Trudeau defies calls to resign, says he will stay on as Liberal leader
The Canadian prime minister's party wants him to step down, but he is more concerned about taking on Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre.
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Over 20 Liberal MPs reportedly sign document calling on Trudeau to step down
A growing number of Liberal MPs are working to oust Justin Trudeau following two disastrous by-election results in 'safe' ridings in Toronto and Montreal.
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Poilievre promises ‘non-confidence’ vote against Trudeau at ‘earliest possible’ moment
Hoping to oust Trudeau and have a snap election called, Pierre Poilievre said Wednesday, 'I’m announcing the common-sense Conservatives will put forward a non-confidence motion at the earliest possible opportunity.'
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Alexandra Mendès becomes first Liberal MP to publicly call on Trudeau to resign
The House of Commons assistant deputy speaker said he has heard from multiple constituents that the current prime minister is no longer the right man for the job.
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Rumored deal with Bloc Quebec party could keep Trudeau Liberals in power, stave off election
The possibility of a federal election taking place before fall 2025 had increased after the New Democratic Party pulled its support for the Liberals, but an alliance between the Bloc Québécois and Liberals would change that.
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Trudeau’s national campaign director quits as Liberal Party continues to flounder
Jeremy Broadhurst, who served as the national elections campaign director for both Trudeau and the Liberal Party, announced last Thursday that he is stepping down from his role.
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Canadians rank Trudeau as worst prime minister since the 1960s by wide margin in new poll
A Research Co. investigation shows that 38 percent of Canadians overall said they disliked Justin Trudeau the most compared with other prime ministers. A distant second was Stephen Harper at 14 percent.
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Maxime Bernier says Trudeau could indeed resign before the next federal election
As the pressure mounts against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his floundering Liberal Party, People's Party leader Maxime Bernier predicted, 'I believe that he may resign early next year.'
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford ‘guarantees’ Trudeau will be ousted if carbon tax remains
Doug Ford departed from his usual support of Liberal policies, promising that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau would be voted out unless he cancels his carbon tax which increased 23 percent on April 1.
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Trudeau gov’t seeks to delay election by one week, ensuring MPs pass pension threshold
If the next federal election is delayed from October 20, 2025, to October 27, as the Trudeau government desires, many Liberal and NDP MPs who were elected on October 21, 2019 will just narrowly qualify for a lifetime pension by passing the six-year threshold.
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