Category Archives: CP Election

Regional alienation will be 'a challenge' for next federal government: Manning
CALGARY - The founder of what was the Reform Party of Canada is concerned that a pervasive level of alienation could leave the country more divided after next month's election. Preston Manning, w...
Sep 25, 2019

Liberals allege gun group's election ads break law, ask for investigation
OTTAWA - The Liberals have filed a complaint about allegedly illegal advertising by the Canadian Shooting Sports Association during the federal election campaign. Liberal candidate Adam Vaughan h...
Sep 25, 2019

Liberal leader Trudeau denies MP pushed out for not lauding him as feminist
DELTA, B.C. - Liberal leader Justin Trudeau said Wednesday that he did not scuttle a sitting Quebec MP's chance to run for re-election because she questioned his credentials as a feminist. Eva Nassif ...
Sep 25, 2019

Consumer advocates wary of Liberal plan for lowering wireless phone bills
TORONTO - The Liberal party's promise of a 25 per cent reduction in wireless bills for average Canadian families was greeted with skepticism Monday by observers of Canada's telecommunication...
Sep 25, 2019

Promise tracker: What the parties are pitching on the campaign trail
OTTAWA - A running list of specific promises announced by the Liberals, Conservatives, NDP and Green party since the official start of the federal election campaign on Sept. 11. Liberal...
Sep 25, 2019

'Insulting, racial mockery:' Trudeau's behaviour panned by Alberta premier
CALGARY - Alberta's premier says images of federal Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau wearing black and brown face makeup should make it easier for voters to choose in next month's election. Jaso...
Sep 25, 2019

Bloc leader says Quebec should have same power as Ottawa over refugee settlement
SAINT-BERNARD-DE-LACOLLE, Que. - The Bloc Quebecois says Quebec should be able to override decisions made by Canadian immigration officials regarding whether failed asylum seekers can stay in the coun...
Sep 25, 2019

Tory plan to ease mortgage stress-test rules may increase debt, raise prices
Conservative leader Andrew Scheer's pledge to extend mortgage amortization maximums for some homebuyers and loosen a contentious stress test would likely lead to more debt and higher property pri...
Sep 25, 2019

Singh vows to ease B.C. housing costs by fighting money laundering
VANCOUVER - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is releasing platform pledges he insists will make life more affordable for families in British Columbia - especially when it comes to the sky-high cost of ho...
Sep 25, 2019

Advocates urge debate on racism in Canada that goes beyond Trudeau photos
OTTAWA - In the 2015 federal election, a photograph of a dead child on a beach in Turkey forced the global refugee crisis onto the campaign agenda. Now, say advocates, the images of the prime minister...
Sep 25, 2019