The New Democrats will bring forward a non-confidence motion to bring down the Liberals in the next sitting of the House of Commons, New Democratic Party Leader Jagmeet Singh said Friday. In the latest blow to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s struggling Liberal government, Singh wrote a letter addressed...
OTTAWA — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has lost his top minister. Chrystia Freeland, the deputy prime minister and finance minister, resigned hours before she was due to deliver a major speech about the country’s finances — and to share the Liberal government’s fiscal plan heading...
As Parliamentarians of all stripes head home for the holidays, their hands are likely full of gifts (maybe a bottle of Speaker’s Scotch or Canadian whisky?) and their heads full of questions about what will happen to the federal government. They aren’t the only ones, as Canadians are left...
Conservative Party of Canada Leader Pierre Poilievre suggested today it could be unconstitutional to prorogue parliament at this time. “The reason is that if you don’t have the confidence of the house of commons you cannot govern, under our 800-year tradition,” he said. “I would say...
Provincial offence charges against Maxime Bernier, leader of the People’s Party of Canada, related to a large anti-lockdown rally in Niagara Falls at the height of the pandemic have been dropped. In Provincial Offences Court in Welland on Tuesday, prosecutor Alexis Fyke requested charges be withdrawn...
TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal party has suffered a major upset in a special election for a Toronto district it has held for three decades, raising doubts about Trudeau’s leadership ahead of next year’s general election. Elections Canada reported Tuesday that opposition...
For most people, receiving the fewest votes in an election would be devastating. Most people aren't Félix-Antoine Hamel, who achieved a first in Canadian electoral history on Monday: he received no votes at all in a contested riding. Hamel was one of a few dozen independent candidates...
Pierre Poilievre is the only federal party leader whose staff won't say whether their chief intends to participate in Pride events this summer. Officials for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, New Democratic Party Leader Jagmeet Singh, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet and Green Party Leader Elizabeth May all confirmed...
Nearly one in two Canadians would prefer the next federal election take place before 2025, according to a recent survey conducted by Nanos Research. When it comes to their preference for the timing of the next national vote, 46 per cent of survey respondents indicated they...
Many Liberal MPs tell Radio-Canada Justin Trudeau should stay on as leader, but some say it's time to go. In Justin Trudeau's inner circle, there is no doubt about it — the prime minister will lead his party into what promises to be a hard-fought election...