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Canadian political news, opinions, and analysis. “The prime minister, as I understand it, a number of caucus colleagues have said that the prime minister has said that he will reflect on both the decision that minister Freeland made, but also what he’s heard from members of his own caucus,” Jonathan Wilkinson said.
Trudeau orchestrates major cabinet shuffle as questions swirl over …
4 days ago · Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives at a cabinet swearing-in ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa, on Friday, Dec.20, 2024. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press) Prime Minister Justin Trudeau orchestrated a major overhaul of his front bench on Friday, bringing in eight new ministers and reassigning ...
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Speakers included right-wing commentator Lauren Southern, Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, who is now Donald Trump’s nominee to head the National Institutes of Health, Freedom Convoy organizer Tamara Lich and Vaccine Choice Canada president Ted Kuntz.
Trudeau’s advisers lay out his options as path to stay on as PM …
6 days ago · Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivers remarks during a National Caucus holiday event in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s inner circle has begun laying out his options after Chrystia Freeland’s bombshell resignation Monday ...
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The 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 the latest poll from Mainstreet Research.
MPs on track to wrap up fall sitting amid ongoing calls for …
Dec 17, 2024 · The fall sitting that began with what would ultimately turn out to be a failed bid by a few dozen Liberal backbenchers to persuade Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to voluntarily relinquish the party leadership is set to end with Trudeau once again under mounting pressure to step down after now-former finance minister Chrystia Freeland handed in her ministerial notice just hours she was slated to ...
Not going anywhere | iPolitics
Jun 25, 2024 · Good evening to you. Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says the prime minister isn’t going anywhere, despite suffering another blow in Monday’s byelection, which saw the historically Liberal riding of Toronto-St. Paul’s vote blue for the first time this century. During a press conference today, Freeland was asked whether Prime Minister Justin Trudeau can continue to lead the party after ...
Time’s up for Trudeau? | iPolitics
Oct 18, 2024 · Good evening, readers. We start today with a look at the Liberal caucus revolt, which Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland attempted to downplay on Friday. She told reporters that she’s absolutely confident” the majority of Liberal MPs still support Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as leader.
MPs head back to the House of Commons as voters head to the …
Sep 15, 2024 · Exactly 89 days after the House of Commons shut down for the summer, MPs are heading back to their assigned seats in the chamber as the precinct powers up for what is already being framed as a make-or-break sitting for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, whose embattled minority government was already facing a fractious return to regular cross-aisle business before the New Democrats served notice ...
Make-or-break confidence vote set for Wednesday as Trudeau …
Sep 22, 2024 · As the second week of the fall sitting gets rolling, the clock is ticking down to the first make-or-break confidence vote since the New Democrats pulled the plug on their supply-and-confidence deal with the minority Liberal government.