Tagged: Canada

Mojisola Salaudeen

Three Things To Know About the Canadian Election

Canadians went to the polls on the 21st of October to choose their legislative representatives in the 338-seat House of Commons. As predicted, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal party won the most seats in parliament, handing him a second term in office. In an earlier report, Reuters noted that Trudeau has history on his side, […]
Mojisola Salaudeen

What Are The Top Issues In Canada’s Election?

As Canadians deliberate on who will get their vote ahead of the October 21st general election, many parties are publishing their ideologies and rhetoric on popular issues in the hopes that they will gain more supporters. A poll conducted by Ipsos for Canada’s Global News and La Presse looked at what these top issues are. […]
Mojisola Salaudeen

Canada Kicks Off Campaign Season

The Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, has triggered the formal launch of the 2019 federal election campaign. On Wednesday the 11th of September, Trudeau met with Governor General Julie Payette to request the dissolution of Parliament, marking the start of the campaign season for Canada’s 43rd general election. The election of the 338 members […]
Mojisola Salaudeen

Here’s why Elections Canada is under fire

Elections Canada, the independent non-partisan electoral body in Canada, became the subject of a swathe of criticism when news broke that it considers climate change a partisan issue.  CBCreported that “an Elections Canada official told groups in a training session earlier this summer that since Maxime Bernier, the leader of the People’s Party of Canada, […]
Mojisola Salaudeen

Canada To Review Election Date

General elections in Canada are set to hold on the third Monday of October (October 21, 2019) but this may change. Chani Aryeh-Bain, a candidate from the Toronto Conservative Party has challenged the date in court due to its clashing with a Jewish holiday. The holiday, Shemini Atzeret, is to hold between the 20th – […]
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Canada: Freeland says foreign election meddling in October federal vote is likely

Malign foreign actors will likely try to meddle in the Canadian federal election in October, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland warned Friday, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pointed the finger at Russia as the most likely culprit. Freeland sounded the alarm over election interference at a G7 foreign ministers’ gathering in France. At a parallel […]