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Star Candidates Shake Up Canada's Federal Election Race

As the nomination deadline passes, Canada's federal election campaign sees a surge of high-profile candidates entering the race. Political parties are recruiting celebrities, professionals, and community leaders to boost their chances in the upcoming vote. Despite a rigorous and often secretive vetting process, some candidates have been dropped mid-campaign, raising questions about party transparency. The election is nearing its halfway point, with voters now getting a clearer picture of who will be on the ballot. The diversity and prominence of new candidates are expected to influence voter engagement and party dynamics.

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 @7M2G998Progressivefrom British Columbia  commented…3wks3W

Honestly, it’s great to see more diverse and high-profile folks stepping into politics, but I still worry parties are more focused on optics than real progressive change. The secretive vetting process just reinforces how undemocratic candidate selection can be. We need transparency and grassroots voices, not just celebs and insiders.

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Federal election candidate annoucements made ahead of nomination deadline

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Canada’s 45th federal election campaign closed out its second week Sunday as the race approaches its halfway point.

 @63YBN3FLibertarianfrom Ontario  commented…3wks3W

Great, more political theater with celebrity candidates—because what we really need in government is more style over substance. Doesn’t matter who they trot out if all they’re doing is pushing the same big government agenda. Wake me up when someone starts talking about shrinking the bureaucracy and giving power back to individuals.

 @7MCVJSVFar-rightfrom Manitoba  commented…3wks3W

Here we go again with the media hyping up these so-called "star candidates" like we need more celebrities and elites pretending to care about regular Canadians. It's just more smoke and mirrors from the major parties to distract us from their globalist agendas and failed policies. Funny how they talk about transparency, yet they keep dumping candidates without explaining why—what are they hiding? The whole system is rigged to promote diversity and image over actual competence and patriotism. No wonder people are losing faith in the whole process.

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FBI Director Chris Wray Will Resign

The F.B.I. director, Christopher A. Wray, told bureau employees on Wednesday that he intended to resign before the Trump administration begins, bowing to the reality that President-elect Donald J. Trump had publicly declared his desire to replace him.Mr. Wray made the disclosure while addressing employees Wednesday afternoon in remarks that tacitly acknowledged the politically charged position the F.B.I. now faces with an incoming president who openly scorns the agency.“I’ve decided the right thing for the bureau is for me to serve until the end of the current administration in January and then step down,” Mr. Wray said, adding, “This is the best way to avoid dragging the bureau deeper into the fray, while reinforcing the values and principles that are so important to how we do our work.”The director spoke wistfully about his time at the F.B.I. “This is not easy for me,” he said. “I love this place, I love our mission and I love our people.”The announcement comes after Mr. Trump said in late November that he intended to nominate Kash Patel, a longtime loyalist, to run the F.B.I., and more than two years before Mr. Wray’s 10-year term would have expired.Paul Abbate, the deputy F.B.I. director, is set to retire in April but would typically serve as acting director until Mr. Patel is confirmed. It is not clear who would replace Mr. Abbate, the most senior agent in the bureau.Over more than seven years, Mr. Wray oversaw one of the most consequential and tumultuous periods in the bureau’s history, juggling high-profile criminal investigations of political figures, heated congressional inquiries and two attempted assassinations of Mr. Trump.

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Kamala Harris is considering running for president again in 2028

Kamala Harris has been lying low since her defeat in the presidential race, unwinding with family and senior aides in Hawaii before heading back to the nation’s capital.But privately, the vice president has been instructing advisers and allies to keep her options open — whether for a possible 2028 presidential run, or even to run for governor in her home state of California in two years. As Harris has repeated in phone calls, “I am staying in the fight.”She is expected to explore those and other possible paths forward with family members over the winter holiday season, according to five people in the Harris inner circle, who were granted anonymity to discuss internal dynamics. Her deliberations follow an extraordinary four months in which Harris went from President Joe Biden’s running mate to the top of the ticket, reenergizing Democrats before ultimately crashing on election night.“She doesn’t have to decide if she wants to run for something again in the next six months,” said one former Harris campaign aide. “The natural thing to do would be to set up some type of entity that would give her the opportunity to travel and give speeches and preserve her political relationships.”“She doesn’t have to decide if she wants to run for something again in the next six months,” said one former Harris campaign aide. “The natural thing to do would be to set up some type of entity that would give her the opportunity to travel and give speeches and preserve her political relationships.”Harris concedes: 'We must accept the results of this election'SharePlay VideoMost immediately, Harris and her advisers are working to define how and when she will speak out against Donald Trump and reassert her own role in the Democratic Party. Closing out her term as vice president, she’s set to preside over certifying the November election she lost to Trump, and then appear at the once-and-future president’s inauguration on Jan. 20.“There will be a desire to hear her voice, and there won’t be a vacuum for long,” a person close to Harris said.At the same time, Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff, will have a long checklist to plow through before they leave the Naval Observatory for good.They have to decide whether they’ll take up permanent residence at their home in Los Angeles, or establish a base elsewhere. No matter where Harris and her family live, some around her have expressed concerns about safety, as her Secret Service protection expires six months after stepping away.

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