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Trudeau makes his case to Canadians in year-end interview with comedian Mark Critch

Trudeau makes his case to Canadians in year-end interview with comedian Mark Critch

It's been a "garbage year" for the prime minister, says comedian Mark Critch off the top of his year-end interview with Justin Trudeau. The This Hour Has 22 Minutes cast member got an accidental exclusive interview with Trudeau after the Prime Minister's Office cancelled all of Trudeau's scheduled interviews following Chrystia Freeland's shock resignation from cabinet. The comedy-sketch-style interview aired...

Atlantic Liberal Caucus calls for Trudeau to step down as leader

Atlantic Liberal Caucus calls for Trudeau to step down as leader

The Atlantic Liberal Caucus is calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to step down as party leader.Following an Atlantic Liberal Caucus meeting the morning of December 23, caucus chair Kody Blois wrote a letter to Trudeau, shared Sunday on social media by New Brunswick Liberal MP Wayne Long.

The Conservatives have a plan to bring down the Liberal government. Will it work?

The Conservatives have a plan to bring down the Liberal government. Will it work?

The Conservatives have shared their latest plan to bring down the Liberal government next month. A House of Commons committee will meet in the new year to vote on a motion of non-confidence in the government. If all goes according to the Conservatives' plan, MPs in the House of Commons could be voting on a motion of non-confidence in Prime...

Chrystia Freeland pegged by some Liberal MPs as Justin Trudeau's successor if he resigns

Chrystia Freeland pegged by some Liberal MPs as Justin Trudeau's successor if he resigns

Calls are growing from within the Liberal caucus for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to step down as party leader — and some have pegged Chrystia Freeland as their choice to replace him. Twenty-one Liberal MPs have publicly urged Trudeau to resign — many of them within the last week — after Freeland shocked Canadians on Monday by resigning as deputy...

Ontario Liberal MPs want Justin Trudeau to step down: sources

Ontario Liberal MPs want Justin Trudeau to step down: sources

Consensus on PM’s future reached in Saturday call by majority of party's largest regional caucus. At a virtual meeting of the Ontario Liberal caucus on Saturday morning, more than 50 Liberal MPs came to a consensus that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau needs to step down as party leader, multiple sources told CBC News. CBC News is not naming the MPs...

Trudeau says he is 'committed' to staying as PM after byelection loss

Trudeau says he is 'committed' to staying as PM after byelection loss

Justin Trudeau says Monday he is "committed" to staying on as prime minister after the Liberals' shocking Toronto-St. Paul's byelection loss exactly one week ago. "There's always going to be lots of reflection after a tough loss, but there's also so much to do," Trudeau told CBC's Heather Hiscox, answering questions about his future for the first time since the...

Trudeau says he has 'concerns' about some findings of foreign interference report

Trudeau says he has 'concerns' about some findings of foreign interference report

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he has concerns about some of the findings of a foreign interference report from one of Canada's intelligence oversight bodies. But he did not specify the exact nature of his concerns. "There are a number of the conclusions of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians report that we don't entirely align with," Trudeau...

Manitoba premier says he'll take up PM's challenge to find carbon tax alternative

Manitoba premier says he'll take up PM's challenge to find carbon tax alternative

Kinew says measures in this week's provincial budget will put Manitoba on path to net zero without federal tax. Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says he'll take up the prime minister's challenge to provinces that oppose the federal carbon tax to come up with a credible alternative. In an interview with CBC chief political correspondent Rosemary Barton, Kinew said his government...