Federal Election 2019 Archive

A pledge by more than 50 federal candidates of various political stripes in B.C.

The Heiltsuk First Nation is mad at Byron Horner, which raises two questions: 1) Why? 2) Who is Byron Horner? Which leads to a third question: Who are Mark de Bruijn, Blair Herbert and Rhonda Chen — and, frankly, most of the other Vancouver Island ca

A commentary by three British Columbia mayors: Lisa Helps, Jonathan X. Coté and Linda Buchanan As mayors of some of the densest cities in Canada and B.C., we see firsthand the worst effects of our nation’s affordability crisis.

This is a list of confirmed candidates from Elections Canada as of 5 p.m. Monday.

Premier John Horgan said he has done “stupid things” in his life, but none that he would characterize as being culturally offensive.

UBC political scientist Max Cameron said that while Trudeau's apology hit all the right notes, he may not be able to recover enough votes to protect a slim Liberal lead in some B.C. ridings

With apologies to Bill Clinton: “It’s the climate change, stupid.” But not only climate change. You’re worried about your wallet, too. Also, to a lesser degree, health care, housing, the environment.

Millennials overtaking baby boomers and bearing their burdens, prompting parties to shift platforms

On the very first day of the election campaign, the media bus drove into Justin Trudeau’s plane at the Victoria airport. As metaphors go, that’s not bad.

Federal parties have spent weeks laying the foundations for their campaign and the promises they intend to make to address a suite of issues they believe are at the tops of voters’ minds in the Oct. 21 federal election.