CP Election

Where the federal party leaders are on Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021

The main national party leaders' scheduled public appearances for Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021. All times are local. Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau Richmond, B.C. 8 a.m. - Announcement and media availabilit...

Sep 13, 2021

Liberal and Tory campaigns go negative; Trudeau says his attacks aren't personal

VANCOUVER - Both Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau and Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole are striking decidedly negative tones as the last week of the campaign kicks off, but Trudeau says the difference is...

Sep 13, 2021

Tories promise new parents on leave could earn up to $1,000 without losing EI benefit

OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives promised Monday to let new parents earn up to $1,000 per month without it affecting their maternity or parental leave payments. The pledge builds on Tory Leader Erin...

Sep 13, 2021

Raj Saini stands to gain $93,000 payoff — but no pension — after standing down

OTTAWA - Raj Saini stands to walk away with a $93,000 "golden goodbye" after standing down as a Liberal candidate. The former MP for Kitchener Centre stepped down after facing allegations that he hara...

Sep 13, 2021

Blind lawyer says lack of accessible, private voting options violates Charter

OTTAWA - David Lepofsky was not able to mark his choice independently on the mail-in ballot Elections Canada sent to him because he is blind. He opted to not vote in person with his wife because she h...

Sep 13, 2021

Survivors of 2006 Dawson College shooting urge voters not to pick Conservatives

MONTREAL - Survivors and families of victims of the 2006 Dawson College shooting are warning voters against picking the Conservatives in the Sept. 20 federal election. The appeal comes on the 15th ann...

Sep 13, 2021

Singh criticizes Trudeau's "broken promises" on drinking water for First Nations

SIOUX LOOKOUT, Ont. - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says no excuse is acceptable for the Liberals' failure to deliver on their 2015 promise to lift all drinking water advisories in First Nations communitie...

Sep 13, 2021

Leaders in Ontario and B.C. as campaign enters final week

OTTAWA - The three main federal party leaders are focused on Ontario and British Columbia today as the election campaign heads into its final week. Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau is returning to Vancou...

Sep 13, 2021

O'Toole promises to hike benefits for parents grieving the death of a child

VANCOUVER - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole is pledging to boost financial support to grieving parents as the election campaign enters its final stretch. At a hotel in downtown Vancouver today, O'Too...

Sep 12, 2021

Leaders argue over how to pay for promises as voters head to advance polls

OTTAWA - The fifth and final week of the federal election campaign kicked off Sunday with the Liberals and New Democrats each questioning whether their opponent's plan to pay for the billions of campa...

Sep 12, 2021