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12/9/2008
12 am
The federal Liberals will broaden the consultation process for choosing a new federal leader, rather than leave the choice strictly in the hands of Grit MPs and senators.
The executive will still consult with the national caucus, but will also canvass the opinions of riding presidents, defeated candidates and the ...
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12/8/2008
1:11PM
Bob Rae says his leadership rival Michael Ignatieff will have an unfair advantage if he's installed as interim leader of the Liberals.
Stephane Dion is speeding up his departure as leader, clearing the way for Ignatieff to take over as early as Wednesday.
Ignatieff's supporters want the front-runner to be ...
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12/8/2008
11:39AM
Stephane Dion says he will resign as soon as a new Liberal leader is chosen - likely Wednesday.
His announcement today clears the way for Michael Ignatieff to take over.
Liberals want a new leader in place before a vote on the federal budget Jan. 27 that could plunge the ...
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12/8/2008
11:38AM
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty says financial aid requests from the Detroit Three automakers are `capable of being dealt with.'
The automakers submitted requests to Ottawa and Ontario for various forms of financial help on Friday reported to be worth $6.8 billion.
While not commenting specifically on the dollar amount, Flaherty ...
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12/7/2008
8:30 pm
It appears the way is clear for Toronto Liberal M-P Michael Ignatieff to take over the helm of the Liberal party this week.
The prospect of a caucus vote installing Ignatieff as leader appears more likely now that an alternative proposal appears to have little support.
The proposal involved giving ...
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12/7/2008
12 am
With 'Parliament on the Brink', N-D-P leader Jack Layton appeared Saturday with Liberal leader Stephane Dion plugging their coalition calling for the Harper government to be toppled.
Speaking to Roy Green on the Corus Radio Network, Layton was asked if a federal election may be the only solution.
"I think ...
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12/5/2008
3:19PM
The Canadian divisions of the Detroit Three automakers are seeking a total of $6.8 billion in loans and credit lines from Ottawa and Ontario.
Chrysler Canada has asked the Canadian government for $1.6 billion in energy loans while General Motors is seeking $2.4 billion in repayable loans.
GM is also ...
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12/5/2008
2:14PM
A day after Gov. Gen. Michaelle Jean agreed to suspend Parliament, former governor general Ed Schreyer says he doesn't believe the choice is `fatal.'
Speaking via teleconference from Brandon, Man., to a crowded room of law students in Toronto, Schreyer says a request for dissolution would have been out of ...
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12/4/2008
3:30PM
The first of two competing rallies saw more than two hundred anti-coalition protesters chant outside the constituency office of NDP member of parliament Linda Duncan.
"I think the Harper government has to go to the opposition and say"we may have made a mistake here" says Organizer Brad Altheim.
His concern ...
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12/4/2008
2:57PM
Some economists say the Parliamentary crisis is not helpful in terms of attracting investors to the Canadian markets.
But they say it likely had little to do with the dollar dropping nearly a cent-and-a-half today and a 250 point loss on the TSX.
The loonie lost ground in early trading ...
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12/4/2008
1:46PM
Ottawa says there is federal money to help automakers even though Parliament has been suspended.
The last-minute reprieve granted to the Conservative government has raised questions about how Prime Minister Stephen Harper could bail out the auto sector without passing such a measure through Parliament.
But Industry Minister Tony Clement ...
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12/4/2008
1pm
The Premier is weighing in on the Governor General's decision to prorogue Parliament.
The move means the Harper government won't face a confidence vote -- and, likely defeat at the hands of a coalition supported by the Liberals, NDP, and Bloc Quebecois -- next Monday.
Ed Stelmach says the extra ...
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12/4/2008
12:48PM
Thousands of people rallied on the steps of Parliament Hill today to support a coalition of opposition parties who tried to topple the Harper government.
The crowd wasn't deterred by the chilly weather and word that Gov. Gen. Michaelle Jean allowed Prime Minister Stephen Harper to suspend Parliament until late ...
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12/4/2008
12:03PM
Liberal resolve to bring down the Conservative government is already starting to crumble.
Within an hour of Prime Minister Stephen Harper winning a 2-month reprieve, some Grit MPs were pulling back from the idea of trying to replace the Tory regime with a Liberal-NDP coalition propped up by the Bloc ...
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12/4/2008
12:02PM
Liberal Leader Stephane Dion says the opposition coalition is still committed to bringing down the minority Conservative government.
He says right now nothing has changed, even though the Governor General has agreed to suspend Parliament until January. Dion says the only way things could change would be if there is ...
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