As the Liberal government grapples with political upheaval following the exit of Chrystia Freeland from the federal cabinet, a new Ipsos poll shows most Canadians now want an early election. That comes as support for Conservatives is surging and support for the Liberals is at a near-historic low this week — putting Prime Minister Justin…
The Conservative party will attempt to topple Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government once again with their third non-confidence motion of the fall. The motion, which is expected to be tabled before the House of Commons on Thursday, is using past snippets of criticisms of Trudeau’s Liberals coming from the New Democratic Party. The text of…
By David Baxter The Canadian Press Posted December 3, 2024 4:12 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he won’t play Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s games by voting to bring down the government on an upcoming non-confidence motion. The Conservatives plan to introduce a motion…
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has demanded the federal government present a plan before Parliament to beef up border security as U.S. president-elect Donald Trump threatens to impose stiff tariffs on Canada. The plan should include measures to increase patrols and technology to crack down on illegal drug trafficking, as well as tightening visa rules and…
Immigration Minister Marc Miller was admonished in the House of Commons during question period Thursday when he told Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to “grow a pair” and get his security clearance. Miller withdrew the comment but has yet to apologize for the language. The minister was responding to a question from Poilievre for the government…
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is vowing to “fight fire with fire” and address U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s economic protectionism with policies aimed at attracting investment and higher wages in Canada. Poilievre told Jas Johal on Corus Radio station CKNW in Vancouver on Friday he also supports increased security at the U.S.-Canada border, but downplayed fears…
Canada‘s opposition leader Pierre Poilievre on Wednesday issued a clarification after reports emerged about a canceled Diwali celebration at Parliament Hill.A statement from Poilievre’s office, shared by Indo-Canadian host Darshan Maharaja on X, addressed the situation and explained that the decision was made hastily and confirmed that Diwali celebrations would proceed as planned.“To be clear,…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A day after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faced more than two dozen MPs who had been calling on him to step aside, he made it clear he intends to lead the Liberals into the next election. “We’re going to continue to have great conversations about what is…
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he supports children and prisoners who are incapable of making decisions for themselves getting mandatory, involuntary drug and psychiatric treatment. That comes after the parents of a 13-year-old girl from B.C. testified at a parliamentary committee about her mental health struggles before her overdose death in an encampment of homeless people…
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre on Tuesday doubled down on his call for Israel to pre-emptively strike Iran’s nuclear facilities, saying such an act would be “a gift by the Jewish state to humanity.” Poilievre first voiced his support Monday at a commemoration event in Ottawa marking the one-year anniversary of Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack…
