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Current and former Liberal party officials, both French and English speakers, say the next Liberal leader replacing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should be bilingual. “In my opinion, it’s essential for the leader of the Liberal party to speak both official languages,” said former Housing minister Sean Fraser, who announced in December he would not run for re-election in his Nova Scotia riding.“If a leader doesn’t have the ability to understand the reality for linguistic minorities and the populations of Quebec as well, it’s not possible to be a good prime minister or a good leader of the Liberal party,” said Fraser, who is taking French courses to improve his French.Although Manitoba MP Kevin Lamoureux said he doesn’t believe that unilingual candidates should be systematically disqualified...

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Transport Minister Anita Anand will not be entering her name in the race to replace outgoing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as leader of the Liberal Party of Canada. “Today, I am announcing that I will not be entering the race to become the next Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada and will not be seeking re-election as Member of Parliament for Oakville,” Anand said in a statement posted to social media.“I will continue to honourably execute my roles as public office holder until the next election.”Anand, who was a lawyer and served as a professor at the University of Toronto prior to being elected in 2019, says she will be returning to academia. Get daily Na...

United States president-elect Donald Trump may declare a national emergency in order to turn his threat to slap Canada with 25 per cent across-the-board tariffs into a reality. With less than two weeks to go until Trump returns to the White House, it’s still not clear how the Republican leader will enact his tariff agenda. Greta Peisch, the former general counsel for the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, said the incoming president could use the International Economic Emergency Powers Act (IEEPA).“When you look at the link that the president-elect makes between tariff action and issues such as fentanyl and border security, he has not explained what authority he would use, but it would seem to be most closely linked to IEEPA,” Peisch said.IEEPA is a national security statute that giv...

Monique Henry has been teaching English in Quebec for the better part of two decades without official certification. As a so-called “unqualified” teacher, she has had to learn her profession the hard way. When she started teaching in 2006 she struggled with unruly students. As she never completed a university education program, she didn’t learn classroom management techniques.“You kind of just do it on the fly and learn with time,” said Henry, 46, who teaches English as a second language at a high school in St-Jérôme, Que., on a yearlong contract. “There’s no one to help you out . … If you have a problem, you’re kind of on your own.”Henry is one of a growing number of unqualified teachers in Quebec schools who, education experts say, the provincial government is increasingly reliant on as ...

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly will head to Washington next week as part of her government’s efforts to press the incoming Trump administration not to impose damaging tariffs on Canada. President-elect Donald Trump has threatened to impose 25 per cent across-the-board tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico when he is inaugurated later this month.Joly’s office did not say exactly when she’s departing or whether other ministers will accompany her, and did not name the officials she’ll be meeting with in Washington.“We have to be ready,” Joly told reporters Friday morning on Parliament Hill, ahead of a meeting of ministers on the Canada-U. S. cabinet committee to discuss the retaliatory measures Ottawa would deploy if those tariffs are applied.“We need to take him very seriously and...

The Liberal party has set new rules on who can vote in the leadership race. But some experts say it might not be enough to mitigate fears of foreign interference. The party’s national board of directors met Thursday evening to decide on the initial rules of the Liberal leadership contest that will choose Trudeau’s successor.According to a press release from the Liberal party, the voting will conclude on March 9 and the new leader — and by extension, prime minister — will be announced on the same day.The cutoff date to become a member or registered supporter and be eligible to vote is Jan. 27.The board also updated the requirements for who can vote in this leadership contest. Eligible voters must:be at least 14 years of agesupport the purposes of the partybe a Canadian citizen, have status ...

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly says she won’t be running to become the next Liberal party leader who will succeed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Joly, who has been viewed as one of the prominent potential candidates, announced her decision to reporters in Ottawa Friday morning.In a statement posted on her official X account, she said she will focus on her role as foreign affairs minister in the face of the threat of tariffs from U.S. president-elect Donald Trump.“Over the past week, I have spoken with dozens of friends, colleagues and close advisors; many of whom have encouraged me to run for the leadership of the Liberal Party,” Joly wrote.“While I know I am ready to become the fir...

The Liberal party will announce its new leader on March 9 and will restrict voting eligibility to citizens and permanent residents as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau plans to step down. The party’s national board of directors met Thursday evening to decide on the initial rules of the Liberal leadership contest that will choose Trudeau’s successor.According to a press release from the Liberal party, the voting will conclude on March 9 and the new leader will be announced on the same day.Party members have until Jan. 23 to enter their name in the leadership race. The entry fee is $350,000. 1:20 Trudeau resignation not enough to keep Liberals in power, polling suggests ...

With just days to go before Donald Trump becomes U.S. president once again, Ottawa has been looking at a list of options that could face retaliatory tariffs if he imposes 25 per cent tariffs on all Canadian goods. Reports of the potential list began emerging in media reports citing sources in November. In recent days, Canadian outlets including Global News confirmed that there are a range of items currently being considered.Among those are items like orange juice from Florida and steel from Michigan and Pennsylvania, but those are a small number of examples on the extensive list being considered, Global News has learned.Experts say a proportional response from Canada to whatever is imposed by Trump is looking likely.“For sure we’re going to have tariffs imposed on us by the Trump administr...

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 9, 2025 5:54 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says his focus in the next federal election will be on ending the carbon price, even with the threat of tariffs from the incoming Trump administration. Poilievre says the carbon price is essentially a tariff on Canadians imposed by their own government.Speaking to reporters this afternoon for the first time since Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his plans to resign, Poilievre again demanded that Trudeau call a national election instead. ...