Category Archives: Fed Elxn 2019
Early campaign stop in Kamloops for Liberal leader seen as positive sign for party
KAMLOOPS - The writ has been dropped, parliament has been dissolved, and federal election campaigning has officially begun. Kamloops-Thompson -Cariboo is seen by the Liberals as a winnable riding with...
Sep 12, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
ROTHENBURGER: When is a candidate's apology for online remarks enough?
KAMLOOPS - SOCIAL MEDIA CLAIMED another politician Wednesday.Dock Currie, who was the NDP candidate for Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo for all of a few days, was fired by the party for online comments made...
Sep 12, 2019 Image Credit: Facebook
Federal election campaign officially begins for Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo candidates
KAMLOOPS - The writ has been dropped, parliament has been dissolved, and federal election campaigning has officially begun today. After campaigning informally for weeks, Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo ridi...
Sep 11, 2019 (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Kamloops riding once again without an NDP candidate
KAMLOOPS - For the second time in a month, the Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo NDP candidate has stepped aside. Dock Currie posted his resignation on Facebook shortly before the federal election campaign of...
Sep 11, 2019 Image Credit: Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo NDP
Kamloops federal ballot gets longer with entry of Animal Protection Party candidate
KAMLOOPS - A seventh federal election candidate has stepped forward in Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo. Kira Cheeseborough is letting her name stand under the banner of the Animal Protection Party of Canada...
Sep 09, 2019 Image Credit: Contributed / Kira Cheeseborough
NDP names new candidate for Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo riding
KAMLOOPS - The New Democrats have named their candidate for the Kamloops-Thompson-Shuswap Riding for the October 21st Federal Election. Local NDP President Bill Sundhu sent out a news release this mor...
Sep 04, 2019
ROTHENBURGER: Three keys to the election in Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo
VETERAN BROADCAST JOURNALIST-turned website scribe Bob Price called to ask me who's going to win Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo in October. He was putting together a look-ahead story for The Orca, the onli...
Aug 31, 2019 (Image Credit: Facebook / Cathy McLeod, Terry Lake)
ROTHENBURGER: Parties unveil campaign slogans, voters need one too
KAMLOOPS - "MOVING FORWARD" is, without doubt, the most hackneyed phrase in politics. Every politician utters it at least a dozen times a day.It should be no surprise, then, that politicians can think...
Aug 29, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
Local candidates weigh in on Elections Canada climate change ruling
KAMLOOPS - Earlier this week, there was a public uproar over whether advertisements regarding climate change should be subject to Elections Canada rules. Elections Canada warned environmental groups t...
Aug 22, 2019 Image Credit: Facebook and CFJC Today
Liberal candidate Lake says PM does not need to apologize after ethics report
KAMLOOPS - The Liberal candidate for Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo in the upcoming federal election says he doesn't believe Canadians deserve an apology from the prime minister. In a report from Ethics Co...
Aug 15, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
