

Monday’s federal Liberal win in the Quebec riding of Terrebonne “could reshape politics in both Quebec and Ottawa,” Kheiriddin writes. She argues it could lead to some Conservative MPs in the province “either defecting to the Liberals or simply leaving caucus and sitting as independents.”

Article content

Article content

Turcotte Hall at the University of Lethbridge in 2020. Photo by Peace7777/Wikimedia

Article content

Frances Widdowson argues academic freedom at stake in court battle with University of Lethbridge over cancelled talk

Article content

The former university professor who is among those skeptical of claims of existence of Indigenous unmarked graves is arguing in court that the university restricted her right to free speech when it cancelled her talk in 2023.

Article content

Article content

The menorah of the Yorkville Jewish Centre lies on the ground after a man pulled it down on Friday in Toronto. Photo by Yorkville Jewish Centre/Instagram

Article content

Toronto rabbi vows to replace torn-down menorah at Yorkville Jewish Centre

Article content

“The message of putting it back up is that we will not cower and we will not ever succumb to darkness,” Meir Dubrawsky said. A video shows a man pulling the menorah to the ground during the day on Friday. It wasn’t the first time the centre has been attacked amid a wave of antisemitic acts in the city.

Article content

Article content

Mark Carney strikes a fighter’s pose at a 2025 campaign rally. Photo by John Mahoney/Postmedia

Article content

FIRST READING: No Canadian PM has ever been more personally enmeshed with the U.S.

Article content

The paradox of Carney’s talk of Canada needing to rethink its dependence on the U.S. is that “half of Carney’s children live in the U.S. His wife was recently working for a U.S. company. Almost all of his multi-million dollar portfolio is in U.S. assets,” Tristin Hopper argues. “And one of his last acts before entering politics was to help move one of Canada’s largest corporations to a new home on U.S. soil.”

Article content

Article content