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Former Liberal Party president Gainey could run for Liberal nomination in coveted Quebec riding of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount, say Liberal sources

Former Liberal Party president Anna Gainey could run for the Liberal nomination in the safe and coveted Quebec Liberal riding of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount, Que., say several Liberal sources, but she told The Hill Times she has no plans to run “at this time.” The riding is currently represented by five-term Liberal MP and former foreign affairs […]

Anti-abortion group wants Conservatives to give riding associations power to fire MPs, to veto leadership’s call on nomination contests 

A prominent anti-abortion group is vying to get support from elected delegates across the country to force a vote on a constitutional amendment at the Conservative Party’s upcoming policy convention that would empower riding associations to veto the leadership’s decision on nomination contests and to fire MPs if members are unsatisfied with their performance. “A […]

Bossio exits Monsef’s office to ready run for re-election

Former Liberal MP Mike Bossio has bade Women and Gender Equality Minister Maryam Monsef’s office farewell and on Feb. 16 was announced as the Liberal Party’s candidate for Hastings-Lennox and Addington, Ont. Mr. Bossio previously represented the riding in the House of Commons from 2015 to 2019, having lost the seat to Conservative-turned-Independent MP Derek […]

Parties ramping up candidate nominations across Canada as election threat looms

Speculation of a spring election is running rife, and federal parties are ramping up candidate nominations across the country, with at least 170 candidates nominated so far between the five major parties.  “If parties were expecting the fixed election date [in 2023] to be respected I don’t think they would be ramping it [nominations] up […]

Conservative Party finalize nomination rules for its 217 unheld ridings

The Conservative Party on Saturday has finalized the nomination rules for the 217 unheld ridings for the next federal election, which could be held amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Anticipating that it might not be possible to hold in-person meetings in the vast majority of ridings across the country, the party has decided to let members […]