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Four new MPs are set to be elected to the House of Commons Monday in a handful of byelections that political watchers say could expose rifts within the Conservative party and bring a new Liberal cabinet hopeful into the fold. The Liberals are expected to hold onto seats in Winnipeg …
Read More »Singh says NDP won’t trigger election over Johnston, interference. Why? – National
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is defending his party’s decision not to make its motion calling for David Johnston to step down as special rapporteur binding and says an election does not “make sense” if the goal is protecting Canada’s democracy. Singh told The West Block’s Mercedes Stephenson in an interview …
Read More »Maxime Bernier appears to eye Manitoba byelection in bid to return as MP
Descrease article font size Increase article font size People’s Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier appears set to announce his candidacy in an coming byelection for a federal seat in Manitoba. A news release says Bernier, a former cabinet minister who quit the Conservative caucus in 2018 to found the …
Read More »Federal budget, transit on the agenda as Trudeau visits Manitoba – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has a busy day planned Wednesday, during his visit to Manitoba to promote his government’s new budget. Among Trudeau’s stops in Winnipeg: a meeting with students to highlight budget measures, a clean economy announcement, a meeting with trade …
Read More »Manitoba’s Stefanson drops again in premiers’ approval polling – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson has seen her approval rating slip slightly since late last year, according to the newest polling results from the Angus Reid Institute. Stefanson, who is up for re-election in October, lost one point in popularity among respondents in …
Read More »Canada’s spy agency asked to help MPs spot foreign interference – National
Some members of Parliament say they have no idea how to spot foreign interference, as Canada’s spy agency warns that all elected officials are targets for hostile states. “There is not clarity, quite frankly, around what MPs and their parties can do to protect themselves,” NDP MP Rachel Blaney told …
Read More »Pharmacare progress expected to be among priorities as NDP caucus gathers
The federal New Democrats are kicking off a three-day caucus retreat Wednesday with a keynote speech from Leader Jagmeet Singh. News Source link
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