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Ontario Premier Doug Ford is defending his government’s appointments of two former staffers to a committee that helps select provincial judges, saying he’s not going to put Liberals or New Democrats in those roles. The Toronto Star first reported that Matthew Bondy, a former deputy chief of staff to Ford, …
Read More »Trudeau sharpens political attacks on Poilievre ahead of Parliament return – National
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sharpened his attack on his chief rival Thursday as he tried to rally his caucus for the upcoming parliamentary sitting. Liberal MPs are holding three days of caucus meetings in Ottawa to plan for the return of the House of Commons, and to shore up party …
Read More »Manitoba’s two major political parties say they would not repeat COVID-19 lockdowns – Winnipeg
The leaders of Manitoba’s two largest political parties promised Wednesday to not impose any more COVID-19 “lockdowns” as two new opinion polls suggested the Opposition New Democrats had gained a commanding lead in the run-up to the Oct. 3 provincial election. “I can tell you that if we are back …
Read More »Chinese Canadians worried about political backlash amid foreign interference scrutiny – National
Mark Lee, a professional translator and former council candidate in Richmond, B.C., says he knows what it’s like to walk the fine line faced by fellow Chinese Canadians entering the political arena amid scrutiny of alleged foreign interference. He says he’s not ignorant of the risks and considers potential political …
Read More »COP15: Canada, China jointly host UN biodiversity talks amid rising political tensions
A major UN conference on biodiversity will get underway in Montreal Tuesday with a lofty goal to get every country to agree to protect almost one-third of the world’s land and oceans before the end of this decade. But the environment may be the easy part of a meeting that …
Read More »Waterloo councillors can now expense home security systems amid heated political landscape
The City of Waterloo passed a motion Monday that would provide future council members with funding for security systems, with some pointing to a more hostile political climate as a reason for why the initiative was needed. Members of council for the Ontario city could receive up to $100 per …
Read More »Profiling Vancouver’s political parties: Fred Harding and the NPA
Talk to Fred Harding about why he should be mayor of Vancouver, and a common theme emerges. “We’ve got a distinct lack of leadership going on in the city,” he said, arguing why voters should vote for him and Non-Partisan Association (NPA) candidates on Oct. 15. “The city is lacking leadership, we’re …
Read More »Profiling Vancouver’s political parties: OneCity
It’s one party with just one councillor at the moment, but OneCity hopes for a lot more than incumbent Christine Boyle at city hall after Vancouver’s municipal election on Oct. 15. And a lot more housing. “We’d like to see gradual increase in density across the city. Not only on the …
Read More »Profiling Vancouver’s political parties: COPE
Over the decades, things have gotten progressively more crowded for Vancouver’s oldest left-wing party. Founded in 1968, the Coalition of Progressive Electors (COPE) now competes with Vision Vancouver, the Greens, OneCity, Forward Vancouver and VOTE Socialist for support on the left side of the city’s political spectrum. But it’s the …
Read More »Former Sask. private school students allege being ‘coerced’ into working on political campaigns
Former students of a Saskatoon private Christian academy say school and church officials pressured them into working on political campaigns to increase their power and advance their conservative social agenda. The politicians allegedly include a former member of Parliament, Saskatoon’s longest-serving mayor, and a sitting Saskatoon city councillor. Despite the …
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