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As Liberal party brass begins to chart course for an expedited race to find Justin Trudeau’s successor, potential contenders are weighing whether or not to join the fray — including former central banker Mark Carney. The former Bank of Canada governor issued a statement Monday evening saying he is encouraged by support he has heard, […]

Monday could mark a historic week in Canadian politics if the growing chorus calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau gets its way. The Globe and Mail is reporting that Trudeau is expected to announce he is stepping down as Liberal party leader as early as Monday. Trudeau has faced mounting calls for his resignation from MPs in his […]

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has resigned from cabinet, the day she is set to present the fall economic statement.  In a resignation letter, she says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau offered her another role in cabinet Friday, but that the only “honest and viable path” is to leave cabinet.  Freeland says for the past several weeks […]

Members of Parliament are set to vote on a government request for billions of dollars in funding as the clock ticks down on a deadline. Last month, the Liberals asked Parliament to approve $21.6 billion in spending through the supplementary estimates. The money will go to fund the First Nations child and family services program, […]

A pair of bills related to interoperability of farm equipment and right-to-repair passed in the Senate. Kyle Larkin, Executive Director of the Grain Growers of Canada, says Bills C-244 and C-294 amend the Copyright Act. C-244 allows farmers access to diagnostic software to repair sophisticated equipment such as tractors, combines, and sprayers, while C-294 encourages […]

Several Liberal MPs are calling for a secret ballot vote on Justin Trudeau’s leadership after he made clear he isn’t going anywhere in spite of the calls from within his caucus to step down. Two dozen members of caucus signed a letter that gave Trudeau until Monday to respond to their demand for his resignation […]

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says if his party forms government, it will scrap the federal sales tax on new homes sold for less than $1 million and push provinces to do the same. Poilievre made the case for the cut in a six-minute video published online, arguing governments are partly to blame for high home […]

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he will join the Bloc Québécois in blocking a non-confidence motion next week when the Conservatives attempt to topple the the government. The planned votes from the Bloc and the New Democrats eliminate the possibility of a snap election next week. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre announced he will put forward […]

The Bloc Québécois is ruling out the possibility that Canadians will be plunged into an early election next week, signalling Wednesday their intention to vote against a Conservative motion of non-confidence in the government. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said he will put forward such a motion for debate on Sept. 24, and specifically challenged NDP […]

Members of Parliament held an emergency debate in the House of Commons Monday evening on a string of recent deaths of First Nations people during interactions with Canadian police forces. Six First Nations people have died in the last two weeks at the hands of police officers, which NDP MP Lori Idlout characterizes as a […]