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Gun-control advocates fear Mark Carney will delay buyback program, @markramzy.bsky.social reports. www.thestar.com/politics/fed... Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com

Great read from @alexboyd.bsky.social www.thestar.com/politics/fed...

With Texans in Tow, Hochul Vows to Redraw New York’s House Maps www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/u...

NEW: @thestar.com’s @moirawelsh.bsky.social on the challenges for @maritstilesndp.bsky.social and the @ontariondp.bsky.social. www.thestar.com/politics/pro...

Lashing Out Over Russia and Jobs Data, Trump Displays His Volatile Side www.nytimes.com/2025/08/02/u...

Once Champions of Fringe Causes, Now in a ‘Trap of Their Own Making’ www.nytimes.com/2025/06/08/u...

I tracked more than 1,000 accounts that Elon Musk follows on X to recreate what he sees www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Our Tonda MacCharles took a look at Liberal Leader Mark Carney: www.thestar.com/politics/fed...

Happy Saturday! We have a host of leaders' profiles in the paper today for #elxn45. Here's the one I wrote about Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre: www.thestar.com/politics/fed...

My latest on the NDP's not-so-subtle hopes for a Liberal minority govt., and how local candidates are responding to a plunge in support: www.thestar.com/politics/fed...

Pierre Poilievre aligns with Bloc Quebecois just as Jagmeet Singh says he ‘will never support’ Conservatives, @markramzy.bsky.social reports. www.thestar.com/politics/fed... Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com

And finally, our man @markramzy.bsky.social got in his car and drove to Montreal, where @jagmeetsingh.ca tried to relish his role as a campaign underdog with a rally in the province where the glory days of the Orange Wave remain but a distant memory.

Meanwhile, @raisapatel.bsky.social chased Pierre Poilievre to the GTA, where the Conservatives rallied supporters and pitched themselves as the change Canada needs.

Our Ryan Tumilty got on the road with @mark-carney.bsky.social, when they flew to St. John's, Newfoundland for an evening rally. Here's Ryan's story about how Mark "I'm not a politician" Carney, a rookie who has never been elected, is now acting like a politician.

It's Day 2 of #Elxn45. The Star has everything you need to follow along, starting with our main wrap of the first day, when Donald Trump loomed large over the entire launch of the campaign.

A little interesting piece of news via me amid this chaos: www.thestar.com/politics/fed...

Catch up on @aballinga.bsky.social's profile of Mark Carney: www.thestar.com/politics/fed...

After that we have Ryan again, this time writing about Karina Gould, the Millennial candidate running with a more progressive tack than the others: www.thestar.com/politics/fed...

Next we have Ryan Tumilty, profiling former finance minister - and longtime Trudeau lieutenant - Chrystia Freeland. www.thestar.com/politics/fed...

And finally we have @markramzy.bsky.social writing on former MP and businessman Frank Baylis: www.thestar.com/politics/fed...

With five days left before the Liberal Party of Canada chooses its next leader, we have profiles of the four candidates who want to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. I wrote this one about former central banker Mark Carney: www.thestar.com/politics/fed...

Trudeau was asked about how soon after March 9 his successor as Liberal leader will become PM. Some past gaps between becoming party leader and being sworn in as PM: Paul Martin: 28 days Kim Campbell: 12 days John Turner: 14 days Pierre Trudeau: 14 days Louis St-Laurent: 100 days

An interesting read: "President Trump’s executive order puts his 'America first' stamp onto the nation’s speech. But the effect might be muted." www.nytimes.com/2025/03/03/u...