Sentences with phrase «provincial election campaigns»

Lowe's underestimated the protectionist undercurrent running throughout the provincial election campaign when it tried to take over Boucherville, Que.

The horribly timed attempt by home improvement giant Lowe's to acquire Rona ensured economic nationalism featured prominently in Quebec's provincial election campaign.

The findings come in the FAO's Spring 2018 Economic Outlook, released just a week before a provincial election campaign kicks off.

With a provincial election campaign about to begin, GTA REALTORS ® hope that all of the provincial parties will make housing issues a priority.

Recent polls show a three - way split in support between the Progressive Conservatives, New Democratic and Wildrose Parties have generated some interest in Alberta's provincial election campaign but with 24 days left until voting day we can expect a lot to change.

Ontario's provincial election campaign begins Monday, with the first of three debates among the candidates, but it already feels like it's been in full swing for two months.

The dispute dates back to February 2011, when the government cancelled all offshore wind projects during a provincial election campaign, including four projects in Lake Ontario proposed by Trillium.

Hainsworth met Wilson during the provincial election campaign in B.C. Wilson's son was running for MLA in the Powell River riding.

A talented public advocacy tactician associated with such well - known groups as Greenpeace and ForestEthics, Berman was vocal in her support for the British Columbia NDP and its opposition to the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion project during last month's B.C. provincial election campaign.

The Quebec Bar Association has launched the Votre Justice (Your Justice) website to raise access to justice issues during the provincial election campaign.

The Winnipeg Realtors Association and the Manitoba Real Estate Association teamed up to sponsor a 2007 provincial leaders forum during the recent provincial election campaign.

Not exact matches

The B.C. Liberal leader made the announcement Wednesday at a paper products company in Surrey while campaigning for the May 9 provincial election, saying an impasse over softwood lumber «gives us the freedom to do what I think is unquestionably the right thing.»

Mr. Mulcair appears to be drawing lessons from this year's Ontario election campaign, where provincial NDP Leader Andrea Horwath was widely criticized from the left for not supporting a campaign for a $ 14 minimum wage in Ontario.

Clark supporters from beginning to end, the Holborn Group gave $ 5000 to her leadership campaign — and on the day of the last provincial election, wrote another cheque for $ 5000.

In their 43 years in government, it has been common for the PCs to table a provincial budget in February or March and then immediately drop the Writ of election in order to use the budget as their de-facto campaign platform.

While Mr. Booi's column focused on provincial campaign finance changes, there is no reason why they also can not be extended to municipal election campaigns.

While the rules governing third - party campaigns in provincial elections are problematic, the provincial government needs to lay out fair rules governing financial disclosures and amounts that third - party campaigns and lobby groups can spend influencing voters in municipal elections.

Councillor Leibovici will be a formidable contender for the mayor's chair, bringing with her 27 years of election campaign experience at the provincial and municipal levels.

Current campaign finance laws allow individuals, corporations and labour unions to donate a maximum of $ 15,000 per year to a provincial political party in a non-election period and a maximum of $ 30,000 during an election period.

With only two full days left before the May 5 provincial election, the 43 - year long governing Progressive Conservatives and its supporters are waging a thick fear campaign against its electoral challengers.

The strong connections between the federal Conservatives and the Wildrose Party is suspected to have driven away many moderate conservatives, who support Alison Redford «s governing Progressive Conservatives and see the by - election campaign as too closely associated with the hard right - wing provincial party (including campaign manager, William McBeath, is also on staff with the Wildrose Party).

In 2009, Mr. Liepert accused Mr. Anders of campaigning against him in the 2008 provincial election.

What if the Progressive Conservatives win the upcoming election in Ontario (or the one after that) and ultimately keep their campaign promise to repeal the provincial Liberals» cap - and - trade regime and reject a pan-Canadian carbon price?

Mr. Heed was re-appointed to cabinet later that day, only to re-resign the next morning after the special prosecutor stepped down as a result of his law firm's $ 1,000 contribution to the Heed campaign shortly before the last provincial election.

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While many candidates likely only spend a few thousand dollars on their campaigns, it is surprising to think that some are spending almost as much if not more money then provincial or federal election candidates.

[19] It was also an issue in Nova Scotia during its 2003 provincial election and remained in the platform of the official opposition, the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party during the 2006 election campaign.

The B.C. Real Estate Association pushed hard to ensure that several issues of concern to its membership were kept in front of provincial politicians during the recent B.C. election campaign.

The campaign will be launched in the lead - up to the next provincial election.