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Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the federal Conservatives would be in a better position if his own campaign manager were in charge, defending criticism from Kory Teneycke about Pierre Poilievre’s election strategy. Mr. Ford on Monday weighed into the latest fracas between the provincial and federal conservative parties, speaking out in support of Mr. Teneycke who has accused Mr. Poilievre’s...
The Conservative Party is distancing itself from supporters who are questioning the veracity of federal election polls as Leader Pierre Poilievre said he will accept the results on April 28 no matter the outcome. Supporters of Mr. Poilievre’s campaign were seen at a rally in Brampton, Ont. on Wednesday evening wearing shirts and holding signs that said, “Do you believe...
Evan Weller, his wife, Amber-Dawn, and their three small children travelled for an hour and a half to attend Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s Monday night rally in Edmonton. The couple had never been to a political rally before. But as they stood in a line that snaked around a cavernous warehouse south of the city, they said they felt compelled...
Former prime minister Stephen Harper says Canada’s problems weren’t created by the Trump administration as he made an impassioned pitch for Pierre Poilievre to become Canada’s next prime minister and downplayed Liberal Leader Mark Carney’s role during the 2008 global financial crisis. Mr. Harper appeared at Mr. Poilievre’s rally in Edmonton on Monday night to introduce the Conservative Leader to...
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told him that finished vehicles entering the United States from Canada containing more than 50 per cent U.S.-made parts – which would include much of this country’s automotive exports – would be exempt from U.S. tariffs. The Premier said he spoke with Mr. Lutnick late Wednesday night for about 2...
Senior Liberal MPs will meet Friday to discuss how to increase pressure on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to reveal whether he’s staying on as party leader. Two MPs told The Globe and Mail that regional caucus chairs plan to discuss whether national chair Brenda Shanahan should call a caucus meeting. They will also parse over what the rules could be...
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says the provinces are stepping in to fill a border leadership void caused by Ottawa’s inaction on border security. Speaking on Thursday, the day after an emergency meeting between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Premiers over pledged tariffs from U.S. president-elect Donald Trump, Mr. Poilievre said Mr. Trudeau bears responsibility for problems at Canada’s borders, citing...
The minority Liberals have rejected a call from some of their own MPs to hold a caucus meeting in the wake of the party’s stunning defeat in the Toronto-St. Paul’s by-election, arguing that such a meeting is not logistically feasible. According to three sources, Liberal caucus chair and Quebec MP Brenda Shanahan confirmed late Thursday what Prime Minister Justin Trudeau...
Liberals have held the riding of Toronto-St. Paul’s for three decades, but heading into Monday’s federal by-election, people in the party say that while they expect to win, it will be a closer race than it should be. With national polls showing the governing Liberals badly trailing the Conservatives and issues such as affordability, Israel’s war with Hamas, and the...
The majority of Canadians have intensely negative responses to both Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, according to a new Nanos Research poll that finds the credibility of both politicians low. Even as Mr. Poilievre far outpaces Mr. Trudeau in public opinion surveys, almost six in 10 respondents in the Nanos poll say the Conservative Leader elicits...
