🚨BREAKING: NDP MP Lori Idlout is crossing the floor to the Liberals, according to a statement from the Interim NDP Leader Don Davies.
The number of floor-crossers thus far is truly mind-blowing, and from all sides. #cdnpoli #canpoli
Speaker can break ties! It’s been rare but within their powers.
“The Speaker does not participate in debate and votes only in cases of an equality of voices; in such an eventuality, the Speaker is responsible for breaking the tie by casting a vote”
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🚨BREAKING: Carney calls byelections in two Toronto ridings and Terrebonne. Voters will head to the polls on April 13.
Liberals will need to win all three races to get a thin majority government. #cdnpoli #canpoli
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NEW: As Carney looks for more alliances worldwide, is it time Canada join the European Union? That's what my colleagues tackled on The House this week, some really interesting insights from experts and former officials! #cdnpoli #canpoli
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Really proud to hit a career milestone this weekend: My first radio mini-documentary that aired on CBC's The House today looking at intergenerational fairness! You can take a listen below! #cdnpoli #canpoli
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Suprematism, by Nikolai Suetin, 1920-21, 📸 by @tiltoncreative
BREAKING: Conservative MP Matt Jeneroux has joined the Liberal caucus, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced on social media Wednesday. #cdnpoli #canpoli
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valentine's day isn't just for couples, it's also a day to celebrate love. for instance, i would love it if housing prices came down.
BREAKING: The Supreme Court of Canada has annulled the result in the Montreal-area riding of Terrebonne from last spring's federal election.
Liberal Tatiana Auguste was declared the winner by one vote over BQ candidate Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné. #canpoli #cdnpoli
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NEW: The man who wrote the Clarity Act is lambasting the brewing separatist movement in Alberta and demanding that Premier Danielle Smith clarify her position and lay out the next steps depending on the outcome of a possible referendum. #canpoli #cdnpoli #abpoli
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BREAKING: Trump threatens 100% tariff on all Canadian goods if Canada “makes a deal with China.”
Quite the Saturday morning start.
#cdnpoli #canpoli #uspoli
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BREAKING: Carney is considering sending soldiers to Greenland for military exercises with NATO allies, as Trump threatens tariffs on European nations unless they let him purchase and control the semiautonomous island. #cdnpoli #canpoli #uspoli
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The NDP leadership race is a nail-biter. But is anyone paying attention? Despite 3 front-runners, some fear race could be turning into a snoozer www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Thanks so much Andrew, that really means a lot!
Some personal news: I'll be continuing with CBC’s The House and CBC Politics on the weekends as a permanent associate producer! Really excited to keep contributing to these incredible teams over what is definitely shaping up to be a hugely eventful year in Canadian politics.
Canadian political leaders celebrate, condemn U.S. strikes on Venezuela and Maduro capture. Poilievre congratulates Trump; interim NDP leader says Canada must condemn operation www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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NEW: Canada’s U.S. ambassador Kirsten Hillman is leaving Washington soon. She sat down with CBC’s The House to share what she’s learned about Trump’s America and how she’s forged connections on Capitol Hill. #cdnpoli #canpoli #uspoli
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NEW: Pierre Poilievre says his party's focus on affordability "is what unites all Conservatives," as the Tories grapple with another MP crossing the floor to join the Liberals — bringing them one seat shy of a majority government. #cdnpoli #canpoli #cpc
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BREAKING: Ontario MP Michael Ma announced Thursday that he is leaving the Conservative caucus and joining the Liberals. #cdnpoli #canpoli #cpc
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NEW: Pierre Poilevre says his party's upcoming motion — which borrows language from the Canada-Alberta energy agreement — is meant to force the Liberals to "put up or shut up" on whether they support an oik pipeline to BC coast. #cdnpoli #canpoli
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NEW: Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a suite of new measures to help Canada’s steel and lumber sectors that have been battered by U.S. tariffs, including financial assistance and tightening up the Canadian market from foreign products. #cdnpoli #canpoli #canada
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NEW: Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree says Liberals’ gun buyback program will be rolled out across Canada as a report from a pilot in Nova Scotia suggests low turnout. The pilot may have only met ~10% of its target. #cdnpoli #canpoli
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BREAKING: PM Mark Carney and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have agreed to launch negotiations toward a new trade deal called a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, according to a senior government official. #canpoli #cdnpoli #India #canada
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NEW: Former Liberal prime minister Jean Chrétien is taking a swing at Alberta’s simmering separatist movement and says Premier Danielle Smith “cannot double-talk all the time” about Ottawa depending on her interests. #cdnpoli #canpoli #abpoli
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One more! Despite blowback from Trump over Ontario’s anti-tariff ad, politicians all the way from the municipal to the federal level are backing Ford’s approach and won’t say the ad was a mistake. #cdnpoli #canpoli #uspoli #Ontario
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NEW from Sarina Mohan and me: Democratic Senator Tim Kaine says Trump’s Canada outrage over an anti-tariff advertisement by the Ontario government is “a temper tantrum” that will blow over — but it’s embarrassing for the United States. #uspoli #cdnpoli #canpoli
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BREAKING: U.S. President Donald Trump has announced on social media he will be increasing “the Tariff on Canada” by 10% “over and above what they are paying now" because of an advertisement by the Ontario government. #cdnpoli #canpoli #USPolitics
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NEW: Former prime minister Jean Chrétien is warning that Donald Trump is a threat to democracy because the U.S. president "does not care much about the rule of law," and that "could cause a lot of problems south of the border." #cdnpoli #canpoli #USPoli
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One more! Champagne says "Canada should be prepared for a generational investment" as Liberals tee up next budget. Conservatives are waiting for clarity before deciding on support. #cdnpoli #canpoli
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BREAKING: Canada officially recognizes the State of Palestine and is doing so with international partners to preserve the prospect of a two-state solution, according to a statement from PM Mark Carney's office released Sunday morning. #cdnpoli #canpoli
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