Voters in Quebec, Manitoba, and Ontario are heading to the polls in four byelections on June 19 to pick four new MPs. The byelections are being held in the ridings of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce–Westmount in Quebec, Oxford in Ontario, Winnipeg South Centre in Manitoba, and Portage–Lisgar in Manitoba. In recent elections, all four ridings were relative strongholds for the…

With four byelections taking place across Canada in June, a drop in popular support by more than 5 percent should be an indication for the major parties as a sign of trouble during the next federal election, according to a pollster. “For any party, a drop in popular support by 5 percent or more would…

With four byelections taking place across Canada in June, a drop in popular support by more than 5 percent should be an indication for the major parties as a sign of trouble during the next federal election, according to a pollster. “For any party, a drop in popular support by 5 percent or more would…

Some media outlets suggested over the past week that former Conservative interim leader and MP Candice Bergen said one thing in public about dialogue with the Freedom Convoy amid its protests last winter but expressed a different view in a private conversation with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. In response, Bergen took to Twitter on Nov….

Former Conservative interim leader and MP Candice Bergen is criticizing Prime Minster Justin Trudeau for what she said amounts to mischaracterization of a private phone conversation between the two amid the Freedom Convoy protests last winter. An interpretation of the Feb. 3 phone call by Katie Telford, Trudeau’s chief of staff, was followed by a…

Conservative Party interim leader Candice Bergen said on Sept. 6 she won’t defend her seat in the next federal election, a few days before her party is set to choose its new leader. In a statement announcing the decision, Bergen did not explicitly state her reason for declining to run in the next general election, which may…

Conservative interim leader Candice Bergen wonders how quickly the Liberal government will act to address the armed attack on security guards and equipment at a natural gas pipeline site in British Columbia this week. “This is deeply disturbing. Let’s see how urgently and decisively the Liberals deal with this,” Bergen said on Twitter Thursday. Bergen’s…

The Conservative Party’s renewed opposition to carbon taxes is being celebrated by some outspoken MPs, while some political observers believe the stance will become increasingly popular as the tax ramps up to $170 per tonne in 2030. During last year’s federal election campaign, then-Tory leader Erin O’ Toole proposed “low-carbon savings accounts” for “greener life”…

OTTAWA—Manitoba MP Candice Bergen is waking up with a new job today: unifying the Conservative caucus. The party’s former deputy leader was elected by her colleagues to serve as interim leader after a majority of MPs ousted Erin O’Toole from the top job. Bergen faces a caucus that has spent weeks divided and angry over…

OTTAWA—Manitoba MP Candice Bergen is the new interim leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. Conservative MPs chose Bergen for the role in a secret ballot Wednesday night after voting to remove Erin O’Toole from the top job earlier in the day. Bergen, who was deputy leader of the Conservatives under O’Toole, has represented the…