Would Mark Carney be Canada's first unelected prime minister?
OTTAWA -- If Mark Carney wins the Liberal leadership race on Sunday, would he succeed Justin Trudeau as the first prime minister to be sworn in without first having been elected?
Michel Saba
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Would Mark Carney be the first unelected Prime Minister of Canada?
OTTAWA -- If Mark Carney wins the Liberal leadership race on Sunday, he would not be the first prime minister to be sworn in without having a seat in Parliament.
Liberal leadership candidates will have to clear $125,000 hurdle today
Federal Liberal leadership candidates will have to cross another hurdle today to remain in the race -- a payment of $125,000 to the party. The party requires candidates to pay a total entrance fee of $350,000 in instalments. The candidates still in the race have made two initial payments of $50,000 each -- one payment to launch their campaigns and...
Liberal leadership candidates will have to clear $125,000 hurdle today
OTTAWA -- Federal Liberal leadership candidates will have to cross another hurdle today to remain in the race -- a payment of $125,000 to the party.
Despite tariff pause, uncertainty hangs over Canadian economy
Uncertainty still hangs over the Canadian economy despite U.S. President Donald Trump announcing a 30-day pause in tariffs that were to take effect today.The temporary reprieve halts -- at least for now -- a continental trade war that economists on both sides of the border warned would raise prices.
Despite tariff pause, uncertainty hangs over Canadian economy
OTTAWA -- Uncertainty still hangs over the Canadian economy despite U.S. President Donald Trump announcing a 30-day pause in tariffs that were to take effect today.
Bloc Quebecois as official Opposition? Leader says Canadians 'don't have to fear us'
OTTAWA -- Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet says he's staying modest about the prospect of his party forming official Opposition in the next federal election, though it would be a "spectacular" result.
LGBTQ minister Pascale St-Onge to make history with parental leave
Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge is set to make history by becoming the first openly lesbian cabinet minister to take parental leave when her wife gives birth in the coming weeks."I'm not someone who really likes to talk about myself or my personal life either," St-Onge said in an interview with The Canadian Press.
LGBTQ minister Pascale St-Onge to make history with parental leave
OTTAWA -- Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge is set to make history by becoming the first openly lesbian cabinet minister to take parental leave when her wife gives birth in the coming weeks.
Bloc Québécois ready to extract gains for Quebec in exchange for supporting Liberals
MONTEBELLO, Que. -- The Bloc Québécois is ready to wheel and deal with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government in exchange for support during confidence votes now that the Liberal government's confidence and supply agreement with the NDP has ended.
Trudeau's hand-picked candidate for Montreal byelection riles aspiring contenders
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's decision to hand-pick a candidate for a riding in an upcoming Montreal byelection isn't being well-received by three aspiring contenders who spent months campaigning only to be shunted aside.
Decision to parachute Trudeau's choice into Montreal byelection shocks would-be candidates
A decision by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to prevent Liberal Party members from choosing their own candidate in a byelection in the riding of LaSalle—Émard—Verdun by parachuting in his own choice is not going over well with those who had sought to win the nomination locally.