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Trudeau undecided on Liberal leadership bid

By QMI Agency

Liberal MP Justin Trudeau says he might follow in his famous father's footsteps and run for the party leadership, but he told QMI Agency that his children are more important than his career ambitions.

Scrapping long-gun registry a Tory 'priority'

By BRYN WEESE, Parliamentary Bureau

They've been promising it for over a decade and now that they have a majority, scrapping the controversial long-gun registry is a "priority" for the Conservatives.

Political times are a-changing

By Kristy Kirkup, Parliamentary Bureau

Prime Minister Stephen Harper touted the majority he has pined for and paid a visit to the governor general Wednesday morning.

The man who beat Ignatieff

By TOM GODFREY, QMI Agency

The newly-elected Tory MP who dropped Michael Ignatieff at the polls was initially branded a "sacrificial lamb" for taking on the high-profile Liberal opponent in the battle for Etobicoke Lakeshore.

Election result revives talk of NDP-Grit wedding

By Daniel Proussalidis, Parliamentary Bureau

With the Liberal caucus in the House of Commons reduced to less than half its previous size in the May 2 election, at least one Grit is reviving the idea of a merger or some sort of other co-operation with the NDP.

Mulling the Grits' future

Liberal MP Bob Rae talks about how to get his party back on the right track, including the possibility that he may take over as leader.

Ex-MPs have hands out to collect fat pensions

By Daniel Proussalidis, Parliamentary Bureau

Pushed off the political cliff by voters, more than 100 defeated MPs will still get a soft financial landing.

Sovereignty movement hurting following Bloc collapse

By Brian Daly, QMI Agency

The destruction of the Bloc Quebecois has hurt the province's sovereignty movement, but observers can't agree on whether the party's collapse is a nail in the movement's coffin.

McGuinty unfazed by Grit downfall

By Antonella Artuso and Jonathan Jenkins, QMI Agency

Ontario Liberals are not worried about facing the electorate in October's provincial election even though voters gave their federal cousins a thrashing, says Premier Dalton McGuinty.

Layton promises to apply pressure

By Kristy Kirkup, Parliamentary Bureau

After an election that will go down in the record books for the New Democrats, Jack Layton says he is more interested in "proposition than opposition."

Manning to Harper: Don’t stress about Quebecers

By Daniel Proussalidis, Parliamentary Bureau

With only six Conservative MPs elected in Quebec on May 2, picking ministers from Quebec will be a tough job for Prime Minister Stephen Harper, whenever he gets around to shuffling his cabinet.

Harper has the votes and plenty of time

By Mark Dunn, Senior National Reporter

After five years of instability, Canadians gave Prime Minister Stephen Harper a resounding mandate to bring stability back to the hallowed halls of Parliament Hill and chart a fresh course for the country's future.

No need to fear Tory majority: Harper

By Bryn Weese, Parliamentary Bureau

A beaming Prime Minister Stephen Harper said there are no surprises waiting behind the curtain of his historic majority government.

After crushing loss, Ignatieff resigns as Liberal leader

By Jessica Murphy, Parliamentary Bureau

Michael Ignatieff announced Tuesday he will resign as leader of the Liberal Party after shepherding Canada's once natural governing party to a historic loss.

Guergis' rocky political career over for now

By Tracy McLaughlin, QMI Agency

Helena Guergis, who was thrown out of the Conservative caucus in 2010 and forced to sit as an Independent following allegations of wild parties, fraud schemes, and cocaine use with her husband, former cabinet minister Rahim Jaffer, has now been kicked out of her riding by voters, too.

Bloc decimated, Duceppe to retire

By BRIAN DALY, QMI Agency

Bloc Quebecois Leader Gilles Duceppe quit Monday after an NDP wave virtually wiped his sovereigntist party off the map and cost him his own seat in east-end Montreal.

Harper in the driver's seat, Iggy and Duceppe in the trunk

By Daniel Proussalidis Parliamentary Bureau

Prime Minister Stephen Harper has the Conservative majority in Parliament he asked for at almost every campaign stop. Now what?

Slow fade to orange

By John Robson QMI Agency

How did we get here?

Tories return to power

By MARK DUNN, Senior National Reporter

It’s third time lucky for Conservative Leader Stephen Harper.

May wins Green's first elected seat

By Kris Sims, Parliamentary Bureau

Green Party Leader Elizabeth May is a Member of Parliament.

Liberals face historic losses

By Jessica Murphy, Parliamentary Bureau

A weary and defeated Liberal leader took the stage in a downtown Toronto ballroom Monday night and took ownership of the worst defeat in the party’s history.

Harper 'deeply honoured' by majority mandate

By Bryn Weese, Parliamentary Bureau

He asked for it, and he got it.

Layton becomes opposition leader

By Kristy Kirkup, Parliamentary Bureau

With a historic campaign and election behind him, NDP Leader Jack Layton will take the orange crush all the way to his new home at Stornaway.

The social election

By WILLIAM WOLFE-WYLIE, QMI Agency

The social media world has changed immensely since the last federal election in 2008.