John Ivison is a Scottish Canadian journalist and author. He is an Ottawa -based political columnist for the National Post and Ottawa Bureau Chief. Raised in Dumfries, Scotland, he worked as a reporter for The Scotsman newspaper in Edinburgh and as deputy business editor of Scotland on Sunday.

Dec 10, 2024 · John Ivison: The expiry date on what’s left of Freeland’s credibility looks like next week. Worse is the impact another broken deficit promise will have on Canada’s fiscal...

1 day ago · John Ivison: Canada has powerful anti-tariff weapons that Trump isn’t mentioning The U.S. government lists power, pipelines, defence companies, bridges, rail crossings, mines, pharma and ...

Apr 30, 2024 · John Ivison: The decline and fall of Canada. A state's citizens must have the will for it to exist in the world. Has there been any moment in Canada’s history when that will has been weaker?

In response to opposition fury at the auditor general’s report into Sustainable Development Technology Canada — which found 90 violations of conflict-of-interest policies; $59 million in contracts...

Jan 21, 2025 · Story by John Ivison • 2d. It was Canadian author Ronald Wright who noted that each time history repeats itself, the cost goes up.

Jan 15, 2025 · So far, none of the contenders touted to replace Justin Trudeau as Liberal leader and prime minister have come forward. That will change Thursday with the announcement in Edmonton by Mark Carney...

John Ivison: The curse for Carney of the ‘crazy carbon tax’ minister endorsement. There are legitimate concerns about Guilbeault’s influence on Carney’s policies on energy and...

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Sep 12, 2024 · Journalism has changed beyond recognition over three decades but in some ways it remains a very top down, pedagogic process, where I write whatever is on my mind in splendid isolation from my readers, with little reciprocity of ideas.