Tag: federal election 2021
about 3 years ago
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Toronto Public Health warns of potential COVID-19 exposures at two Elections Canada polling stations

The possible exposures occurred at two locations in the eastern part of the city.

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about 3 years ago
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Opinion | Tribal politics play dangerous role in Canadian elections

Where we were once a fairly united country, with a generally accepted set of ideas and norms, today we are increasing...

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about 3 years ago
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Mail-ins and nailbiters: How the federal election’s tightest races played out

A full day after polls closed, Canadians in some closely fought ridings still don’t know who their MP will be.

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about 3 years ago
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These students also gave Trudeau a minority. But in their mock election, they chose a different o...

A mock election among students too young to vote mirrors the real results cast by their adult counterparts. But in th...

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about 3 years ago
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Opinion | The federal election was the most boring and pointless exercise in the history of democ...

Compare Monday’s ridiculously dull election to the circus of crazy that was the last U.S. election. Conservative lead...

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about 3 years ago
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Opinion | Trudeau’s reelection is like having your lost purse returned

Justin Trudeau is still our prime minister, which bodes well for facing down new variants, possible booster shots and...

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about 3 years ago
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Premier Doug Ford pleads for ‘unity’ after ‘an extremely difficult and divisive’ federal election...

Ford, who remained neutral in the federal election, forbade his cabinet ministers and senior staff from helping Erin ...

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about 3 years ago
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Maxime Bernier and the People’s Party of Canada fail to win any seats

Despite a surge in nationwide support for the People’s Party of Canada (PPC), none of its candidates will join electe...

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about 3 years ago
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Conservatives on track to surpass 2019 seat count but still much remains up in the air

But despite gains in the Atlantic, whether they managed to make any meaningful gains in Ontario was too hard to tell,...

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about 3 years ago
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For Justin Trudeau, this isn’t a movie with a neat ending

Welcome to the complicated saga of a Canadian federal election during a pandemic. It’s not a neat and tidy movie, but...

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about 3 years ago
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Liberal Bill Blair returned to office in Scarborough Southwest

The riding has gone to the Liberals since its boundaries were redrawn in 2012.

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about 3 years ago
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Vitriol on the campaign trail is par for the course. But for Black women candidates it can go bey...

Hawa Mire, who is running with the NDP in York South—Weston, said she’s seen a level of online hate that “has really ...

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about 3 years ago
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Opinion | Federal election campaign in a sad state as the powerful attack female journalists of c...

None of this is about freedom of speech, but rather about who bears the burdens of responsibility.

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about 3 years ago
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Medicine or rent? In Parkdale—High Park, affordable housing is at the forefront ahead of federal ...

The riding has long been fertile soil for housing movements, as fears about gentrification and rising rent costs have...

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about 3 years ago
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Here’s how the federal election could change Canada’s immigration system

Here’s what experts and critics think of the major political parties’ campaign platforms on immigration policies and ...

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about 3 years ago
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Opinion | The dirty secret behind political attack ads: They work!

The reason that attack ads work is that they have an unconscious impact on voters’ perceptions of candidates. It’s th...

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about 3 years ago
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This advocate couldn’t get a meeting with Bill Blair over his COVID-19 border policies — so he’s ...

David Edward-Ooi Poon, who advocates for people separated from loved ones due to Canada’s pandemic border restriction...

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about 3 years ago
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Opinion | Foul-mouth protestors are sinking to new lows to be noticed

It seems more that they want to stand out as wild and special people, and in this era you really do have to stretch y...

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about 3 years ago
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What pandemic-battered Toronto needs from the next federal government

Conservatives, Greens and NDP are all fighting to take seats away from the Liberals in Toronto, which went fully red ...

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about 3 years ago
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What are the federal leaders promising this election? Use our tool to compare each party’s policies

We’ve analyzed the policies of the Liberal, Conservative, NDP and Green parties. Here’s what they’re pledging to do t...

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about 3 years ago
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Opinion | Racist? Moi? Federal leaders miss mark with superficial approach to systemic racism in ...

Where is the focus on the people violated by laws and policies? Even a quick look at the party platforms show tacklin...

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about 3 years ago
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Voting by mail? It’s not easy as you might think

People may find the process challenging due to factors like language barriers and internet access. Complicating thing...

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about 3 years ago
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Opinion | I’m fed up with anti-vaxxers and politicians too afraid to get tough with them

The unvaccinated are by far the leading cause of overcrowding in our hospital ICU wards and comprise more than 80 per...

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about 3 years ago
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Opinion | ‘I can’t back down’: On the ropes, Justin Trudeau finds his ferocity

Justin Trudeau’s tone on Labour Day was also evidence that the party is trying to steer the campaign back from the br...

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about 3 years ago
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Protesters pelt Trudeau with rocks outside London campaign stop

Liberal leader says he won’t back down as “anti-vaxxer mobs” attempt to disrupt his campaign events.

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about 3 years ago
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Opinion | The Liberals have squandered their initial lead in a snap federal election nobody reall...

With the most recent polling showing the Liberals have squandered their significant pre-election lead, Liberals and T...

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about 3 years ago
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It’s time to talk about this rage against Justin Trudeau

The scene of Trudeau haters in Bolton, their faces contorted in gleeful rage, has elevated this phenomenon from an ug...

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