Vrinda Agnihotri Vrinda Agnihotri

With Freeland out and the federal deficit up, Parliament is set to take holiday break

CTV News - Members of Parliament are set to begin their holiday break later today, capping off a tumultuous fall sitting filled with non-confidence votes, filibusters, stalled legislation, a growing deficit and the finance minister's resignation. After Chrystia Freeland's bombshell departure from cabinet Monday morning, several Liberal MPs called for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to step aside as well.

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Nabiha Bilgrami Nabiha Bilgrami

Amid Freeland resignation, Department of Finance begins embargoed reading of fall economic statement

CTV News - Amid the news Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has resigned from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cabinet, the Department of Finance has begun handing out embargoed copies of the long-anticipated fall economic statement. The document — delivered to media in the lockup nearly four hours later than planned — is expected to detail the state of the country’s finances.

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Shay Alford Shay Alford

Former B.C. premier Christy Clark interested in replacing Trudeau if PM steps down

CBC - As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faces a rebellion from his own Liberal MPs in caucus this week, former B.C. premier Christy Clark is suggesting she would be interested in replacing him, should Trudeau decide to step down. In a statement sent to Radio-Canada in French, Clark wrote that she was open to returning to public life and "would like to be part of the discussion about the future direction of the Liberal Party and the country."

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Vrinda Agnihotri Vrinda Agnihotri

Trudeau Liberals survive Conservative confidence vote in key test

Global News - The Conservative Party’s first attempt to topple Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government has failed, but more votes are on the horizon. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s motion which stated the House had no confidence was defeated after the NDP and Bloc Quebcois joined the Liberals in voting against.

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Why B.C. election could serve as a ‘trial run’ for next federal campaign

Global news - The B.C. election is officially underway, and the results will have implications for politics in Ottawa regardless of who wins, political analysts say. The B.C. NDP government is running a tight race for re-election against the surging Conservative Party of B.C., which has become its chief rival after the official Opposition BC United — formerly the BC Liberals — suspended their campaign amid sagging poll numbers.


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Shay Alford Shay Alford

PM Trudeau to shuffle cabinet as Rodriguez quits to enter Quebec Liberal leadership race, source says

Globe and Mail - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will shuffle his cabinet Thursday afternoon to fill the gap left by outgoing Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez, according to a government official who said no new faces will be added to the cabinet. The official, who has direct knowledge of the plans, characterized the changes as an adjustment to the current cabinet assignments.

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New poll shows Liberals blasted to fourth place in future House of Commons

National Post - A new Abacus Data poll shows the Liberal Party scraping such new lows of unpopularity that they could conceivably be thrown to an unprecedented fourth place in a future House of Commons. The survey shows just 22 per cent of voters still in the Liberal camp – the lowest ever charted by Abacus since the 2015 election of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

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