Trudeau holds meeting with Mark Carney to join government, sources say
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau held talks on Sunday with Mark Carney and urged the…
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Trudeau says he’s trying to recruit Carney, but did not say if it’s to replace Freeland as finance minister
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he has been trying for years to recruit former…
Liberals reject demands for caucus meeting, sources say most MPs don’t want one
The minority Liberals have rejected a call from some of their own MPs to hold…
‘The leader is the leader,’ Minister François-Philippe Champagne hedges when asked if he supports Trudeau
Pressure continues to mount on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to reconsider his…
Former B.C. premier Christy Clark calls for Justin Trudeau to be replaced
Former B.C. premier Christy Clark says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau needs to be…
Two former Liberal ministers say Trudeau should resign following Toronto by-election loss
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is facing calls from two Chrétien-era Liberal…
Liberals expecting to win Toronto-St. Paul’s byelection despite poor polling for Trudeau
Liberals have held the riding of Toronto-St. Paul’s for three decades, but heading…
Poilievre is the sole party leader forgoing access to classified report on foreign interference
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is the only federal party leader foregoing…
Opposition parties urge collusion revelations be turned over to foreign interference inquiry
The Conservatives and the Bloc Québécois are proposing that revelations about…
Canada can’t allow allegations of collusion with foreign powers to hang over Ottawa, former CSIS director says
Former CSIS director Richard Fadden says Canada can’t allow allegations that…
Government fight with federal budget watchdog escalates over carbon pricing analyses
The Liberals are escalating their attacks on the Parliamentary Budget Officer…
Trudeau defends withholding cabinet documents from foreign interference inquiry
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday defended withholding secret cabinet…
Poll shows little optimism for Trudeau or Poilievre, points to ‘choose your poison’ election
The majority of Canadians have intensely negative responses to both…
Conservatives say Poilievre would only override Charter rights over criminal justice matters
A day after declining to put any limits on how the Conservatives would use the…
Conservatives don’t rule out using notwithstanding clause beyond criminal justice matters
The federal Conservatives say their proposed use of the notwithstanding clause…
Mark Carney says federal budget not focused enough on growth
The federal government did not put an adequate focus on fostering economic…
Pierre Poilievre’s top adviser, Jenni Byrne, not yet contacted in Lobbying Commissioner probe
The federal Lobbying Commissioner has not yet been in touch with Conservative…
An NDP motion on Gaza threatened to split the Liberal caucus. How last-minute talks helped avert political embarrassment
The federal Liberals expected upwards of 80 of their backbench MPs to vote with the…
NDP requests commissioner to investigate second lobbying firm operating out of office owned by Poilievre’s top adviser
The New Democrats are asking the federal Lobbying Commissioner to investigate…
Poilievre adviser’s staff established second lobbying firm working from the same office
On the first business day after Pierre Poilievre’s election as Conservative Leader,…
Liberals have not agreed to fully fund diabetes medications in pharmacare talks, Singh says
The Liberal government has not agreed to fully fund diabetes medications, which…
NDP, Liberal pharmacare negotiations include talks to fund birth control, diabetes medications
The federal government is strongly considering covering the costs of birth…
Trudeau Liberals making no progress winning back support, Nanos poll says
There’s no sign that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s sharper attacks against the…
Deal to prop up Liberals will be off if Ottawa doesn’t meet pharmacare deadline, Singh says
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said Monday his party’s deal to prop up the minority…
Freeland, Carney outperform Trudeau as preferred Liberal Leader, survey finds
Chrystia Freeland and Mark Carney are more popular choices to lead the Liberal…
Canada expected to unveil oil and gas emissions cap at COP28 climate summit
The federal government expects to unveil its long-delayed oil and gas sector…
Government’s expanded heat-pump pledge triples program cost to $750-million
The federal government’s fully subsidized heat-pump pilot program for lower-income…
Mark Carney says he hasn’t ruled out Liberal leadership run
Former Bank of Canada governor and card-carrying Liberal, Mark Carney, says he…