NDP will not be granted official party status: government House leader
Government House leader Steven MacKinnon says the NDP will not be granted official party status because the law says a party needs at least 12 seats to be recognized.
The NDP was reduced to just seven seats in last month's election.
Interim NDP Leader Don Davies has told The Canadian Press he spoke with the Prime Minister's Office about obtaining official party status for the NDP in the House of Commons.
Davies pointed to several past instances of provincial legislatures granting party status to an opposition party.
Alberta MP to step aside to allow Pierre Poilievre to run for seat in Parliament
Conservative MP Damien Kurek is set to step aside to allow Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to run in a byelection in the Battle River—Crowfoot riding in Alberta.
Kurek says he is "temporarily" stepping aside as MP for the riding, which he has held since 2019.
The Conservative party confirms that Poilievre will run in the Battle River—Crowfoot byelection once it's called.