Federal Politics

Alberta, Ottawa head to province's Appeal Court over carbon tax dispute

EDMONTON - About a year ago, Alberta's United Conservative Party leader stood in front of 1,500 raucous supporters and called the federal carbon tax an act of "economic masochism" that he would f...

Dec 16, 2019

Scheer's resignation tips party into internal war over school tuition payments

OTTAWA - Signs began to emerge Friday that the coming race to replace outgoing Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer will be an acid test for whether social conservatives have a place in the Conserva...

Dec 15, 2019

Brad Wall not interested in Conservative party leadership

REGINA - Former Saskatchewan premier Brad Wall says he's not interested in running for the Conservative party leadership. His is one of the names being tossed around in Conservative circles ...

Dec 13, 2019

Dreeshen surprised, disappointed by Scheer resignation

Count Red Deer-Mountain View MP Earl Dreeshen as one Conservative who is disappointed that Andrew Scheer has resigned as party leader.Scheer made the announcement on Thursday morning in the House of C...

Dec 12, 2019 Andrew Scheer (The Canadian Press)

Race to replace Scheer as federal Conservative leader could be crowded

OTTAWA - Moments after Andrew Scheer announced Thursday his intention to resign as Conservative party leader, speculation turned to who will replace him. Two of his prominent rivals in the 2017 leader...

Dec 12, 2019

Andrew Scheer resigns as Conservative leader

Andrew Scheer says he is stepping down as Conservative leader as soon as a successor can be chosen.Scheer addressed the House of Commons briefly at about noon Eastern time, saying leading his party ha...

Dec 12, 2019 (File photo/The Canadian Press)

Andrew Scheer resigns as Conservative leader

OTTAWA - Andrew Scheer says he is stepping down as Conservative leader as soon as a successor can be chosen.Scheer addressed the House of Commons briefly at about noon Eastern time, saying leading his...

Dec 12, 2019

Kenney aims for clear signs of federal action on two-day Ottawa trip

OTTAWA -- Alberta Premier Jason Kenney set out a dire picture of the economic and social impact of federal policy on Alberta Monday as he embarked on a two-day political trade mission in the capital.T...

Dec 09, 2019 Alberta Premier Jason Kenney speaks to the Canadian Club of Ottawa, Monday December 9, 2019 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Kenney headed to Ottawa to push Trudeau for "fair deal for Alberta within Canada"

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and eight cabinet ministers are travelling to Ottawa next week to push for federal co-operation to grow the economy.Kenney says he will head into a meeting with Prime Mini...

Dec 06, 2019 (The Canadian Press)

Action plan on missing, murdered Indigenous women coming by June: Bennett

OTTAWA - Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett says the federal government will release by June 2020 its plan to respond to the final report of the inquiry into missing an...

Dec 04, 2019