Etiket: PLC
PLC MP Francis Drouin apologizes to witnesses he described as “full of crap”
Liberal MP Francis Drouin finally apologized Thursday for having called witnesses who campaign for the protection of French in Quebec “extremists” and “full of crap”. But the opposition is asking…
A PLC deputy calls activists for the protection of French “full of crap”
Exasperated by the comments of two witnesses who campaign for the protection of French in Quebec, the Franco-Ontarian Liberal MP Francis Drouin did not go out of his way to…
Jagmeet Singh threatens to cut ties with the PLC in the absence of a law on drug insurance
“Frustrated”, the leader of the New Democratic Party (NDP), Jagmeet Singh, intends to continue to pressure Prime Minister Justin Trudeau so that a bill on a universal pharmacare plan is…
Congress of the Quebec section of the PLC | Canadians should be worried about the rise of conservatives, says Rodriguez
(Trois-Rivières) All Canadians should be concerned about the rise of conservatives in the country, according to the Minister of Transport and Quebec lieutenant, Pablo Rodriguez. Posted at 5:51 p.m. Updated…
Mark Carney wants to replace Justin Trudeau at the head of the PLC
Mark Carney has suddenly been everywhere for the past few weeks. The former governor of the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England increases his public interventions and speaks…
Retirement of the PLC caucus | “Frank” discussions and priority to housing
(London) The Liberals, gathered for a three-day retreat in London, Ontario, assure that they are in tune with the biggest concerns of Canadians, such as access to housing, and plead…
By-elections | Status quo for the PLC and the PCC, Bernier bites the dust
(Ottawa) The Liberal Party of Canada easily won the ridings of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce–Westmount and Winnipeg–South Center in Monday’s by-elections. Updated at 0:38 What there is to know By-elections were held in…
Drug insurance | Tired of waiting for the PLC, the NDP introduces its own bill
(Ottawa) Tired of waiting for the Liberals to finally keep their promise, the New Democrats tabled their own bill on a national drug insurance program on Tuesday. Updated yesterday at…
PLC investiture in NDG-Westmount: a PLQ MP supports Anna Gainey
Liberal MP Désirée McGraw, in Quebec, took up her pen to invite her supporters to support Anna Gainey as a candidate for the Liberal Party of Canada in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce–Westmount, at…
PLC National Congress | Delegates rule out plan to return to balanced budgets
(OTTAWA) Liberal Party of Canada activists have ruled out demanding that Justin Trudeau run in the next federal election with a costed program to return to balanced budgets. Posted at…
PLC National Congress | Debt makes Quebec activists nostalgic
(Ottawa) A wind of nostalgia may blow over the national convention of the Liberal Party of Canada, which gets underway Thursday in the federal capital. Posted at 7:00 p.m. Always…
Ottawa | Hillary Clinton to attend PLC convention
(Ottawa) Former Secretary of State and first woman to run as a major party candidate for President of the United States, Hillary Clinton, will headline the Liberal Party of Canada’s…
Politics | PLC and Prince Charles Syndrome
As we mark Justin Trudeau’s 10th anniversary as leader of the Liberal Party of Canada (PLQ) this weekend, many are wondering if he will want to seek a fourth term…
Excluded MP Marie-Claude Nichols refuses to rejoin the Quebec Liberal Party (PLC) caucus as Dominique Anglade wanted
MP Marie-Claude Nichols refused Tuesday to rejoin the Liberal caucus, after being excluded last Thursday. The elected representative of Vaudreuil justifies her decision by her lack of confidence in the…
PLC considers temporary plan for dental care
Sources close to the federal government’s proposed $5.3 billion dental plan say the Liberals are considering a temporary solution that would be to give money directly to patients to fulfill…
Agreement between the PLC and the NDP | Jagmeet Singh wants to see first results in the fall
(Ottawa) The “support and trust” pact between the Trudeau government and the New Democratic Party (NDP) will hold until 2025, as planned, believes Pablo Rodriguez, one of the guardians of…
Alberta | Jason Kenney “packed”, because “not extreme enough”, judges a PLC minister
(Ottawa) Minister Randy Boissonnault, who is one of only two Liberal MPs in Alberta, judges that the conservative movement in the country is going through a “really dark” moment since…
The PLC rejects the NDP’s ideas to lessen the impact of inflation
(OTTAWA) The federal government is seeking to lessen the impact of inflation on Canadian families without further contributing to the problem, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Wednesday, as his…
Agreement between the PLC and the NDP | Federal budget will be a first test, say New Democrats
(Ottawa) The NDP will keep a watchful eye on the upcoming federal budget to see if the Liberal government will meet the spending commitments it contacted in the recent agreement…
COVID-19: the PLC sanctions its deputy Yves Robillard for non-essential travel
Liberal MP Yves Robillard was sanctioned by his party’s chief whip for defying the recommendation not to travel outside the country unless travel was essential. Chief Government Whip Steven MacKinnon…