federal election
Election results: A rock wins in Burnaby Central
May 12, 2025Election night 2025 was a joyous one for Prime Minister Mark Carney, boomers, and the Liberal party, winning a minority government with 169 seats in Parliament. Perhaps one of the biggest surprises of the night was in Burnaby Central where a rock received 98% of the vote, ousting NDP incumbent Jagmeet Singh. The “campaign” to elect the rock in Burnaby Central had a grand total of one polling station (located at SFU, even though we aren’t even in its riding) and only spent around $3 — on a temporary tattoo of the Liberal party logo to place on its torso. …
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Shark Bowl: Canada’s Liberal leadership contenders
January 27, 2025Trudeau’s 10-year leadership of the Liberal party is coming to an end. Liberal party officials have announced new party regulations for leadership races in the future. The party has declared a partnership with CBC to manage all of its official…
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The Conservative Party’s policy declaration is comprised of carefully constructed lies
January 20, 2025Content warning: mention of abortion legislation and violence against pregnant people. It’s been over two years since Conservative party leader Pierre Poilievre announced his candidacy for prime minister and stated his plans to make Canada “the freest nation on earth.”…
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Poilievre is anything but “for the people”
September 16, 2024Pierre Poilievre is a version of Trump for individuals who are not quite comfortable with revealing their bigoted beliefs. He’s built his campaign on rigorous attacks on current Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The Conservative leader presents himself as being “for…
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