Meredith Healey

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NDP MP ‘very confident’ no New Democrats will cross floor to Liberals as budget vote nears

NDP MP ‘very confident’ no New Democrats will cross floor to Liberals as budget vote nears

Conservative House leader denies any pressure on Tory MPs to stay in caucus. B.C. NDP MP Gord Johns says he’s “very confident” none of the seven New Democrats in the House of Commons will cross the floor to the Liberals — even as he admits he’s regularly approached by the Liberals. “Oh, that’s an everyday conversation they have with me...

Polls open today in Toronto byelection that's considered a crucial test for Trudeau

Polls open today in Toronto byelection that's considered a crucial test for Trudeau

Even a marginal Liberal win could be troublesome for the prime minister: analysts. Voters go to the polls on Monday in the federal riding of Toronto-St. Paul's in a byelection some perceive as a referendum on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Liberal government. Toronto-St. Paul's is considered a Liberal stronghold — the midtown riding has been solidly held by...

N.L.'s Liberal premier calls for emergency meeting with PM as anti-carbon tax protests snarl highways

N.L.'s Liberal premier calls for emergency meeting with PM as anti-carbon tax protests snarl highways

Protests erupted across the country against the federal carbon tax on Monday — the same day it rose by 23 per cent — while Canada's only Liberal provincial leader pressed for an emergency meeting to discuss alternative ways to cut emissions. In a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey called for an emergency meeting...