The Liberals will have to find ways to balance NDP and Bloc demands and expectations while navigating promises of fiscal responsibility, appealing to younger voters, and not falling into Conservative traps.
Politics used to be about attracting the best and brightest to the challenge of public service. Now, some of its practitioners seem determined to scare them off.
With a federal election looming, Liberals are claiming the high ground on climate change and accusing the NDP of caving to Conservative disinformation. It's a clear preview of what's to come.
The planned votes from the Bloc and the New Democrats eliminate the possibility of a snap election, buying the Liberals more time to govern after a raucous start to the fall sitting of Parliament.
It now appears that chance will come on Sept. 24, the first date opposition parties can introduce motions, including those declaring non-confidence in the government.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has suffered another devastating byelection blow with the loss of a second Liberal stronghold, this one to the Bloc Québécois in LaSalle—Émard—Verdun.
This is apparently how the carbon tax ends in Canada: not with a bang but a surrender. Last week, B.C. Premier David Eby acknowledged his government wouldn’t maintain the province’s long-standing consumer carbon tax — one that predates the federal version by a decade — if a future federal government eliminates its own.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre signaled the Liberals' carbon price and the economy will remain his prime target when Parliament resumes this week.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh hinted his party may soon abandon support for the carbon price, setting the stage for an intense return to the House of Commons.
From his fondness for online name calling to his studied indifference to things like causality and jurisdiction, Singh has behaved far more like the Conservative Party of Canada’s leader than the prime minister.
New Democrats are huddling in Montreal to strategize a new path forward ahead of the fall parliamentary session — one that doesn't include the Liberals at their hips and ideally makes them a credible alternative to the Conservatives at the next election.
New Democrats are attempting to paint themselves as a legitimate alternative to the Liberals and Conservatives ahead of the next election, but Singh acknowledged one his party's biggest challenges will be persuading Canadians it can actually form government.