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Indian-Origin Ruby Dhalla On Race For Canada’s Next Prime Minister

January 28, 2025 admin

Ruby Dhalla, a Canadian politician of Indian origin, is making history by running for the leadership of the Liberal Party and potentially becoming Canada’s first woman of colour Prime Minister. Dhalla emphasised the importance of diversity within the party and in the country’s debates. As a self-made businesswoman, doctor, and three-time Member of Parliament, Dhalla…

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Canada’s Trudeau announces decision to resign as Liberal Party leader, spelling end to time in power

January 6, 2025 admin

Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday (January 6, 2025) announced his decision to step down as Liberal leader but he will stay on in his post until the party has chosen a replacement. “I intend to resign as party leader, as Prime Minister,” Mr….

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Justin Trudeau: The autumn of a liberal

December 28, 2024 admin

Once a liberal icon who represented the values of the ‘cultural Left’, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, now in the last year of his third term, is mired in a crisis of unpopularity, dissension and defections from within his Liberal Party fold. The embattled Mr. Trudeau has been in power for nearly a decade since…

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Canada’s PM Trudeau vows to lead his Liberal Party into next election

October 25, 2024 admin

Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday (October 24, 2024) that he will lead his Liberal Party into the next election, dismissing a request by some party members to not run for a fourth term. Mr. Trudeau met with his Liberal members of Parliament for…

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Over 20 Canadian Liberal lawmakers urge Trudeau to step down before next election

October 24, 2024 admin

Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau | Photo Credit: AP Some lawmakers in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s own Liberal Party asked the leader not to run for a fourth term, handing him one of the biggest tests of his political career. A smiling Mr. Trudeau said Liberals are “strong and united” after meeting with Liberal members…

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Canada welcomes India’s decision to resume some visa services; says ‘a good sign’ amid diplomatic row

October 26, 2023 admin

A view of the High Commission of India, in Ottawa, Canada. | Photo Credit: AP Canada has welcomed India’s decision to resume some visa services in the country from October 26, saying the move was a “good sign” after “an anxious time” for many Canadians, amid a diplomatic row over the killing of a Sikh…

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Khalistani separatist leader Nijjar killing | Canadian PM Justin Trudeau does not respond to questions about India rejecting his allegations

September 21, 2023 admin

Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. | Photo Credit: AP Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau did not respond to questions about India rejecting allegations made by him in Parliament about India’s involvement in the killing of a prominent Khalistani separatist leader. Mr. Trudeau was in the United Nations Headquarters to attend the high-level 78th session of…

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