Cauchon’s a long-shot, but doesn’t want to stay on sidelines
Former Cabinet minister Martin Cauchon lost the last election campaign in his old riding of Outremont, Que., to NDP leader Thomas Mulcair, but he wants another stab at it as the Liberal Party leader in 2015. It’s a long shot considering Liberal MP Justin Trudeau’s (Papineau, Que.) national popularity, but Mr. Cauchon, 50, has […]
Hall Findlay stirs pot in Liberal leadership bid
Some candidates in the Liberal leadership race have been criticized for being light on policy. Martha Hall Findlay isn’t one of them. Since announcing her bid to run for Liberal leader in November, she’s been clear on where she stands on a range of policy fronts. Policy platform: Ms. Hall Findlay’s platform shows a […]
Trudeau’s greatest strength could be how he’s underestimated
As the front-runner in the Liberal leadership campaign, Justin Trudeau has raised more than $1-million so far, which excites lots of Liberals, but he doesn’t walk on water. Since first getting elected to represent the Quebec riding of Papineau in the House of Commons in 2008, Mr. Trudeau, 41, has kept a fairly low political […]
Murray’s momentum surprises even her campaign manager
PARLIAMENT HILL—Liberal MP Joyce Murray’s fundraising leap last week to the front of a Liberal leadership pack trying to get close enough to Justin Trudeau’s heels has surprised even her campaign manager. Whatever happens when the votes are counted on April 14 in Ottawa it’s likely no one, neither Ms. Murray’s (Vancouver Quadra, B.C.) […]
‘Maybe we need to pick a candidate who’s a little less susceptible to attack ads’: McCrimmon
Karen McCrimmon is one of four candidates to seek the Liberal leadership without a seat in the House of Commons, but it’s clear from a quick read of her CV that her credentials and accomplishments would make her a star candidate in any party. Background: Ms. McCrimmon retired from the Royal Canadian Air Force […]
Indian Act needs to go, should be replaced with self-governance agreements, says candidate Coyne
Experience: Former policy chair and former PMO staffer for John Turner. Former constitutional law professor at the University of Toronto. Past member of the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada and the Ontario Health Insurance Appeal and Review Board. Former unsuccessful federal Liberal candidate in Toronto-Danforth who ran in 2006. Author of four books […]
Progressives ‘can’t risk’ not working together to defeat Conservatives, says Murray
Experience: Liberal MP for Vancouver-Quadra, B.C. since 2008. Former B.C. MLA and minister of water, land and air protection, and minister of management services. Co-founder of Brinkman and Associates Reforestation Ltd. and The Earth Partners LP. Hometown: Born in Schweizer-Reneke, South Africa, lives in Vancouver, B.C. Policies: “Sustainable Society.” Ms. Murray would work cooperatively […]
Who Supports Whom in Federal Liberal Leadership Race
Former Liberal Cabinet Minister Martin Cauchon William Assini Francesco Bellini Yves Bernier Sylvie Bertrand Sylvie Boileau Mark Bruneau Thérèse Bureau Jean Frederic Chagnon France Chrétien Desmarais Douglas Clarke Betty Cohen André Delouya Philippe Jean Desmarais Chantal Dion Robert Dion Louise Dubé Bernard Dufour Jean Dufour Philippe Dufour Daniel Ezerzer Amanda Furfaro François Gaudreau Elizabeth Grand […]
A look at Liberal Party leadership conventions
The Liberal Party of Canada officially came into existence on July 1, 1867, upon the Confederation of Canada as a federal dominion in the British Empire. From Confederation until 1873, George Brown, the former publisher of The Globe and Mail, was seen as the unofficial Liberal Party leader, but the first official leader of the […]
Liberal MPs criticize Hall Findlay’s lengthy attack on Murray’s cooperation proposal
PARLIAMENT HILL—Liberal MPs on Tuesday criticized Liberal leadership candidate Martha Hall Findlay for a lengthy attack against MP and leadership contender Joyce Murray’s central campaign plank calling for electoral cooperation among the opposition parties to defeat Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his Conservatives in the next federal election. Ms. Hall Findlay posted a 700-word criticism […]
