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Poilievre unveils Conservative platform focusing on spending cuts, reducing deficit Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre released the party’s platform in the final week of the campaign, pledging to cut income taxes, remove the GST on new homes and reduce Canada’s existing deficit by 70 per cent. The Latest The Conservatives releasedContinue Reading

Canada Votes 2025: Answering your tariff questions live CBC’s senior business reporter Peter Armstrong answers your tariff questions ahead of Canada’s federal election. The Latest This afternoon, Honda released a statement confirming it has no current plans to move any manufacturing capacity out of Canada.Honda has a plant in Alliston,Continue Reading

Answering your questions about tariffs on produce, cars The CBC’s Election Fact Check Unit is answering viewer questions, including questions on auto tariffs under the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement, and on whether the U.S. imposes tariffs on produce that moves through the U.S. on its way to Canada The Latest Liberal LeaderContinue Reading

80 years of global U.S. economic leadership are over, Carney says Prime Minister Mark Carney, speaking from Ottawa on Thursday, also said President Donald Trump’s latest tariff actions mean the end of Canada’s historic trade relationship with the U.S., but maintained the U.S. is still Canada’s main security and defenceContinue Reading

Poilievre says Liberals not committed to fully removing consumer carbon tax Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre accused Liberals of hiding the consumer carbon tax — which as of Tuesday is no longer being collected but remains on the books pending new legislation — from voters ahead of an election. The LatestContinue Reading

Trump says he had ‘very good conversation’ with Carney, offers no details on call U.S. President Donald Trump said he had a good phone call with Prime Minister Mark Carney on Friday. Trump spoke generally about his planned April 2 tariffs, and offered no real details of what was discussedContinue Reading

Poilievre gestures following a news conference earlier this month. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press) The Latest So far today the campaign trail has been dominated by news CSIS believes agents of India meddled in the 2022 Conservative leadership race.Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre responded to the developments during an appearance in Vaughan,Continue Reading

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Liberal Leader Mark Carney. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press) The Latest Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and Liberal Leader Mark Carney both offered details about their plans to cut income taxes for middle-class Canadians.Two federal leaders’ debates have been scheduled for April 16 and April 17Continue Reading

Canada’s 2025 federal election, explained Ready to vote? Canada’s 45th federal election will take place on April 28, 2025. You can email your election questions to ask@cbc.ca. The Latest We’ve now heard from the leaders of all the major parties on the first day of the campaign.Liberal Leader Mark CarneyContinue Reading