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Ottawa, Canada: Canada’s political script took a dramatic turn in early 2025, pushing the nation towards an unexpected snap election in April – months ahead of the scheduled October timeline. The catalyst was the resignation of former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in January, setting the stage for an all-new electoral landscape. In his place rose…
By most measures, Mark Carney’s resume is stacked. Chief of central banks for two G7 countries. Investment banker. International climate finance expert. An economics degree from Harvard University. A masters and a PhD in economics from Oxford. He even has hockey on his list of accomplishments, having played as a backup goalie for Harvard during…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 5, 2025 9:11 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Federal party leaders are starting the second full weekend of the federal election campaign at opposite ends of the country. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is in B.C. while NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is…
Now that the federal election has been called, Saskatchewan candidates are gearing up for the next month of campaigning and local leaders are making their priorities known. Liberal candidate for Regina-Wascana, Jeff Walters, opened his campaign office Monday morning. He hopes to take back the riding after losing it to Conservatives in 2019. “You know…
By Kyle Duggan The Canadian Press Posted February 17, 2025 8:01 am Updated February 17, 2025 8:12 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size It’s deadline day for candidates to pay up so they can stay in the running to replace Justin Trudeau as Liberal leader — and the field…
By Kyle Duggan The Canadian Press Posted January 30, 2025 6:27 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Nova Scotia Liberal MP Jaime Battiste says he is dropping out of the Liberal party leadership race and backing former central banker Mark Carney. The MP for Sydney—Victoria made the announcement in…
Mark Carney is set to hold an event Thursday where he is expected to announce he’s running to replace Justin Trudeau as the leader of the Liberal Party and the next prime minister of Canada. Calgary Liberal MP George Chahal’s office said in a statement Wednesday that the MP will join Carney “for his much…
Former British Columbia premier Christy Clark said Tuesday she will not run in the race to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as leader of the federal Liberal Party. In a statement, Clark thanked the volunteers who had expressed interest in her potential candidacy and organizers who mobilized “on very short notice,” but said there wasn’t…
The novelist Margaret Atwood once met a neurosurgeon who told her he was a big fan of hers, that he’d read all of her books and that, when he retired, he, too, hoped to write some books. “What a coincidence,” Atwood is said to have replied. “Because when I retire, I hope to take up…
Marco Mendicino, a former high-ranking cabinet minister in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government, is the latest Liberal to say he will not run in the next federal election. In a statement posted on social media on Thursday evening, Mendicino expressed gratitude for the strong support of his constituents in the Toronto riding of Eglinton—Lawrence and…
