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WEBTrudeau says there’s ‘more work to do’ after stunning byelection defeat in Montreal. The Bloc Québécois emerged victorious in LaSalle-Émard-Verdun after a tight three-way race with the Liberals and NDP. While pundits had suggested a Liberal defeat could send shockwaves throughout the party, the reaction from cabinet ministers was muted ...
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WEBWith the NDP no longer bound to prop up the Liberals on confidence votes and Trudeau’s grip over the Liberal Party appearing to slip, the coming fall session of Parliament is already set to become the most unpredictable since the 2021 election. Unexpected results in either byelection will only add fuel to the fire.
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WEBFeds launch working group to address woeful productivity growth. Canada’s relatively low productivity growth is not a new phenomenon, but it has occupied an increasing amount of political airspace since Carolyn Rogers, senior deputy governor of Canada’s central bank, said it was time to ‘break the glass’ on the issue earlier this year ...
Progessive-left outlets keep tabs on Hill protests, Russia influence ...
WEB24 minutes ago · With the fall parliamentary sitting now officially underway, Press Progress editor Luke LeBrun has been keeping a close eye on a “convoy spin-off group” that, as he explained to readers last week, “has been staging daily protests outside Parliament Hill for the last two years and are known for livestreaming videos of themselves aggressively confronting MPs” — including New Democrat ...
Trudeau to shuffle cabinet on Thursday to replace Rodriguez: source
WEB20 hours ago · Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is retooling his cabinet to replace Pablo Rodriguez as transport minister, iPolitics has learned. A Liberal source said the shuffle, expected on Thursday, will be minor and will likely see Rodriguez’s roles at transport and Quebec lieutenant divvied up among other cabinet ministers. Rodriguez is resigning from ...
Outgoing NSICOP member says MPs need to care more about …
WEB16 hours ago · After more than 30 years of public service, a stalwart of Parliament’s national security committee is stepping aside. Sen. Frances Larkin spent more than a decade in Ontario politics before being appointed to the Upper Chamber in 2016, where she became an original member of the National Security and …
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WEBThe Liberals and Conservatives are neck and neck as Parliament gets set to resume next month following September’s general election. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals have the support of 34 per cent of decided and leaning voters, while Erin O’Toole’s Conservatives have 33 per cent support, according to …
Federal foreign interference inquiry to hear from political party ...
WEB21 hours ago · THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld. A federal inquiry into foreign interference is scheduled to hear today from Bloc Québécois, Green and New Democratic Party officials. The inquiry’s latest hearings are focused on the capacity of federal agencies to detect, deter and counter foreign meddling.
The NDP-Liberal deal is done. What happens now? | iPolitics
WEBSep 4, 2024 · The NDP has pulled out of a confidence and supply agreement with the Liberals. What happens now? In March 2022, the Liberals and NDP penned a deal that would keep the minority government led by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in power until June 2025 and move ahead on some mutually agreeable policies. It was called a confidence and supply agreement.
Ontario to keep current electoral map, fuelling early ... - iPolitics
WEBAug 2, 2024 · Ontario to keep current electoral map, fuelling early election rumours. In doing so, Ford once more fuelled the rumours of an early election. Ontario Premier Doug Ford speaks to reporters upon arriving for a meeting between Canada’s premiers and Indigenous leaders at the Council of the Federation meetings in Halifax on Monday, July 15, 2024.