Category Archives: CP Election
NDP's Singh stands by decision to block Regina MP for running for party
SASKATOON - Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he stands by his decision to prevent a Regina member of Parliament from running for the party, despite some Saskatchewan New Democ...
Oct 04, 2019
Singh brushes off Green complaint about abortion-related social media posts
SASKATOON - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is brushing aside demands from the Greens that his party apologize for social media posts that Green candidates hold anti-abortion positions. On Monday, ...
Oct 04, 2019
Tories say they would stop raw sewage from being dumped in waterways
MONTREAL - The Conservatives pledged Wednesday to work with provinces and municipalities to stop raw sewage from being dumped in waterways, though they did not specify how. Leader Andrew Scheer was of...
Oct 04, 2019
Ahead of debate in Montreal, Singh talks discrimination and Bill 21
MONTREAL - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said ahead of Wednesday's debate that he's confident Quebecers share his party's values, as he released a series of French-language ads seeking&...
Oct 04, 2019
Trudeau says his views have evolved and he is now totally pro choice
QUEBEC - Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau says he is no longer opposed in any way to abortion. He says he has come to realize there's a contradiction between being opposed to abortion itself bu...
Oct 04, 2019
Scheer plans border agency task force to stop illegal guns coming in from U.S.
TORONTO - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is promising to get Canada's border agency to do more to try and stop illegal guns from crossing into Canada from the United States. Scheer is in Toronto to...
Oct 04, 2019
A Liberal, a Tory, and how racism became an issue for them in the 2019 election
OTTAWA - Ahmed Hussen and Abdul Abdi both came to Canada from Somalia as kids, both dedicated their early professional lives to public service, and both then chose to take that a step further and...
Oct 04, 2019
Trudeau shows up but Scheer in the hot seat during French-language debate
OTTAWA - It was the first time Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau faced his rivals directly in this federal election campaign, but Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer spent a great deal of time in the h...
Oct 04, 2019
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is a dual Canadian-U.S. citizen
BEDFORD, N.S. - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says he never spoke publicly about being a dual Canadian-United States citizen because no one ever asked him. Even when his colleagues were attac...
Oct 03, 2019
Carbon offsets helpful to address airplane emissions but not ideal
OTTAWA - Carbon offsets such as the ones the Liberals are buying for their campaign planes are the standard way to compensate for greenhouse-gas emissions from air travel, though even people who sell ...
Oct 03, 2019
