Poilievre faces uncertain future after losing his own seat and failing to depose the Liberals
Poilievre vowed to stay on as party leader despite the disappointing final result, telling his supporters in Ottawa early Tuesday that he needs more time to drive a stake through the Liberals once and for all.
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Poilievre vowed to stay on as party leader despite the disappointing final result, telling his supporters in Ottawa early Tuesday that he needs more time to drive a stake through the Liberals once and for all.
We didn't quite get over the finish line — yet. We know that change is needed, but change is hard to come by. It takes time. It takes work. We have to learn the lessons of tonight so that we can have an even better result the next time Canadians decide the future for the country.
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Poilievre faces uncertain future after losing his own seat and failing to depose the Liberals | CBC News
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre delivered mixed results in Monday's election — boosting his party's vote share to a generational high with breakthroughs among new voting blocs, while at the same time failing to unseat Mark Carney and the Liberals from…
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The NDP is losing official party status after Canada’s election
The New Democratic Party won seven ridings — fewer than a third of its 24 seats going into the election. That’s shy of the 12 seats it needs to gain official party status in the House of Commons.
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The New Democratic Party won seven ridings — fewer than a third of its 24 seats going into the election. That’s shy of the 12 seats it needs to gain official party status in the House of Commons.
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Toronto Star
The NDP is losing official party status after Canada’s election. Here’s what that means
Meanwhile, Jagmeet Singh stepped down as NDP Leader after losing his own seat amid one of the party’s worst election outcomes.
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Saskatchewan Premier seeks federal collaboration post-2025 election
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe extended an invitation for Mark Carney to visit Saskatchewan and collaborate on key issues like carbon pricing, clean electricity regulations, and infrastructure development, while addressing China’s canola tariffs and the U.S. trade war.
Moe framed the election results as a sign of "alienation" rather than separatism, urging alignment of federal policies with provincial goals.
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Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe extended an invitation for Mark Carney to visit Saskatchewan and collaborate on key issues like carbon pricing, clean electricity regulations, and infrastructure development, while addressing China’s canola tariffs and the U.S. trade war.
Moe framed the election results as a sign of "alienation" rather than separatism, urging alignment of federal policies with provincial goals.
#Saskatchewan #Carney
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Saskatchewan premier wants to hit 'reset button' on Ottawa relationship in wake of federal election
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says "I want to work alongside this federal government to build a strong and growing Saskatchewan."
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'Deeply frustrated': Danielle Smith warns Mark Carney that the status quo can't hold
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she’s disappointed but ready to negotiate after the Mark Carney-led Liberals were returned to power in Monday’s federal election.
The Liberals were leading in just two of Alberta’s 37 federal ridings at the time of the statement.
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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she’s disappointed but ready to negotiate after the Mark Carney-led Liberals were returned to power in Monday’s federal election.
A large majority of Albertans are deeply frustrated that the same government that overtly attacked our provincial economy almost unabated for the past 10 years has been returned to government.
The Liberals were leading in just two of Alberta’s 37 federal ridings at the time of the statement.
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National Post
'Deeply frustrated': Danielle Smith warns Mark Carney that the status quo can't hold
OTTAWA — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she’s disappointed but ready to negotiate after the Mark Carney-led Liberals were returned to power in Monday’s federal election.
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Niagara Falls ‘at breaking point’ after surge in migrants
The influx of migrants has taken Niagara Falls to breaking point, according to its mayor, who has to manage the stress of having more asylum seekers per capita than anywhere else in the country, with all the strains that places on schools, hospitals and other services.
said Mayor Jim Diodati.
Niagara Falls, with its 15,000 hotel rooms, is where many asylum seekers end up as they find their feet and wait for their claim to be processed.
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The influx of migrants has taken Niagara Falls to breaking point, according to its mayor, who has to manage the stress of having more asylum seekers per capita than anywhere else in the country, with all the strains that places on schools, hospitals and other services.
I gotta tell you our shelters are full, our transitional housing is full, the drug problem is like it’s never been before.
said Mayor Jim Diodati.
Niagara Falls, with its 15,000 hotel rooms, is where many asylum seekers end up as they find their feet and wait for their claim to be processed.
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The Telegraph
Niagara Falls ‘at breaking point’ after surge in migrants
City’s hotels are filled with asylum seekers as fears grow that Trump’s immigration crackdown will send more fleeing across the border
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B.C.’s NDP premier says he’s not interested in Jagmeet Singh’s job
Months after winning his first election as provincial NDP leader, B.C. Premier David Eby says he has no intention of replacing Jagmeet Singh.
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Months after winning his first election as provincial NDP leader, B.C. Premier David Eby says he has no intention of replacing Jagmeet Singh.
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B.C.’s NDP premier says he’s not interested in Jagmeet Singh’s job
Months after winning his first election as provincial NDP leader, B.C. Premier David Eby says he has no intention of replacing Jagmeet Singh.
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🇺🇸 Canada, U.S. have ‘big job ahead of us,’ new ambassador says
The new U.S. ambassador to Canada says Washington and Ottawa now have “a big job ahead of us,” as both countries prepare for negotiations on a new economic and security relationship in the aftermath of the Canadian federal election.
Pete Hoekstra made his first statement as ambassador on Tuesday after presenting his letters of credence to Governor-General Mary Simon at Rideau Hall, enabling him to officially begin his duties as U.S. envoy in Canada.
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The new U.S. ambassador to Canada says Washington and Ottawa now have “a big job ahead of us,” as both countries prepare for negotiations on a new economic and security relationship in the aftermath of the Canadian federal election.
Pete Hoekstra made his first statement as ambassador on Tuesday after presenting his letters of credence to Governor-General Mary Simon at Rideau Hall, enabling him to officially begin his duties as U.S. envoy in Canada.
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🏫 Quebec court overturns out-of-province tuition hike for English universities
A Quebec Superior Court judge overturned the provincial government’s 2023 tuition hike for out-of-province students attending English-language universities like McGill and Concordia.
The 33% increase ($3,000) was deemed unreasonable due to insufficient evidence supporting claims it would protect French or address low student retention. The court also rejected a requirement mandating 80% of out-of-province undergraduates achieve intermediate French proficiency by graduation, calling it unfeasible.
McGill and Concordia universities, which saw enrolment declines after the hike, challenged the policy as harmful to their financial stability and Quebec’s educational reputation.
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A Quebec Superior Court judge overturned the provincial government’s 2023 tuition hike for out-of-province students attending English-language universities like McGill and Concordia.
The 33% increase ($3,000) was deemed unreasonable due to insufficient evidence supporting claims it would protect French or address low student retention. The court also rejected a requirement mandating 80% of out-of-province undergraduates achieve intermediate French proficiency by graduation, calling it unfeasible.
McGill and Concordia universities, which saw enrolment declines after the hike, challenged the policy as harmful to their financial stability and Quebec’s educational reputation.
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National Post
Tuition hike for out-of-province students at Quebec's English universities overturned by court
MONTREAL — A Quebec Superior Court judge has overturned a university tuition hike for out-of-province students that the government introduced to reduce the number of English-speaking students in the province.
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Alberta overhauls election laws to allow corporate donations, change referendum thresholds
The Alberta government wants to bring back corporate and union political donations, eliminate the process of vouching for a voter's identity at election polling stations, and lower the threshold for recalls and referendums.
The bill, which amends seven pieces of legislation including the Election Act, would also ban the use of electronic vote tabulators, a measure that was promised by Premier Danielle Smith's United Conservative government.
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The Alberta government wants to bring back corporate and union political donations, eliminate the process of vouching for a voter's identity at election polling stations, and lower the threshold for recalls and referendums.
The bill, which amends seven pieces of legislation including the Election Act, would also ban the use of electronic vote tabulators, a measure that was promised by Premier Danielle Smith's United Conservative government.
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CBC
Alberta overhauls election laws to allow corporate donations, change referendum thresholds | CBC News
The Alberta government wants to bring back corporate and union political donations, eliminate vouching for a voter’s identity at election polling stations, and lower the threshold for recalls and referendums.
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📊 Majority of Canadians feel unwelcome and unsafe travelling to United States: new poll
The Leger survey found that a majority (52 per cent) of respondents agree that “it is no longer safe for all Canadians travelling to the United States.”
Slightly more (54 per cent) don’t feel welcome anymore. Less than a third of Canadians (29 per cent) said they disagree that it is no longer safe and 27 per cent said they still feel welcome. In both cases, 19 per cent said they don’t know.
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The Leger survey found that a majority (52 per cent) of respondents agree that “it is no longer safe for all Canadians travelling to the United States.”
Slightly more (54 per cent) don’t feel welcome anymore. Less than a third of Canadians (29 per cent) said they disagree that it is no longer safe and 27 per cent said they still feel welcome. In both cases, 19 per cent said they don’t know.
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National Post
Majority of Canadians feel unwelcome and unsafe travelling to United States: new poll
More than half of Canadians no longer feel welcome or safe travelling to the United States, according to a new poll.
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🗳Over 800 special ballots 'mistakenly' kept in B.C. riding, Elections Canada says
Over 800 special ballots cast during the recent federal election were mistakenly kept at the office of a returning officer in B.C., Elections Canada says.
The agency says all registered political parties have been informed that 822 special ballots cast by electors in 74 electoral districts across the country were left with the returning officer in the riding of Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam.
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Over 800 special ballots cast during the recent federal election were mistakenly kept at the office of a returning officer in B.C., Elections Canada says.
The agency says all registered political parties have been informed that 822 special ballots cast by electors in 74 electoral districts across the country were left with the returning officer in the riding of Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam.
#BritishColumbia #election
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Over 800 special ballots 'mistakenly' kept in B.C. riding, Elections Canada says
OTTAWA - Over 800 special ballots cast during the recent federal election were mistakenly kept at the office of a returning officer in B.C., Elections Canada says.
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💩 Frustrations rise over human waste on Vancouver streets, prompting return of ‘poop fairy’ program
As public defecation in Vancouver reaches new heights, residents, business owners and Business Improvement Areas leaders are calling for action that goes beyond the routine clean-ups.
Executive director of the Gastown Business Improvement Society says he was forced to implement his own initiative, affectionately dubbed the “poop fairy program,” after other waste-collecting programs proved ineffective.
In 2021, the City of Vancouver introduced its Feces Removal Response Program to address the fouling minefields, with patrols and collections carried out on weekdays across Chinatown, Downtown, Strathcona, Gastown, and Hastings Crossing.
A spokesperson from the city says the program had seen 1,870 removals in the first two months of this year alone. In 2024, 327 calls regarding human waste were made, an average of six calls per week.
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As public defecation in Vancouver reaches new heights, residents, business owners and Business Improvement Areas leaders are calling for action that goes beyond the routine clean-ups.
Executive director of the Gastown Business Improvement Society says he was forced to implement his own initiative, affectionately dubbed the “poop fairy program,” after other waste-collecting programs proved ineffective.
In 2021, the City of Vancouver introduced its Feces Removal Response Program to address the fouling minefields, with patrols and collections carried out on weekdays across Chinatown, Downtown, Strathcona, Gastown, and Hastings Crossing.
A spokesperson from the city says the program had seen 1,870 removals in the first two months of this year alone. In 2024, 327 calls regarding human waste were made, an average of six calls per week.
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Frustrations rise over human waste on Vancouver streets, prompting return of ‘poop fairy’ program
It is a true city-dweller skill to be capable of walking while simultaneously engaging in conversation, scanning the pavement ahead and being prepared, with the stealth of an assassin, to sidestep, dive, or change course at a mere moment’s notice.
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Canada has been 'over reliant on the US for too long', says Joly
Canada has been "over reliant on the US for too long," and wants to forge closer ties with the UK and the EU, Canada's foreign minister Melanie Joly said.
Her latest remarks come after she and Prime Minister Mark Carney met with US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Tuesday to talk about a new partnership.
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Canada has been "over reliant on the US for too long," and wants to forge closer ties with the UK and the EU, Canada's foreign minister Melanie Joly said.
"We are the most European of all non-European countries. That's why we want to be closer to Europe.
Her latest remarks come after she and Prime Minister Mark Carney met with US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Tuesday to talk about a new partnership.
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Canada has been 'over reliant on the US for too long', says Joly
Canada's foreign minister told BBC News that her country wants to be closer to the UK and the EU.
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Saskatchewan NDP introduces anti-separation bill
The Saskatchewan NDP, led by Carla Beck, has introduced a bill to increase the threshold for initiating a plebiscite on provincial separation from Canada to 30% of eligible voters, up from the current 15%.
Beck argues this ensures broader public support for such a significant decision, citing economic concerns. Premier Scott Moe agreed to a free vote but accused the NDP of trying to silence public opinion.
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The Saskatchewan NDP, led by Carla Beck, has introduced a bill to increase the threshold for initiating a plebiscite on provincial separation from Canada to 30% of eligible voters, up from the current 15%.
Beck argues this ensures broader public support for such a significant decision, citing economic concerns. Premier Scott Moe agreed to a free vote but accused the NDP of trying to silence public opinion.
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Saskatchewan NDP to introduce anti-separation bill that aims to amend rules
Saskatchewan’s Opposition NDP is planning to introduce legislation to amend referendum and plebiscite rules in an effort to hold Premier Scott Moe’s feet to the fire around talks of separation.
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📈 Quebec reports high immigration, record low fertility in 2024
Despite a downward trend, Quebec still reported nearly record-high population growth last year owing to immigration, even as the province’s fertility rate reached its lowest level on record.
Non-permanent residents – including temporary foreign workers, international students and asylum seekers – were responsible for much of the province’s population growth in 2024, according to a new report from Quebec’s statistics agency.
Quebec’s total population increased by about 155,000 in 2024, owing entirely to immigration, and reached about 9.1 million in January, 2025.
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Despite a downward trend, Quebec still reported nearly record-high population growth last year owing to immigration, even as the province’s fertility rate reached its lowest level on record.
Non-permanent residents – including temporary foreign workers, international students and asylum seekers – were responsible for much of the province’s population growth in 2024, according to a new report from Quebec’s statistics agency.
Quebec’s total population increased by about 155,000 in 2024, owing entirely to immigration, and reached about 9.1 million in January, 2025.
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Quebec reports high immigration, record low fertility in 2024
A new report from Quebec’s statistics institute found the province’s population increased to more than 9.1 million at the start of this year
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✍️ Alberta Premier Danielle Smith defends promise of a potential referendum on separation
Premier Danielle Smith says her focus will be on repairing the destruction she says Ottawa has caused to Alberta over the past decade as the idea of separation from Canada gains greater public attention.
During a news conference Tuesday, Smith reiterated that she would hold a referendum on provincial separation in 2026 if citizens gather the required signatures on a petition.
Smith said she didn't want to presume a referendum will happen, but said she will honour the voting process.
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Premier Danielle Smith says her focus will be on repairing the destruction she says Ottawa has caused to Alberta over the past decade as the idea of separation from Canada gains greater public attention.
During a news conference Tuesday, Smith reiterated that she would hold a referendum on provincial separation in 2026 if citizens gather the required signatures on a petition.
Smith said she didn't want to presume a referendum will happen, but said she will honour the voting process.
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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith defends promise of a potential referendum on separation | CBC News
Premier Danielle Smith says her focus will be on repairing the destruction she says Ottawa has caused to Alberta over the past decade as the idea of separation from Canada gains greater public attention.
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🇻🇦Carney congratulates Pope Leo XIV on his election
Prime Minister Mark Carney issued a statement congratulating Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost on his election as pope.
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Prime Minister Mark Carney issued a statement congratulating Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost on his election as pope.
Canadians offer best wishes to His Holiness Pope Leo XIV as he begins his papacy. At a time of profound global challenges, may his pontificate be marked by wisdom, discernment, a deep commitment to common good, and dignity of all.
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Carney congratulates Pope Leo XIV on his election
Prime Minister Mark Carney issued a statement congratulating Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost on his election as pope.
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⚛️ Ontario set to begin construction of Canada's 1st mini nuclear power plant
Premier Doug Ford's government has given Ontario Power Generation the green light to start construction on Canada's first small modular reactor, a new nuclear energy technology to be built next door to the Darlington power plant.
The small modular reactor (SMR) would provide 300 megawatts of power, enough electricity to supply about 300,000 homes.
It would be the first of four such reactors that OPG aims to build on the site, at a total project cost of $20.9 billion.
#Ontario #energy
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Premier Doug Ford's government has given Ontario Power Generation the green light to start construction on Canada's first small modular reactor, a new nuclear energy technology to be built next door to the Darlington power plant.
The small modular reactor (SMR) would provide 300 megawatts of power, enough electricity to supply about 300,000 homes.
It would be the first of four such reactors that OPG aims to build on the site, at a total project cost of $20.9 billion.
#Ontario #energy
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CBC
Ontario greenlights construction of Canada's 1st mini nuclear power plant | CBC News
Premier Doug Ford's government has given Ontario Power Generation the green light to start construction on Canada’s first small modular reactor, a new nuclear technology to be built next door to the Darlington power plant.
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Quebec introduces bill 103 to regulate supervised drug consumption sites
Quebec's Bill 103 has been introduced to regulate supervised drug consumption sites by imposing a minimum 150-meter distance from schools and daycares.
The bill follows concerns in Montreal's St. Henri neighborhood, where a site near an elementary school has raised issues about children witnessing violence and inappropriate behavior.
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Quebec's Bill 103 has been introduced to regulate supervised drug consumption sites by imposing a minimum 150-meter distance from schools and daycares.
The bill follows concerns in Montreal's St. Henri neighborhood, where a site near an elementary school has raised issues about children witnessing violence and inappropriate behavior.
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Global News
Quebec to set 150-metre limit between schools and supervised injection sites
The minister tabled the legislation following some controversy over Montreal's first supervised drug-inhalation centre run by Maison Benoît Labre, a local non-profit.
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🗳Quebec riding of Terrebonne flips to Liberals after recount shows candidate won by single vote
After a judicial recount, the Quebec riding of Terrebonne has flipped to the Liberals, who have beaten the Bloc Québécois by one vote. The result means the Liberals have 170 seats in the House of Commons — just two shy of a majority government.
On Wednesday, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada Stéphane Perrault announced the judicial recount after results showed incumbent Bloc Québécois MP Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné beat Liberal challenger Tatiana Auguste by 44 votes.
Now, Elections Canada's website shows Auguste received 23,352 votes. Sinclair-Desgagné received 23,351 votes.
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After a judicial recount, the Quebec riding of Terrebonne has flipped to the Liberals, who have beaten the Bloc Québécois by one vote. The result means the Liberals have 170 seats in the House of Commons — just two shy of a majority government.
On Wednesday, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada Stéphane Perrault announced the judicial recount after results showed incumbent Bloc Québécois MP Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné beat Liberal challenger Tatiana Auguste by 44 votes.
Now, Elections Canada's website shows Auguste received 23,352 votes. Sinclair-Desgagné received 23,351 votes.
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Quebec riding of Terrebonne flips to Liberals after recount shows candidate won by single vote | CBC News
After a judicial recount, sources tell CBC News the Quebec riding of Terrebonne has flipped to the Liberals, who have beaten the Bloc Québécois by one vote. The result means the Liberals have 170 seats in the House of Commons — just two shy of a majority…
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🇮🇳 Former Liberal MP ousted over alleged ties to India starts Hindu-Canadian lobby group
A former MP who was barred from running in the federal election for the Liberal Party because of alleged ties to India has formed a lobby group for Hindu Canadians.
Chandra Arya, who served as a member of Parliament for the Ottawa riding of Nepean for more than nine years, was removed as the Liberal candidate for the district shortly before the election campaign began in March. The Indian-born MP was replaced by Liberal Leader Mark Carney, who won the riding in the April vote.
Mr. Arya announced on social media Thursday that he has set up the Hindu Public Affairs Council of Canada, which bills itself as “unapologetically Hindu” and “resolutely Canadian.”
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A former MP who was barred from running in the federal election for the Liberal Party because of alleged ties to India has formed a lobby group for Hindu Canadians.
Chandra Arya, who served as a member of Parliament for the Ottawa riding of Nepean for more than nine years, was removed as the Liberal candidate for the district shortly before the election campaign began in March. The Indian-born MP was replaced by Liberal Leader Mark Carney, who won the riding in the April vote.
Mr. Arya announced on social media Thursday that he has set up the Hindu Public Affairs Council of Canada, which bills itself as “unapologetically Hindu” and “resolutely Canadian.”
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Former Liberal MP ousted over alleged ties to India starts Hindu-Canadian lobby group
Chandra Arya launched the Hindu Public Affairs Council of Canada this week, saying it’s necessary to defend a community ‘under siege’
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