While many issues turned Canadians away from their prime minister, the high cost of groceries and homes has become a chief grievance.

The race to replace Justin Trudeau as leader of Canada’s ruling Liberal Party – and as the country’s prime minister – is well under way, with seven candidates throwing their names into contention. The leadership hopefuls had until Thursday evening to meet a deadline to formally submit their candidacies before the party picks its new chief on March 9.

Saturday afternoon, Liberal MP Nathaniel Erksine-Smith held a small gathering at Beaches Brewpub in Toronto’s East end so that his special guest Mark Carney could make an “announcement” to the Beaches-East York community.

Canadian pride in our home and native land has been shot full of holes by Trudeau apologizing in graphic terms for our so-called deadly sins.

Chrystia Freeland, the former deputy prime minister, sought to distance herself from Mr. Trudeau in a public letter criticizing him for “costly political gimmicks.”

The one major exception occurred during the prime ministership of Pierre Elliott Trudeau, Justin Trudeau’s father. In 1980, the elder Trudeau was returned to office after a brief spell in opposition.

OTTAWA — The race to replace Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is dominated by one name: Donald Trump. How to wrestle with the incoming president and his tariff threats has emerged as the defining question in the Liberal Party leadership contest.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reiterated on Tuesday that his government is ready to respond to all scenarios if U.S. President Donald Trump imposes tariffs on Canada.

In the days since Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced he'll be stepping down as leader, the list of potential candidates to replace him has considerably thinned.The Liberal Party announced they will choose their next leader — and Canada's next prime minister — on March 9.

Transport Minister Anita Anand, Defence Minister Bill Blair and Housing Minister Nathaniel Erskine-Smith all announced Saturday they're endorsing Mark Carney for federal Liberal leader as more of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's cabinet coalesces around the former Bank of Canada governor.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada is ready to respond whenever U.S. President Donald Trump acts on his tariff threat, which has moved from day one of his presidency to Feb. 1. Trudeau attended a Liberal caucus meeting on Parliament Hill. (Jan. 23, 2025)

He oversaw cannabis legalization and harm reduction expansion, but did far too little on the OD crisis. What follows him could be worse.