Sarah Ritchie
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Reporter with The Canadian Press
Party leaders make pledges on job skills training, scam protection for seniors
The main federal parties campaigned in the Montreal area on Tuesday, with the Liberals pitching a new training benefit for mid-career workers and the Conservatives promising to protect seniors from scams.
Poilievre vows to use the notwithstanding clause, Carney talks defence procurement
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is promising that a government led by him would use the notwithstanding clause to override Charter rights to implement his tough-on-crime agenda — something no prime minister has ever done.
Poilievre would override Charter for his crime agenda; Carney discusses defence
Liberal Leader Mark Carney and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre campaign in Montreal. Poilievre is promising that a government led by him would use the notwithstanding clause to override Charter rights to implement his tough-on-crime agenda — something no prime minister has ever done.
Poilievre says Trump is right to claim a Liberal PM would be easier to deal with
Trump said he doesn't care who wins the election — but added he thinks it's easier to deal with a Liberal and took aim at Poilievre, saying he's "stupidly, no friend of mine."
Mark Carney kills Canada's carbon tax in first move as PM
Carney says people who have been getting a rebate on the carbon price will get one final payment for the next quarter in April.
Mark Carney assumes prime minister role in a moment of crisis with pared down cabinet
The new government includes 20 Trudeau-era ministers along with three new faces from the Liberal caucus.
Some former cabinet ministers out as Carney shrinks his bench
Mark Carney will be sworn in officially as prime minister and reveal the makeup of his first cabinet on Friday morning — a team one government source said will not include Jean-Yves Duclos.
Conservatives attack Mark Carney over his firm's relocation to the U.S.
On Wednesday, the Conservative party accused Carney of lying to the media after Tuesday's Liberal leadership debate and of indirectly helping U.S. President Donald Trump in his quest to get firms to relocate to the U.S.
New poll indicates a tight race in upcoming federal election
A new survey from Ipsos released this week suggests that if an election were held today, 38 per cent of Canadians would support the Liberals and 36 per cent would back the Conservatives.
Conservatives say Carney is being 'sneaky' about his asset disclosure and compliance. Here are the rules
In a series of press conferences in recent weeks, the federal Conservatives have demanded that Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney comply with the conflict of interest rules that apply to members of Parliament and cabinet ministers.