Tag Archives: Federal Politics
Experts throw cold water on ‘Wexit” efforts
Edmonton, AB - Experts say it's a pipe dream to think oil-producing western provinces would have an easier time getting product to international markets if they were to split from Canada."Wexit" was t...
Nov 03, 2019
NewsAlert: Trade Minister Jim Carr diagnosed with cancer, says 'spirits are high'
OTTAWA - International Trade Minister Jim Carr says he has been diagnosed with a form of blood cancer. Carr says in a statement that he has begun treatment for the disease, which he says has...
Oct 25, 2019
Liberals: TMX pipeline could fund $500 million a year in clean energy projects
OTTAWA - The Liberal government expects to get $500 million a year out of the expanded Trans Mountain pipeline and is promising to spend it all on cleaner sources of energy and projects that...
Oct 24, 2019
Kenney says time for talk is over with Liberal government
Edmonton, AB - After the Liberals failed to secure a single seat in Alberta or Saskatchewan, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he hears Alberta's frustrations.Premier Jason Kenney says that isn't eno...
Oct 22, 2019
Political scientist weighs in on what minority government means for Alberta
Medicine Hat, AB - Medicine Hat College political science instructor Jim Groom is hopeful that the Liberal minority government won't be as bad as many Albertans believe it will be."I think it's going ...
Oct 22, 2019 Jim Groom
Fire burning in Western Canada following election: Saskatchewan premier
REGINA - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says Monday's election results confirm there's a fire of frustration burning in Western Canada. Moe is renewing his calls for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to c...
Oct 22, 2019
Across the country, students also vote for Liberal minority
Medicine Hat, AB - Almost 18 million Canadians voted in the 2019 election.They weren't the only people in Canada to cast a ballot though.More than 1.1 million elementary and secondary school students ...
Oct 22, 2019
Trudeau has won the most seats — but not a majority. What happens next?
OTTAWA - The Liberals have once more won the most seats in the House of Commons, but this time they do not have an outright majority. So what happens next? With fewer than the 170 seats needed to comm...
Oct 22, 2019
Alberta, Saskatchewan go Tory Blue, face challenges with Liberal minority
EDMONTON - Alberta and Saskatchewan were painted a solid Conservative blue on Monday, but leaders must now wrap their heads around getting resources to market with a federal Liberal party that wi...
Oct 21, 2019
Five Things about Monday's federal election
OTTAWA - Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau broke the campaign deadlock with Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer and prevailed in Canada's 43rd general election on Monday. The Liberals won the most seats but...
Oct 21, 2019