Category Archives: Federal Election

Liberals make child care pledge, Greens unveil platform on Day 6 of campaign
The Liberals and the Greens each unveiled signature elements of their policy plans Monday as leaders taking part in the federal election campaign fanned out across the country.Justin Trudeau pledged $...
Sep 16, 2019

Federal leaders scatter across country as campaign ramps up in earnest
OTTAWA - Federal party leaders have scattered across the country as the election campaign starts to ramp up in earnest. Sunday was the legal deadline for Justin Trudeau to ask the Governor General to ...
Sep 15, 2019

Saskatoon West incumbent Benson kicks off 2019 campaign
Saskatoon West New Democrat incumbent Sheri Benson is focusing on affordability, prescription drug coverage, and working on housing costs as her campaign officially kicks off.Benson was elected as the...
Sep 15, 2019 Sheri Benson is the incumbent for Saskatoon West. Her team kicked off its campaign on Sept. 13, 2019. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)

Trump front and centre as talk of trade, jobs emerges on campaign trail
OTTAWA - A familiar U.S. face finally showed up front and centre Saturday on the federal campaign trail: Donald Trump. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh promised to go toe-to-toe with the m...
Sep 14, 2019 (File photo/The Canadian Press)

A list of federal election candidates forced to step down, resign
OTTAWA - A list of candidates forced to step down, or resigned since the start of the campaign on Sept. 11, which doesn't include, for instance, the Liberal decision to oust candidate Hassan Guil...
Sep 14, 2019

Party leaders contend with social media posts from candidates in campaign
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is urging Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau to denounce controversial comments by a former candidate in the Montreal area, accusing the party of trying to keep a...
Sep 13, 2019 THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson

CFIB to survey federal leaders on election promises
As federal candidates start to hit the campaign trail for the election, a lobby group for small and independent businesses is giving its wish list to party leaders for improvements it wants to see imp...
Sep 13, 2019 Arkady Vyrlan | Dreamstime.com

Leaders link up with their political families for Day 3 of federal campaign
OTTAWA - The Conservatives, NDP and Greens return to their national tours today after an evening spent sparring in Toronto, while Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau picks up his campaign in Quebec. Trudeau...
Sep 13, 2019

Political parties urged to commit to policies for data-driven economy
OTTAWA - Chambers of commerce from Canada's biggest cities will release a campaign wish list Wednesday urging political parties to commit to establishing national data-governa...
Sep 13, 2019

As Tories, NDP, Greens prepare to debate, Trudeau accused of ducking record
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau is afraid to run on his record, his rivals charged Thursday - but with Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer again fielding questions about abortion and the NDP's Jagmeet Singh dee...
Sep 12, 2019 The Canadian Press