Category Archives: Elections
Robocalls, ethics violations and other Scheer Scandals
By Rohana Rezel Andrew Scheer wants Canadians to believe that he’s squeaky clean and has spent the entire campaign painting his opponents as corrupt, untrustworthy, and unethical. What Andrew Scheer wants Canadians to forget is that his own closet is
Andrew Scheer and the Conservatives lied to Canadians at least dozen times during the campaign
By Rohana Rezel Andrew Scheer wants voters to believe he’s Mr. Clean. But the man who wants to be the next Prime Minister of Canada and his Conservative Party have lied to Canadians at least a dozen 14 15 times during the
Over a dozen new mayors elected across British Columbia in municipal elections
By Staff Writer Metro Vancouver Saturday evening’s municipal election was nail-bitingly close with former Burnaby NDP MP Kennedy Stewart just taking the lead to become Vancouver’s next mayor. Vancouver’s current mayor of ten years, Gregor Robertson, announced early on that
Ontario election: Progressive Conservatives take majority government
By Marina Wang Within 15 minutes of the polls closing, Doug Ford, leader of the Progressive Conservatives, was projected to be the next premier of Ontario. Six minutes later, the Progressive Conservatives were declared a majority government. The Progressive Conservatives,
On the Fringes: Surrey’s Affordability Defence Strategy
By Drew Penner The general wisdom on a place like Surrey is that it has escaped the worst ravages of Airbnb ascendancy, maintaining its identity as a place Canadians new and old can go to make serious strides towards financial
Ontario election: Ford scrutinized for lack of campaign platform, Horwarth under pressure to go for a win
By Marina Wang Leaders of the Ontario Liberals, Progressive Conservatives and New Democrats squared off in the final election debate on Sunday evening. Liberal leader Kathleen Wynne and New Democrat leader Andrea Horwath repeatedly prodded at Progressive Conservative leader Doug
Ontario election: New poll finds Progressive Conservatives and New Democrats neck-to-neck, with liberals trailing behind
By Marina Wang With the Ontario provincial election less than two weeks away, a new poll has found that the New Democrats and Progressive Conservatives are running neck-and-neck, according to popular vote.
Patrick Condon to enter Vancouver mayoral race if Adriane Carr doesn’t
By Lisa Tanh Patrick Condon will enter the Vancouver mayoral race if Adriane Carr rules out a run because he wants to stamp out speculation. “I’d like to see Adrianne Carr run, and if she does, I’ll support her,” Condon
New grassroots party joins Vancouver municipal race
By Jennifer Wilson On Tuesday, ProVancouver will officially launch its campaign for the 2018 election with mayoral candidate – financial planner David Chen – at the helm. The party is branding itself, in its first press release, as a community
Will Kelowna West forgive BC Liberal candidate who traded seat with Christy Clark for cushy job in China?
By Nick Valka The bad taste left in Kelowna West voters’ mouths after Christy Clark’s “parachuting” into the riding seems to be a major factor influencing the electorate’s voting decision for the upcoming by-election. Residents of the Kelowna West electoral