9 h. ago Letters May 14, 2025: ‘City complains about provincial tax burden, while they’ve stolen previous tax cuts.’

Just thieves in suits It comes as no surprise that the City of Calgary is trying to deflect responsibility for the property tax increase to the province. The city fails to mention the years the education portion of our tax bill was reduced but never returned to the taxpayers. Our property tax would be substantially […]

Economics

10 h. ago Is this Quebec riding already headed toward a byelection? Here’s what to know

Bloc supporter’s ballot lost due to Elections Canada printing error would create a tie with Liberals if it counts

Politics

24 h. ago Open Letter in Support of OCEU / CUPE Local 1750 Negotiations for a Fair and Timely Settlement

TORONTO, May 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) issued a letter on May 13, 2025, to Ontario Minister of Labour David Piccini, Hon. Caroline Mulroney, President of the Treasury Board, and Jeff Lang, President and CEO of Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB). Sent on behalf of unions representing over one […]

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25 h. ago Bloc member who lost by 1 vote considers ‘all options’ after report of ballot issue

Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné’s statement comes as Elections Canada investigates a possible error involving an uncounted mail-in ballot from a Bloc voter in the Terrebonne riding.

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33 h. ago Letters May 13, 2025: ‘200 names on a ballot is just election interference.’

BALLOT SHENANIGANS  Re “Ballot interlopers plan 200-name scroll for Poilievre” (Bryan Passifiume, May 6): I see where the Longest Ballot Committee is now going to target Battle River-Crowfoot, where Pierre Poilievre is expected to run in a byelection in the near future. Their plan to run 200 candidates should be deemed ‘election interference’ and banned […]

Politics

57 h. ago Letters for May 12, 2025: ‘Now elected, Carney just sucks up to Trump.’

THE BIG SUCK-UP All the Donald Trump-bashing we heard from Prime Minister Mark Carney throughout the election campaign was replaced by his sucking up to the U.S. president when the two met in Washington. Carney praised Trump, then sat attentively and quietly as the president lectured him about making Canada the 51st state. Let’s face […]

Transport

5 d. ago Letters May 9, 2025: ‘Trump is likely to take credit for the new pope, and more.’

Credit where it’s undue Now that we have a new Pope who is American, it’s just a matter of time before Donald Trump takes credit for it. He took credit for Mark Carney’s election win! Trump has such an inflated sense of self-importance he assumes he’s God’s right hand man. Maria Weiss (He likely believes […]

Economics

6 d. ago Letters May 8, 2025: ‘Stepping down to make space for Poilievre, even without a pension, is impressive.’

KUREK A TRUE CANADIAN  Jagmeet Singh feebly and egregiously clung to power and kept the Liberals in power for two years for the sole purpose of qualifying for his pension. Had he not performed in this pernicious way, we would have had a Conservative government. Instead, we are saddled with another Liberal debacle. A true […]

Culture

7 d. ago Letters May 7, 2025: ‘Liberals should partner with the Conservatives to create a better Canada.’

NDP for sale, again The NDP is again more than willing to throw its truncated support to the Liberals. I hope the Libs are smarter than entering into another supply and management agreement. Now, more than ever, we need a coalition government that includes the Conservative Party that is far more sensible than the champagne […]

Culture

8 d. ago Letters May 6, 2025: ‘This is the end, and it’s one we should mourn.’

WILL BE A FITTING END To all my hard-working, common-sense Conservative friends, this will be a fitting end to the Liberal socialist agenda. Along with the leader of their choice, the saviour and lifelong banker Mark Carney, the Liberal empire will disintegrate into oblivion like its close friends in the Jagmeet Singh-led NDP. Unfortunately this […]

Other

9 d. ago Letters May 5, 2025: ‘The elderly and their care should be a higher priority.’

ELDERLY CARE I recently wrote an English assignment on the subject of the First and Second World Wars, focusing on the role of Canadian soldiers in the defence and protection of our country and freedoms. We owe so much to brave men and women — veterans who gave their time, resources and often their lives […]

Transport

1 week ago Letters May 2, 2025: ‘Why waste our time trying to get along with Ottawa?’

Join with the U.S. Why does Alberta continually waste their precious time by casting pearls before swine? The fourth term Liberal government has their own agenda, and it doesn’t include this province’s rich oil and gas industry. It’s time for Alberta to start making plans to ‘vacate the joint’ and start soaring with eagles in […]

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2 w. ago Letters for April 30, 2025: ‘Stuck with the Liberals, again.’

Throwing in the towel I give up! For ten years I have fought against the disaster brought on by the Liberals only to lose again. We are a Canada as described by the Bloc – artificial and meaning less. The Ontario/Manitoba border defines where red turns to blue. Oh there are exceptions. The north wants […]

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2 w. ago Elections Canada says more than 19.2M voters cast a ballot in federal election

OTTAWA — Elections Canada says more than 67 per cent of eligible voters cast a ballot in the federal election — more than 19.2 million people. While this election was widely expected to see increased turnout, it did not surpass the record set in March 1958, when 79.4 per cent of eligible electors voted. But […]

Politics

2 w. ago Letters April 29, 2025: ‘We need a better way to handle elections.’

A NEW VOTING SYSTEM? Canada seems to be stuck halfway between the status quo and a new reality as to our voting system. What advance polling has shown is that perhaps the time has come for a four-day vote, perhaps starting on a Saturday and ending at a reasonable time on a Tuesday (say 7 […]

Politics

2 w. ago Elections Canada hops on social media to battle ballot confusion

Like any good sheriff, the Elections Canada account admins made sure people were following the law

Politics

2 w. ago Federal election exit polls: Who Londoners voted for, and why

Hours ahead of Monday night’s final federal election results, Londoners went to local polling stations to cast a ballot for their local MP. Who did they pick? LFP’s Mike Hensen spoke with a few of them to find out TONY MADEIROS London-Fanshawe “I voted Conservative, because I want change,” he said. “I’m tired of the […]

Politics

2 w. ago Letters April 28, 2025: ‘It’s hard to believe anything the Liberals say.’

Grits NEW MOUTHPIECE  How can you believe anything Mark Carney or the Liberals say? Carney was Trudeau’s choice. He’s hidden his investments and refuses to give Canadians an honest answer. When the polls were down, they grabbed the Conservative play book and reversed their own ideals. The Liberals denied Canadians their constitutional rights of having […]

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2 w. ago Long ballot, lines in Carleton cause accessibility issues at polling station

Ninety-one candidates are on the ballot in Carleton this federal election, part of the Longest Ballot protest that targeted the riding.

Transport

2 w. ago Winnipeg high school students cast a ballot in mock election

Gordon Bell High School is one of many across Canada participating in Student Vote, a mock ballot to introduce them to the election process.

Politics