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By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 6, 2023 3:11 pm Updated September 6, 2023 10:25 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Manitoba Liberal Party has released its full campaign platform, which includes roughly $1 billion in new spending and higher taxes for some income …
Read More »Ontario Liberal leadership candidate unveils high-profile campaign chairs
Kingston, Ont., MPP and Ontario Liberal leadership hopeful Ted Hsu is flexing his political muscle as the campaign to replace Steven Del Duca as leader gets underway in earnest. Hsu, who was the second candidate to formally enter the race, announced high-profile campaign co-chairs and more than $100,000 of fundraising …
Read More »Bonnie Crombie holds campaign launch for Ontario Liberal leadership bid
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Mississauga, Ont., Mayor Bonnie Crombie has launched a bid to become leader of the Ontario Liberals, saying she wants to renew, rebuild and re-energize the party. Crombie becomes the fourth contestant in the race that includes MP Nate Erskine-Smith, MP and former …
Read More »Ontario Liberal hopeful Bonnie Crombie facing backlash for Greenbelt comment
Mississauga Mayor and Ontario Liberal leadership candidate Bonnie Crombie is facing heat on the day she officially announced her entry into the race for comments she made about the Greenbelt. Speaking to reporters after she officially launched her Liberal leadership bid, Crombie outlined a situation in which she said she …
Read More »Ontario Liberal leadership hopeful sets out key housing policies
Ontario Liberal leadership candidate Nate Erskine-Smith is pledging to create a provincially-owned construction agency to build new affordable housing, part of the first major policy push of the campaign. Erkine-Smith, who was the first candidate to officially launch his leadership bid, unveiled a housing strategy that also promises to eliminate …
Read More »Kingston MPP becomes 2nd official candidate in Liberal leadership race
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 28, 2023 4:11 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size OTTAWA — Ontario MPP Ted Hsu is officially a candidate for the provincial Liberal leadership. Hsu launched his campaign in Kingston, Ont., alongside hometown music hero Rob Baker of the Tragically …
Read More »Ontario Liberal Party set to announce new leader on Dec. 2
TORONTO — Ontario Liberals are set to vote for their new leader through ranked ballots in late November, with the results to be unveiled Dec. 2. The party’s executive announced Sunday that it has set out the rules and timelines for the race to replace Steven Del Duca, who resigned …
Read More »Ontario Liberal Mitzie Hunter confirms she’s running in Toronto’s mayoral race
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario Liberal MPP Mitzie Hunter has confirmed to Global News she will officially be tossing her name in for Toronto’s mayoral race. She also said she does not plan on using “strong mayor powers.” Hunter has represented Scarborough-Guildwood as an MPP since …
Read More »Quebec byelection: Voters head to polls in former Liberal leader’s Montreal riding
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted March 13, 2023 9:18 am Updated March 13, 2023 9:19 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size A byelection is being held today in a Montreal riding to choose a new member of the provincial legislature to replace the former Quebec Liberal …
Read More »‘Profits are profits’: As food prices soar, Liberal MP says Canada needs more competition
As an “unlikely alliance” between Canada’s independent grocers and the country’s three largest chains is forming, a Liberal MP is arguing that shoppers need more competition amid soaring food prices and accusations that grocery stores are at fault for higher food inflation. Read more: Grocery CEOs defend ‘reasonable profitability’ in grilling over soaring …
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