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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a press conference outside his home at Rideau Cottage on Jan. 6, 2025, to announce his resignation as prime minister and leader of the Liberal Party. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Changes to Liberal leadership rules ‘thin silver lining’ amid foreign interference cloud, says national security expert Carvin

NewsBY STUART BENSON
  • Liberal Party organizer and strategist Angelo Bakoulas says restricting the vote to members with permanent residency or citizenship was ‘the only choice.’

Changes to Liberal leadership rules ‘thin silver lining’ amid foreign interference cloud, says national security expert Carvin

NewsBY STUART BENSON
  • Liberal Party organizer and strategist Angelo Bakoulas says restricting the vote to members with permanent residency or citizenship was ‘the only choice.’
2023 Liberal National Convention, day 2. May 5, 2023 at Shaw Centre. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Drawing the wrong conclusions

OpinionBY ERICA IFILL
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Liberals must ditch carbon pricing and ‘activist-driven policies,’ says leadership hopeful Arya 

In the wake of threats by U.S. president-elect Donald Trump, centre, observers have called on leaders such as Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to stand up to him. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and courtesy of The White House

Political leaders urged to stand up to ‘a bully like Trump’ as U.S. president-elect threatens Canada’s sovereignty, economy

NewsBY STEPHEN JEFFERY
  • Liberal MP John McKay says ‘Canadian nationalism is going to reassert itself,’ while Green Party Leader Elizabeth May says ‘we don't have to tolerate a bully.’

Political leaders urged to stand up to ‘a bully like Trump’ as U.S. president-elect threatens Canada’s sovereignty, economy

NewsBY STEPHEN JEFFERY
  • Liberal MP John McKay says ‘Canadian nationalism is going to reassert itself,’ while Green Party Leader Elizabeth May says ‘we don't have to tolerate a bully.’
Frank Baylis
Liberal MP Frank Baylis, pictured in May 2019, says he plans to run to become the next Liberal leader. The Hill Times photographs by Peter Mazereeuw, Sam Garcia

Businessman and former Grit MP Baylis first out of the gate to announce bid for Liberal leadership

NewsBY ABBAS RANA
  • Frank Baylis, a successful businessman and former Montreal Liberal MP, says he wants to run. Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon is also considering running for the Liberal leadership, say party sources.
Frank Baylis

Businessman and former Grit MP Baylis first out of the gate to announce bid for Liberal leadership

NewsBY ABBAS RANA
  • Frank Baylis, a successful businessman and former Montreal Liberal MP, says he wants to run. Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon is also considering running for the Liberal leadership, say party sources.

Liberal MP Chahal urges Trudeau to stop ‘needless reflection’ and resign, accusing ‘cabal’ around Trudeau of a ‘reckless strategy’ of ‘mutual political destruction’

  • In a letter to the Liberal Party president, Alberta Liberal MP George Chahal calls for an urgent leadership election to name a new leader.
News | BY ABBAS RANA | December 27, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on Dec. 17 at the Liberal caucus Christmas dinner, informed MPs during a closed-door meeting on Dec. 16 that he would reflect on his future political plans. Since then, he has been consulting with his confidants, but has yet to announce publicly whether he intends to stay or step down. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberal MP Chahal urges Trudeau to stop ‘needless reflection’ and resign, accusing ‘cabal’ around Trudeau of a ‘reckless strategy’ of ‘mutual political destruction’

News | BY ABBAS RANA | December 27, 2024
  • In a letter to the Liberal Party president, Alberta Liberal MP George Chahal calls for an urgent leadership election to name a new leader.

Liberal MP Chahal urges Trudeau to stop ‘needless reflection’ and resign, accusing ‘cabal’ around Trudeau of a ‘reckless strategy’ of ‘mutual political destruction’

News | BY ABBAS RANA | December 27, 2024
  • In a letter to the Liberal Party president, Alberta Liberal MP George Chahal calls for an urgent leadership election to name a new leader.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on Dec. 17 at the Liberal caucus Christmas dinner, informed MPs during a closed-door meeting on Dec. 16 that he would reflect on his future political plans. Since then, he has been consulting with his confidants, but has yet to announce publicly whether he intends to stay or step down. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

As Trudeau reflects on his political future, a flurry of post-Trudeau leadership politics already unfolding behind the scenes

  • Some Liberals are already ‘jockeying’ for the interim leader’s position, say Liberal MPs.
News | BY ABBAS RANA | December 26, 2024
While Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured at the Liberal caucus Christmas Party on Dec. 17, mulls his future plans, jockeying has already started for the position of the interim leader and for the much-anticipated leadership election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

As Trudeau reflects on his political future, a flurry of post-Trudeau leadership politics already unfolding behind the scenes

News | BY ABBAS RANA | December 26, 2024
  • Some Liberals are already ‘jockeying’ for the interim leader’s position, say Liberal MPs.

As Trudeau reflects on his political future, a flurry of post-Trudeau leadership politics already unfolding behind the scenes

News | BY ABBAS RANA | December 26, 2024
  • Some Liberals are already ‘jockeying’ for the interim leader’s position, say Liberal MPs.
While Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured at the Liberal caucus Christmas Party on Dec. 17, mulls his future plans, jockeying has already started for the position of the interim leader and for the much-anticipated leadership election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Chrystia Freeland’s resignation changes nothing

  • Until now, Justin Trudeau has proven incapable of letting go of power—and Chrystia Freeland’s resignation won't change that.
Opinion | BY EVAN SOTIROPOULOS | December 23, 2024
Chrystia Freeland
Chrystia Freeland
Chrystia Freeland, pictured in Ottawa on Nov. 19, 2024. When the House resumes in January, Chrystia Freeland’s resignation will be old news. Trump be in the White House, and there will no doubt be other things to capture the political spin masters’ attention. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Chrystia Freeland’s resignation changes nothing

Opinion | BY EVAN SOTIROPOULOS | December 23, 2024
  • Until now, Justin Trudeau has proven incapable of letting go of power—and Chrystia Freeland’s resignation won't change that.

Chrystia Freeland’s resignation changes nothing

Opinion | BY EVAN SOTIROPOULOS | December 23, 2024
  • Until now, Justin Trudeau has proven incapable of letting go of power—and Chrystia Freeland’s resignation won't change that.
Chrystia Freeland
Chrystia Freeland, pictured in Ottawa on Nov. 19, 2024. When the House resumes in January, Chrystia Freeland’s resignation will be old news. Trump be in the White House, and there will no doubt be other things to capture the political spin masters’ attention. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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