Racy Rafique
Racy Rafique is an associate producer for CBC's national television program Power & Politics. You can reach her at reathia.rafique@cbc.ca
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Trudeau makes his case to Canadians in year-end interview with comedian Mark Critch
Through laughs and jokes, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attempted to make his case to take the Liberals into the next election.
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Quebec Liberal caucus wants Trudeau to resign: sources
Quebec MPs are adding to the pressure on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to step aside as leader. The province's caucus chair, Stéphane Lauzon, consulted with MPs individually over the holidays and communicated the caucus position to its national leadership, according to sources who spoke to CBC News.
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Atlantic Liberal caucus calls for Trudeau to step down as leader
Following an Atlantic Liberal caucus meeting the morning of Dec. 23, caucus chair Kody Blois wrote a letter to Trudeau calling for him to resign as party leader
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The Conservatives have a plan to bring down the Liberal government. Will it work?
Conservatives want to bring down the federal government with a non-confidence vote in the new year, but there are a few obstacles in the way.
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Conservatives to move non-confidence motion against Liberal government in the new year
The Conservative Party said its motion for a non-confidence vote will make a simple recommendation: that the House has no confidence in the Liberal government. Now that Parliament has been prorogued, the Conservatives can't go ahead with the vote until after the House returns March 24.
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Ontario Liberal MPs want Justin Trudeau to step down: sources
At a virtual meeting of the Ontario Liberal caucus on Saturday morning, more than 50 Liberal MPs came to a consensus that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau needs to step down as party leader, multiple sources told CBC News.
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Chrystia Freeland pegged by some Liberal MPs as Justin Trudeau's successor if he resigns
Calls are growing from within the Liberal caucus for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to step down as party leader — and some have pegged Chrystia Freeland as their choice to replace him.
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Trudeau accuses India of supporting violent crimes in Canada
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the Indian government has made a 'fundamental error' as he accused it of supporting a campaign of violence against Canadians on Canadian soil. India has denied the allegations, calling them politically motivated.
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MPs return to Parliament under a shaky minority government — and expected plays for power
Different dynamics will greet MPs returning to the House of Commons on Monday. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be leading an unstable minority government after NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh tore up the agreement that had ensured the Liberal government’s survival for more than two years.
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Court grants Ottawa four more months to fix unconstitutional 'lost Canadians' law
A court has granted the federal government more time to amend unconstitutional legislation concerning so-called “lost Canadians.”
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