David Cochrane
CBC News
David Cochrane is host of Power & Politics, Canada's premier daily political show, airing 5 to 7 p.m. ET weekdays on CBC News Network. David joined the parliamentary bureau as a senior reporter in 2016. Since then, he has reported from 11 countries across four continents. David played a leading role in CBC's 2019 and 2021 federal election coverage. Before Ottawa, David spent nearly two decades covering politics in his beloved Newfoundland and Labrador, where he hosted the RTDNA award winning political show On Point with David Cochrane.
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Federal government may reverse course on capital gains tax by delaying increases
The federal government is likely to reverse course on increases to the capital gains tax that were announced in the last federal budget, CBC News has learned.
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Freeland would scrap capital gains tax changes if elected Liberal leader: source
Liberal leadership candidate Chrystia Freeland would scrap changes to the capital gains tax that she introduced as finance minister, CBC News has confirmed.
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Mark Carney expected to launch Liberal leadership bid next week, backed by 30 MPs: source
Former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney is expected to formally announce his bid to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau late next week, a source close to his campaign told CBC News.
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Yvonne Jones, Gudie Hutchings join national exodus of Liberals who won't run in next federal election
CBC News has learned that Labrador MP Yvonne Jones won't run in the next federal election, joining Gudie Hutchings on Thursday and leaving five of six Liberal-held seats up for grabs.
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Liberal MPs to meet next week as calls for Trudeau to leave intensify
Liberal MPs will gather next week for a special national caucus meeting for the first time since Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told them he would take the holidays to reflect on calls for him to step down as party leader.
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Prime Minister Trudeau adds 8 new MPs to cabinet, changes the roles of 4 others
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will announce eight new cabinet ministers Friday and change the roles of at least four others in a cabinet shuffle designed to ensure the government can function properly.
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McGuinty and Erskine-Smith among those being named to Trudeau's cabinet in Friday shuffle: sources
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will shuffle his cabinet Friday, multiple sources have told CBC News. He's got big gaps to fill on his front bench after a spate of resignations in recent months, including Chrystia Freeland's bombshell departure earlier this week.
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Sean Fraser to leave federal cabinet as PMO pushes to add Mark Carney
Housing Minister Sean Fraser will announce on Monday that he will not seek re-election in his Nova Scotia riding and will leave the federal cabinet during the next shuffle, CBC News has learned.
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Some Liberal MPs are mounting a new effort to oust Justin Trudeau
Pressure is building on the prime minister and his office as a growing number of anxious Liberal MPs are co-ordinating efforts to force Justin Trudeau to step down as Liberal Party leader, multiple sources have told CBC News.
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Seamus O'Regan stepping down from cabinet, won't run for re-election
Federal Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan is resigning from cabinet today, CBC News has learned.
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