OTTAWA — Brian Murphy barely had time to process losing his seat in the 2011 federal election before the House of Commons wrote to ask if he wanted it back.
Life After Losing: Electoral Defeat Brings Whole New Set of Challenges
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Federal Election 2019 Articles
Urban Versus Rural: Examining Canada’s Electoral Divide
NEEPAWA, Man. — We hear a lot about the east-west divide in federal politics, but that might not be the whole story. I read a column in a recent edition of the Moosomin World-Spectator about the urban-rural divide in Canadian politics and it got me thinking — what if that’s the cause of much of the divisiveness we see today?
Liberals Win Most Seats in Election 2019, But Will Need Opposition Help
By The Canadian Press OTTAWA — Justin Trudeau has emerged from a bruising 40-day election campaign with his image tarnished and his grip on power weakened, needing the support of at least one party to maintain a minority Liberal government in a country bitterly...
Canadians Begin to Cast Ballots After Divisive Campaign, and Amid Tight Polls
OTTAWA — The campaigning is over and Canadians in some parts of the country have started heading to the polls to cast their ballots in the country’s 43rd general election, which some have described as the nastiest campaign in recent history.
Manitoba Hydro Staff Working on Storm Clean-Up Can Vote Near Jobsites
WINNIPEG — Manitoba Hydro workers tasked with storm clean-up and power restoration across the province will be allowed to vote in Monday’s federal election.
Heat Rises as Trudeau, Scheer Exchange Fire in Climate Fight on Campaign Trail
OTTAWA — Long-simmering political differences over climate change boiled over into a series of personal attacks between the Liberal and Conservative leaders on the campaign trail Tuesday.
One Week Down, Four-and-a-Half to Go in Federal Election Campaign
OTTAWA — The federal election campaign marks a milestone today: one week down, four-and-a-half to go.
Conservatives Promise Tax Cut That They Say Will Address Liberal Increases
SURREY, B.C. — Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer continued making a pitch to voters via their pocketbooks Sunday with the promise of a new tax cut.
Liberal Election Plane Damaged in Victoria After Media Bus Drives Under Wing
VICTORIA — Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau’s election plane sustained some damage in Victoria after a media bus drove under one of its wings Wednesday night.
Federal Election Campaign Underway with Leaders in Ontario, Quebec and B.C.
OTTAWA — Justin Trudeau has kicked off his bid for re-election after emerging from Rideau Hall to ask Gov. Gen. Julie Payette to dissolve Parliament.
