Federal Election 2019 Archive

Tonight: Burnaby North-Seymour candidates to debate at SFU

Liberal, Green and NDP candidates will discuss students' issues

Oct 3, 2019 9:23 AM Read more >

Opinion: Video shows Burnaby Conservative claiming ‘homosexuals recruit’ kids

***UPDATE: Heather Leung has been dropped as the candidate for this riding based on the video described in this blog. Read the breaking story here .

Oct 3, 2019 6:01 AM Read more >

How candidates are promising to make Burnaby housing affordable

Major party nominees all say their plans will ease the housing crisis

Oct 2, 2019 3:36 PM Read more >

Les Leyne: Getting real on greenhouse-gas emissions would scare voters

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.

Oct 2, 2019 6:00 AM Read more >

ELECTION 2019: Voters can cast advance ballots Oct. 11-14

There will be four advanced voting days centred around the Thanksgiving Day weekend – on Friday, Oct. 11, Saturday, Oct. 12, Sunday, Oct. 13 and Monday, Oct. 14. Polling stations are open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Oct 1, 2019 11:30 AM Read more >

Opinion: Beech, Singh, Julian are leading their Burnaby races – if you believe this data

The federal election is still weeks away and a lot can happen between now and then. So, take the following numbers with a piece of salt the size of a volleyball.

Oct 1, 2019 6:10 AM Read more >

Burnaby Green announces ‘robot tax’ to address automation of labour

Burnaby North-Seymour candidate Amita Kuttner announced the tax alongside Green Leader Elizabeth May and their colleagues from Richmond Centre and New Westminster-Burnaby

Sep 30, 2019 10:00 AM Read more >

A whopping 15% of North Burnaby kids are living in poverty

In the Burnaby North-Seymour riding, just under half of children in lone-parent families live in poverty. That’s according to anti-poverty group First Call, which is trying to get people talking about this issue in the federal election.

Sep 29, 2019 6:06 AM Read more >

Opinion: Even CPAC can't track down Burnaby Conservative Heather Leung

In case you didn’t know it, CPAC is more than just a place to watch a live feed of the House of Commons debates. The Canadian Public Affairs Channels also produces some interesting content on Canadian government and politics.

Sep 28, 2019 6:17 AM Read more >

Candidates debate Green New Deal in Burnaby South

Parties clashed on urgency and strategy of energy transition

Sep 27, 2019 1:30 PM Read more >