Many Saskatchewan farmers are not pleased about a second-term Liberal government. The vast majority oppose the carbon tax and are upset with the Trudeau government’s response to various international trade disputes involving canola, durum, peas, lentils and pork. Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan Todd Lewis said there are frustrations. “People are frustrated with what’s been […]
It’s an expansive federal riding that has in the past voted in all 3 major political parties and a University of Saskatchewan Political Science professor expects it will be down to the wire for who wins next week in the Desnethe-Missinippi-Churchill River riding. It’s known as a swing riding, because there is no trend for […]
The Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance has written an open letter of disappointment to the six major leaders during the federal election campaign. Executive director Claire Citeau says agri-food exporters and farmers are upset with the lack of serious discussion on expanding farm and food exports during the campaign. She wants federal politicians to highlight […]
Legislators are now looking at some recommendations on how to modernize the province’s referendum and plebiscite laws. The province’s chief electoral officer has brought forward four options to modernize the way referendums are held in Saskatchewan. Dr. Michael Boda said this is all in part of a bigger modernization project going on at Elections Saskatchewan. […]
University students who came out for the Federal NDP Leader’s campaign stop in Saskatoon say the NDP’s platform is for the people. Among the NDP’s promises are to extend full public dental coverage and to change the way Canada does procurement. Singh also outlined reasons why he believes the procurement process in Canada needs to […]
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is making a stop in Saskatoon Friday. Singh is expected to visit Le Relais-Federation Des Francophones De Saskatoon in a town hall style event. He plans on sharing his party’s vision for a more affordable Canada. The event is expected to run from 8:15am to 9:30am. Singh is the third party […]
A national initiative called Canada Powered by Women is mobilizing in Regina Thursday to engage more women in political talk. This campaign is mainly on social media platforms like Instagram and Facebook, but the group thought it would be good to bring women face-to-face to discuss the election and political issues. Spokesperson Lucy Miller says […]
OTTAWA — Ontario leaders — old and current — were pinned in the crossfire of Justin Trudeau and Andrew Scheer’s battle Monday for the vote-rich province that’s the gateway to federal victory. Their fight focused in large part on whether a Liberal or a Conservative government would be best suited to work with the provinces to protect Canada’s public health-care system. Over in Atlantic Canada, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and Green Leader […]
It did not take long for the attacks against Justin Trudeau to start from Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer as the federal election campaign is officially underway. Scheer says he plans on showing Canadians how Trudeau has misled them. “He has lied. He has looked Canadians in the eyes and said things he knew was not […]
OTTAWA — Newly released figures show the federal government set aside nearly $17.7 million on public awareness campaigns between April and June just ahead of a mandatory blackout on government advertising in the lead up to the fall campaign. The spending through the first three months of the federal fiscal year marks an increase of […]
