OTTAWA – Members of the Liberal and Conservative backrooms will step into the spotlight to testify today before a parliamentary committee that’s probing allegations of foreign election interference. The committee on procedure and House affairs is set to hear from Jeremy Broadhurst, a senior adviser to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau […]
Federal Election 2021
By David Fraser
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
New polling suggests the majority of Canadians want the federal government to call an independent inquiry into foreign interference in the last two federal elections, but still feel the country’s electoral system is safe. Market research firm Leger surveyed 1,544 people between March 10 and 12, asking a range of […]
By Sam Routley, PhD Student, Political Science, Western University
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A series of leaked documents from the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) have revealed the ways in which the Chinese government has attempted to tamper with Canadian elections. This gives support to a number of allegations regarding the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) behaviour that have been circulating for a number […]
The Canadian Press
The commissioner of Canada Elections says her office is reviewing past complaints related to foreign interference following recent media reports that allege China tried to meddle in the 2019 and 2021 federal elections. Caroline Simard says her office received 158 complaints related to foreign interference in the 2019 election, and […]
By Marie Woolf
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA – Elections Canada has apologized to voters in three Ontario First Nations communities after breakdowns in communication led to them being denied their right to vote in the last election. An inquiry by the elections body found that fly-in communities in the riding of Kenora had their local polling […]
By Joan Bryden
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA – Canadians may not be thrilled with the outcome of last week’s federal election but a new poll suggests few are angry that it produced an almost identical result to the 2019 nation-wide vote. Just 10 per cent of respondents to the Leger survey said they’re happy with the […]
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TORONTO – Annamie Paul is stepping down as leader of the Green Party of Canada, saying she doesn’t “have the heart” to keep fighting to hold onto the position. Paul – who’s had to deal with much infighting within Green ranks – announced her resignation in Toronto on Monday morning, […]
By Merna Emara
Staff Writer
memara@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
memara@fortfrances.com
Incumbent MP Marcus Powlowski and Yuk-Sem Won, NDP candidate for Thunder Bay-Rainy River agree on one thing: calling an election was a bad idea. Powlowski said he is happy to get re-elected because he enjoyed the MP job he assumed in 2019. “I’m happy to be reelected,” Powlowski said. “That’s […]
By Joan Bryden
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA – Canadians have chosen another minority Liberal government – almost identical to the one it replaced – to finish the fight against COVID-19 and rebuild the shattered economy. Precisely how stable a minority remains to be seen, as results were still trickling in and there were tight contests in […]
A short but busy campaign is coming to an end, as voters head to the polls for Election Day. If you haven’t already voted through mail-in ballot or advanced polls, head to your designated polling station to cast your ballot today. You can vote without voting cards, but bring your […]
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OTTAWA – Canada’s first-ever pandemic election culminates today as Canadians from coast-to-coast go to the polls to choose the 338 members of Parliament to sit in the House of Commons. Elections Canada says almost 6.8 million people voted early, most of them at advanced polls over a week ago, and […]
