Holly Cabrera

1 week ago | cbc.ca | Verity Stevenson |Holly Cabrera |Jenna Benchetrit

17 minutes agoCarney calls GM layoffs 'deeply painful news'Verity StevensonCarney leaves a cabinet committee on Canada-U.S. relations and national security on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Friday. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press)Liberal Leader Mark Carney has reacted to the GM plant shutdown in Ingersoll with a statement on X. "We will fight every day for the workers who build this country," Carney said.

2 weeks ago | cbc.ca | Holly Cabrera |Jenna Benchetrit |Marina von Stackelberg |Michael Woods

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is urging Canadians to send more New Democrats to Ottawa to hold the future government to account. In recent days, he’s stopped saying that he’s running for prime minister. “Because people voted for us, we were able to hold the government to account,” Singh told reporters today in Ottawa. He pointed to instances when the NDP pushed for the minority Liberal government to proceed with social programs like dental care and pharmacare.

2 weeks ago | cbc.ca | Holly Cabrera |Jenna Benchetrit |Marina von Stackelberg |Michael Woods

Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet wants the federal government to create a border minister to oversee security. The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) currently reports to the minister of public safety and emergency preparedness. Speaking in Montreal, Blanchet said that a federal minister specifically dedicated to border control would improve accountability. He also took aim at former immigration minister Marc Miller.

2 weeks ago | cbc.ca | Jenna Benchetrit |Adrienne Arsenault |Holly Cabrera

24 minutes agoJenna BenchetritThe Liberal leader was supposed to speak at 9:30 a.m. PT (12:30 a.m. ET), but he’s running behind schedule. 27 minutes agoThe National hears from Alberta voters tonightAdrienne ArsenaultCBC News chief correspondent Adrienne Arsenault reports from Medicine Hat, Alta. (CBC News)I’m Adrienne Arsenault and The National is again broadcasting out of Medicine Hat, Alta., tonight.

2 weeks ago | cbc.ca | Holly Cabrera |Michael Woods |Carolina de Ryk |Jenna Benchetrit

23 minutes agoFree visits to national parksHolly CabreraCarney said a new Liberal government would make national parks and historic sites free for Canadians this summer. He said that if elected, his government would also create at least 10 new national parks and marine conservation areas, along with 15 new urban parks across Canada.