Video: Justin Trudeau kicks senators out of Liberal caucus
Justin Trudeau booted Liberal senators out of his party’s caucus in a bid to show he’s serious about cleaning up the scandal-plagued upper house. All 32 Liberal senators will now sit as independents....
View ArticlePoliticians scrambling to adapt to new environment on sexual harassment: PM
OTTAWA (NEWS 1130) – Justin Trudeau concedes that he, like all political leaders, is struggling to figure out how best to deal with allegations of sexual misconduct against members of his own caucus....
View ArticleClement to leave Conservative caucus following scandal
UPDATE: Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says MP Tony Clement has resigned from the Conservative caucus at his request. OTTAWA (NEWS 1130) – The leader of the federal opposition says an MP who...
View ArticleTrudeau broke law by kicking former ministers out of caucus, Philpott says
OTTAWA – Former cabinet minister Jane Philpott says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau violated the law when he expelled her and Jody Wilson-Raybould from the Liberal caucus. During a point of personal...
View ArticleSpeaker says Philpott’s caucus ejection not a matter of MP privilege
OTTAWA (NEWS 1130) – The Speaker of the House of Commons is dismissing a complaint filed by one of the two former cabinet ministers kicked out of the Liberal caucus over the SNC-Lavalin affair In a...
View ArticleConservative MPs turn down power to force vote on Scheer’s future
OTTAWA – Conservative MPs have voted against giving themselves the power to kick Andrew Scheer out as leader of the party, The Canadian Press has learned. That means the question of Scheer’s leadership...
View ArticleFormer Green Party leader to leave caucus, sit as independent
VICTORIA (NEWS 1130) – He has been the longest serving Green Party MLA in B.C. history, but now, former party leader Andrew Weaver says he’s leaving the caucus to sit as an independent. In a statement,...
View ArticleLeadership race or no, Tories will hold Liberal government to account: Scheer
OTTAWA — Outgoing Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer said despite the fact his party is now in a leadership race, he promised to keep up the pressure on the Liberal government. Speaking to his caucus...
View ArticleConservative MP Derek Sloan says he’ll fight efforts to expel him from party...
OTTAWA — Ontario Conservative MP Derek Sloan says he’ll fight efforts by his party’s leader to boot him from caucus. Sloan says a decision by leader Erin O’Toole that he should be tossed out over a...
View ArticleChildcare, reconciliation, sick leave among NDP demands to support minority...
OTTAWA (NEWS 1130) — The House of Commons won’t return at least for another couple of weeks, but the federal NDP is already laying out its priorities if the Liberal minority the government wants its...
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