Category Archives: CP Election

Liberals bracing for losses in Atlantic Canada as polls open on the East Coast
HALIFAX - Four years after Atlantic Canadians gave Justin Trudeau a sweeping electoral endorsement - handing his Liberals all 32 of the region's seats - the party is bracing for lo...
Oct 21, 2019

Promise tracker: What the parties are pitching on the campaign trail
OTTAWA - A running list of specific promises announced by the Liberals, Conservatives, NDP and Green party since the official start of the federal election campaign on Sept. 11. Liberal...
Oct 20, 2019

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh appeals to young voters on eve of election
VANCOUVER - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says appealing to young voters and speaking to them where they are has been a key part of his campaign strategy. The New Democrat leader says young voters have tol...
Oct 20, 2019

As campaign ends, Scheer says he's proud of party's 'positive' work
VANCOUVER - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says he is proud of the campaign his team has run, which he is styling as one of hope. He says his party has spent the last 39 days making the case for a ...
Oct 20, 2019

Greens say they would restructure trade relations to address climate change
SAANICH, B.C. - The federal Greens would restructure Canada's global trade relations if elected Monday, party leader Elizabeth May said Friday, arguing current agreements favour the rights o...
Oct 20, 2019

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh won't say if he would trigger snap election
VICTORIA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has been unequivocal in saying he would not help the Conservatives to form a government in the event that no party wins a majority, but he won't say if that means h...
Oct 20, 2019

Trudeau invokes memory of his father to inspire rally on his 100th birthday
VAUGHAN, Ont. - Justin Trudeau chose to share a memory of his father, on what would have been his 100th birthday, to motivate a crowd hoping the Liberals can pull off another victory. "My father ...
Oct 20, 2019

Green Leader Elizabeth May promises electoral reform, lowering voting age to 16
VANCOUVER - Green Leader Elizabeth May says if her party is elected Monday, it will be the last federal government in Canada chosen by the first-past-the-post system. In a release, May says a Green go...
Oct 20, 2019

Jeered and cheered in Calgary, Trudeau spends final day of campaign in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau is making his final pitch to voters with a whirlwind trip through British Columbia, where he is highlighting the need for local campaigns to get out the vote....
Oct 20, 2019

24 hours to go: final day of federal campaign will be anything but sedate
OTTAWA - In 24 hours, it will be up to Canadians - but until then it's coming down to the wire. The contenders in Monday's federal election are staging one final, frantic barr...
Oct 20, 2019