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Candidates vying to be the next leader of the federal Liberals and Canada’s prime minister will square off in a French-language debate in Montreal tonight. Four contenders cleared their final financial hurdle last week and will be on the ballot to replace the outgoing leader, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. They …
Read More »In rural Ontario where health-care is hurting, voters decry PC candidates missing debates
Tonight health care will once again be top-of-mind for residents of Walkerton, Ont. With eight days to go before a provincial election and only four weeks after hundreds of people lined up in the cold for a chance to secure a family doctor, candidates will gather for a health-care focused …
Read More »Freeland calls for 4 Liberal leadership debates, challenges rivals to run no matter who wins
Liberal leadership hopeful Chrystia Freeland is calling on the Liberal Party to hold four debates between now and March 9, when registered members will choose the next prime minister. “Canadians deserve to see us debate our ideas and the path forward for our party and our country without delay,” she …
Read More »Ontario legislature debates education back-to-work legislation in early session
Members of Ontario’s legislature are up early today, debating a bill that would impose a contract on education workers and ban them from striking. The Progressive Conservative government ordered the legislature back at 5 a.m. in order to speed up passage of Bill 28, the Keeping Students in Class Act. In …
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