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MPs elect a new Speaker of the House of Commons on Monday, May 26, as the 45th Parliament meets for the first time.
Liberal Party of Canada leadership candidates Frank Baylis, Mark Carney, Ruby Dhalla, Chrystia Freeland, and Karina Gould take part in a French-language debate in Montreal. The debate is organized by the Liberal party and is moderated by Pierre Jobin. The party will announce the results of its leadership election on March 9, 2025.
The Liberal Party of Canada will announce its new leader on Sunday, March 9. Candidates must declare their intention to run by Jan. 23 -- and deliver a $350,000 entrance fee that's payable in four installments. Eligible voters must be registered Liberals by Jan. 27 -- and this time the party is restricting the vote to Canadian citizens, permanent residents, and those with Indian Act status.
The NDP's Daniel Blaikie stepped down in March to take a job with Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew, triggering a Sept. 16 byelection in this Winnipeg riding.
Voters in Toronto--St. Paul's elect a new MP on June 24, following the resignation of longtime Liberal Carolyn Bennett.
Join CPAC and cpac.ca to mark of the 80th anniversary of D-Day. Events in France include a June 5 ceremony at Bény-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery, followed by a Canadian national ceremony at the Juno Beach Centre with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Prince of Wales joining veterans. Also: how did parliamentarians react inside the House of Commons in 1944? Browse our interactive feature to read the speeches and learn more from the annotations.
Former prime minister Brian Mulroney has died at age 84, according to a statement posted by his daughter.
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MPs elect a new Speaker of the House of Commons on Tuesday, Oct. 3 -- one week after Anthony Rota announced his resignation.
Saturday, September 30 marks the third National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. CPAC will devote a full day of special programming that allows viewers to reflect on the experiences of Indigenous Peoples across the country and the long and continuing road to reconciliation.
Complete coverage on March 23 and 24 as U.S. President Joe Biden visits Canada.
The party had lost two straight elections to Lester Pearson and the Liberals. Party president Dalton Camp was re-elected in November 1966 and forced a controversial leadership review by the end of 1967. The party gathered in Toronto, leading to one of the most famous conventions in Canadian history.
Follow live coverage of the National Remembrance Day service from Ottawa's National War Memorial: Friday, Nov. 11 at 10:30am ET / 7:30am PT
Highlights from the 2013 Conservative Party of Canada convention in Calgary.
About 2,400 delegates and observers gathered in the nation's capital, with some 80 policy resolutions and 48 constitutional amendments on the agenda one month after the party's election victory.
Stéphane Dion gave notice that he would resign the Liberal leadership following the party's worst result in a federal election. The Liberals fell to 77 seats and 26% of the popular vote in October 2008.
Lower-than-expected turnout was blamed on fatigue from the federal election just one month prior, Quebec's provincial campaign, a lack of controversial resolutions, and the status of registration fees as political donations.
The 2006 election placed Stephen Harper and the new Conservative party in power, leading to Paul Martin's resignation. Ten months later, thousands of Liberal delegates met in Montreal. This time, there was no automatic coronation.
The Conservative Party of Canada held its founding policy convention in Montreal following the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservatives and the 2004 election that left the new party as Official Opposition.
In choosing Joe Clark's successor, Tories had to consider if the time had come to cooperate with the Stephen Harper-led Canadian Alliance. The subsequent final-ballot push between Peter MacKay and Jim Prentice produced one of the most infamous convention deals in Canadian history.
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