How Pete Buttigieg would fight systemic racism
Pete Buttigieg’s presidential campaign on Thursday rolled out an extensive plan to fight systemic racism and expand economic freedom for African Americans. The South Bend, Ind., mayor has dubbed this set of proposals the "Douglass Plan," after pioneering abolitionist Frederick Douglass. The proposals come as Buttigieg continues to field questions about his lackluster polling numbers…
Tom Steyer’s mega-millions debate gambit flops
Tom Steyer just lost a $16 million bet. The Democratic hedge fund billionaire leapt into the presidential campaign late with a clear plan: use his mega-wealth to buy his way into the televised party debates, and then use that platform, and his unelected outsider persona, to challenge the front-runners. Steyer spent millions of dollars on…
Jagmeet Singh Smooths Over NDP Party Losses With Promise Of Change
BURNABY, B.C. — NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is poised to be the king-maker in Justin Trudeau’s Liberal minority government — even though his party’s caucus is significantly smaller than it was going into this election campaign. Despite losing 15 seats from the party’s existing caucus, Monday night was ultimately a win for the rookie party…
Greta Thunberg Mural Defacer Says He's Tired Of 'Bashing' Against Albertan 'Way Of Life'
EDMONTON — A man says he defaced a mural of teenage Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg because he wanted to take a stand peacefully and the artist who created it says he doesn’t mind. James Bagnall says he wrote “stop the lies” and “this is oil country” on the painting of the 16-year-old girl against…
Here's An Election Platform Cheat Sheet For Canadians Still Making Up Their Minds
OTTAWA — Canadians have little time left to decide which party’s promises best fit with their own visions for the country. Here is what the parties have promised on some key issues: Climate Change and Environment Liberals: Maintain a carbon tax until 2022, at which point it will sit at $50 per tonne of carbon-dioxide…
Jagmeet Singh Uses TikTok To Highlight NDP Platform
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has taken social media by storm in the last days of the federal election campaign with a pair of suave TikTok video that have been shared far and wide. Even if you don’t know what TikTok is, Singh’s video this week simplifying the NDP’s platform to a lip sync of the…
Duo Arrested After Allegedly Driving Towards Calgary Military Parade
CALGARY — Alberta’s police watchdog is probing an officer-involved shooting in Calgary, which investigators say began when a vehicle drove towards a military parade and ended with two suspects in custody. Calgary police say their officers were supporting the downtown event on Saturday afternoon when the vehicle rounded a corner, drove around barriers and headed…
Andrew Scheer Shuts Down ‘Lock Him Up’ Chant About Trudeau At Conservative Rally
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer put a stop to supporters chanting “lock him up” about Justin Trudeau at one of the final major Conservative rallies of the campaign. Scheer spoke to hundreds of supporters in Richmond Hill, Ont. on Saturday night. As part of his closing argument, the Conservative leader referenced his promise to call a…
Andrew Scheer's Conservative Party Fails To Convince Canadians In 2019 Election
REGINA – The music faded out just as Andrew Scheer greeted the crowd Monday with a trademark smile. By the time the Conservative leader took to the stage at Regina’s International Trade Centre, the room flooded in a Tory-blue hue and the Conservative campaign bus parked inside the hall, the party faithful already knew they…
Indigenous People Face ‘Abhorrent’ Housing Conditions In Canada: UN Report
A United Nations (UN) report is highlighting the role “abhorrent” housing conditions play in the poverty and exploitation that Indigenous people face in Canada and around the world. The report, presented to the UN General Assembly on Friday, examines the lack of access to secure housing both in cities and on reserves and its effect…