Leadership News

Op-Ed: Trudeau denounces attack politics, but attacks Harper and Mulcair

Toronto - The Liberal Party of Canada held their showcase event in Toronto. Short on grand vision, candidates laid out their platforms with buzz words. While Trudeau denounced attack politics, he had no problem taking aim at Stephen Harper and Thomas Mulcair.

In the Media by Karl Gotthardt - 14 comments

Marc Garneau to quit bid for leadership of Liberal Party

Ottawa - Marc Garneau, according to sources close to his campaign, has decided to pull out of the liberal leadership race. Garneau feels that it would be impossible to beat forerunner Justin Trudeau, who enjoys a considerable lead.

In the Media by Karl Gotthardt - 8 comments

Minister Kathleen Wynne steps down from Queen's Park cabinet post

Toronto - Ontario Aboriginal and Municipal Affairs Minister Kathleen Wynne announced her resignation from the cabinet Thursday. The Liberal Member of Provincial Parliament is expected to officially launch her campaign for the party leadership Monday.

In the Media by Andrew Moran - 2 comments

Bob Rae confirms he will not seek Canada's Liberal leadership

Ottawa - After months of speculation, interim Liberal Party leader Bob Rae has finally confirmed that he will not seek the party's permanent leadership. Up until as late as last week, Rae had planned to run for leader.

In the Media by Andrew Moran - 4 comments

Op-Ed: False hope, Obama and smog

Washington - In an astounding political blunder solidifying his place in US history as a one-termer, Barack Obama announced Friday proposed restrictions on smog and the health of Americans are not as important as corporate polluters and bickering Republicans.

In the Media by Lynn Herrmann - 13 comments

Canada: Liberal party agrees to delay leadership vote for 2 years

Ottawa - Canada's federal Liberal party will wait two full years before choosing its next leader in order to give the party time to rebuild and avoid extinction within the Canadian political landscape.

In the Media by Andrew Ardizzi

Texas gov Perry now has ‘serious thought’ on presidency

New York - With the nation’s first GOP presidential candidate debate now in the books, Texas’ Republican Governor Rick Perry said on Tuesday he is now giving the idea of a White House run “some serious thought,” an elevation from thinking about it.

In the Media by Lynn Herrmann

Op-Ed: Mid-East Thought Leaders Need to Address Followers

Jerusalem - As one experiencing -- and sharing here -- the too-easy disunion in the Middle East, I am not optimistic, yet must be hopeful, the many, deep divides can be bridged if thoughful leaders from the faithful to sporting preach tolerance and forgiving.

In the Media by Robert G Cope - 4 comments

Assange given Sydney Peace Foundation’s top human rights award

London - The Sydney Peace Foundation awarded its Gold Medal on Tuesday to Julian Assange, founder of Wikileaks, for “exceptional courage in the pursuit of human rights,” and noted Wikileaks is "a new order in journalism."

In the Media by Lynn Herrmann - 3 comments

Op-Ed: The new U.S. leadership, what does it mean?

We need immediate change and as speaker-presumed John Boehner pronounced, that change is to "reverse course" from the Obama Administration's failed experiment.

In the Media by Stan Crouch - 14 comments

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