CP Election

Party leaders dish baloney in French-language debate

OTTAWA - The six federal party leaders used the last televised debate of the campaign Thursday to make their pitches to voters. Along the way, they each made assertions with varying degrees of accurac...

Oct 11, 2019

Trudeau blasts Tories for platform delay before taking fight to Singh's riding

OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau took a swipe Friday at the Conservatives for waiting until the eve of a long weekend to release their platform, before the Liberal leader boarded a plane and took the fight to ...

Oct 11, 2019

NDP proposes $32.7B deficit in plan with lots of new spending, new revenues

OTTAWA - The NDP is proposing to run a deficit of $32.7 billion next year if they win the federal election, with no plan to return to balance. New Democrats released their platform costing Friday, and...

Oct 11, 2019

How to handle hot-potato election issues at Thanksgiving dinner

TORONTO - Politics will likely be on the table when Nick Difruscio joins his family for Thanksgiving dinner this weekend, and that has the Ryerson University student bracing for heated discussions alo...

Oct 11, 2019

Singh says NDP can 'work with the rest of Canada' to draw contrast with Bloc

OTTAWA - Jagmeet Singh looked to paint a bright orange line between his party and the Bloc Quebecois on Thursday, telling Quebecers that only the NDP would be able to land the things that ma...

Oct 10, 2019

Singh lays out conditions for NDP support in Parliament after Oct. 21 vote

OTTAWA - Just hours before the last televised debate of the federal election campaign, Jagmeet Singh is setting the Thanksgiving table for Canadians - and he's trying to make his New Democra...

Oct 10, 2019

Scheer decries Trump protectionism, Trudeau deficits at transit announcement

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer blamed rising protectionism around the world - including the approach of the Trump administration - for creating the "tro...

Oct 10, 2019

Singh's stance on Bill 21 called out by anti-hate group

OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said Tuesday he is trying to fight support for Bill 21, Quebec's controversial secularism law, among Quebecers by proving to them that a man who wears a turban d...

Oct 10, 2019

Greens look to Fredericton for potential eastern breakthrough on election night

FREDERICTON - In 2015, the Atlantic Canada election map was awash in red as the Liberals swept all of the region's 32 seats, but this year the Green party is hoping to build on recent provincial ...

Oct 10, 2019

The Latest: Six leaders square off in English-language debate in capital region

OTTAWA - The Latest on the English-language leaders' debate with Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Green party Leader Elizabeth May, Bloc Queb...

Oct 09, 2019