7 h. ago Liberal leadership candidates set to face off in first debate

The candidates in the race to be the next leader of the Liberal Party of Canada will square off tonight in the first of two live debates.

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31 h. ago Carney under pressure as Liberal leadership candidates prepare for French debate

Carney currently leads in endorsements, polling and fundraising, and he's the subject of frequent attacks from Poilievre — but that doesn't mean he's got the leadership sewn up.

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48 h. ago Liberal leadership candidates split on whether to shrink public service

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has vowed to reduce the size of the public service if he becomes prime minister, and at least one Liberal leadership candidate agrees.

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68 h. ago Liberal leadership candidate Ruby Dhalla disqualified from race

The party said the Liberal Leadership Vote Committee unanimously disqualified Dhalla over 10 'extremely serious' rule violations it said were made.

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3 d. ago Liberal leadership candidate Baylis says PM, premiers made ‘mistakes’ with Trump

OTTAWA — Liberal leadership candidate Frank Baylis says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Canada’s premiers have been approaching President Donald Trump’s trade threats all wrong. The Montreal businessman said Thursday the leaders have made “mistake after mistake,” starting with Trudeau’s decision to rush to Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Florida resort in November soon after he threatened Canada […]

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4 d. ago Poilievre calls Carney’s fiscal plan a ’sneaky accounting trick’

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is slamming Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney’s plan to split the federal budget, calling it a “sneaky accounting trick” to avoid balancing the books. Carney vowed Wednesday to split the budget into two streams, capital and operating spending, and balance the operating side while running small capital deficits. At […]

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5 d. ago Carney’s campaign admits to muddled messaging on pipelines, spending cuts

The Liberal leadership candidate is facing scrutiny for saying one thing in English and something different in French

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6 d. ago Poilievre sticks with ’axe the tax,’ adds policy details to slogans as election nears

OTTAWA — The Conservatives’ favourite slogan — “axe the tax” — has been a rallying cry for the better part of three years as frustrated Canadians looked for relief from the rising cost of living. But now, with key Liberal leadership candidates backing away from the federal consumer carbon price, some have been asking whether […]

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7 d. ago Like Poilievre, Freeland pitching housing plan that would limit immigration

OTTAWA — Liberal leadership candidate Chrystia Freeland’s plan to fix the housing shortage would tie the number of newcomers Canada admits to housing availability. The former finance minister made the promise in a 10-point policy document her campaign issued Monday morning. Freeland said the move would slow down population growth until housing affordability stabilizes. Conservative […]

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7 d. ago Like Poilievre, Freeland is pitching a housing plan that would limit immigration

OTTAWA — Liberal leadership candidate Chrystia Freeland’s plan to fix the housing shortage would tie the number of newcomers Canada admits to housing availability. The former finance minister made the promise in a 10-point policy document her campaign issued Monday morning. Freeland said the move would slow down population growth until housing affordability stabilizes. Conservative […]

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7 d. ago In it to win it: 5 candidates set to clear final hurdle to run for Liberal leadership

OTTAWA — It’s deadline day for candidates to pay up so they can stay in the running to replace Justin Trudeau as Liberal leader — and the field appears to be set. The final $125,000 instalment of a total $350,000 entrance fee is due by the end of the day — a high bar of […]

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7 d. ago Liberal leadership candidates set to clear final hurdle to stay in race

Elections Canada is also expected to soon reveal the first batch of fundraising numbers from all the Liberal leadership candidates.

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7 d. ago Ontario votes: Party leaders set to clash in major televised debate

The leaders of Ontario's four major political parties are set to meet on stage again Monday night for the second and final televised debate of the campaign.

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