Conservative MPs vote for 'largely procedural' power to trigger leadership review of Poilievre
'You have to acknowledge that it was the generally right message... because the Liberals stole multiple elements,' said Poilievre.
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Poilievre says no timeline for defunding the CBC
In December, Poilievre told Toronto Sun columnist Brian Lilley that he would defund the public broadcaster 'very quick.' Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre now says he doesn’t have a timeline for when he would defund the CBC despite promising in December to do it “very quick.” Questioned by National Post on Tuesday on whether the Conservatives would defund the CBC within...
Large majority of Canadians want Carney to disclose business interests: poll
Two-thirds of Canadians think Liberal leader Mark Carney should proactively reveal his business interests before election day, according to a new poll.
Pierre Poilievre dismisses calls for 'pivot' as Liberals increase lead in polls
Conservative leader says he won't stop criticizing the incumbent government for its 'lost Liberal decade.' Pierre Poilievre says he disagrees with calls from some supporters for him to change his election strategy amid a Liberal surge in the polls, arguing that he should not stop talking about the “lost Liberal decade.” Monday morning, he poopooed any suggestion that he should...
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.
Patriotism, a big rally and, of course, new slogans: Inside Pierre Poilievre's Trump-induced strategy shift
Conservatives believe the cost of living and crime to be top issues, but also a rising sense of national pride, which Poilievre wants to capture. “Canada First” is Pierre Poilievre’s new pitch to Canadians. But it also represents the firsts the Conservative leader himself has been navigating in the past few weeks. It’s the first time as leader that he...
Trudeau got Taylor Swift tickets directly from Eras concert promoter, PMO says
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office confirmed he acquired tickets to see Taylor Swift in Toronto directly from the company managing her Eras Tour, but is keeping quiet about the exact price he paid, saying only that he paid in full.
Federal Liberal candidate facing Indigenous heritage questions now applying to become Metis
A federal Liberal candidate in B.C. who publicly identified as Indigenous for years says she now plans to apply for Metis citizenship after a local Metis society publicly questioned her heritage claims. In a statement provided by a Liberal Party of Canada (LPC) spokesperson, Madison Fleischer, the party’s candidate in the Cloverdale—Langley City byelection, said she is in the process...
'It's just shocking': Liberal cabinet minister's shifting Indigenous identity scorned
Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault says his shifting claims from being “non-status adoptive Cree” to recently stating his adoptive mother is “status Métis” are a “reflection of his family exploring their own history” and not him claiming Indigenous status. Boissonnault’s spokesperson Alice Hansen sent National Post a statement Tuesday offering new details about the minister’s changing stories about his adoptive family’s...
'Highly suspicious': Conservatives, NDP demand Liberal minister explain 'Indigenous' claims
Conservatives and New Democrats say federal Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault must answer questions about why a company that belonged to him said it was Indigenous-owned while bidding on federal contracts. “It’s highly suspicious at best. But at worst, it’s fraud,” Conservative ethics critic Michael Barrett told the Commons ethics committee Thursday. His colleague Michael Cooper said Boissonneault has “no place...
Singh's party support shows 'concerning' drop in NDP-friendly regions: poll
Support for federal New Democrats in B.C. and the Prairies is dropping at a “concerning” rate for leader Jagmeet Singh, a new poll suggests, despite recent gains by his provincial counterparts in Manitoba and Saskatchewan. The Postmedia-Leger poll finds that the NDP’s popularity has dropped two percentage points nationally, to 15 per cent, since the last poll on Sept. 30.
CBC president Catherine Tait billed for $1,000-a-night hotel to attend Paris Olympics
Outgoing CBC President Catherine Tait spent $6,000 — including staying at a $1,000-per-night hotel — for just under five days at the Paris Olympics, an expense observers say is sure to raise eyebrows but is ultimately justifiable. According to a copy of Tait’s calendar obtained via an access-to-information request, Tait was in Paris from July 25 to 29. She arrived...
U.S. charges against Indian government employee for assassination plot shows ties to Nijjar slaying
A newly unsealed indictment into charges filed by the U.S. Justice Department against a government of India employee for allegedly planning to assassinate a Sikh activist in New York City reveals multiple ties between the foiled plot and the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar in British Columbia. On Thursday, the department announced charges against 39-year-old Vikash Yadav, who remains at...
Trudeau says current and former Conservative parliamentarians engaged in foreign interference
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says several current and former Conservative parliamentarians are either engaged in foreign interference or at high risk of being targeted by a foreign government and lambasted Conservative leader for refusing to get security clearance. Trudeau dropped the bombshell revelation during his testimony to the Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference (PIFI) Wednesday.
Rideau Hall employees were 'very unhappy' and 'suffered a lot' during Julie Payette years: chief justice
Chief Justice Richard Wagner says Rideau Hall’s employees were “very unhappy” because they had “suffered a lot” for years by the time he temporarily replaced former governor general Julie Payette, who resigned for presiding over a “toxic” workplace. “There are 150 employees at Rideau Hall. They were people who, I must say, were very unhappy because there had been very...
Irwin Cotler suggested Anthony Housefather resign from Liberal caucus
Irwin Cotler, the former Liberal cabinet minister and former MP for Mount Royal, says he recommended his successor Anthony Housefather resign from his party’s caucus and sit as an Independent this spring as he prepares to face a “formidable” Conservative opponent next election.
Even NDP voters aren't crazy about Jagmeet Singh propping up Trudeau: poll
32% of respondents say their opinion of Singh and the NDP is worse since 2022 when the deal was signed, while just 20% say they think better of the party and its leader now. Just four out of 10 Canadians think the deal between the Liberals and the NDP to keep the Trudeau government in power has been a good...
More baleful byelections are brewing for the Trudeau Liberals after the fall of St. Paul's
The Liberals’ stunning defeat in the Toronto—St-Paul’s byelection this week could be just the beginning of a year of pain for the party: several more byelections are expected; all of them could happen before 2024 is over.
Government disputes 'misleading' claim it blocked 1,000-plus documents from foreign interference reviewers
The federal government called “misleading” an intelligence oversight committee’s assertion this week that it was barred from accessing all or part of 1,000 documents during its review into foreign interference due to “cabinet confidence.”
Judge dismisses request by two federal officials to block ArriveCan probe into alleged misconduct
A judge rejected a request by two federal officials to block an internal investigation into allegations they committed “serious misconduct” relating to government contracting and the ArriveCan app.
Davie Shipyard suing Ottawa to prevent any disclosure of shipbuilding strategy deal
Quebec-based Davie shipyard is suing the federal government to prevent it from releasing a single word of the agreement that made it eligible for billions of dollars in potential federal shipbuilding contracts. In April, flanked by a bevy of shipyard workers and federal and provincial politicians, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau held an upbeat press conference to announce that Chantier Davie...