Joan Bryden
Reporter for The Canadian Press
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Singh accuses Trudeau of disrespect for voters after PM leaves 3 ridings vacant
Jagmeet Singh is accusing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of playing games with his decision to call one byelection while leaving three other ridings vacant — including the one in which the NDP leader plans to run.
One year to election: Trudeau Liberals gear up for tussles on climate, premiers
Twelve months from now, Canadians will pass judgment on the Trudeau government and decide whether its first mandate should be its last or if it deserves another four years.
Test case challenges a politician's right to block people from Twitter account
Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson is the target of a test legal case that could prompt politicians all across the country to reconsider their use of social media.
Government says imprisoned Canadian terror suspects must face consequences
The Trudeau government appears to be in no hurry to help Canadians who voluntarily joined Islamic terrorists and are now imprisoned in Syria.
Chretien says rise of 'unspeakable' Trump marks end of the American empire
Jean Chretien says Donald Trump is "unspeakable" and his rise to the U.S. presidency heralds the decline of the American empire.
Liberals agree to hike pre-writ spending limit for political parties
The Trudeau Liberals have agreed to increase the amount of money political parties can spend in the run-up to a federal election — a price they've paid to end Conservative stalling of an omnibus bill to reform the country's election laws.
Feds beef up bill to prevent foreign interference in Canadian elections
The Trudeau government is beefing up legislation aimed at making it easier for Canadians to vote and harder for foreign entities to interfere in federal elections.
Canada can claim at least partial success of progressive agenda in NAFTA replacement
Was Canada's pursuit of a "progressive" trade agenda a help or a hindrance during the marathon negotiations with the U.S. and Mexico on a new continental free trade pact?
PM determined to build pipeline, tackle climate change despite court ruling
Justin Trudeau is standing firm on his government's commitment to build the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion and to its national climate-change plan — both of which were put in jeopardy by a bombshell court ruling that overturned federal approval for the project.
Trans Mountain pipeline ruling shakes central pillar of Trudeau agenda
On Wednesday, August 29, 2018, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau painstakingly explained to students in Kapuskasing, Ont., how the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project is a central pillar of his government's agenda.