House defeats Poilievre pipeline motion after Liberals call it ‘political stunt’

Ahead of the House of Commons being forced to vote on a Conservative motion pushing federal support for a pipeline, Energy Minister Tim Hodgson decried the parliamentary manoeuvre from Pierre ...

Conservative pipeline motion defeated by Liberals, Bloc, NDP and Green leader

Borrowing from the original text of the MOU, the motion also mentions the possibility of an adjustment to the Oil Tanker ...
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Members of Parliament vote down Conservative pipeline motion

Members of Parliament voted Tuesday to defeat a Conservative motion aimed at pinning down the Liberals on whether they ...
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Conservatives, Liberals accuse each other of playing games as MPs debate pipeline

Government and Official Opposition MPs accused one another of playing political games Tuesday as the House of Commons debated ...
Canada's National Observer

Federal ministers claim Liberal caucus is united on pipeline agreement despite public disagreements

At a chaotic press conference this morning, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Tim Hodgson and Minister of Environment, ...
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Conservatives say they'll amend pipeline motion to get Liberal support

The political gamesmanship continues in the House of Commons today ahead of a vote on a Conservative motion that aims to pin ...

ANALYSIS: NDP leadership hopefuls reckon with oil and gas workers – and their votes

The federal NDP will select its new leader on March 29 and a key issue as they decide who to pick is how to develop -- or not ...
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Mario Canseco: Rustad's Conservatives rose on frustration, fell on folly

In April 2014, I was invited to speak at the leadership convention of the Conservative Party of British Columbia. The hotel ...
Canada's National Observer

Ottawa's deal with Alberta on pipeline ignites rising BC backlash

The Carney-Smith pipeline pact sidelines BC — spurring alarm over provincial autonomy, Indigenous rights, and political ...
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For Poilievre, ‘Surviving’ as Leader Won’t Be Enough

Andrew Scheer and Erin O’Toole both resigned after losing elections in 2019 and 2021, respectively. Poilievre, like his ...

First rule of December

CONFIDENCE MATH — The first rule of December is nobody wants an election. Few gamblers would bet on a failed confidence vote between now and the holidays. Heck: STEVE OUTHOUSE is only days into his ...