Tag Archives: Federal Politics
Community vents frustrations over property crime & addictions issues in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Local and provincial leaders got an earful from Nanaimo residents tired of escalating crime in the community.More than 200 people crammed the Nanaimo Entertainment Centre Tuesday night to so...
Oct 01, 2019 Nanaimo MLA Sheila Malcolmson was in the line of fire of angry residents at an Oct. 1 meeting in downtown Nanaimo. Social disorder concerns linked to addiction and mental health issues were discussed.
Courtenay-Alberni candidates try to firm up support in front of large crowd
PARKSVILLE - All-candidate forums in the Oceanside region typically means standing room only crowds, and the latest installment was no different.Five candidates hoping to be the next Member of Parliam...
Sep 30, 2019 (L-R) Barbara Biley, Jonah Gowans, Byron Horner, Gord Johns and Sean Wood attended a two-hour Courtenay-Alberni all-candidates forum Monday night in Parksville. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Nanaimo-Ladysmith Riding Preview: Federal Election 2019
NANAIMO - All eyes are once again on the Nanaimo-Ladysmith riding. Their attention is drawn to one of only two Green Party MP's, Paul Manly who won in the May federal byelection. Political professor A...
Sep 30, 2019 Thousands of voters return to the polls for the federal election. (Elections Canada)
Nanaimo-Ladysmith candidates find common ground on myriad of hot-button issues
NANAIMO - A highly sought after battleground riding was under the microscope of younger voters as Nanaimo-Ladysmith candidates put their values forward in a debate hosted by VIU.The Thursday Sept. 26 ...
Sep 27, 2019 Five of the eight candidates in the Nanaimo-Ladysmith riding took to the stage on Thursday Sept. 26 at an all-candidates debate hosted by VIU. (Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Liberal government runs $1.6B deficit four months into '19-20 on higher spending
OTTAWA - Preliminary numbers show the federal government posted a deficit of $1.6 billion over the first four months of the current fiscal year as program spending increased $9.1 billion - 9...
Sep 27, 2019
Federal NDP pledge affordable housing strategies during Island campaign stops
NANAIMO - Federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh concluded a whirlwind day on Thursday Sept. 26 with a town hall meeting in Nanaimo.Joined by Nanaimo-Ladysmith candidate Bob Chamberlin, Singh spoke passiona...
Sep 26, 2019 Federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh spoke to a packed room at the Coast Bastion Hotel in Nanaimo on Thursday Sept. 26. (Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Scheer promises Conservative government would launch inquiry into SNC-Lavalin
MONTREAL - Andrew Scheer is promising a Conservative government would launch a judicial inquiry to find out what happened during the SNC-Lavalin affair. Scheer made the pledge during a visit to J...
Sep 26, 2019
Twitter says Canadian election so far free of major manipulation attempts
OTTAWA - Twitter is giving Canada's federal election the all-clear so far.Despite vigorous activity on the site, including "politically polarizing" conversations on an international scale, the company...
Sep 24, 2019
Indigenous candidates 'hurt,' 'frustrated' by Trudeau blackface photos
Indigenous candidates and community leaders expressed shock, pain and frustration Thursday after multiple photographs surfaced of Justin Trudeau made up in brownface and blackface.Several federal elec...
Sep 21, 2019 (The Canadian Press)
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...
Sep 20, 2019