Election Rundown
Election rundown: Which party leaders participated in the climate strikes and why does it matter?
October 13, 2019By: Kelly Grounds, Peak Associate On September 27, climate strikes were held across Canada as part of the larger global movement inspired by Greta Thunberg. Environmental policy has also become increasingly central in the Canadian federal election campaigns. Because of this, it is important to not just look at the platforms of the parties, but also the actions that they have taken prior to the election — including their participation in the climate strikes. Elizabeth May of the Green Party attended the Montreal climate strike, publicly calling on the other major leaders to work together to develop a bipartisan response to…
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Election rundown: The NDP have little chance of winning a majority and should focus on a coalition instead
October 12, 2019By: Connor Stephenson, SFU Student Jagmeet Singh and his New Democratic Party are riding the perpetual struggle bus. The troubles for the NDP initially began with difficulty attempting to nominating candidates across the country, and continues in the form of a…
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Election rundown: Trudeau’s racism scandal is just one of many eroding voter trust
October 6, 2019By: Kelly Grounds, Peak Associate In mid-September, Times Magazine broke a story that included a photograph of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in brownface at a school event. In the following days, two more images depicting Trudeau in blackface were released to…
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Election Rundown: Trudeau’s talk of opioid crisis solutions is a vote grabbing technique
September 29, 2019By: Connor Stephenson, SFU Student On Friday August 30, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with Vancouver mayor and former New Democratic Party MP for Burnaby South, Kennedy Stewart. The two met on the front steps of Vancouver City Hall and proceeded…
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Election rundown: Scheer’s unclear stance on same-sex marriage and abortion leaves voters confused
September 15, 2019By: Kelly Grounds, Peak Associate The October 21 federal election is fast approaching and the party campaigns are heating up. The Liberals have taken aim at the Conservatives by pulling up old videos of party leader Andrew Scheer. These videos…
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