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Canada is getting poorer when compared to its wealthy peers, data shows
Canada is among the richest countries in the world but it isn’t as rich as it once was compared to peer countries like Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom — and the wealth gap between Canada and the U.S. has only grown wider, according to figures published by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
Poilievre says he will trigger non-confidence vote in Trudeau government at earliest opportunity
Pierre Poilievre says the Conservatives will put forward a non-confidence motion "at the earliest possible opportunity" when Parliament resumes this fall in an effort to trigger a federal election.
Liberal MP says her constituents are 'very adamant' Justin Trudeau needs to go
Quebec Liberal MP Alexandra Mendes said Monday she's heard from "dozens" of constituents over the summer telling her it's time for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to step aside after nearly nine years at the top.
Trudeau's Liberals face another big test in Montreal byelection
The federal Liberal brand will be put to the test again in a byelection in the Montreal riding of LaSalle—Émard—Verdun on Sept. 16 — a contest Liberal Party brass hope won't deliver a repeat of the party's failure in a Toronto riding earlier this summer.
The Liberal-NDP deal is dead — but that doesn't necessarily mean a fall election
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh's decision to pull his party out of the supply-and-confidence agreement with the governing Liberals injects a lot of uncertainty into Canadian politics — and it could lead to a federal election earlier than planned.
Poilievre says he would cut population growth after Liberals signal immigration changes coming
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Thursday he would rein in Canada's population growth if elected, claiming the Liberal government has "destroyed our immigration system" and insisting on cuts to the number of people arriving in order to preserve a program that was once widely supported.
Poilievre asks Singh to pull support for Liberal government to prompt fall election
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has written a letter to his NDP counterpart asking Jagmeet Singh to pull his party's support for the Liberal government so Canadians can go to the polls this fall instead of next year.
Trump or Harris: Canada will work well with either one, ambassador to the U.S. says
Canada's ambassador to the U.S. said Tuesday the country will work well with whomever wins the November presidential election, saying the government's "Team Canada" approach of continually meeting with a bipartisan group of federal, state and local officials has prepared Canada for any eventuality.
Liberals confident deal with NDP to keep them in power will hold until June
Government House Leader Karina Gould said Tuesday she's confident the NDP supply-and-confidence agreement that keeps the Liberal government in power will hold until its expected end date in June 2025.
Trudeau's ministers are standing by him even as Liberal fortunes wane
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau still enjoys the support of his cabinet even though polls suggest the Liberal government is stuck in a losing position as it approaches the nine-year mark in office.