Canada opposition picks young social conservative to take on Trudeau By David Ljunggren and Andrea Hopkins OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada’s official opposition Conservatives on Saturday chose a little-known, 38-year-old leader to fight a 2019 election against Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau but only after a fierce contest that revealed internal divisions. On the 13th and final round of balloting, many more than political observers predicted, former House of Commons speaker … Read More
Nova Scotia election: Seven charts to read before Tuesday’s vote On May 30, Stephen McNeil’s Liberal government faces off against NDP and PC challengers over the economy, jobs, health care and more. Here’s a primer on the numbers behind the issues. The numbers: Atlantic Canadian provinces are bracing themselves for a wave of grey in coming years. According to 2016 census data released earlier this month, Canada has more people … Read More
Canada’s Trudeau seeks reset as agenda lags, rivals regroup OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau looks set to shuffle his cabinet and trigger a new session of Parliament to help refocus a flagging agenda in the run-up to an election in late 2019, say political insiders. Trudeau’s Liberals took power in November 2015 with ambitious plans but have abandoned some high-profile electoral commitments and are struggling to … Read More
