Joseph Fournier, 17, readily coughed up the dough in the cash register.
After all, he was just a gas station attendant working his way through high school.
But that night in October 1974 in Lawrence, Mass., his cooperation with a thug named William Horton and two accomplices didn’t matter. Horton — later better known as Willie — stabbed the boy 19 times, then stuffed his body in a trash can.
When the Bank of Canada cut interest rates last week, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said that it “shows that our economic plan is working.” But the fact is that real GDP per capita has declined for seven of the last eight quarters, shrinking cumulative growth since Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took office to a mere 0.6 per cent, versus a robust 16.4 per cent increase in the United States over the same time period.
‘I heard it from dozens and dozens of people — he’s no longer the right leader,’ Alexandra Mendes says
Quebec Liberal MP Alexandra Mendes said Monday she’s heard from “dozens and dozens” of constituents over the summer telling her it’s time for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to step aside after nearly nine years at the top.
Speaking to Radio-Canada, CBC’s French-language service, on the sidelines of the Liberal caucus retreat in Nanaimo, B.C., Mendes said her constituents are “very adamant the prime minister needs to go.”
MONTREAL — It’s considered a Liberal fortress, but these days it feels like the ramparts of Lasalle—Émard—Verdun are shaking. Who knows? Maybe the byelection here on Sept. 16 could send the Trudeau Liberals to the dungeons.
Daniel Wiseman isn’t sure yet how he wants things to turn out. The lifelong separatist who has lived in Verdun for over 30 years has no idea who he will vote for in just over a week.
OTTAWA — The summer ride is over. So too is the Justin Trudeau listening tour.
The prime minister spent much of two months meeting in small groups or individually with nervous Liberal MPs, many angry after the June loss of a supposedly safe Toronto seat to the Conservatives.
Trudeau also spent two months running, paddling, boxing and bounding from one summer festival to another, taking thousands of selfies with Canadians who appeared not to have read polls about how disliked he is.
NANAIMO, B.C. — These should be consequential meetings. Justin Trudeau’s Liberals face the greatest challenge they have ever faced — the possibility of a fourth-place finish after the next election. Aside from the leadership question hanging over all Grit MPs’ heads — should the prime minister stay or should he go — there are other challenges to address.
The Liberal caucus is set to meet in Nanaimo, B.C., next week for a retreat ahead of the fall parliamentary sitting. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau insists he will lead his party into the next election despite polls citing his unpopularity among Canadians. Here’s a look at what would happen if he decided to call it quits.
Could Prime Minister Justin Trudeau step down? Absolutely. But a decision to step down becomes a lot harder now that the New Democrats have pulled out of a supply and confidence agreement with the Liberals, which has helped keep the minority government in power.
The Trudeau government is trying to assure NATO allies it’s moving in the direction of spending two per cent of Canada’s GDP on defence. Meanwhile, billions of dollars committed to new military equipment is being handed back, lapsed, re-profiled or simply not requested by the Department of National Defence.
Canadians need a break from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s soaring gas taxes.
The federal government makes you pay a federal fuel tax, a carbon tax, a second carbon tax, and a sales tax every time you fuel up. In total, federal gas taxes add about 35 cents per litre to the pump price. That’s more than $20 to fuel up a sedan.
In light of the prevailing mythology that Canada is “empty,” it’s counter-intuitive to realize Canada’s cities are unusually crowded. And still unaffordable.
Wyndham Lewis once described Canada as a “monstrous, empty habitat”.
And the British writer is by no means the only one to say this country is vast, imposing and under-populated.
Given that Canada is geographically the second-largest country in the world, it’s understandable that many feel it is largely empty.
Canada’s economy has fallen behind its population growth for the fifth straight quarter, with real GDP per capita declining by 0.1 percent in Q2 2024, according to the latest data from Statistics Canada released last week.
Compared to the same period last year, per capita GDP is now down 2.2 percent. Compared to 2022, it’s down 3.6 percent. As RBC analysts correctly noted, this is a “recession-like” performance.
This downturn becomes even more striking when viewed in comparison to the United States, which continues to see gains.
OTTAWA — With Liberals set to gather next week for a caucus retreat, one of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s MPs is once again calling for a change in party leadership.
New Brunswick Liberal MP Wayne Long first called for a change of leadership after the Liberals’ loss in the Toronto—St. Paul’s byelection in June. The downtown Toronto seat had been considered a safe seat for the party and the loss to the Conservatives led to many whispered calls for change.
Former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney is scheduled to attend the Liberals’ summer caucus meetings in Nanaimo, B.C. where, starting Monday, Grit MPs will plot the return of Parliament and the next election.
Carney won’t be joining the Liberal team as a cabinet minister — despite earlier talks with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Instead, the likely future Liberal leadership candidate has been tapped to advise the party on an economic productivity plan, one that could inspire the Grits’ platform or government policy.
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has alleged Chinese Communist Party (CCP) agents have infiltrated Wealth One Bank of Canada and coerced shareholders.
The news comes just two months after a special committee confirmed there are 11 spies on Parliament Hill who have worked for or cooperated with CCP operatives.
The Liberal Party is a wholly owned subsidiary of the CCP.
Canada’s embattled Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has lost his key left-wing coalition partner as he continues to maintain his minority government in the nation’s parliament.
Trudeau’s political future now suffers an unexpected blow that may prove fatal. As a layer of political security is stripped away, his government becomes increasingly fragile.
New Democratic Party (NDP) leader Jagmeet Singh surprised Canadians on Sept. 4 by announcing on X that his party would withdraw from the governing coalition with Trudeau’s Liberals.
