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In today’s This Week in Politics on “The Ben Mulroney Show”, Ben invites Regan Watts, Founder Fratton Park Inc. and former Senior aide to minister of finance Jim Flaherty, and Kiki Cekota, Senior Consultant, Public Affairs At Hill & Knowlton and former campaign worker for the Ontario and Federal Liberal party to join him in...

The federal leaders face off in the first debate of the campaign but one party had their invite revoked. The debate commission announced a last-minute decision to remove the Green Party. Richard Zussman has more on the reasons and the reaction.

The Green Party had its invitation rescinded less than 12 hours before Canada’s federal party leaders were set to square off in French. As Global’s Felicia Parrillo reports, the party told Global News it intended to fight the decision in court, but said the late timing made that impossible.

Green Party co-leader Elizabeth May spoke in Sidney, B.C., on Wednesday to denounce the federal debate commission’s decision to rescind an invitation to participate in the leaders’ debates ahead of the April 28 election. May said the party met the standards to take part in the events and asked Canadians for their support “to ensure...

It’s a big day in the federal election campaign with the major party leaders facing off Thursday afternoon in the only English-language debate. As Andrea Macpherson reports, the event comes 24 hours after the French-language debate, where much of the focus was on who would be best leader to tackle Trump.

With less than 2 weeks before election day, the three main party leaders are trying to make their case to voters in Quebec — ahead of Wednesday’s French-language debate. On the menu today? Mandatory prison sentences and new training for workers in priority sectors. Andrea Macpherson has the latest from the campaign trail.

Green Party calls move to drop Jonathan Pednault from federal leaders’ debate ‘undemocratic’, 16-year-old Montreal high school student stabbed to death, outraged healthcare workers participate in protest outside Maisonneuve-Rosemont hospital and more.

Green Party co-leader Jonathan Pedneault says the party was assured they would be part of the federal leaders’ debate until just hours before it began. At a press conference on Wednesday, he defended the party’s eligibility, stating they submitted over 340 endorsed candidates ahead of the Elections Canada deadline. Pedneault says the Commission’s sudden reversal...

Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, Green Party co-leader Jonathan Pedneault spoke out after being barred from the upcoming federal leaders’ debate. He says the decision, made despite the party meeting eligibility criteria, is a coordinated attempt to silence dissent and protect the political status quo, in his view.

After it was revealed that Liberal leader Mark Carney won the federal election Monday night, Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre spoke before supporters at his party’s headquarters in Ottawa, temporarily putting aside his political differences to congratulate Carney. “We’ll have plenty of time to debate and disagree,” Poilievre said. “[And] we will do our constitutional duty...

Federal election advance polling is now open across Canada, one day after leaders gathered for a televised debate. As the weather warms, Edmonton is starting to see a more small outdoor fire calls in the city. North Edmonton residents react to the city’s bike lane debate after Alberta’s transportation minister held a townhall about them....

During the English-language debate between Canada’s federal leaders on Thursday, Liberal head Mark Carney said China was the nation’s single greatest geopolitical threat. Asked to elaborate on this Friday, Carney said China is “becoming an emerging threat to the Arctic” and is “one of the reasons why we will now have a year-round presence” there.

Federal leaders fight it out. What voters are getting out of the only English-language debate. A provincial contract for thousands of American-made mugs. What happened within minutes of Global News asking questions. And a long weekend means long waits at BC ferries.

The federal leaders square off on the French election debate, what they had to say. Metro Vancouver gas prices have plummeted, why you might want to fill up soon. And big changes are coming to B.C.’s graduated driver’s licencing system: what it means for the young driver in your life.

It’s day 24 of the federal election campaign and all three major party leaders were campaigning in Quebec ahead of Wednesday’s French debate. Kylie Stanton reports.

Experts say both major parties are offering few details on how they would unlock Canada’s full resource potential in the upcoming federal election. Federal party leaders are making their pitches in Alberta. Meanwhile, a debate over the future of Viscount Bennett High School land is heading to city hall.

President Donald Trump’s attack on diversity, equity and inclusion efforts has triggered a heated debate in the U.S. The Republican leader signed an executive order in January ending government support for such programs and is calling on federal agencies to scrap what he calls “woke” initiatives. As Candice Cole reports, the Trump administration is pushing...

Registered members of the Liberal party have until March 9 to vote for a new leader to replace Justin Trudeau. Touria Izri explains how U.S. President Donald Trump was mentioned plenty at the leadership debates; what the Conservatives are accusing Mark Carney of when he was the chair of Brookfield Asset Management; and what a...

Speaking in Montreal Tuesday, NDP leader Jagmeet Singh expressed reservations in Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney – who debated with the other three candidates the night before. Singh called out an inability to connect with economic issues among the general public and a comment Carney mistakenly made about agreeing with Hamas militants. Whether he was...

Candidates vying to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as leader of the Federal Liberal Party faced off for the first time Monday night in a French-language debate. They will debate in English in their final debate Tuesday night before a new leader is chosen March 9th. Director of the McGill Institute for the Study of...