Jordan floundering, Liberals losing ground in Nova Scotia in early vote count
The Liberal domination of Nova Scotia and Atlantic Canada appeared to be losing traction as results of the federal election rolled in Monday night.
The Liberals, who had 10 of 11 Nova Scotia seats in the 2019 election and had claimed 24 of the 32 Atlantic electoral districts, were elected or leading in 23 ridings early in Monday's vote count.
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The Conservatives, who had a single seat in Nova Scotia and four in the Atlantic region, were elected or leading in eight.
Liberals sweep in all 4 P.E.I. ridings
Prince Edward Island's four Liberal incumbent MPs have been reelected inCanada's44th general election.
In Cardigan, incumbent Liberal Lawrence MacAulay was defending his long-held riding from Conservative Wayne Phelan, Christian Heritage Party candidate Fred MacLeod, Green Michael MacLean, NDP candidate Lynne Thiele and PPC candidate Kevin Hardy.
Final Abacus advance poll showed Conservatives ahead, mail-in votes even
Abacus releaseda final surveySunday that showed the Conservatives in the lead in advance polling.
Abacus interviewed 2,431 Canadians eligible to vote from Friday to Sunday afternoon.
The results found that whereas 46% of Canadians had said they felt the country was headed in the right direction when the election was called, that number had fallen to 39% by the weekend. Albertans led the way with 58% feeling things were going the wrong way.
Election Day: Bring masks and pencils to polls in P.E.I., across the country
It’s election day and Islanders will be marking their X for who they want to sit in the 44th Canadian Parliament and lead the country out of the pandemic.
Polls open at 8:30 a.m. and close at 8:30 p.m. today and voters are asked to be prepared before they arrive so the process goes smoothly. Everyone should bring their voter information cards they should have gotten in the mail as well as accepted ID, such as a driver's licence and another piece of photo ID issued by a Canadian government. To comply with COVID-19 protocols, voters must wear a mask, stay socially distant from one another and can bring their own pencils. If voters arrive without masks or pencils, Elections Canada will provide single-use items.
FEDERAL ELECTION: Nova Scotia voters have their say as Canada goes to the polls
With the end to Canada’s first-ever pandemic federal election in sight, voters at the Halifax Forum polling station on Monday had mixed feelings about the necessity for this trip back to the ballot box. Especially considering it has been only two years since the last one in 2019, when Liberal Party leader Justin Trudeau saw his majority government won in 2015 whittled down to a minority with 157 seats.
Singh attacks Liberal record on climate, housing, health care at Halifax rally
It was casual Friday for Jagmeet Singh when he arrived in Lower Sackville and downtown Halifax for a late afternoon campaign rally in the waning hours of the federal election race.
The NDP leader sprung of the bus in front of the Halifax Common pavilion dressed in sneakers, blue jeans and a golf shirt before bumping elbows with dozens of supporters.
Singh’s short message to the more than 150 supporters who attended the rally, many carrying signs for local NDP candidates, was less than casual, however, as he assailed Justin Trudeau and the Liberals on what he characterized as climate change and affordable housing failures.
TERESA WRIGHT: Oh no, not the push for strategic voting again
Strategic voting.
I know, I know. I can hear the groans. It’s not exactly people’s favourite topic to discuss or think about. But it’s something the leaders of both the Liberal and Conservative parties are hoping you might consider. Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau is, in fact, openly campaigning on this now.
With polls showing the Liberals and Conservatives locked in statistical tie with two days until the election, Trudeau and Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole need every vote and every seat they can get if they want a chance at governing, even if only in a minority Parliament.
Complaint lodged with Elections Canada over Stratford polling station
Elections Canada has received a complaint over a polling location at the Stratford Emergency Services Centre.
The complainant said choosing to have polls in a building that also houses the Stratford RCMP detachment poses a barrier and could discourage voters who may be uncomfortable with police.
Françoise Enguehard, regional media advisor for the Atlantic region, said there is nothing in Elections Canada guidelines or the Election Act prohibiting RCMP or police stations as voting locations.
“It is no more a weird place than a fire hall, a community centre, a funeral parlor. We even have, this time, tents as polling stations.”
COVID-19 pandemic top election issue on the minds of Canadians, survey says
A recent survey says the COVID-19 pandemic is the top election issue on the minds of Canadians as voters prepare to head to the polls on Sept. 20.
A Narrative Research survey released on Sept. 17 found that 42 per cent of Canadians polled identified the pandemic as one of their three most pivotal issues in the election campaign.
The pandemic was followed by health care and climate change/environment as key issues, with 35 per cent and 33 per cent of those polled selecting those issues in their top three, respectively.
TERESA WRIGHT: Atlantic votes have never mattered more
You know it must be a too-close-to-call race when federal leaders actually show up in person in Atlantic Canada mere days before an election.
It’s a complaint that falls on deaf ears in our nation’s capital and a notion only championed when it becomes politically convenient for a party or a political leader – that Atlantic Canada, its residents and its unique priorities are often overlooked or overshadowed in the halls of power in Ottawa.
Sydney-Victoria candidates face off in public debate in Cape Breton
Candidates identified health care, affordable housing, job growth, and child care as some of the top issues they are hearing at doors on the campaign trail inSydney-Victoria.
Five of the six candidates running for thefederal seattook to the stage at Centre 200 Wednesday night for a public debate hosted by CBC Cape Breton — incumbentJaime Battiste of the Liberals, Jeff Wardof the NDP, Conservative Party candidate Eddie Orrell, Ronald Barron of the People's Party of Canada, and Marxist-Leninist Party candidate Nikki Boisvert. Moderator Steve Sutherland said Green Party candidate Mark Embrett was unable to attend.
Cumberland-Colchester NDP candidate resigns after anti-Semitic tweet surfaces
The NDP candidate for Cumberland-Colchester has left the party less than a week before the federal election after a tweet surfaced over the weekend questioning if Auschwitz was real.
Daniel Osborne of Amherst was one of two candidates who made the decision to quit, said NDP spokesperson George Soule on Wednesday, following backlash over antisemitic tweets on Twitter.
It appears that in October 2019, Osborne tweeted at TV personality Oprah Winfrey, "was Auschwitz a real place?"
He was joined by a candidate in Ontario, Sidney Coles, of the Toronto-St. Paul's riding, who tweeted from a now-removed account claims that Israel was responsible for missing COVID vaccines in the United States.
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau talks health care in Halifax campaign stop
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau stopped in Halifax on Wednesday morning.
At a news conferenceat the Discovery Centre, he primarily spoke about health care, but also addressed other issues including child care and climate change.
He said his party will spend close to $25 billion in the next five years in health care.
Failure of Liberals, Conservatives to disavow oil, gas exploration disappoints environmentalists
The Liberal party has opened a slim lead over the Conservatives as the federal election campaign lurches into the hme stretch, according to a Research Co. poll.
Neither choice is particularly promising for Gretchen Fitzgerald, national programdirector for the Sierra Club, and like-minded members of the Offshore Alliance, a consortium of 18 fisheries and environmental groups concerned about the well-being of Nova Scotia’s fishery and tourism industries in the face of offshore oil and gas development off the province’s coast.
“At any level, we would accept leadership on this issue,” Fitzgerald said of an oil and gas industry that falls under the joint jurisdiction of federal and provincial governments.
Affordable housing, climate change among priorities for young people in Charlottetown
Sam Bradley’s family has voted the same way for generations.
That’s a problem for the 18-year-old Bradley, who plans to end that tradition. Young people are no longer voting the same way their family does, said the first-year psychology student.
“We’ve been stuck in a certain way for so long. I think our generation is going to see a huge shift,” she said.
Politics are a touchy topic in Bradley’s family, but she is looking forward to casting her first vote on Sept. 20.
THINKING OUT LOUD WITH SHELDON MacLEOD: Candidates, voting trends and leadership qualities
The federal election campaign is down to the final week and Narrative Research has been asking questions. How likely are you to know all of the candidates on the ballot in your riding? What is the most important issue to you this time? Will you vote for the candidate, the leader or the party? We discuss this with Narrative Research COO and Partner Margaret Chapman.
OPINION: From sunny ways to pelted with stones: Why do some Canadians hate Justin Trudeau?
Canada’s snap election has increasingly featuredthreats of violenceagainst Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau.Though not the only leader to be harassed, Trudeau’s campaign stops in recent weeks have been disrupted bysmall, hostile, mostly white crowds— one protester wascharged with throwing gravelat Trudeau during a campaign appearance.
Outside of Canada, people might be surprised to hear about the anger directed at a politician known internationally as a youthful, charming, energetic progressive.But our research into Canadian memeshas found a persistent, visceral dislike of Trudeau among many right-wing online communities.
P.E.I. Liberal candidate dismayed over hateful images painted on campaign sign
Lawrence MacAulay, the incumbentLiberal candidate for P.E.I.'sfederal Cardigan riding, said he was heartbroken when he saw hateful vandalism on one of his campaign signs.
The sign was spray-painted with swastikas, male genitals and some offensive language.
MacAulay posted a picture of the defaced sign to his social media around 2 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 10.
“I’ve never seen the likes of this on Prince Edward Island,” said MacAulay in the post.
Survey finds Atlantic Canadian votes more influenced by local candidates
A Narrative Research survey has found that Atlantic Canadians buck a Canadian trend of disregarding local candidates during federal elections.
Atlantic Canadians were found less likely to vote for the same party every election and more likely to make a decision based on their local candidates than people in any other region.
The findings, reported in a survey released Sept.10 from Narrative Research, found voting is generally based on party loyalty or party stance on issues for most participants – and that fewer than one in 10 Canadians vote based on their local candidate.
Canadians say honesty most important quality for prime minister
A new survey from Narrative Research reveals Canada’s federal candidates may not have the qualities Canadians want.
In a survey released Sept. 9, research shows 85 per cent of Canadians believe honesty is the most important quality for the country’s next prime minister, with openness following closely behind at 60 per cent.
However, Canadians don't think the country's federal candidates are known for their honesty.
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau was most associated with being progressive by 14 per cent of Canadians.
Students at Charlottetown election debate look for news on housing, future
Housing was on the minds of the students in attendance at the Charlottetown federal candidates debate Sept. 8 at UPEI.
The debate, organized by the UPEI student union and The Guardian, hosted candidates from the NDP, Liberal, Conservative and Green parties. The People’s Party of Canada candidate did not attend.
Student union members Samatha MacLean, president, and Sierrah Laybolt, vice-president of student life, said they hear from students every day who are struggling to find suitable and affordable places to live.
Malpeque federal candidates debate the best way to solve P.E.I.'s health-care crisis
Leena Daboo, vice-president of finance and administration on student council, said she wants to move but can’t afford to right now.
"Them tackling (housing) was definitely important,” said Daboo.
Moderator and Guardian political reporter Stu Neatby asked questions on climate, pandemic preparedness and recovery, housing, Indigenous reconciliation, post-secondary education and representation.
Overall, the students said they gained insight into the issues and the candidates themselves.
Cape Breton-Canso candidates square off in federal election debate
Health care, child care, affordable housing and equalization topped the main issues for the federal riding of Cape Breton-Canso based on pre-determined questions put to the candidates during a public debate Thursday night.
The hour-and-a-half-long event, hosted by CBC Cape Breton at Glace Bay High School, featured three of the four people running for the seat — MikeKelloway(Liberal), FionaMacLeod(Conservative) and Jana Reddick (NDP). Moderator Steve Sutherland told those in attendance that People’s Party of Canada candidate Brad Grandy couldn't attend.
BRIAN HODDER: No wonder Atlantic Canadians are tired of elections - time to push for reform
As we approach the middle of September, Canadians find themselves engaged in yet another election campaign conducted during the pandemic.
With less than two weeks to go, it appears that the result will be very close, and polls seem to indicate that the Liberals have little chance of winning the majority they had hoped for when the election was called. At the time I am writing this column, the Conservatives are ahead in the polls, so it's possible the Liberals may lose government completely.
ANNE CROSSMAN: Taking a look at the federal options before the Sept. 20 election
The federal Conservatives platform book reads like a left-of-centre platform which party leader Erin O’Toole is waving about. It would seem he is trying to woo those Liberals who don’t like the current prime minister, Justin Trudeau, but have voted Liberal so they either will hold their nose and vote Liberal again or have a looky-loo at the Conservatives.
The problem with all that is – O’Toole’s party. If he gets in, forms a cabinet, and starts trying to get the planks of that platform put in place, his party will eat him for lunch.
Replay: Charlottetown federal election candidates' debate - Sept. 8, 2021
The four candidates vying for a seatin Parliament in P.E.I.'s Charlottetown riding take part in a live debate at UPEI on Wednesday, Sept. 8, beginning at 6:30 p.m.
Watch as Margaret Andrade (NDP), incumbent Sean Casey (Liberal), Doug Currie (Conservative) and Darcie Lanthier (Green) discuss the issues at the W.A. Murphy Student Centre in a debate moderated by The Guardian's Stu Neatby.
TERESA WRIGHT: Federal Liberals willing to penalize anti-abortion groups, not Catholic Church
If re-elected prime minister, Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau pledged to revoke charity status for anti-abortion organizations that “provide dishonest counselling to women” about their rights to abortion and the reproductive health services available to them during their pregnancy. The Liberal platform specifically mentions “crisis pregnancy centres” as culprits that could be targeted by this new measure.
MY TAKE WITH SHELDON MACLEOD: Glass houses and throwing partisan stones
Campaign rhetoric is not new to Canadian politics. But the ways people have been showing their displeasure with Justin Trudeau has taken a turn in the past few days. And while some voters are trying to find out who and what to vote for, politicians should perhaps offer more of that than the negative mudslinging about who and what people should vote against.
TOM URBANIAK: Is Erin O’Toole really a moderate?
It’s less than two weeks to federal election day, during a summer COVID campaign that is both unwarranted and unwanted.
The Liberal government still had the confidence of Parliament, and it ignored the fixed-election date law. Ministers should have been working tirelessly on pandemic relief, on cutting through red tape on Afghanistan evacuations as tragedies unfolded, on giving effect to the recent child-care agreements with eight provinces, and on the environment, not to mention current, catastrophic weather emergencies such as massive forest fires.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh restates commitment to national dental plan during campaign stop in St. John’s
After chatting to, and taking selfies with, about 30 supporters outside Memorial University’s Signal Hill campus in St. John's on Saturday, national NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh was walking intothe building when someone yelled, “I want a better world.”
Turning around, Singh said he and his party do, too.
Inside, NDP candidate for St. John’s East Mary Shortall reiterated her party's platform beforesaying it has been both joyous and heartbreaking to go door to door during the campaign.
BILL BLACK: Housing affordability issues big part of federal election platforms
Affordability of housing was an important issue in the provincial election and is again in the federal contest. Some of the proposals are useful, some are a waste of taxpayer money, and some do more harm than good.
Oddly enough, the level of government that can most cost-effectively contribute to a solution is municipal.
A variety of ideas from the three competitive parties are in play.
OPINION: Ask federal election candidates how their party would strengthen charities and non-profits
Here in Halifax, like elsewhere in Canada, this federal election is like no other.
Here’s a sampling of the extraordinary issues facing voters: defeating the delta variant; fashioning an equitable economic rebuild; combatting climate change; achieving meaningful reconciliation with Indigenous peoples; fighting systemic racism and inequalities; addressing poverty, and strengthening senior and child care.
But troubled times and high-stake issues bring opportunity. Voters now have more power than ever to influence the federal parties to bring about innovative and inclusive solutions to these unprecedented challenges.
ANNE CROSSMAN: Federal election offers chance to have voice heard on important issues
Having just gone through a provincial election in which we had an even lower voter turnout than in previous years, I am worried.As I understand it, there was a turnout of just over half the registered voters, according to Elections Nova Scotia.I find that rather shocking. It shouldn’t matter that the election was held in the summer months. I have badgered people to vote — you choose, but vote. I have said this before. But now we have another election.
Overlapping elections: problem or opportunity for the people of Newfoundland and Labrador?
If Liam Small were to sum up how he feels about the overlapping federal and municipal election in two words, it would be, “I’m tired.”
Small is a 32-year-old who lives in St. John’s and works in the film and television industry. He stays up to date with politics and current events as much as he can by reading and watching the news daily.
But driving past a mass of candidates’ signs is mostly a blur.
P.E.I. political parties have been preparing for federal election
After months of speculation, the writ has dropped andPrime Minster Justin Trudeau has called an early election, trying to ride any goodwill the Liberals gained over the pandemic to a majority government.
So far in Prince Edward Island, there are 11 confirmed candidates. Cardigan MP Lawrence MacAulay confirmed his intent to run again in a tweet on June 26 and Charlottetown MP Sean Casey in a phone interview with The Guardian in January said he would be seeking re-election.
Liberals slip in Atlantic Canada polling
With three weeks left until the federal election, Atlantic Canada is looking less like a fortress for the Liberals.
As of Monday,the poll aggregator Canada338showed the Conservatives leading in three of Nova Scotia's 11 ridings — Sydney-Victoria, West Nova and Cumberland-Colchester. A fourth, Cape Breton-Canso, is listed as a “toss-up” between the Liberal incumbent Mike Kelloway and Conservative Fiona Macleod of Dunvegan, who worked in Ottawa for 32 years as a staffer in the House of Commons and the Senate.
The riding of Halifax, meanwhile, is listed as a tossup between incumbent Liberal Andy Filmore and former provincial NDP MLA Lisa Roberts.
THINKING OUT LOUD WITH SHELDON MacLEOD: Fishing for votes; CARP on elections
Seniors vote. And they know what they want.
Now that the Nova Scotia election has been decided, I spoke with Bill VanGorder of CARPabout its expectations of the Tim Houston government. VanGorder, the chief policy officer of theCanadian Association of Retired Persons, also discusses the federal campaign, pharmacare and the four questions CARP'smembers will have for all political candidates.
FEDERAL ELECTION 2021: Options abound for casting your ballot on or before election day
The following explainer — with guidance from Elections Canada and Enguehard — should make clear the voting process on or before the Sept. 20 federal election:
Conservative party drops Dartmouth-Cole Harbour candidate over sexual assault accusation
Troy Myers, the federal Conservative candidate for Dartmouth-Cole Harbour, resigned Monday over a sexual assault accusation.
The party issued a release Monday saying it learned of the “serious allegation” against Myers on Sunday evening and instructed him to withdraw his candidacy and he agreed.
Lauren Skabar, Myers' accuser,wrote on her Twitter account Sunday that she was sexually assaulted by Myersin the fall of 2019 while attending a Nova Scotia Library Association conference. She said the event was hosted by South Shore Public Libraries where Myers ischief librarian and CEO. She also begged people not to vote for Myers.
Federal election timing, health care, housing top of mind for N.S. candidates
Election interest and chatter in Nova Scotia didn’t appear to heat up this week in lockstep with the record-breaking temperatures candidates faced on the federal campaign trail.
“It’s too much for people,” Chris d’Entremont, the incumbent Conservative candidate for West Nova, said of a federal election following on the heels of and even overlapping the recently completed provincial election campaign.
“People are upset that the prime minister would have called it (election) so soon after the provincial election,” d’Entremont said. “I think that’s working against the Liberals at this point, that people are a little bit fatigued.”
Here's who is running in the 2021 federal election in Central Nova so far
Three candidates have been announced for the race in Central Nova in the 2021 federal election which will be held Sept. 20.
As expected, shortly after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the election, Liberal incumbent MP Sean Fraser announced that he is seeking re-election. Since then, the NDP announced that Betsy MacDonald will be running for the NDP. MacDonald previously challenged Fraser in 2019. Running for the Conservatives in the election will be Steven Cotter who is currently a councillor in the Town of Trenton.
Candidates in place for federal election in Kings-Hants, West Nova
It looks like Kings-Hants and West Nova voters will have plenty of options during the Sept. 20 federal election.
As of Aug. 24, four candidates had already been confirmed in Kings-Hants with three in place in West Nova.The nomination process for candidates closes on Monday, Aug. 30.
The two incumbents are running for re-election. Liberal Kody Blois (Kings-Hants) and Conservative Chris d’Entremont (West Nova) are both seeking a second term.
LETTER: So many reasons not to have a federal election now
The Justin Trudeau federal Liberals were determined to call an early election in the late summer and now Canadians will head to the polls on Sept. 20.
But do we want or need another federal election two years after the previous one (2019)?
I say absolutely No!
This is not the time to have an unnecessary election in Canada. Why? Let me explain the main reasons why we don’t need an election at this time.
Rhetoric Check: Historically, how important is the 2021 Canadian election?
All political leaders, particularly heads of government, seem to have a habit of proclaiming that any election they are contesting is the most important in recent memory.Moments after the governor general agreed with his request to dissolve Parliament, Trudeau went even further, claiming that the 2021 election is “maybe the most important since 1945 and certainly in our lifetimes.” Is he right?
The 2021 election is certainly important for Trudeau’s political career. Going to the polls two years earlier than the fixed-date election law required — and in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic — Trudeau is gambling that voters will give his Liberal party a majority government. Being returned with another minority would be interpreted as a failure, and could stir disgruntlement in the ranks.
JIM GUY: Federal elections are costly theatre
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau'selection callraised many questions as to why he called it now. Not only was this an inopportune time to go to the polls as a fourth pandemic wave spreads throughout the country but the enormous costs of staging a federalelectionamid a looming pandemic are adding to the doubts about the wisdom of his decision.
Democracy doesn’t guarantee smart decisions. This election will be the most expensive in Canadian history.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh makes stop in St. John’s
If the federal New Democratic Party (NDP) is successful in winning the next election — speculated to be called this weekend — party leader Jagmeet Singh said Thursday they would address issues directly affecting Newfoundland and Labrador, including the heath-care crisis, the province’s dependency on oil and gas and transitioning to a green economy, and negotiating a fairer rate-mitigation plan.
Singh, who grew up in St. John’s, was in the city to release the NDP’s “Ready for Better” vision plan. Much of the document is similar to what the NDP campaigned on during the last federal election, but Singh said time has proven how much more important the issues are to Canadians, and how little progress the current Liberal government has made on those key concerns.
John Ivison: Trudeau continues to rebuke O'Toole's healthcare plan despite Twitter fiasco
HALIFAX – Being scolded by Twitter for distorting the truth is a bit like being accused of subverting an election by Donald Trump.
Decent, honest and truthful are not the words that immediately spring to mind when it comes to the social media giant.
Yet Twitter is trying to clean up its act. The addition of a “manipulated media” tag to an edited clip of Conservative leader Erin O’Toole that was tweeted by Chrystia Freeland on Sunday was demeaning and embarrassing for the nation’s finance minister.
Election 2021: Liberals promise to build 1.4 million new homes, ban foreign home ownership
The federal Liberals will build 1.4 million new homes over the next four years to help tackle the country’s housing affordability problem, the party announced Tuesday.
The Liberals’ housing plan also includes a ban on foreign homeownership for two years, the same promise theConservative party madein their housing platform, announced last week.
“This addresses the issue that a lot of us in the middle are dealing with and after spending so long working on the lower half on the national housing strategy andaffordable housing units, this is what affordability is about for a lot of people,” Liberal party spokesperson Alex Wellstead toldPostmedia.
Ivison: O’Toole’s fresh face, Singh’s suits and Trudeau’s missteps dominate week one
Join columnist John Ivison and guests Marcella Munro and Andrew Balfour to laugh about the week’spolitical follies.
This week John, Marcella and Andrew mull the first five days of thefederal election campaign: ShouldJagmeet Singhditch the designer suits? ShouldErin O’Toolehave borrowed one for hisplatform cover? Have there been any TSN Turning Points yet? Spoiler alert: no. Watch the video below for the latest episode ofIvison.
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Vast majority of Canadians believe Trudeau could have waited a year until calling election seen as a 'power grab'
Nearly seven out of 10 Canadians think that Liberal party leader Justin Trudeau could have waited until at least next year before calling the current federal election, and a large majority believe he did it now as a “power grab” to win a majority government, according to a new Leger poll.
As the federal election enters its second week, the Liberals’ lead over the Conservative party has dwindled to barely two per cent as both the Tories and the New Democratic party each slightly increased their support over the past few days, according to the Léger poll conducted for Postmedia.
Justin Trudeau brings Liberal election campaign to P.E.I. Aug. 22
Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made a scheduled stop in P.E.I. Aug. 22 as part of his federal election campaign tour.
A meeting with Liberal MP Sean Casey, who is reoffering in the Charlottetown riding, and a media availability with Heath MacDonald, who is running in the Malpeque riding, were on the agenda.
MacDonald is running for the seat being vacated by longtime MP Wayne Easter, who announced earlier this summer he would not be seeking an 11th term in Parliament
Elections Canada says constituents in P.E.I. and across the country can ‘vote with peace of mind,’ despite pandemic
This year’s federal election comes under circ*mstances unlike any before it, but voters should feel safe heading to the polls on Sept. 20, says Elections Canada.
That safety comes with a price though, as this election is estimated to cost $610 million, about $100 million more than the 2019 federal election.
Despite those precautions, it will be business as usual, said Françoise Enguehard, the regional media representative for Elections Canada in the Atlantic region.
Canada PM Trudeau visits Governor General to request election
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Aug. 15visited Governor General Mary Simon to ask her to dissolve Parliament and trigger a federal election next month, two years ahead of schedule.
The SaltWire Network is providing full regional coverage of the issues, candidates and experiences of the campaign.
Lack of diversity among P.E.I. federal candidates disappointing, but not surprising, say advocates
Conservative leader O'Toole tells Newfoundlanders and Labradorians, 'We will have your back'
TERESA WRIGHT: Hey Trudeau, are we still all in this together? A pandemic election suggests otherwise
P.E.I. political parties have been preparing for federal election
Analysis: Why an election now, Mr. Trudeau?
Federal election call sends Nova Scotians to polls for third time in 11 months
Trudeau announces P.E.I. latest province to sign on to $10 a day childcare plan
Prince Edward Island will reach $10 a day child care by the end of 2024 as part of a $121.3 million agreement with the federal government.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was at the Carrefour de l’Isle-Saint-Jean in Charlottetown on July 27 to make the announcement along with Ahmed Hussen, minister of families, children and social development, Premier Dennis King and Natalie Jameson, provincial minister of education and lifelong learning.
Erin O'Toole talks election, housing and more
Conservative leader Erin O’Toole has been frustrated with recent Liberal announcements around sector-specific supports and childcare, he said in a July 30 phone interview.
O’Toole visits Newfoundland,talks offshore, carbon plan, and fringe spinoffs
Erin O’Toole said July 27 he’s not worried about the prospect of another fringe party led by a former Conservative Party of Canada leadership candidate.
“Good. I don’t want them in our centre/centre-right party,” O’Toole said when asked about video footage July 26 that showed independent MP telling an Alberta audience he will launch a new party next month. “It’s going to be the greatest patriotic movement Canada has ever seen,” Sloan said as supporters applauded.
Jagmeet Singh says Trudeau 'all talk and no action' on climate change
The federal leader of the NDP says Islanders should look more closely at the climate change record of Justin Trudeau’s Liberals. Jagmeet Singh’s Aug. 9 visit to Prince Edward Island coincided with the release of a new report by the UN’s Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change.
NDP would act on issues the federal government has failed to tackle
If the federal New Democratic Party (NDP) is successful in winning the next election — speculated to be called this weekend — party leader Jagmeet Singh said Thursday they would address issues directly affecting Newfoundland and Labrador, including the heath-care crisis, the province’s dependency on oil and gas and transitioning to a green economy, and negotiating a fairer rate-mitigation plan.
JOHN DeMONT: I may have lost that election excitement
When John DeMont realizedthe Nova Scotaelection was coming to a close, it was a highlight. Then he remembered Justin Trudeau was soon likely to make his obligatory walk over to Rideau Hall to ask Gov. Gen. Mary Simon to dissolve Parliament, triggering a general election. "At this realization, my spirits and shoulders sagged, and I felt a sinking feeling in my stomach," he writes.
Buzz increases, and so do funding announcements
As speculation increasedabout a federal election call, the Liberal government in Ottawa keptadding to the buzz with a plethora of spending announcements, including in Newfoundland and Labrador.
DR. CHARLES SHAVER: Federal election could cripple government in midst of multiple crises
"Ahead nine to 12 points in the polls, and with a clean-shaven face, Justin Trudeau seems on the verge of calling an election as well. Under law, this means that Parliament will be dissolved for 36-50 days. Yet much can happen during such a long period," writes Dr. Charles Shaver.
Long run in Parliament for P.E.I. MP comes to an end
Malpeque Member of Parliament Wayne Easter will not be re-offering in the next federal election. Easter made the announcement while downplaying the possibility of a fall election.
“As you know, Mr. Speaker, the election is scheduled for October 2023, but rumours abound that there may be one before then,” Easter said. “In the off-chance that an election is held before then, I want to give others ample time to consider representing my party in the riding of Malpeque.”
MICHAEL de ADDER CARTOON: Awash in federal cash and election speculation
