Liberals drop Edmonton candidate who praised Hamas, Hezbollah in video
Loyola said in the 2009 video taken at an anti-NATO protest that Hamas and Hezbollah, both listed terrorist organizations in Canada, should be lionized, not condemned
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Danielle Smith proposes 'provincial autonomy' alliance to Quebec
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has invited Quebec counterpart François Legault to form a common front for greater provincial autonomy within Canada, in a letter obtained by the National Post. “I see an opportunity before us, as the democratically elected leaders of Alberta and Quebec, to chart a path toward a new era in Canadian federalism,” writes Smith in the letter...
Polls suggest Poilievre is losing edge on affordability
Liberal, Tory leaders equally likely to act on housing affordability, survey says. It wasn’t so long ago that Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre had shot to the top of the polls by promising to make life more affordable for everyday Canadians. But two recent surveys suggest he’s losing his edge on all-important pocketbook issues, just as the campaign kicks in to...
Poilievre says he'll keep retirement age at 65 in play for boomers
Voters ages of 65 to 74 have turned out in the biggest numbers in every federal election since 2004. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says his government would hold the retirement age at 65 and delay the mandatory RRSP withdrawal date by two years in a bid to attract baby boomer voters.
Poilievre calls Smith’s oilpatch demands ‘reasonable,’ challenges Carney to disclose foreign oil investments
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Friday that a list of energy-related demands put out by Alberta Premier Danielle Smith was “very reasonable” but wouldn’t commit to meeting them all if he becomes prime minister. “You’ll have to see the rest of our platform roll out in due course,” Poilievre told reporters, speaking at a campaign style announcement in suburban Ottawa...
NDP MP says he won't play Poilievre's 'procedural games' to bring down Trudeau
Angus said he would 'put country first' and would 'not vote with Pierre Poilievre to force an election.' At least one NDP MP is reluctant to bring down Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government and force a federal election if it means putting Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre in power.
Poilievre blasts PM as 'extreme' for backing arrest of Israeli prime minister
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau defended his assertion that he would support the arrest in Canada of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu on an International Criminal Court warrant, after a Liberal MP said it “discredits” the court. The Opposition leader Pierre Poilievre called the prime minister’s comments “ridiculous.”“Canada supports internatio
Raucous chants, Rogan shout-outs and Trump's plan: How the MMA world is flocking to Poilievre
After the Trump election campaign, Poilievre now has a new template for how to appeal to young men who may not have been otherwise inclined to vote for anyone. It might have been a sign of the times last weekend when a UFC event in Edmonton descended into an anti-Justin Trudeau rally, especially as the worlds of mixed martial arts...
How the Poilievre Tories think they'll beat Canada's conservative urban curse
Right-leaning parties west of Ontario have been left with just a handful of urban seats after October’s provincial elections, but pundits say this won’t necessarily slow down Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre’s momentum in major cities, so long as he stays focused on the issues affecting urbanites. “My sense, from people I talk to, is that the Conservatives are still in...
Incumbent fatigue and fizzling culture wars: Strategists find lessons for Poilievre in provincial elections
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre has likely kept a close eye on this month’s provincial election races in New Brunswick and Saskatchewan, where hot-button culture war issues like gender identity in schools haven’t appeared to move the needle with voters. Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe squeaked out a narrow victory in Monday’s provincial election that was marked by big gains...
Poilievre's 'conspicuous' silence on the B.C. election is getting louder as the vote nears
British Columbia NDP Leader David Eby’s personal crusade to force the province’s upstart Conservative Party to add “B.C.” to its ballot name ended last week when a judge refused to schedule a last-minute hearing on the matter.
CRA wouldn't meet with Jewish charity for years before revoking its charitable status: documents
Documents obtained by the National Post show that Canada Revenue Agency wouldn’t meet with senior officials at the Jewish National Fund for years as it tried to bring itself in compliance with the agency’s rules for charities. The papers detail a mostly one-sided series of correspondences between 2019 and 2023, in which the CRA didn’t respond to efforts on the...
The attempt on Trump's life has made his re-election all but inevitable
Presumptive Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump looks to be OK after a bullet grazed his ear on Saturday evening, in a failed attempt on his life at a campaign rally in Butler, Pa.
Toronto is fortress Liberal no more
A tenuous situation for the Liberals gave way to calamity overnight as the last votes were counted in the Toronto—St. Paul’s byelection. The final tally, reported at 4:44 AM ET, showed that Conservative candidate Don Stewart had beat Liberal Leslie Church by a margin of 590 votes.