Federal Politics

Voter Information Cards are in the mail

Elections Canada is mailing a personalized voter information card to each registered elector for the Oct. 21 federal election. The card tells electors when and where to vote and has information about ...

Sep 30, 2019

Liberal government runs $1.6B deficit four months into '19-20 on higher spending

OTTAWA - Preliminary numbers show the federal government posted a deficit of $1.6 billion over the first four months of the current fiscal year as program spending increased $9.1 billion - 9...

Sep 27, 2019

Scheer promises Conservative government would launch inquiry into SNC-Lavalin

MONTREAL - Andrew Scheer is promising a Conservative government would launch a judicial inquiry to find out what happened during the SNC-Lavalin affair. Scheer made the pledge during a visit to J...

Sep 26, 2019

Election forum happening Oct. 10 at RDC

Your chance to hear from local candidates running in federal election is coming up on Oct. 10. The Red Deer and District Chamber of Commerce and the Student Association at Red Deer College are hosting...

Sep 25, 2019 RDC Arts Centre

Twitter says Canadian election so far free of major manipulation attempts

OTTAWA - Twitter is giving Canada's federal election the all-clear so far.Despite vigorous activity on the site, including "politically polarizing" conversations on an international scale, the company...

Sep 24, 2019

Indigenous candidates 'hurt,' 'frustrated' by Trudeau blackface photos

Indigenous candidates and community leaders expressed shock, pain and frustration Thursday after multiple photographs surfaced of Justin Trudeau made up in brownface and blackface.Several federal elec...

Sep 21, 2019 (The Canadian Press)

Promise tracker: What the parties are pitching on the campaign trail

OTTAWA - A running list of specific promises announced by the Liberals, Conservatives, NDP and Green party since the official start of the federal election campaign on Sept. 11. Liberal...

Sep 20, 2019

Trudeau's racist gaffes highlight need to change systemic policy, local advocates say

The actions of Liberal leader Justin Trudeau have led to an important conversation around why brown or blackface is inappropriate. Time Magazine dropped a bombshell Wednesday night by releasing a phot...

Sep 20, 2019 Liberal leader Justin Trudeau shown here on Wednesday following his scrum with reporters in which he apologized for two instances of him wearing brownface. (The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick)

Several ways to vote in the Federal Election

For the federal election now underway, electors can choose the voting option that best suits their schedule. They can vote: - On election day on Monday, October 21, 2019; - At one of the advance polls...

Sep 19, 2019

Promise tracker: What the parties are pitching on the campaign trail

OTTAWA - A running list of specific promises announced by the Liberals, Conservatives, NDP and Green party since the official start of the campaign on Sept. 11. Liberals Sept. 18: Increase o...

Sep 19, 2019