Descrease article font size Increase article font size Former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney is set to formalize his relationship with the Liberal Party as a special advisor to the party leader, Justin Trudeau, Global News has learned. The new role for Carney is to be announced Monday, a senior government source said. Carney … Read more
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau may be bracing for an earful from his caucus when Liberal MPs gather in Nanaimo, B.C. today to plot their strategy for the coming election year. It will be the first time he faces them as a group since MPs departed Ottawa in the spring. Still stinging from a devastating byelection … Read more
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 8, 2024 3:15 pm Updated September 8, 2024 3:18 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Bloc Québécois says its ready to wheel and deal with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s party for support during confidence votes now that the Liberal government’s confidence … Read more
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will face a fretful and strained caucus in British Columbia Monday, with MPs looking for him to finally reveal his plan to address the political purgatory the party has endured for months. Several Liberal MPs privately and publicly demanded they meet as a team after the devastating byelection loss of a longtime political … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is suddenly without the assistance of one of his longest advisers just as the threat of being forced into an early election has been heightened. Jeremy Broadhurst resigned as the Liberal Party of Canada’s national campaign director on Thursday, one day after NDP … Read more
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said a supply-and-confidence agreement between his party and the Liberal government “accomplished a lot” a day after pulling the plug on the deal. In a press conference in Toronto on Thursday, Singh touted the dental-care program for low-income Canadians and the national pharmacare that were agreed upon under the Liberal—NDP deal. … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size LGBTQ2 activists say Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s pledge to remain the Liberal leader through to the next election, despite dwindling public support, is putting them at risk. Queer advocates say a Conservative government led by Pierre Poilievre would be dangerous for the LGBTQ2 community, and some are … Read more
The federal New Democrats have pulled their support from the supply-and-confidence agreement with the Liberal government. The move puts Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s minority at risk of falling at any time in the coming weeks or months if it loses any confidence votes, which could trigger a snap election as soon as this fall. NDP … Read more
Beijing: China said Tuesday it would launch an anti-dumping probe into Canadian canola and chemical products, in apparent retaliation for Ottawa’s new restrictions on imports of Chinese electric vehicles (EVs). Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau last month announced tariffs of 100 percent on Chinese EVs, accusing Beijing of “not playing by the same rules as … Read more
A corporate lawyer and a professor who has been a vocal critic of Alberta’s planned legislation on pronouns in schools are both now senators representing the province. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Saturday that Gov.-Gen. Mary Simon has named Daryl Fridhandler and Kristopher Wells to fill vacancies in the Senate. Wells is an outspoken LGBTQ2 … Read more
