Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is slamming Alberta’s refusal to sign a joint statement on the plan to respond to Donald Trump’s tariff threats, saying Premier Danielle Smith is not putting Canadians first.

Former Canadian finance minister Chrystia Freeland is running to be the next leader of the Liberal Party and Prime Minister of Canada.

Former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney announced on Thursday that he is running to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as leader of the ruling Liberal Party. Carney, 59, launched his bid at an event in the western city of Edmonton,

For all those that think the Trudeau calamity is something new: Brian Mulroney stepped down as PC leader on Feb. 24, 1993. Kim Campbell was chosen the leader of the PC party on June 13, 1993, became PM June 25, 1993 and lost the federal election to Jean Chretien on Oct. 25, 1993.

The former finance minister is seeking to distance herself from unpopular measures introduced while in Trudeau’s cabinet

Mr Carney, who was also governor of the Bank of England, is running as an outsider with considerable financial experience. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Justin Trudeau wouldn't have come up at those Calgary doorsteps ... and "casual cocktail Liberals" to not bother devoting political resources to places like Edmonton or Calgary, says Dan Arnold, who used to blog as Calgary Grit before becoming the federal ...