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Federal Election 2019 Archive

Burnaby South candidates trade barbs on housing at town hall

Burnaby South candidates trade barbs on housing at town hall

Voters seeking a respite from the brawls typical of the leaders’ debates during the current federal election might have felt at home at Tuesday evening’s town hall event at the Ismaili Centre in Burnaby.
Opinion: Burnaby gondola ‘at risk of delay’, says Mayors’ Council

Opinion: Burnaby gondola ‘at risk of delay’, says Mayors’ Council

As far as federal election news releases go, this one showed great restraint.
Federal parties pitch plans for Indigenous reconciliation

Federal parties pitch plans for Indigenous reconciliation

According to the last census there are more than 11,000 people living across the North Shore’s three electoral districts who identified as Aboriginal, each probably with their own ideas about what the next federal government needs to do to advance re
Election day is Oct. 21, but increasing numbers prefer to vote early

Election day is Oct. 21, but increasing numbers prefer to vote early

A steady stream of Victorians took advantage of being able to cast their federal election advance ballots over the holiday Thanksgiving weekend, joining Canadians across the country.
Opinion: Parents who don't vote do a disservice to their children

Opinion: Parents who don't vote do a disservice to their children

Driving home from school pickup on Friday afternoon, my oldest daughter asked me who I was going to vote for in the federal election and I hesitated to respond.
Opinion: Svend Robinson pulls slightly ahead in Burnaby North-Seymour: 338 Canada

Opinion: Svend Robinson pulls slightly ahead in Burnaby North-Seymour: 338 Canada

Back in January of this year, I wrote a column saying that the Svend Robinson-Terry Beech race in Burnaby North-Seymour would be a “political slugfest for the ages.
Letter: Burnaby MP Terry Beech's mailer an 'instant F' in my class

Letter: Burnaby MP Terry Beech's mailer an 'instant F' in my class

Editor: On Friday, (Burnaby North-Seymour Liberal MP) Terry Beech sent me a postcard.
B.C. coalition could be roadmap to power if Justin Trudeau falls short

B.C. coalition could be roadmap to power if Justin Trudeau falls short

As you watch (hopefully on Global!) the election returns on Oct. 21, it may be worth remembering how the last B.C. provincial election unfolded and the lessons learned from the eventual result.
Opinion: Trudeau wearing a bulletproof vest isn't a laughing matter

Opinion: Trudeau wearing a bulletproof vest isn't a laughing matter

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had to wear a bulletproof vest at a campaign rally and some people think it’s funny. It is not funny. You shouldn’t think it’s funny either, no matter what political stripe you are.
Food for thought: New West, Burnaby candidates talk food security

Food for thought: New West, Burnaby candidates talk food security

Does a rising tide lift all boats, or do some of those boats need a little help to keep them afloat? That’s essentially the question that was posed Thursday evening at a Burnaby forum on food security involving five candidates.