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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 ...
Is the carbon tax dead? - iPolitics
WEB1 hour ago · Check out the latest edition every Friday. Today, we look at the fate of the carbon tax, and whether the consumer-face pollution pricing scheme will be extinct if the federal Liberals bow out in the next election. The story behind the Liberal government’s carbon tax is one of political perseverance and consistent (as well as vocal) opposition.
Trudeau orchestrates minor cabinet shuffle to replace Rodriguez
WEB1 day 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 ...
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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 …
Progessive-left outlets keep tabs on Hill protests, Russia influence ...
WEB4 hours 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 ...
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.
Federal foreign interference inquiry to hear from political party ...
WEB1 day 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.
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.