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Trudeau to visit Rideau Hall today — likely to trigger election
A federal election campaign became all but imminent on Saturday, August 14, 2021, as the office of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau confirmed plans to visit the Governor General in hopes of triggering a national vote.
Trudeau in 'Relentless'
Evidence that a federal election is on the horizon continued to mount on Saturday, August 14, 2021, as the Liberal party unveiled a series of campaign-style advertisements a day before the widely anticipated vote is expected to be called.
Canada's leaders gird for battle
The lines of attack have been traced for months, but now federal parties' battle plans are poised to go into effect with an election campaign set to kick off on Sunday, August 15, 2021.
Singh campaigns on affordability in days leading to election
New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh unfurled a blueprint for the NDP campaign platform on Thursday, August 12, 2021, doubling down on affordability and economic populism as federal opposition leaders criss-cross the country ahead of an election race expected to kick off Sunday.
It’s time for vaccine passports. So what are our leaders waiting for?
It’s as if everyone is waiting for someone else to make the first move — and draw the ire of the anti-vax movement so they don’t have to, writes columnist Max Fawcett.
The reason behind Jagmeet Singh's momentum
With the left-leaning Green Party in complete disarray and a severely weakened Conservative Party, it is Jagmeet Singh, not Erin O’Toole, who may ultimately prevent Trudeau’s Liberals from forming a majority government, writes public affairs professional Andrew Perez.
Federal government reaches nearly $8B deal with First Nations on drinking water suit
Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller, alongside chiefs of the First Nations behind the lawsuit, announced Friday that they have reached an agreement in principle to resolve the suit outside of court.
Singh talks with Indigenous leaders at residential school unmarked gravesite
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is reiterating demands for more concrete action after meeting with Indigenous leaders at the site of a former residential school in Kamloops, B.C., that bears unmarked graves.
Experts predict GG will allow snap election if Trudeau asks
The long-standing tradition of the Governor General acceding to Canadian prime ministers' requests to dissolve Parliament will practically push Mary Simon to accept a plea from Justin Trudeau to call an election, a constitutional law expert said on Wednesday, July 28, 2021.
Conservatives have stronger financial support at the riding association level
An in-depth analysis by The Canadian Press of federal parties' financing at the grassroots level shows Conservative candidates' riding-based war chests are flush with cash, dramatically outpacing their political rivals.
Jagmeet Singh sets his sights on B.C. to up NDP seats in the West
Under the shade of Douglas fir and western hemlock, Jagmeet Singh pulled up to Burnaby Central Park one day last week to greet constituents and gear up for his first campaign-style tour of the summer.
Memo to Canada's Conservatives: Hating Justin Trudeau isn't enough
If Conservatives ever want to win an election again, they need to trade populism for pragmatism, says columnist Max Fawcett.