Category Archives: CP Election
Where the federal party leaders are on Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021
The main national party leaders' scheduled public appearances for Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021. All times are local. Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau Richmond, B.C. 8 a.m. - Announcement and media availabilit...
Sep 13, 2021
Liberal and Tory campaigns go negative; Trudeau says his attacks aren't personal
VANCOUVER - Both Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau and Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole are striking decidedly negative tones as the last week of the campaign kicks off, but Trudeau says the difference is...
Sep 13, 2021
Tories promise new parents on leave could earn up to $1,000 without losing EI benefit
OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives promised Monday to let new parents earn up to $1,000 per month without it affecting their maternity or parental leave payments. The pledge builds on Tory Leader Erin...
Sep 13, 2021
Raj Saini stands to gain $93,000 payoff — but no pension — after standing down
OTTAWA - Raj Saini stands to walk away with a $93,000 "golden goodbye" after standing down as a Liberal candidate. The former MP for Kitchener Centre stepped down after facing allegations that he hara...
Sep 13, 2021
Blind lawyer says lack of accessible, private voting options violates Charter
OTTAWA - David Lepofsky was not able to mark his choice independently on the mail-in ballot Elections Canada sent to him because he is blind. He opted to not vote in person with his wife because she h...
Sep 13, 2021
Survivors of 2006 Dawson College shooting urge voters not to pick Conservatives
MONTREAL - Survivors and families of victims of the 2006 Dawson College shooting are warning voters against picking the Conservatives in the Sept. 20 federal election. The appeal comes on the 15th ann...
Sep 13, 2021
Singh criticizes Trudeau's "broken promises" on drinking water for First Nations
SIOUX LOOKOUT, Ont. - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says no excuse is acceptable for the Liberals' failure to deliver on their 2015 promise to lift all drinking water advisories in First Nations communitie...
Sep 13, 2021
Leaders in Ontario and B.C. as campaign enters final week
OTTAWA - The three main federal party leaders are focused on Ontario and British Columbia today as the election campaign heads into its final week. Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau is returning to Vancou...
Sep 13, 2021
Leaders in Ontario and B.C. as campaign enters final week
OTTAWA - The three main federal party leaders are focused on Ontario and British Columbia today as the election campaign heads into its final week. Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau is returning to Vancou...
Sep 13, 2021
O'Toole promises to hike benefits for parents grieving the death of a child
VANCOUVER - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole is pledging to boost financial support to grieving parents as the election campaign enters its final stretch. At a hotel in downtown Vancouver today, O'Too...
Sep 12, 2021
