Category: federal election

Trudeau Called to Testify in Court on Gravel-Throwing Incident During 2021 Campaign

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been reportedly served with a subpoena to testify in court in relation to a protest in which pebbles were thrown at him during his 2021 campaign tour in London, Ontario. London police had charged the 25-year-old suspect, Shane Marshall, with one count of assault with a weapon for reportedly throwing…


Nearly Half of Canadians Want a Federal Election in 2023: Poll

Nearly half of Canadians say they want a federal election in 2023, a new poll finds, and a slim majority indicate that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should step down as Liberal leader in the new year. Conducted by Ipsos on behalf of Global News, the poll shows that 49 percent of Canadians hope for a…


Chief Electoral Officer Asked by MPs About Reports of China Funding at Least 11 Candidates

Canada’s chief electoral officer says he did not receive any reports of Beijing interfering with the 2019 federal election when asked by MPs during his testimony before the Commons House Affairs committee (PROC) on Nov. 22. “I’ve not received any reports regarding specific instances of noncompliance with the legislation or specific instances of Chinese interference…


House Committee Votes Against Producing Documents Presented to Trudeau of CCP’s Interference in 2019 Federal Election

A House of Commons committee has voted against producing documents related to Beijing’s interference in Canada’s 2019 federal election that were presented to the prime minister and some cabinet members in January. The committee consists of six Liberal MPs, one of whom is the chair, four Conservative MPs, one NDP MP, and one Bloc Québécois MP….


MPs Request Emergency Meeting on Reports of CCP Interference in 2019 Federal Election

Conservative, Bloc, and NDP MPs are requesting an emergency House of Commons meeting to get answers over reports that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) had “actively worked to influence” Canada’s federal election in 2019. The allegations stem from a Global News report on Nov. 7 that intelligence officials had warned Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and…


CCP-Owned Media Targeted Tory Candidates in Last Federal Election: Disinformation Monitoring Expert

Chinese state media and pro-Beijing actors ran propaganda campaigns to smear the credibility of Conservative candidates in the last federal election, says the director of a foreign disinformation monitoring and debunking organization. The narratives pushed in those campaigns indicate a “likelihood of a coordinated operation” to influence Chinese-Canadian voters. Testifying before the parliamentary House Affairs…


Labor Opposition’s Final Push for Votes in Brisbane

Australian voters in parts of Queensland are battling heavy rain to attend ballot boxes in the federal election as hopeful treasurer Jim Chalmers continued campaigning in Brisbane. Chalmers, from the centre-left opposition Labor party, on Saturday trumpeted the centre-right coalition’s “waste” as one of several reasons to switch governments. “People have said to us they…


Federal Election Staff Shortages No Longer Major Concern

The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) announced on Thursday afternoon that people are coming forward to fill positions in areas where federal election staff shortages were identified on Wednesday. Electoral Commissioner Tom Rogers said in a release on Thursday that over the past 24 hours, 5,000 new staff had signed up to fill the void in…


Labor’s Kristina Keneally ‘Out of Touch’ With the Challenges of Western Sydney: Local Independent

Western Sydney independent candidate, Dai Le, says Labor’s choice for the multicultural seat of Fowler is “out of touch” with locals in the area. Sen. Kristina Keneally was parachuted by the Labor Party into the electorate after concerns from party leaders that she might not hold her Senate seat in the upcoming election. Dai Le,…


Majority of Canadians Say Society Becoming More Divided: Survey

The majority of Canadians say they believe the country has become more divided, with respondents citing the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2021 federal election as the most divisive issues in the past year, a new survey indicates. Conducted between March 7 and March 24 by the Canadian Hub for Applied and Social Research at the…