Unclear if Liberals would say no to new fossil fuel projects over time, says environmental group
A re-elected Liberal government would commit to legislating Canada’s targets to reduce emissions, along with a host of other climate measures, but it’s unclear if it would decline to approve new fossil fuel projects over time, according to a survey released on Tuesday by the Climate Action Network. The environmental coalition posed a series of […]
Politics This Morning: Trudeau to sit down with GTA mayors to talk gun violence; Scheer, May campaign in Toronto
Good Tuesday morning, It’s Day 21 of the campaign. Keep an eye out for your voter information card, which Elections Canada has officially mailed. Those registered to vote should receive their card by Oct. 4. Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau spent part of his day in Toronto, where defended his party’s plan to tighten gun laws amid […]
In sombre ceremony, Indigenous leaders honour the 2,800 children who died in residential schools
GATINEAU, QUE.—For the first time, the names of 2,800 children who died in residential schools were revealed on Monday during a ceremony at the Canadian Museum of History. It’s a stark reminder of a dark chapter in the country’s history and in its relations with Indigenous people, said Ry Moran, director of the National Centre […]
Debates producer announces themes, format
All six federal party leaders will take their audition for prime minister next week on the debate stage, where they’ll get a chance to pitch their policies on five different topics chosen by the media partnership producing the debates. The media group on Monday announced the formats and themes for the commission’s two debates, with […]
Media stories on Canadian leaders not as deeply researched as in U.S., missed Trudeau’s blackface photos story
Media critics say they don’t know why the Canadian media missed breaking the biggest story of the 2019 election campaign so far, but at least one says “absolutely there’s a question” surrounding how the yearbook photograph didn’t surface after all the years in which Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been a public figure. Carleton journalism […]
Liberal, Conservative heavy-hitters brought in to fight to win NDP’s Hamilton ridings
Environment Minister Catherine McKenna has her sights set on the NDP’s two ridings in downtown Hamilton, and two Conservative front-benchers have already visited the city to help launch Tory campaigns in Hamilton Mountain and Hamilton Centre. While the party leaders have criss-crossed the country on national tours, including stops in Hamilton, some other well-known MPs […]
More political hits like blackface controversy might be unsustainable for Grits, say Liberals
With both leading national parties expected to unleash their best “bombshell” research on each other in the coming days, some Liberals are worried they cannot afford to take any more major hits, saying self-inflicted wounds have already damaged the Liberal brand and “crushed” the enthusiasm and morale of the rank-and-file-party members, riding executives and candidates. […]
Some party housing promises get passing grade from economists, but immigration and supply key factors
The big parties’ promised tweaks to mortgage rules and help for new homebuyers could help some people get ahead, say economists, but tackling supply and demand is the best way to manage a hot market. The federal government should be twisting the arm of municipalities to change zoning rules to allow more highrise buildings, duplexes, […]
Politics This Morning: Trudeau unveils party platform, to talk gun violence in Toronto; Scheer to campaign in GTA
Good Monday morning, It’s Day 20 of campaign, and that means we’re about halfway through this 40-day audition for prime minister. Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau unveiled his party platform on Sunday at University of Toronto’s Mississauga campus, where he made an appeal to students and recent graduates, promising to increase federal student loan grants, to extend the […]
Faith Goldy flashed hate-linked hand sign in 2017 photo with Conservative candidate Justina McCaffrey
Conservative candidate Justina McCaffrey was photographed in 2017 with far-right activist Faith Goldy as she was giving a hand gesture that has been linked to hate groups. Ms. McCaffrey told The Huffington Post earlier this month she had not seen Ms. Goldy in “several years.” Now the Conservative candidate in Kanata-Carleton, Ont., Ms. McCaffrey posed […]
