Tag Archives: Federal Politics

NewsAlert: 'I shouldn't have done it,' Trudeau says of brownface photo
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is apologizing for wearing brown facial makeup to an "Arabian Nights" party in 2001, saying he should have known better, and he's asking for the forgiveness of C...
Sep 18, 2019

Federal party leaders make promises requiring provincial collaboration
OTTAWA - The Liberals and New Democrats are both making promises that would need some collaboration with the provinces to become reality, at a time when powerful premiers have made it clear they see a...
Sep 18, 2019 (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick)

Canada at a crossroads entering federal election: Premier Moe
Heading into the federal election, Premier Scott Moe is asking what kind of Canada its citizens want.While speaking at a Regina and District Chamber of Commerce luncheon on Tuesday, Moe said Canada is...
Sep 18, 2019 Premier Scott Moe speaking at the Regina and District Chamber of Commerce luncheon on Sept 17, 2019 (Andrew Shepherd/980 CJME)

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 campaign on Sept. 11. Liberals Sept. 18: Increase o...
Sep 18, 2019

One week down, four-and-a-half to go in federal election campaign
OTTAWA - The federal election campaign marks a milestone today: one week down, and four-and-a-half to go. Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau is in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia today, having made marquee p...
Sep 18, 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

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)

Federal party leaders set to dive into Day 2 of the election campaign
OTTAWA - With that new-campaign-bus smell still fresh, federal party leaders are heading out for Day 2 of the 43rd general election. The excitement had been palpable Wednesday with...
Sep 12, 2019

Federal party leaders set to dive into Day 2 of the election campaign
OTTAWA - With that new-campaign-bus smell still fresh, federal party leaders are heading out for Day 2 of the 43rd general election. The excitement had been palpable Wednesday with...
Sep 12, 2019

Vote-splitting, turnout key to 2019 election: Political science expert
Election season is here, and the time for door-knocking, lawn signs and regular doses of polling data begins.Voters across Canada will head to the polls on Oct. 21 to choose which party forms governme...
Sep 11, 2019 (File photo/CJME News staff)