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CBC
27-05-2025
- Business
- CBC
Whitehorse businessman Mike Pemberton joins race to lead Yukon Liberals
Yukon Liberals will get a chance to vote for their new leader this time. Businessman Mike Pemberton launched his campaign for the Liberal leadership in Whitehorse Tuesday, promising action on affordability, housing, health care and public safety. His candidacy means the first contested leadership race for the Liberals in two decades. "I have immense respect for all citizens of Yukon," he said. "I want to be part of a solution and and not part of a problem. I want to be able to help." Pemberton is the former owner of a furniture store in downtown Whitehorse. He's served on the Whitehorse and Yukon chambers of commerce, the Yukon Development Corporation and the board of Yukon Energy. He said that experience makes him a "right of centre" candidate who will seek to ease environmental regulations and make things easier on the private sector. "I want to see how we can work through that to make that easier for those corporations, those medium and those small businesses, how we can work with them to make things better and they can become more profitable because profit is not a dirty word," Pemberton said. "Profit makes the world go round." The deadline for leadership candidate nominations is May 29. Each candidate will have to pay a non-refundable nomination fee of $7,000 to the Yukon Liberal Party. The Liberal leadership convention will take place in Whitehorse June 19. Former Kwanlin Dün First Nation Chief Doris Bill has already announced her candidacy for the party leadership. That means Liberals will vote for their leader for the first time since 2005, when Arthur Mitchell defeated former premier Pat Duncan. Current leader Ranj Pillai and former leader Sandy Silver were both acclaimed.
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Carney's heavily scrutinized chief of staff to remain in role for now
Former cabinet minister Marco Mendicino will stay on as Mark Carney's chief of staff for the time being, the prime minister announced Thursday. Carney tapped Mendicino for the role after winning the Liberal leadership in March. Sources told CBC News at the time that the former MP would be in his new role only temporarily — which the prime minister alluded to in his Thursday social media post. "As we prepare for the Throne Speech, I have asked Mr. Mendicino to stay into the summer in order to support the launch of the government's mandate in Parliament and to lead the transition of the [Prime Minister's Office] on my behalf. I am grateful that he has agreed to do so," Carney wrote. The prime minister noted that Mendicino had originally planned to return to Toronto before signing on as chief of staff, and credited him for his "vital" support after the Liberal leadership race, election and the transition to government. Opposition parties heavily scrutinized Carney's choice to hire Mendicino at the time, both for his time in cabinet and his stance on the Middle East. Mendicino was public safety minister in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government, but was shuffled out of cabinet in 2023, after facing calls from Conservatives for his resignation over serial killer Paul Bernardo's transfer to a medium-security prison. The NDP also criticized Mendicino for being one of a handful of Liberal MPs who refused to back a House motion calling for a ceasefire in Gaza last year. Mendicino announced in early January he would not be seeking re-election, writing in a statement that he "disagreed" with the direction of the then-Trudeau government.
CTV News
22-05-2025
- Politics
- CTV News
Mendicino to leave job as PM Carney's chief of staff
Liberal Leader Mark Carney, left, arrives to the West Block of Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, March 10, 2025 with Liberal MP Marco Mendicino. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney's chief of staff Marco Mendicino will soon be leaving his position in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), according to a statement released Thursday. 'As we prepare for the Throne Speech, I have asked Mr. Mendicino to stay into the summer in order to support the launch of the government's mandate in Parliament and to lead the transition of the PMO on my behalf. I am grateful that he has agreed to do so,' Carney wrote. The former prominent Toronto MP and public safety minister under the Justin Trudeau government was appointed to serve in the key position – at least for the transition period – after Carney won the Liberal leadership and assumed the role of prime minister in March. Carney is calling Mendicino's support during this time as 'vital.' Following his appointment as interim chief of staff, the opposition called out the move, with the NDP criticizing his staunch pro-Israel support and the Conservatives zeroing in on Mendicino's past tenure in the Trudeau government. 'He's the guy forced to resign,' Poilievre said in a social media post back in March. In a statement, Business Council of Canada President Goldy Hyder said Mendicino took on the role at 'an inflection point in Canadian politics' and was 'always available to stakeholders and genuinely open to hearing different perspectives - traits I hope his successor adopts.' Will Mendicino run to become mayor of Toronto? Several sources close to Mendicino have confirmed to CTV News that he is seriously considering a bid to run for mayor of Toronto. Back in January – months prior to this year's federal election – Mendicino had announced he would not be seeking re-election in the riding of Eglinton-Lawrence, which he represented since 2015. In his resignation statement at the time, Mendicino indicated that he had been approached by Toronto residents and community leaders who feel he 'should continue to play an active leadership role in our city,' and that he welcomes hearing from more people about how to do that. Mendicino's foray into federal politics drew headlines from the start. He faced off for the Liberal nomination in the downtown Toronto riding against Eve Adams, who had crossed the floor from the Conservatives and was backed for the nomination by former Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau before he became the prime minister. Mendicino went on to win the nomination and defeated then-finance minister Joe Oliver in the 2015 election. After his 2019 re-election, Mendicino became immigration minister, and then public safety minister in 2021. Under the latter portfolio, Mendicino oversaw significant legislation and faced multiple controversies. Mendicino was public safety minister when the government invoked the Emergencies Act during the 2022 Freedom Convoy protests, as well as when serial killer Paul Bernado was transferred to a medium-security facility in the spring of 2023, which set off a political firestorm for the federal government. Trudeau dropped him from cabinet that summer and replaced him with Dominic Leblanc.
The Guardian
13-05-2025
- Politics
- The Guardian
Ley's first appearance as Liberal leader; Labor urged to be more ambitious; and Aunty Donna's straight man goes solo
Good afternoon. Sussan Ley says she will 'take the time to get it right' after becoming Australia's first female opposition leader, narrowly beating Angus Taylor in a party room ballot for the Liberal leadership. Ley's deputy will be Ted O'Brien, the former energy spokesperson, who fended off a surprise challenge from the Queensland MP Phil Thompson. Jacinta Nampijinpa Price, who had announced she would run for deputy leader, withdrew after Taylor lost the leadership ballot. In her first press conference as opposition leader, Ley said Australia was 'a place where I could dream my biggest dreams', and the Liberals needed to respect, reflect and represent modern Australia. She said the party would review 'every single policy issue' in the wake of the election, including nuclear and net zero, but that there 'won't be a climate war' under her leadership. We may be waiting weeks for a result in the seat of Calwell – the most complex ever counted in an Australian election Some witness statements 'blatantly contradictory' to Alan Jones sexual assault allegations, court hears Mass murder at Bondi Junction likely due to Joel Cauchi's 'sexual frustration and hatred towards women', inquest told NSW to legalise e-scooters on paths and roads up to 20km/h for those over 16 UN body rules Russia responsible for downing of flight MH17 prompting calls for compensation A year after deadly riots, New Caledonia's president vows to address push for independence Erin Patterson is on trial in regional Victoria, where she has pleaded not guilty to murdering or attempting to murder four relatives of her estranged husband at a 2023 lunch. Nino Bucci has been attending the trial and explains what's happened so far. You can catch up on the latest evidence from today here. 'We need an effective opposition in the House of Representatives. That's extremely important. And we need the government to be held to account on the things that communities like Kooyong care about.' The freshly re-elected teal independent Monique Ryan says she will spend the next three years focusing on housing affordability and tax reform, and will push the Albanese government for more action on electrification and the net zero transition. The latest Guardian Essential poll shows many voters want the Albanese government to stick to the policies it took to the election, but there is appetite among progressives for Labor to use its large majority to be more ambitious, writes Essential's Peter Lewis. Sign up to Afternoon Update Our Australian afternoon update breaks down the key stories of the day, telling you what's happening and why it matters after newsletter promotion Broden Kelly: Yabusele review – Aunty Donna's straight man gets personal Who is Broden Kelly? That's the question he tries to answer in his first solo show – but you might find yourself missing the absurdist antics of his beloved trio. Today's starter word is: GULA. You have five goes to get the longest word including the starter word. Play Wordiply. Enjoying the Afternoon Update? Then you'll love our Morning Mail newsletter. Sign up here to start the day with a curated breakdown of the key stories you need to know, and complete your daily news roundup. And follow the latest in US politics by signing up for This Week in Trumpland. If you have a story tip or technical issue viewing this newsletter, please reply to this email. If you are a Guardian supporter and need assistance with regards to contributions and/or digital subscriptions, please email
The Guardian
13-05-2025
- Politics
- The Guardian
Sussan Ley elected first female Liberal leader, narrowly defeating Angus Taylor in ballot
Sussan Ley has become Australia's first female opposition leader, beating Angus Taylor in the race for the Liberal leadership. Smashed in the 3 May federal election, Liberal MPs met to elect a new leadership team at Parliament House on Tuesday morning, without Peter Dutton, the former leader who lost his seat in the historic drubbing. Ley, a former environment and health minister, was the Liberal party's deputy leader under Dutton and has been a member of parliament since 2001. Now the most senior woman in the party's 80-year history, Ley was elected 29 votes to 25 votes over the former shadow treasurer. She is the first regionally based opposition leader since the 1990s. The 63-year-old is one of the longest-serving female MPs in Canberra. Liberal party acting chief opposition whip Melissa Price announced the result just after 10:15am. Born in Kano, Nigeria, Ley represents the regional New South Wales seat of Farrer and is a former wool and beef farmer and tax office executive. A trained pilot, she joined the Liberal party in 1994 and has held the industry and small business portfolios since 2022. A mother and grandmother, Ley's father was a British intelligence officer who brought his family to Australia in the 1970s. She has previously revealed she enjoyed a 'brief punk rock period' in the 1980s and added an extra 's' to her first name in her 20s, guided by numerology. Serving as a minister under Tony Abbott, Malcolm Turnbull and Scott Morrison, Ley resigned from cabinet in 2017 over an expenses scandal involving official travel and the purchase of an investment property on the Gold Coast.
