Oct 18 2019 — HuffPost Canada — Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is defending his party’s new claim that a hypothetical Liberal-NDP coalition would raise the federal goods and services tax (GST), even though neither of those parties have even mentioned the idea. Scheer was grilled by reporters at an announcement in Fredericton Friday, after his party issued a press release claiming — […]
Oct 18 2019 — Althia Raj — HuffPost Canada — Should the Liberals form a minority government Monday, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh will have to decide whether he abides by party policy or ditches the New Democrats’ commitment to electoral reform to work with Justin Trudeau. Last February, New Democrat members voted to recommend that proportional representation — the idea that a party should have […]
Oct 16 2019 — Ryan Maloney — HuffPost Canada — Former United States president Barack Obama has endorsed the re-election bid of Justin Trudeau’s Liberals. Obama made the announcement on Twitter Wednesday, touting Trudeau as a “hard-working, effective leader” who takes on big issues like climate change. “The world needs his progressive leadership now, and I hope our neighbors to the north support him for […]
Oct 13 2019 — Althia Raj — HuffPost Canada — If the Conservatives win the most seats on election night but not a majority, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he will ask Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau and other parties to form a coalition government. “Oh absolutely, because we are not going to support a Conservative government. We are going to fight a Conservative government. We […]
Sep 29 2019 — Althia Raj and Zi-Ann Lum — HuffPost Canada — Federal Liberals plan to tax Netflix, Google, and Facebook, as well as the rich who buy private jets and yachts, as a way of offsetting even larger structural deficits, the party announced Sunday. The Grits laid out more than 48 new measures, nearly $57-billion in “investments” aimed at helping make life more affordable for the […]
Sep 26 2019 — Ryan Maloney — HuffPost Canada — Andrew Scheer plans to be the only major federal leader to sit out climate protests taking place at more than 140 different places across Canada Friday. At a press conference in Montreal Thursday, the Conservative leader said the Tories will have “representation,” in the form of local candidates, at a massive climate march set to […]
Sep 24 2019 — Zi-Ann Lum — HuffPost Canada — After former Saskatchewan MP Larry Spencer was turfed from the Canadian Alliance in 2003 for making inflammatory comments about homosexuality, a young Andrew Scheer stayed on to work in his office. Spencer had told a Vancouver Sun reporter he believed homosexuality was a conspiracy and that he would support a bill to criminalize it. Stephen […]
Sep 16 2019 — Zi-Ann Lum — HuffPost Canada — Justin Trudeau accused the Conservatives Monday of being “in the pocket of the gun lobby,” saying they would no doubt oppose the Liberals’ not-yet-announced gun policy. Trudeau made the comment during a Waterloo, Ont. media availability — his first time taking reporters’ questions since Friday. Pressed on why his government had not taken tougher action […]
Sep 14 2019 — Zi-Ann Lum — HuffPost Canada — Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer’s plans for a “down day” to take his family to a wave pool were rattled Saturday after he was pressed about an Ottawa-area candidate’s friendship with white supremacist Faith Goldy. Scheer faced new questions about his party’s links with Goldy after an undated video surfaced showing a reality show pilot pitched […]
Sep 12 2019 — Althia Raj — HuffPost Canada — Mike Skinner wants me to know this meeting he’s organizing is not related to his election bid. The Conservative candidate says he’s just bringing some folks from the community together to tackle a crisis they all think the province and the federal government should do more to address: opioids. It’s the end of June and […]
Sep 9 2019 — Ryan Maloney — HuffPost Canada — Federal Greens say there is “zero chance” any of the party’s MPs will reopen the abortion debate, even as leader Elizabeth May says she lacks the power to “silence” her colleagues on the issue. Green Party spokesperson Rosie Emery said in a statement Monday that it has long been the party’s policy that all women […]
Sep 7 2019 — Ryan Maloney — HuffPost Canada — Federal Liberals are accusing Andrew Scheer of planning to give a tax break to parents who send children to private schools, even though the Conservative leader has said the policy won’t be in his election platform. During the 2017 Conservative leadership race, Scheer proposed a tax deduction of up to $4,000 per child for parents […]
Sep 1 2019 — HuffPost Canada — Comedian Hasan Minaj is known for sharp current affairs commentary, and he didn’t hold back when interviewing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the latest episode of his show “Patriot Act.” The host starts out pretty tame, commenting on Trudeau’s conventionally attractive looks and then making him play a game to decide if he was looking […]
Aug 29 2019 — Ryan Maloney — HuffPost Canada — Federal Conservatives are again turning to Stephen Harper to help make the case that they deserve to form government this fall. The former prime minister is featured in a new video, released online Thursday as part of a pre-election fundraising push. In the clip, Harper says Canada is at a “turning point.” “Right now, hardworking […]
Aug 28 2019 — Zi-Ann Lum — HuffPost Canada — The Liberals have not confirmed if Justin Trudeau will attend or be a no-show to the first federal leaders’ debate next month. That debate, sponsored by Maclean’s magazine and Citytv and hosted by journalist Paul Wells, will take place Sept. 12 in Toronto. Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Green Party […]