Tories to haul Trudeau before House Natural Resources Committee to explain his Alberta statements, opposition parties call it a ‘witch-hunt’
PARLIAMENT HILL—Conservative MPs have pushed through an unprecedented motion at the Commons Natural Resources Committee calling Liberal leadership front-runner Justin Trudeau for a grilling over political comments he made two years ago alleging a negative Alberta influence over federal, social, and democratic policies through Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his government. The Conservative motion […]
Trudeau shrugs off Conservative attacks over his 2010 Alberta comments, says he won’t play Tory games; NDP back up Libs in Natural Resources Committee to try to stop Tory tactics
PARLIAMENT HILL—Liberal leadership front-runner Justin Trudeau shrugged off a barrage of Conservative attacks over comments he made in 2010 about Alberta’s disproportionate influence on Canadian social policy under Prime Minister Stephen Harper as a political “game” he won’t play. Mr. Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) was responding to attacks from Conservative MPs over the past week-and-a-half, […]
Liberal leadership candidate Murray calls for ‘one-time’ cooperation with major parties to defeat Conservatives in next federal election
PARLIAMENT HILL—Liberal MP Joyce Murray launched her bid for the leadership of the federal Liberal Party on Monday with a call for “one-time” only cooperation among the three major opposition parties in the next federal election in order to defeat Prime Minister Harper and bring in lasting reform to Canada’s electoral system. Pointing out […]
Grit fundraiser actively soliciting ‘pre-launch’ financing for Liberal MP Garneau
PARLIAMENT HILL—One of the Liberal Party’s veteran fundraisers is actively soliciting “pre-launch” financial contributions to finance the Liberal leadership bid by former astronaut and Montreal MP Marc Garneau, according to emails between Mr. Garneau’s supporters and organizers. And, though Mr. Garneau’s Parliament Hill press attaché Jean Proulx told The Hill Times on Wednesday that Mr. […]
Bertschi opposes Trudeau’s support for China’s CNOOC $15.2-billion Nexen bid, creating first hard policy shift in Liberal leadership race
PARLIAMENT HILL—Liberal leadership candidate David Bertschi is opposing prominent contender Justin Trudeau’s support for the contentious $15.2-billion bid by the state-owned China National Offshore Oil Corp. to take over Calgary-based oil and gas company Nexen Inc. The position taken by Mr. Bertschi in a prepared statement Tuesday creates the first hard policy rift in the […]
Trudeau officially registers as Liberal leadership contender
PARLIAMENT HILL—Liberal leadership race contender Justin Trudeau is the first candidate to officially register for the contest as of Friday afternoon, with more expected to come as the party screens other nominations. Mr. Trudeau was also the first candidate to register with Elections Canada, where his registration is dated Thursday, Nov. 15. As of Friday, […]
Trudeau leadership win won’t be a cakewalk, says Hall Findlay organizer
PARLIAMENT HILL—The Liberal Party officially swung open the starting gates for one of the most important leadership races in its history Wednesday, as the likely field widened to 11 with the Calgary entry of high-profile former MP Martha Hall Findlay and a former Canadian Forces navigator who announced her candidacy in Ottawa. But, with the […]
Bertschi expected to announce bid for federal Liberal leadership Wednesday
PARLIAMENT HILL—Ottawa lawyer and former federal Liberal election candidate David Bertschi is entering the federal party’s leadership race, with a campaign kickoff Wednesday evening in Ottawa Orleans, the riding he hopes to win in the next federal election. Mr. Bertschi, who has been sounding out support for months and takes on Prime Minister Stephen […]
Trudeau’s best fight may be yet to come
OTTAWA—Even before he steps into the real ring, the knives are already out for Justin Trudeau. According to some analysts, he is a substance-less daddy’s boy who has never worked a day in his life. At age 40, he is too young to lead and, anyway, the same political elite who never accepted his […]
Internally, Rae’s enemies were gathering steam
OTTAWA—Bob Rae will go down in history as one of the best prime ministers we never had. He is in good company. Former Progressive Conservative leader Robert Stanfield is still considered the premier prime minister who never actually survived a popular vote. More recently, Jack Layton’s unexpected ascendancy to the Office of Leader of […]
