Inside the Freeland fallout: How Trudeau’s leadership came under fire
At about 8:45 on Monday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrived on Parliament Hill, his motorcade gliding to a stop...
Marieke Walsh
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Trudeau holding talks with cabinet, party leaders about whether to step down
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is holding discussions with cabinet ministers and senior party leaders about stepping down early in the...
Trudeau may shuffle cabinet before Christmas as Carney is being courted again, sources say
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is considering a cabinet shuffle before Christmas, possibly as early as Wednesday, that could see a...
Trudeau accused of throwing Freeland under the bus as he courts Carney for government
Conservatives accused Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of throwing Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland under the bus just days before she is...
Trudeau makes fresh bid to recruit Mark Carney amid tensions with Freeland
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has made another attempt to recruit former central banker Mark Carney at a time when tensions...
Trudeau’s office, Freeland at odds over spending
Relations between the Prime Minister’s Office and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland have chilled as tensions grow over the push for...
Joly repeats support for Trudeau after article touts her as his successor
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly repeated her support of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau after an interview she gave prompted more...
Canada weighs cutting Mexico out of trade pact as Trump taps pro-tariff CEO for commerce secretary
Canada is not ruling out sidelining Mexico in future trade talks with the United States, with Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia...
Conservatives’ fundraising continues to outpace Liberals, NDP, with another record-setting year expected
The Conservatives are still raking in millions more than the Liberals or NDP as the clock ticks down to a...
No secret ballot vote so far on Trudeau’s leadership, Liberal MPs say focus should be on defeating Poilievre
A call from some Liberal MPs for a secret ballot vote on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s future shows no signs...
More Liberal MPs demand secret vote on Trudeau’s future, as cabinet ministers reject request
A growing chorus of Liberal MPs called for a secret vote on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s future after his cabinet...
Liberals MPs leave caucus meeting divided on Trudeau leadership
Liberal MPs left a meeting with the Prime Minister divided on Justin Trudeau’s leadership but saying they are all united...
PM Trudeau to shuffle cabinet as Rodriguez quits to enter Quebec Liberal leadership race, source says
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will shuffle his cabinet Thursday afternoon to fill the gap left by outgoing Transport Minister Pablo...
Defiant and unbowed: Why Justin Trudeau isn’t going anywhere
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been told he can’t win the next election and should quit before he’s defeated. Several...
Liberals face must-win by-election in Montreal as they try to hold onto their base
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals are trying to make sure they hold onto their core party base as they face...
Five chiefs of staff set to leave the Trudeau government
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government is contending with an exodus of senior staff just as the minority Liberals are returning...
Most Canadians think adding Mark Carney to cabinet would have no benefit to Trudeau
While Canadians have a more favourable view of former central banker Mark Carney than Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, most don’t...
Conservatives on pace for another record fundraising year as Liberals, NDP trail by wide margin
Pierre Poilievre’s Conservative Party is on track for another record-setting fundraising year, amassing more than $20-million from donors in the...
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 former Bank of Canada governor to...
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 Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney...
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 a caucus meeting in the...
‘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 future as leader, as he is receiving a...
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 replaced and suggested MPs begin having private...
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 cabinet ministers to step down as party leader, with...
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 into Monday’s federal by-election, people in the...
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 access to a classified national security and intelligence watchdog’s...
Opposition parties urge collusion revelations be turned over to foreign interference inquiry
The Conservatives and the Bloc Québécois are proposing that revelations about federal politicians colluding with other countries be turned over...
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 parliamentarians are colluding with foreign powers to remain unresolved...
Government fight with federal budget watchdog escalates over carbon pricing analyses
The Liberals are escalating their attacks on the Parliamentary Budget Officer over an error in his carbon pricing analysis, but...
Trudeau defends withholding cabinet documents from foreign interference inquiry
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday defended withholding secret cabinet documents requested by the commissioner leading the foreign interference inquiry...
Poll shows little optimism for Trudeau or Poilievre, points to ‘choose your poison’ election
The majority of Canadians have intensely negative responses to both Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, according...
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 notwithstanding clause if they form...
Conservatives don’t rule out using notwithstanding clause beyond criminal justice matters
The federal Conservatives say their proposed use of the notwithstanding clause to override Charter-protected rights and freedoms is focused on...
Mark Carney says federal budget not focused enough on growth
The federal government did not put an adequate focus on fostering economic growth in its recent budget, according to former...
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 Leader Pierre Poilievre’s top adviser, Jenni Byrne, as...
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 last week on a...
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 the relationship between Pierre Poilievre’s top adviser and a...
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, the senior staff of a lobbying firm run...
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 remains an outstanding issue in negotiations on pharmacare...
NDP, Liberal pharmacare negotiations include talks to fund birth control, diabetes medications
The federal government is strongly considering covering the costs of birth control as part of its negotiations with the NDP...
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 Conservatives have shifted public sentiment in his favour...
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 Liberals will be off if Prime...
Freeland, Carney outperform Trudeau as preferred Liberal Leader, survey finds
Chrystia Freeland and Mark Carney are more popular choices to lead the Liberal Party than Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, according...
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 emissions cap during climate talks starting Thursday, underscoring...
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 households in much of Atlantic Canada has tripled the cost...
Mark Carney says he hasn’t ruled out Liberal leadership run
Former Bank of Canada governor and card-carrying Liberal, Mark Carney, says he hasn’t ruled out a future run for the...