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The Conservative Party’s upcoming rally in Ottawa is expected to serve as a major rebranding effort, shifting the focus from...
A war of words is raging between Nova Scotia Liberal MPs Mike Kelloway and Jaime Battiste over who should be...
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s early January announcement that he will step down as party leader, U.S. President Donald Trump’s rhetoric...
After today’s deadline, leadership candidates must pay an additional non-refundable $250,000 to the party, as required by leadership election rules.
The success and failure of a potential Liberal call for an early election will depend on where the U.S. tariff...
The Liberals will elect Justin Trudeau’s successor across 343 reconstituted federal ridings, with each riding equally weighted at 100 points...
The national Liberal caucus is meeting on Thursday and Friday on the Hill, with regional caucus meetings to start on...
Barring a major surprise to shift his plans, Mark Carney is expected to launch his Liberal leadership campaign on Jan...
Following Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s announcement last week that he would not lead the party in the next election, Liberal...
The Liberal Party has set the highest entry fee for a leadership election in Canadian history, which can be paid...
Liberal MP Judy Sgro says she's 'doing everything' she can to get a 'draft Dominic' LeBlanc movement going to change...
Several senior cabinet ministers in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government are considering running for the Liberal leadership as he prepares...
After Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s much-anticipated announcement on the morning of Jan. 6 that he will resign as prime minister...
If Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces he will step down when Liberals meet for a special caucus meeting this coming...
Stepping down as Liberal leader is the 'only way forward' for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, says Liberal MP Judy Sgro...
Alberta Liberal MP George Chahal has sent a letter to his 152 caucus colleagues urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to...
Some Liberals are already ‘jockeying’ for the interim leader’s position, say Liberal MPs. While Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reflects on...
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is consulting his most trusted political aides about his future, say some Liberal sources. Following Chrystia...
Following Monday evening’s emergency national caucus meeting where Liberal MPs expressed their concerns about Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s leadership and...
Unlike the Oct. 23 national Liberal caucus meeting, at Monday's national caucus meeting, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ‘absorbed the message’...
Some PMO officials working on Canada-U.S. file include chief of staff Katie Telford, deputy chief of staff Brian Clow, senior...
In the next cabinet shuffle expected later this month or next, U.S.-Canada relations will be a key factor in Prime...
If Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had consulted his caucus and cabinet before unveiling the two-month GST holiday and $250 payments...
Some members of the federal public service have questioned Privy Council Office Clerk John Hannaford’s neutrality following his decision to...
As Canada braces for significant shifts in its relationship with its largest trading partner and neighbour following Donald Trump’s inauguration...
As some Liberal caucus members push for a secret ballot on Justin Trudeau’s leadership, the Prime Minister’s Office and the...
The attempt to oust the PM at caucus was ‘unorganized’ and ‘haphazard’ said ex-Liberal staffer Nick McRoberts, but other forms...
Two-term B.C. Liberal MP Patrick Weiler read out a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the party’s national caucus...
Some Liberal MPs say they are expecting a boisterous national caucus meeting discussing their leader’s future following a preview at...
Having the mechanism would provide ‘more structure’ and make any decision ‘a bit more final,’ says Liberal MP John McKay...
After nine years in power, and polling 20 points behind the Conservatives for more than a year, Prime Minister Justin...
In response to reports that more than 20 Liberal MPs are readying an effort to call on Prime Minister Justin...
As some in the Liberal caucus organize a call for the prime minister’s resignation, a number of former Liberal MPs...
Meanwhile, Liberal pundit Scott Reid said on Sept. 29 on social media: 'If you're like me and you were wondering...
The growing support for the Bloc Québécois poses a challenge for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals as it will pave...
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Transport Minister and Quebec lieutenant Pablo Rodriguez is expected to resign his cabinet position on Thursday...
In a historic step forward for LGBTQ+ representation and work-life balance in federal politics, Canada’s federal Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge...
If the Liberals lose the Montreal byelection on Sept. 16, more MPs will speak up criticizing their leadership, say some...
To ensure free, fair, and transparent nomination contests, rank-and-file party members must communicate an unequivocal message to their respective leadership...
Liberal MP Marcus Powlowski says the caucus needs to discuss 'how to address people's dissatisfaction with our direction as the...
Following the surprise loss of the Liberal stronghold of Toronto-St. Paul’s, Ont., back in June, top Liberals are now cautiously...
Against the backdrop of a record number of Atlantic Canadians voicing dissatisfaction with the Liberal government’s performance, Prime Minister Justin...
A closely contested byelection is expected in the swing riding of Halifax, N.S., when the seat becomes vacant this month...
With the Aug. 25-27 Halifax, N.S., cabinet retreat around the corner, backbench Liberal MPs, staffers, and insiders say they are...
Federal Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez’s office is downplaying speculation that he’s seriously considering jumping into Quebec provincial politics, but sources...
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has called two byelections in vacant ridings in Quebec and Manitoba, and some are predicting the...
Since the June 24 byelection loss, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has left a communications vacuum that needs to be filled...
With MPs demanding a change in the front bench, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to shuffle his cabinet before...
If Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wants to shuffle his cabinet or make any changes to his team of senior political...
In the aftermath of the Liberals’ devastating byelection loss in Toronto-St. Paul’s, Ont., on June 24, all eyes are now...
If Trudeau does not stay on as party leader, longtime Liberal MP Kevin Lamoureux says he may not seek re-election...
Nine Liberal MPs have signed a letter demanding their national caucus chair arrange an immediate, in-person meeting to discuss the...
At least two Liberal backbenchers are calling for change at the top. In an email to his caucus colleagues sent...
For the Trudeau government, the writing has been on the wall since November, and ‘despite their best efforts, they haven't...
Calgary Liberal MP George Chahal is seeking support from his colleagues and is planning on travelling across the country to...
Odds are stacked against the governing Liberals, making some MPs “nervous” and “uneasy” about the next election, but caucus members...
The next federal election is 18 months away, but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has already internally announced the names of...
The ongoing pro-Palestinian protests at university campuses across the country are making the electoral calculus even more complicated among left-of-centre...
With the Liberals 21 points behind in the polls, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will need to “supercharge his front bench”...
After heading the House of Commons’ influential Procedure and House Affairs Committee for two-and-a-half years, three-term Liberal MP Bardish Chagger...
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