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Ontario Green Party Leader Won’t Cross to the Liberals After Brief Recruitment Attempts

Mike Schreiner will be continuing as the leader of the Ontario Green Party and has declined an offer to run as leader of the Ontario Liberal Party. The MPP for Guelph was the target of the Draftmike.ca campaign, in which a group of Ontario Liberals wrote an open letter to Schreiner on Jan. 29, urging…


Nearly Half of Canadians Want a Federal Election in 2023: Poll

Nearly half of Canadians say they want a federal election in 2023, a new poll finds, and a slim majority indicate that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should step down as Liberal leader in the new year. Conducted by Ipsos on behalf of Global News, the poll shows that 49 percent of Canadians hope for a…


Quebec Election: CAQ Leader to Visit Riding Where His Candidate Was Threatened

Coalition Avenir Québec Leader François Legault is visiting a riding in Quebec’s Eastern Townships where his candidate was allegedly threatened. The incumbent premier is starting the day in the Orford riding, where CAQ candidate Gilles Bélanger recently moved his children and partner out of the family home. Earlier this month, Bélanger said that a car…


Quebec’s Party Leaders to Spread out Around the Province on Labour Day

Quebec’s main party leaders are spreading out around the province on Labour Day, after a Sunday spent campaigning in the Greater Montreal Area. Liberal Leader Dominique Anglade will be heading east to Trois-Rivières, a day after her party unveiled its costed platform. Anglade on Sunday revealed a plan that includes $41 billion in spending over…


Former Ontario Liberal Leader Steven Del Duca Announces Run for Vaughan Mayor

Former Ontario Liberal leader Steven Del Duca said Tuesday he has entered the race for Vaughan mayor in the October municipal election. In a news release, he said his campaign will focus on stemming traffic gridlock in the city that he has called home for 35 years. “Vaughan has experienced explosive population growth over the…