Assessing the Trudeau record, real and imagined
Declining support for the Liberal Party should not be confused with declining support for progressive policies that create communities where all can thrive.
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NDP gears up to battle the Conservatives
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh began 2024 by propping up Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s minority government. He is ending the year calling for Trudeau’s resignation.
Liberal, NDP bill to cover diabetes and birth control medication passed by Senate
The pharmacare bill that was central to a political pact between the Liberals and NDP become law on Thursday after the Senate passed the bill without making any changes.
Poilievre pushes Singh to dump Liberal deal and force fall election
Poilievre called for the New Democrats and Bloc Québécois to vote non-confidence in the minority government when Parliament resumes next month.
Singh launches preemptive defence of pharmacare bill before vote
The Liberals and the New Democrats full-throatedly pledged to stop the Conservatives from blocking their pharmacare legislation in the House of Commons on Monday — even though the two parties have more than enough votes to bypass the Opposition.
Alberta tables gatekeeper bill to prevent municipalities from dealing directly with feds
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has introduced legislation to gatekeep and if necessary veto any future deal struck between municipalities and the federal government.
Alberta Premier Smith meets with Prime Minister Trudeau
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will meet up face-to-face in Calgary today.
PBO expects inflation to drop and deficit to grow by year end
The parliamentary budget officer is projecting inflation will return to the Bank of Canada's two per cent target by the end of the year and the federal deficit will grow amid weakening economic conditions.
Working with Liberals on pharmacare like wrestling 'slimy' eels: Jagmeet Singh
Singh told a town hall meeting in Edmonton, where the New Democrats are holding a caucus retreat, that dealing with the federal government is "not fun."
Long-term care and mental health services top Canadians' health wish list
As Liberals and New Democrats negotiate what a future national drug plan should look like, a new survey suggests pharmacare is not at the top of the priority list for most Canadians.
As the holidays approach, Federal politicians poke a little fun
"Merry Christmas, everybody! Merry Christmas. Are we still allowed to say Merry Christmas in Justin Trudeau's Canada?"
Despite promise to NDP, Liberals say pharmacare bill unlikely to pass this year
Government House leader Karina Gould warned on Tuesday the Liberals are unlikely to get a pharmacare bill passed by the end of the year, despite their promise to do so in an agreement with the NDP.
NDP vow to campaign on pharmacare in next election if Liberal promise falls through
The federal New Democrats plan to make pharmacare a central issue in the next election if the Liberals do not meet the bar the opposition party has set for legislation to reduce the cost of prescription drugs.
Liberals and NDP still dickering over promised pharmacare bill
The federal New Democrats have rejected the first draft of the Liberals' pharmacare legislation, in what the health minister describes as "extremely fluid" negotiations over the highly anticipated bill.
NDP tables own pharmacare bill to push Liberals into action
No longer content to wait for the Liberals to make good on their promise, the New Democrats tabled their own pharmacare legislation in the House of Commons on Tuesday, June 13, 2023.