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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau references a joke image of himself with a mullet haircut during his speech at the Parliamentary Press Gallery Dinner at the Museum of History in Gatineau, Que., on Oct. 22, 2022. Photo by The Canadian Press/Spencer Colby

Trudeau jokes about Poilievre

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre did not attend the press gallery dinner on Saturday, October 22, 2022, evening, but he was nonetheless much of the focus of a long-standing political tradition of lobbing light-hearted shots at political rivals during speeches at the event.

By Laura Osman | News, Politics | October 23rd 2022

Murray Sinclair appears before the Senate committee on Aboriginal Peoples in Ottawa on Tuesday, May 28, 2019. File photo by The Canadian Press/Fred Chartrand

Liberal steps to remove mandatory minimums doesn't go far enough: Murray Sinclair

The former chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission says Liberal legislation to remove some mandatory minimum penalties from the Criminal Code doesn't go far enough.

By The Canadian Press | News, Politics | October 21st 2022

OPP officers prepare to bag a firearm after Ontario Provincial Police host a news conference in Vaughan, Ont., on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017. File photo by The Canadian Press/Chris Young

Feds hit limits on gun tracing control

Federal agencies are trying to boost efforts to trace the origins of guns used in crimes, but it appears jurisdictional hurdles could prevent the measures from going as far as some would like.

By Jim Bronskill | News, Politics | September 23rd 2022

Then Conservative Leader Stephen Harper, right, and Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau shake hands following a debate in Toronto, on Monday, Sept. 28, 2015. File photo by The Canadian Press/Mark Blinch

Former PM Stephen Harper invested in Order of Canada while in London

If Shakespeare thought misery acquaints people with strange bedfellows, he may well agree that mourning a cherished monarch may also bridge some political divides.

By The Canadian Press | News, Politics | September 19th 2022

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives at the Westminster Abbey on the day of Queen Elizabeth II funeral, in London on Monday, Sept. 19, 2022. (Phil Noble/Pool Photo via AP)

Justin Trudeau and Canadian delegation attend Queen Elizabeth's funeral

The toll of bells, crescendo of bagpipes and echo of drums abruptly gave way to sombre silence early on Monday, September 19, 2022, morning as state funeral proceedings for Queen Elizabeth got underway at historic Westminster Abbey.

By The Canadian Press | News, Politics | September 19th 2022

Pallbearers carry the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, draped in the Royal Standard with the Imperial State Crown during her State Funeral at Westminster Abbey in London, on Sept. 19, 2022. Photo by The Associated Press/James Manning/Pool Photo via AP

Queen Elizabeth's funeral concludes in London

Mourners assembled outside Westminster Abbey stood in respectful silence on Monday, September 19, 2022, as Queen Elizabeth's coffin was carried out of the historic church at the end of her official state funeral.

By The Canadian Press | News, Politics | September 19th 2022

Treasury Board President Tony Clement answers a question during Question Period in the House of Commons in Ottawa, on Tuesday, May 26, 2015. File photo by The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld

Former Tory MP Tony Clement appointed to Conservatives' fundraising machine: sources

Former Tory MP Tony Clement appointed to board of Conservative Fund: sources

By Stephanie Taylor | News, Politics | September 16th 2022

The coffin of Queen Elizabeth II is placed at Westminster Hall in London, on Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022. File photo by The Associated Press/Nariman El-Mofty, Pool

Former PMs, Canadian celebrities travel to queen's funeral in London

Canada is sending a handful of celebrities alongside its official delegation to the queen's state funeral on Monday, September 19, 2022, in London, England.

By Dylan Robertson | News, Politics | September 16th 2022

Pierre Poilievre, contender for the leadership of the federal Conservative party calls on members to cast their ballot, at a rally, on Saturday, August 20, 2022 in Charlottetown P.E.I. File photo by The Canadian Press/Jacques Boissinot

Five questions Pierre Poilievre hasn't answered

Five policy questions Tory leadership front-runner Pierre Poilievre hasn't answered

By Stephanie Taylor | News, Politics | September 8th 2022

Interim Conservative Leader Candice Bergen rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, June 22, 2022. File photo by The Canadian Press/Justin Tang

Voting wraps up in Conservative leadership race before Saturday convention

Voting has ended in the Conservative party's leadership election — but its members still need to wait until Saturday, September 10, 2022, to find out who their next leader is.

By The Canadian Press | News, Politics | September 7th 2022

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