Less than two weeks before federal Liberals choose Canada's next prime minister, four candidates to replace Justin Trudeau are set to square off in a pair of debates that could
Canada's ruling Liberal Party is choosing a new leader to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who said in January he was stepping down after growing dissatisfaction over his performance. The result is due to be announced on March 9.
Montreal will be the backdrop for two debates in the federal Liberal leadership race taking place on Monday and Tuesday. A little under two weeks before party members select the next leader to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Macdonald, Brian Mulroney, Jean Chretien, Stephen Harper and now Justin Trudeau. Never has a governor general said no to a prime minister’s request. In 2020, then Gov. Gen. Julie Payette agreed to prorogue Parliament on flimsier grounds in the aftermath of the WE Charity scandal and a Liberal government cabinet shuffle.
Canada’s governing Liberal Party is scrambling to choose a new leader who can assert the interests of Canadian imperialism in the face of mounting class struggle at home and Trump’s drive to remold Canada-US relations through trade war and threats of annexation.
No surprise, Canadians aren’t exactly brimming with enthusiasm at such a prospect. Between 70 and 90 percent of Canadians tell pollsters they are adamantly opposed to the idea. The issue is now center stage in the upcoming elections.
These are not the actions of a caretaker government quietly running out the clock. In fact, since Trudeau prorogued Parliament on Jan. 7, his government has gone on a spree of giving out handouts, making appointments and planning foreign junkets.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is to be in Kyiv on Monday along with a dozen other world leaders as Ukraine marks the third anniversary of Russia's invasion of that country.
Viresh Bansal was a candidate for the riding (as constituencies are called in Canada) of Oshawa. On Tuesday, he had issued a public apology for the comments made in X and Facebook posts in 2023