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Canadian political news, opinions, and analysis. Trump reiterated his rhetoric about Canada joining the U.S. in a post on Truth Social after Trudeau’s announcement that he will resign as Liberal leader and prime minister as soon as a new leader is chosen.
Joly ‘reflecting,’ Wilkinson and MacKinnon considering bids, as …
2 days ago · Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly returns to a Liberal Party caucus meeting in West Block on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang The Liberal Party has yet to release guidelines for its upcoming leadership contest, but possible contenders have ...
Liberal leadership race gives party a ‘jolt of energy,’ say insiders
3 days ago · Liberal insiders said consistently low polling numbers and internal conflicts have lowered morale among supporters, but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s decision to resign, pending the selection of his successor, could provide a spark for Grits across the country.
Liberal MPs express concern over party rules allowing non-citizens …
2 days ago · As currently written, party rules allow anyone at least 14-years-old and who “ordinarily live(s) in Canada” to become a registered Liberal, giving them the ability to vote in the upcoming leadership race and help determine Canada’s next prime minister.
Liberals urge LeBlanc to reconsider decision not to run for leadership
2 days ago · Liberal MPs are asking Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc to reconsider his decision to not pursue the party leadership. LeBlanc posted on social media that he was “extremely grateful” for the support he received from caucus colleagues, but his attention was best directed towards fulfilling his duties as finance minister and addressing U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s threat of imposing ...
Liberal MPs gather for first time since Trudeau announced his ...
2 days ago · Liberal MPs are meeting in Ottawa today for the first time since Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced he will step down. The national caucus meeting, set to take place both in person and online, was originally set to last six hours to give MPs time to discuss Trudeau’s previous refusal to resign.
All eyes in Ottawa are on Trudeau’s political future
5 days ago · Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivers remarks during a National Caucus holiday event in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby Monday could mark a historic week in Canadian politics if the growing chorus calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau gets ...
Two potentially make-or-break deadlines looming for embattled …
Oct 27, 2024 · While it’s becoming increasingly unclear whether last week’s push by an unknown number of Liberal MPs — at least two dozen, according to an unofficial tally by Radio Canada, and potentially twice as many, depending on who you ask — to convince Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to step down to allow someone else to lead the party into the next election still qualifies as an active caucus ...
Cross-aisle standoff over Conservative privilege motion expected …
Oct 21, 2024 · With two days left on the clock until Liberal MPs gather behind closed doors for what is already being framed as their most high-stakes weekly caucus meeting since Justin Trudeau was installed as party leader, the embattled prime minister has “no public events scheduled,” according to his official itinerary.. Instead, it will fall to his cabinet second-in-command, Finance Minister Chrystia ...
Trudeau’s minority Liberals to face first confidence votes since the ...
Sep 25, 2024 · After spending the last few days making the rounds on the United Nations circuit in New York, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be back in his front-and-centre seat in the House of Commons as his minority government faces its first make-or-break confidence vote since the collapse of the supply-and-confidence deal with the New Democrats. (3 p.m.) ...