Daphne Bramham: Candidates' views on conversion therapy, abortion raise questions about Scheer's promise to leave social issues alone

Credit to Author: Daphne Bramham| Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2019 22:45:24 +0000

Opinion: Burnaby Tory candidate Heather Leung believes therapy can cure gays and that abortion should never be an option even in cases of rape and incest. She and other anti-abortion candidates make it tough to believe Andrew Scheer’s promise that the issues wouldn’t be revisited if Conservatives form government.

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Election 2019: Candidates duking it out in three bellwether ridings north of the Fraser

Credit to Author: Lori Culbert| Date: Sun, 29 Sep 2019 23:15:31 +0000

Three ridings north of the Fraser, traditional Conservative territories that were swept up by 2015’s red wave, are up for grabs in 2019

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Election 2019: What Canada’s parties are saying on Economic Class immigration

Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2019 18:50:34 +0000

Elections and promises go hand in hand and Canada’s main federal political parties are making plenty on the topic of Economic Class immigration in the run-up to Canada’s 43rd general election on October 21.  The Economic Class is one of the three classes through which immigration to Canada is managed, along with Family Class and […]

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What Canada’s parties are saying on Economic Class immigration

Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2019 18:50:34 +0000

Elections and promises go hand in hand and Canada’s main federal political parties are making plenty on the topic of Economic Class immigration in the run-up to Canada’s 43rd general election on October 21.  The Economic Class is one of the three classes through which immigration to Canada is managed, along with Family Class and […]

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Daphne Bramham: Conservatives go hunting for overseas votes

Credit to Author: Daphne Bramham| Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2019 00:08:19 +0000

OPINION: Campaigning started early for Canadian Conservatives in Hong Kong. Despite a slick logo and a page on the party’s website, the group is said to be ‘unaffiliated’ with the national party and it has yet to register as a third-party campaigner.

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Daphne Bramham: Why Canada and B.C. are reluctant to poke the Chinese dragon

Credit to Author: Daphne Bramham| Date: Fri, 06 Sep 2019 00:45:05 +0000

OPINION: Can Canada still afford ethics? It seems our leaders may have already sold us out.

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Canada Subsidizes Fossil Fuels, Can’t Talk Climate Change In Election Year

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2019 10:00:55 +0000

Canada subsidizes fossil fuels to the amount of $2.5, $4.7 or $34 billion every year, depending on what is included in the accounting

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