Category Archives: CP Election
O'Toole says New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs assured him there's abortion access
FREDERICTON - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole says New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs has assured him women in his province can access abortion despite refusing to pay for the procedure at a clinic i...
Aug 28, 2021
NDP Leader Singh vows to eliminate interest on student loans, forgive debt
SUDBURY, Ont. - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is pledging financial breaks for Canadian students, vowing to do away with interest on federal student loans "immediately and permanently" as well as forgive s...
Aug 28, 2021
Public or private: Canada's perennial debate about how to solve health care
OTTAWA - Canada's universal health care system is among the most beloved and heavily debated policies this country has ever had, but the COVID-19 pandemic has done more to unmask the system's weakness...
Aug 28, 2021
Unrest and the unexpected have made Annamie Paul's leadership a rough ride so far
OTTAWA - Green Party of Canada Leader Annamie Paul says she got into politics knowing it would bring a constant barrage of the unexpected into her life, and there is no denying that it has delivered. ...
Aug 28, 2021
O'Toole, Singh continue public engagements; Trudeau itinerary marked as private
The leaders of the Conservatives and New Democrats will continue with public engagements on Day 14 of the federal election campaign, while the Liberal leader's itinerary has been marked as private. Co...
Aug 28, 2021
Where the election leaders are on Day 14, Saturday, Aug. 28
OTTAWA - The main national party leaders' scheduled public appearances for Day 14, Saturday, Aug. 28. All times are local. Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau Private ___ Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole Fr...
Aug 27, 2021
Territory's top doctor disputes allegations made by Yukon Party
WHITEHORSE - Yukon's top doctor and federal Liberal candidate in the territory is disputing allegations that his decision-making during the COVID-19 pandemic was influenced by plans to run for office....
Aug 27, 2021
Out on the hustings, Trudeau confronted by father of victim from flight PS752
RICHMOND HILL, Ont. - Merzhad Zarei moved swiftly through a crowd of people waiting to meet Justin Trudeau at an outdoor food-truck festival north of Toronto, hoping to get the Liberal leader's attent...
Aug 27, 2021
NDP stresses universal pharmacare pledge, looking to distinguish party from Liberals
THUNDER BAY, Ont. - Jagmeet Singh says a New Democrat government would aim to implement universal pharmacare, starting next year. At a campaign stop Friday in Thunder Bay, Ont., the New Democrat leade...
Aug 27, 2021
Liberals pledge funding for vaccine passports
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau took aim at conservative premiers Friday, dangling $1 billion for provinces that choose to implement vaccine passport systems and a direct call for On...
Aug 27, 2021
