New Democrats

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau received a lot of attention with his line about the calendar year when asked why he named an equal number of men and women to cabinet after his newly elected Liberal government was sworn in.

Six Liberal MPs will be the ones to decide whether the federal ethics watchdog will speak publicly about his scathing report on how Prime Minister Justin Trudeau handled the SNC-Lavalin affair.

The New Democrats booted Quebec MP Pierre Nantel out of the party's federal election fold on Friday, August 16, 2019, after confirming with him that he is in discussions to run for the Green party instead.

The Liberals now have a candidate in the British Columbia riding of Vancouver Granville, where their biggest rival will be someone they once called their own.

Manitoba's official election campaign began on Monday, August 12, 2019, with promises from Progressive Conservative Leader Brian Pallister to continue to reduce taxes and keep a leash on spending if he wins a second mandate.

An event that the federal New Democrats say was meant to be an "open house" for Jagmeet Singh's new B.C. constituency office was originally billed in an email invitation as a pre-election campaign event — the result of what the party says was an honest mistake.

The pitched political debate about the future of Canada's nascent infrastructure financing agency doesn't reflect the ongoing behind-the-scenes talks on projects with provincial governments of various partisan stripes, says the Crown corporation's chief executive.

A new poll conducted for The Canadian Press seems to show the cloud of the SNC-Lavalin controversy is lifting for the federal Liberals, who now face a closer fight with the Conservatives less than three months to go until the election.

The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is calling on members to lobby all parties in an effort to influence political platforms ahead of the federal election in October.

Nearly four years after Justin Trudeau opted not to move into the prime minister's official residence over concerns about its crumbling state, the building remains vacant — except for staff who continue to use the kitchen to prepare meals for Trudeau and his family.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called out New Democrats on Thursday, July 18, 2019, after their leader encouraged French officials to reject the comprehensive trade agreement between the European Union and Canada.

The province of Quebec offers the federal New Democrats fertile ground, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said on Tuesday, July 16, 2019, despite private hand-wringing about his party's state ahead of the upcoming election campaign.

When the federal election campaign gets underway in earnest, parties will be missing dozens of incumbent MPs who have opted against running again — including 11 sitting NDP MPs.

Manitoba New Democrats are promising to put a price on carbon if they win the next election, even if the federal carbon tax were to be scrapped.

The British Columbia legislature became embroiled in political turmoil on Thursday, May 30, 2019, as Premier John Horgan rejected calls to replace the Speaker after the Opposition Liberals accused him of conducting a clandestine security probe.