CBC - Politics (5 hours ago)
On the day U.S. President Donald Trump is poised to hit Canada with a slate of new tariffs that could torpedo cross-border trade, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre laid out his plan to take on the Americans and help this country get through what's expected to be a tumultuous economic period.
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A housing crisis mixed with a need to house the people working in wartime industries in the early 1940s prompted the creation of Wartime Housing Limited, essentially a federal developer. Some policy proposals during this campaign are taking cues from that wartime effort.
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Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is facing criticism for saying too many young people can't buy affordable homes before their "biological clocks" have run out — a comment he's made in the past, but one that's igniting online pushback now as he faces more scrutiny in this election campaign.
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As Conservative infighting over how the campaign is handling Donald Trump's tariff threats spills into the open, sources within the party are describing a "dysfunctional” campaign with too much centralized power and belittling and aggressive treatment of staff.
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Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre spent much of the first week of this election campaign targeting NDP-held ridings that could be up for grabs now that polls suggest New Democrat support is in free fall. But the Liberal surge has scrambled the electoral equation.
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The NDP and Conservatives kicked off the first full weekend of the election campaign by promising more financial relief for Canadians — particularly around food costs. Meanwhile, the Liberals had a quieter Saturday as leader Mark Carney met with volunteers in Nepean, the riding where he's a candidate.
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Forced to put the cost of extractions and dentures on a loan, 74-year-old Gale Uhlmann writes about being unable to retire, the cost of living in her small Ontario community, and why she wants seniors dental care to be on voters minds at the ballot box.
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One of the country's top Conservative strategists who just helped Ontario Premier Doug Ford win a sizable majority government says Pierre Poilievre urgently needs to make a pivot and start talking more about the issue voters care about most — the U.S. threat — or he risks losing the federal election.
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If there's one thing the former head of Canada's public service wants Canadians to know right now, it's that their country still has a government. "Whether during prorogation, during dissolution, there's always a functional government with its powers and its duties and obligations,” Michael Wernick said.
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Canada's prime minister, whoever that is in a few weeks, is about to walk straight into a historic crossroads. We've learned the next government will start wide-ranging talks on a new economic and security arrangement with the U.S. It could lead to drastically different results.
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When Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre accused Mark Carney this week of being beholden to China, it raised questions as to whether the former board chair of Brookfield Asset Management, who may currently hold millions of dollars worth of stock in the company, has done enough to avoid potential conflicts.
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It's Day 4 of Canada's 45th federal election. Liberal Leader Mark Carney is in Windsor, Ont., and we're expecting to hear more about his strategy to wage a trader against the U.S. The NDP is releasing it's fiscal plan today and the Conservative campaign will be in Quebec.
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Liberal Leader Mark Carney and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh will hold media availabilities in Ontario while Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet and Green Party co-leader Jonathan Pedneault hold events in Quebec.
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Detailed planning for a potential "coalition of the willing” peacekeeping mission to Ukraine is expected to kick off this week. Lt.-Gen. Steve Boivin suggests Canada would be stretched to contribute given the overall shortage of troops, but the matter is being studied.
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Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's refusal to get his security clearance is back in the spotlight on the campaign trail following reports the Canadian Security Intelligence Service learned that India helped organize support for his 2022 leadership bid.
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The Future Party officially launched last summer, billing itself as a centrist option for voters who have become disillusioned with the Liberals and Conservatives. But the party was formed while Justin Trudeau and his more progressive Liberal brand was tanking in the polls.
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CBC's Poll Tracker suggests the NDP's support has dropped to less than 12 per cent, with the party at risk of losing roughly three-quarters of its seats in the House of Commons. The party's official status, and leader Jagmeet Singh's own riding, are at risk.
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The Canadian government has turned to Europe in search not only of new trade partners, but also hoping to firm up support against the annexation threats coming from the United States. But what can Canada offer in return? And what might such an alliance look like?
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Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre defended his campaign's decision to block journalists from travelling on the party's campaign plane during the election, saying it's an opportunity to hear from more local reporters instead of the political ones that cover him full time.
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The Conservative national campaign director told media outlets Tuesday their journalists won't be allowed to travel with leader Pierre Poilievre on his campaign plane and bus during the upcoming election, ending a decades-old tradition of reporters embedding with a prospective candidate to lead the country.
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The uncertainty about the availability and age of the various fleets of military aircraft is expected to grow in light of the Liberal government's pledge to look at alternatives to the F-35 fighters and the possibility that the number of U.S.-made warplanes on order could be reduced.
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