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Liberal staffers responsible for planting phoney buttons have been reassigned, Carney says
Liberal Leader Mark Carney said Monday it was "totally unacceptable" for some members of the party's war room to plant phoney campaign buttons at a conservative gathering in Ottawa last week and those campaign staffers have been "reassigned" as a result.
Liberal operatives planted 'stop the steal' buttons at conservative conference
Two Liberal Party staffers attended last week's Canada Strong and Free Networking Conference where they planted buttons that used Trump-style language and highlighted division within the Conservative Party.
Poilievre tries to capitalize on NDP weakness but Liberal surge could complicate things
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.
Conservatives fear 'dysfunctional' campaign and 'civil war' in the party: sources
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.
New Brunswick premier calls for 'free trade area' within Atlantic region
The premier of New Brunswick is calling on the other three East Coast premiers to join her in making Atlantic Canada a "free trade area" with a single market operating with one set of rules governing trade and labour mobility.
After 11 election wins, Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay is retiring
"It's a tough decision, but it's been a decision that has been very heavily discussed, with my family in particular, for 10 years," MacAulay said in an interview with CBC News.
How a meeting with Donald Trump Jr. led Canada's premiers to an $85,000-a-month lobbying firm
It was at an encounter with the U.S. president's son that Yukon's premier met the head of a lobby firm that helped organize this week's trip to Washington, and which has now been hired to represent the provinces in the U.S.
Behind the scenes of Canada's push to avoid Donald Trump's punishing tariffs
Despite winning a month-long reprieve from potentially devastating U.S. tariffs, there is a deep sense of anxiety hanging over some of the most senior Canadian government officials who manage the relationship with President Donald Trump.
Poilievre pivots focus to reducing provincial barriers as way to deal with trade war
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Monday that if he becomes prime minister he will implement a plan to boost internal trade in Canada that he says will increase the country's GDP by more than $200 billion.
Conservatives call on government to back off capital gains changes due to legislative limbo
The Conservatives are calling on the government to stop collecting tax on capital gains at the increased inclusion rate the Liberals put forward as part of last year’s budget.