Liberals on leadership race, Canada-U.S. relations, Amazon’s Quebec closures – January 24, 2025

Liberals on leadership race, Canada-U.S. relations, Amazon’s Quebec closures – January 24, 2025

January 24, 2025 at 4:07 pm  Federal, Politics, Video



Liberal MPs speak with reporters on Parliament Hill as a two-day meeting of the party’s national caucus continues. Speaking on the state of the party as Liberals prepare to choose their next leader are Ministers Patty Hadju (Indigenous services), Jean-Yves Duclos (public services), François-Philippe Champagne (innovation), Harjit Sajjan (emergency preparedness), Marc Miller (immigration), Nathaniel Erskine-Smith (housing) as well as MPs Jaime Battiste, Joël Lightbound, John McKay, Patrick Weiler, Francis Drouin, Marcus Powlowski and Anthony Housefather, Charles Sousa, Pam Damoff and leadership candidate Chrystia Freeland.

David McGuinty (public safety) and Champagne comment on Canada-U.S. border issues and the best response to President Donald Trump’s ongoing tariff threat.

Duclos and Champagne also discuss Amazon’s decision to close all of its distribution centres in Quebec.

Miller comments as well on immigration policies.

Sajjan faces questions on U.S. President Trump’s recent calls for NATO member countries to increase their defence spending to 5 per cent of GDP.

Steven Guilbeault (environment) faces questions on the future of the Liberal party’s environmental policies in the wake of leadership contenders pledging to get rid of the consumer price on carbon.

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