Federal Election 2019 Archive

OTTAWA — Justin Trudeau likes to warm up for an uphill election contest by literally climbing uphill.

Business In Vancouver is live tweeting today's English-language leaders' debate with Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Bla

Vancouver-based online advocacy group OpenMedia is launching a tool to make it easier to find out what political parties know about individuals.

The doorbell rang, which is never good news. Who could it be? Too early for trick or treaters. Religious zealots? Bottle drive? Oh, Lord, please don’t make me explain the empties to another smirking 10-year-old.

Climate change has become a key issue in voters’ minds as they prepare to cast ballots in Oct. 21 election. Here’s what the parties are promising: Greens The Green Party’s 20-step climate- action plan makes a commitment to keep warming to 1.5 C.

It was already standing room only in St. Paul’s United by the time Elizabeth May arrived, just in time for the all-candidates’ debate on the environment to begin. “I’m here, hello,” she said, earning warm applause.

In this federal election, Burnaby North–Seymour is ground zero for the oil pipeline debate. It’s the terminus for the $9.

A Green Party federal government would commit to planting 10 billion trees by 2050 as part of its climate-action plan. Green Party Leader Elizabeth May was in Greater Victoria Friday to make the announcement.

Uh oh, here was a problem: Halfway through tattooing my knuckles, I ran out of ink. My left hand spelled H-A-T. So much for my street cred in prison. “What are you in for, anyway?” my cellmate asked. “Bank robbery? Extortion?” I shook my head.

The formal federal election call was made Sept. 11, but there was a moment in B.C. two days earlier that weighs heavily on one of the major elements of the campaign — climate change. B.C. watches that aspect from a unique position.