One of the candidates running for leadership of the federal Liberal Party is making a visit to the Quinte region. Karina Gould spoke on CJBQ’s Lorne Brooker show on Wednesday morning. During her interview she talked about why she’s running for the head of the party.

Poll also finds top issues include the rising cost of living and housing, health care, the economy and climate change.

It has to hit hard. We have to be very pinpoint and surgical,” said Poilievre, who has drawn comparisons to President Trump.

Pierre Poilievre's views on Bitcoin have sometimes attracted controversy, but a lot has changed over the past three years.

The next leader of the Liberal government will be just like Justin Trudeau and the questions that Canadians are asking is how high will the carbon tax go?’

Poilievre: He’s entitled, a self-serving global elitist. He has been at the summit of the World Economic Forum agenda for the last 25 years and he’s been able to push his radical policies that destroy the working class while enriching the billionaire elite.

If the Liberal leadership race is causing a stampede of voters to give up on Pierre Poilievre and the Conservatives, it’s not showing up in the polls. The latest Leger poll for Postmedia shows Poilievre’s Conservatives well ahead with 43% voter support compared to 25% for the Liberals and 16% for the NDP.

Now that a Gazan ceasefire has been in place since Jan. 19, rallies have continued unabated, often with calls for Palestinian “resistance” to continue until Israel’s complete destruction. “The fight isn’t over. In fact, it has just begun,” Toronto4Palestine said in a statement released in the wake of a ceasefire announcement.

Liberal leadership hopeful Chrystia Freeland is calling on the Liberal Party to hold four debates between now and March 9, when registered members will choose the next prime minister.

Liam Olsen, who has led the Young Liberals of Canada since 2023, says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau showed he took young people and their issues seriously, from appointing himself to be the minister of youth and establishing youth councils, to prioritize fighting climate change and ending interest on federal student loans.