As grocery prices and affordability remain a central focus for Canadians, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre are sparring over whether a prominent Conservative advisor lobbied for Loblaw — a frequent target of scrutiny over food costs. Trudeau says that Poilievre owes Canadians an explanation why one of his chief advisor’s firm … Read more
Canada’s ethics watchdog says his office verifies “allegations of friendships” before offering advice to politicians seeking guidance, amid parliamentary committee questioning over Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s holiday vacation in Jamaica. Interim ethics commissioner Konrad von Finckenstein told MPs on the House ethics committee Tuesday that his office did “our research” before Trudeau and his family … Read more
The National Council of Canadian Muslims abruptly cancelled a meeting Monday with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, accusing his government of failing to protect Palestinians or take “tangible action” against hate crimes. “We no longer think it’s productive to speak with this prime minister,” chief executive Stephen Brown told a news conference. “There’s nothing new that … Read more
The Liberals intend to move quickly to get a Ukraine free-trade bill back up for debate and pressure the Conservatives to support it as MPs return to the House of Commons Monday following the Christmas break. The legislation to implement an updated free-trade agreement between Canada and Ukraine became unexpected political fodder in the fall … Read more
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is positioning his party for the future with a promise to return to the past. In a public speech to the Conservative caucus Sunday, Poilievre laid all the troubles of the country – housing affordability, inflation, crime rates and uncertainty on the world stage – at the feet of Prime Minister … Read more
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sharpened his attack on his chief rival Thursday as he tried to rally his caucus for the upcoming parliamentary sitting. Liberal MPs are holding three days of caucus meetings in Ottawa to plan for the return of the House of Commons, and to shore up party morale after months of polls … Read more
Liberal MPs are meeting in Ottawa this week to brainstorm party strategies before the House of Commons resumes sitting on Monday. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is also sure to hear more complaints from his caucus as Liberals continue to trail Conservatives by a significant margin in polls. The Liberal caucus meeting comes after the federal … Read more
Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne says the Canadian and American economies are more integrated than ever, which should act as a buffer against the threat of U.S. protectionism. Champagne and his fellow Liberal ministers on Tuesday will hold their third and final day of meetings at a winter cabinet retreat in preparation for the upcoming parliamentary … Read more
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is reviving the “Team Canada” approach to guide relations with the United States ahead of the possibility of a second Donald Trump presidency. “Obviously, Mr. Trump represents a certain amount of unpredictability, but we will make sure we’re pulling together and preparing for whatever eventuality is,” Trudeau said at … Read more
TORONTO — Canada’s government is preparing for the possibility that Donald Trump could reach the White House again and the “uncertainty” that would bring, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday at a Cabinet retreat. Trudeau said that Trump “represents uncertainty. We don’t know exactly what he is going to do,” but he said that his … Read more
