Sentences with phrase «canadian federal election»

The NDP platform for the 2015 Canadian federal election also looks at refocusing Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. (CMHC) to its original mandate with input from partnerships with the provinces, municipalities, the development industry and other stakeholders.

Oliver devoted an entire segment to the Canadian federal election, taking the piss — sparing neither moose nor men — and giving a #peegate nod to those who de-pissed themselves.

During the campaign for the 41st Canadian federal election, I volunteered as a Citizen Blogger for CBC News Canada Votes 2011 Your Take, for the British Columbia region.

Kyle Peterson was elected as a Member of the House of Commons of the Canadian Parliament in the 2015 Canadian Federal Election.

Paulsen was not only publicist for Friends of Science in 2005 - 6, but also planned and executed a Friends of Science radio ad campaign that coincided with the 2006 Canadian federal election campaign that brought Prime Minister Stephen Harper to power.

«Geoff — there is currently a Canadian federal election happening — all that can be said is «hope the Conservatives don't get a majority».»

TORONTO, April 5, 2011 - Carbonzero released an online tool today giving Canadian federal election 2011 candidates from all parties, the ability to make their individual campaigns carbon - neutral.

In late 2005, the Friends of Science mounted an anti-Kyoto radio ad campaign, tied to the Canadian federal election campaign, and funded from Barry Cooper's research fund, apparently supported, at least in part, by tax - deductible donations to the Science Education Fund via the Calgary Foundation (see section on Funding above).

Before and during the 2006 Canadian federal election campaign, the Friends of Science ran a series of anti-Kyoto radio ads targeted at key Ontario ridings.

As noted above, the first FoS radio ad campaign (described in detail at SourceWatch) was clearly intended to influence the 2006 Canadian federal election outcome.

During the 2015 Canadian federal election, the Conservative party led by incumbent Prime Minister Stephen Harper was accused of communicating «code» words in a debate to appeal to his party's base supporters.

It's not too often that the world is very interested in the Canadian federal election.

The Canadian federal election that took place on October 19th was historic in ways that go beyond the popular account.

Sunday's outcome completes a generational change in major party leadership and sets up a new dynamic for the upcoming 43rd Canadian federal election set to take place in October of 2019.

Many have commented that the US presidential election may impact the Canadian federal election, particularly as Canadians often know just as much about American electoral events as their own.

Canada's millennials (born between 1983 and 1999; aged 18 to 34 as of 2017) are the generation that grew up in an era of a rising Asia and who will form the largest block of the electorate in the 2019 Canadian federal election.

Before the Dominion Elections Act (1920), voting in Canadian federal elections was largely governed by the provinces, just as voting in US federal elections is still, even today, governed by the «several States» (as they are wont to put it)-- except for the 1917 wartime election, labelled as the «largest gerrymander in Canadian history» (I've just finished a fascinating book about that election, fought over the issue of conscription; I highly recommend it).

Quebec separatists routinely dominated Canadian federal elections (held under first - past - the - post) within their province after two defeated independence referendums, usually winning two - thirds of Quebec's 75 seats.

The tenth and eleventh were elected twice in Canadian federal elections of 2005/2006 and again in the 2008 election.

Not exact matches

The yield on Canadian 10 - year federal government bonds have climbed to about 1.6 % from about 1.3 % on Election Day.

Canadians across the country are voting in a federal election on May 2, 2011.

They can't vote in this year's federal election, and they aren't allowed to contribute funds to federal political campaigns, but most Canadians would probably be surprised how heavily involved Canadian corporations are in the public policy realm.

The federal Liberal Party's recent election promise to create a new tax bracket for rich Canadians has been quickly decried by — well, rich Canadians.

As this federal election unfolds, Harper has all the advantages of incumbency, a huge war chest of election funds and polls that show Canadians would much prefer him to Mr. Dion as prime minister.

Until the recent 2008 federal general election, the seat - advantage recorded by Liberals in 1921 was the largest in Canadian history.

Canadian millennials are the drivers of tomorrow and will represent the largest voting bloc in the Canadian 2019 federal election.

In the 2008 federal election, Opposition Leader Stéphane Dion also tried but failed to convince the public of the need for a carbon tax, despite Canadians» support for action on climate change.

The economy is the most critical ballot - box issue facing Canadian voters in the upcoming federal election.

We will also add the costing of political party platforms to the PBO's mandate, as is the case in Australia and the Netherlands, so that starting in the next federal election, Canadians can review the fiscal plans of political parties from a credible and comparable baseline.

He would become the longest - serving leader of a major political party in Canadian history and the only Prime Minister to win four consecutive federal elections by backing up his pledge of real change with real action.

Canadians will have to wait until after the 2015 federal election for data on deforestation by the country's oil and gas industry, The Hill...

Find information on Canadian federal electoral history from 2006 - 2008, including 2006 general election results, changes in party leadership, and political party standing prior to 2008 general election.

Ottawa — On the cusp of Thursday's federal election debate on the economy, the Trade Justice Network, (www.tradejustice.ca), a coalition of Canadian unions, environmental groups and citizens» groups, is calling on federal leaders to mandate the Parliamentary Budget Officer to do real fact - based analysis before they sign «free trade» deals that are destructive to Canadian -LSB-...]

Twenty - one years ago, in a federal election that reshaped the Canadian political landscape, the Liberals swept Edmonton, electing Members of Parliament in four of the city's six federal ridings.

As the federal Conservative Party led by Prime Minister Stephen Harper taught Canadians earlier this year, fixed election date laws are merely a suggestion.

This estimated 52 percent voter turnout was the second lowest of any Canadian province but an increase of 2.9 percent from the 2008 federal election, according to Elections Canada reports.

Countless Canadians have their own reasons to want the Harper government gone, and can't wait until the federal election next year.

ARI polling during the 2015 federal election found international trade to be Canadians» preferred foreign policy focus:

For at least the past decade, in both Canadian and U.S. federal elections, network newscasters have «announced» a winner long before millions of voters in the western parts of each nation had an opportunity to vote.

Kayle's been awol from the site b / c of successive Canadian elections keeping him busy (he holds province - wide party office with the Ontario New Democratic Party), but his left - wingers made major gains in recent federal and provincial elections, so we'll forgive him — this time.

The Progressive Conservatives would never play a major role in federal politics again, eventually merging with the Reform Party (which at this point had been renamed the Canadian Alliance) prior to the 2004 election.

Not surprisingly, with an election just around the corner and budget surpluses forecast for years to come, the 2015 federal budget delivered plenty of goodies for the personal finances of Canadians.

Given the real estate sector's importance to the economy — it amounts to $ 4 trillion of Canadians» wealth, is equal to roughly seven per cent of GDP and dominates 99 per cent of dinner - party conversations — you might have thought the housing market would be a significant point of debate in the federal election campaign.

No matter what your political leanings, this year's federal election has shown there's one thing the majority of Canadians agree on: you don't want to see the new $ 10,000 Tax - Free Savings Account contribution room limit rolled back to $ 5,500.

Andrew Weaver is the first Green party member ever to be elected to the legislative Assembly; his election continues the trend started by Elizabeth May, who was the first ever federal Green party member to be elected to the Canadian Parliament in the 2011 election.

As president of London, Ontario based Thomas Crncich & Partners, Bryan Thomas was authorized agent for purchase of broadcast time for the Reform Party in the 1997 federal election [36], as well as for the Canadian Alliance in 2000 [37].

All four opposition parties in the Canadian Parliament — who together won 60 percent of the vote in the last federal election — are opposed to Northern Gateway and support an oil tanker ban.

That's anyone's guess but, if election promises are to be believed, the next Federal ballot Canadians cast will look substantially different than the status quo.

Many Canadian voters may think the federal election campaign is too long, but it's short compared to the 2 1/2 - month Law Society of Upper Canada bencher campaign that wraps up this week.

If this does happen, it will mean a fourth federal election in six years for Canadians.