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Byelection: Elmwood--Transcona

The NDP's Daniel Blaikie stepped down in March to take a job with Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew, triggering a Sept. 16 byelection in this Winnipeg riding.
By-election: Toronto--St. Paul's

Voters in Toronto--St. Paul's elect a new MP on June 24, following the resignation of longtime Liberal Carolyn Bennett.
D-Day: The 80th Anniversary

Join CPAC and cpac.ca to mark of the 80th anniversary of D-Day. Events in France include a June 5 ceremony at Bény-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery, followed by a Canadian national ceremony at the Juno Beach Centre with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Prince of Wales joining veterans. Also: how did parliamentarians react inside the House of Commons in 1944? Browse our interactive feature to read the speeches and learn more from the annotations.
Brian Mulroney: 1939-2024

Former prime minister Brian Mulroney has died at age 84, according to a statement posted by his daughter.
House of Commons to elect new speaker

MPs elect a new Speaker of the House of Commons on Tuesday, Oct. 3 -- one week after Anthony Rota announced his resignation.
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: 2023

Saturday, September 30 marks the third National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. CPAC will devote a full day of special programming that allows viewers to reflect on the experiences of Indigenous Peoples across the country and the long and continuing road to reconciliation.
U.S. President Joe Biden in Canada

Complete coverage on March 23 and 24 as U.S. President Joe Biden visits Canada.
1967 Progressive Conservative Leadership

The party had lost two straight elections to Lester Pearson and the Liberals. Party president Dalton Camp was re-elected in November 1966 and forced a controversial leadership review by the end of 1967. The party gathered in Toronto, leading to one of the most famous conventions in Canadian history.
Remembrance Day 2022

Follow live coverage of the National Remembrance Day service from Ottawa's National War Memorial: Friday, Nov. 11 at 10:30am ET / 7:30am PT
2013 Conservative Convention

Highlights from the 2013 Conservative Party of Canada convention in Calgary.
2011 Conservative Convention

About 2,400 delegates and observers gathered in the nation's capital, with some 80 policy resolutions and 48 constitutional amendments on the agenda one month after the party's election victory.
2009 Liberal Leadership

Stéphane Dion gave notice that he would resign the Liberal leadership following the party's worst result in a federal election. The Liberals fell to 77 seats and 26% of the popular vote in October 2008.
2008 Conservative Convention

Lower-than-expected turnout was blamed on fatigue from the federal election just one month prior, Quebec's provincial campaign, a lack of controversial resolutions, and the status of registration fees as political donations.
2006 Liberal Leadership

The 2006 election placed Stephen Harper and the new Conservative party in power, leading to Paul Martin's resignation. Ten months later, thousands of Liberal delegates met in Montreal. This time, there was no automatic coronation.
2005 Conservative Convention

The Conservative Party of Canada held its founding policy convention in Montreal following the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservatives and the 2004 election that left the new party as Official Opposition.
2003 Progressive Conservative Leadership

In choosing Joe Clark's successor, Tories had to consider if the time had come to cooperate with the Stephen Harper-led Canadian Alliance. The subsequent final-ballot push between Peter MacKay and Jim Prentice produced one of the most infamous convention deals in Canadian history.
2003 Liberal Leadership

Jean Chrétien announced his intention to retire in August 2002. Paul Martin ran for a second time, hoping to replace the man who defeated him 13 years earlier and became prime minister in 1993.
2002 Canadian Alliance Leadership

Several MPs had left the Alliance caucus in 2001 to form a “Democratic Representative Caucus” in opposition to Stockwell Day’s leadership. Day stepped down that summer and called for a fresh leadership race.
2000 Canadian Alliance Founding Convention

About 1,100 delegates were in attendance as the United Alternative concept moved to the next step of forming a new party.
1998 Progressive Conservative Leadership

Jean Charest’s departure for Quebec politics created an opening to head the fifth party in the House of Commons.