Andrew Scheer

Scheer feeling optimistic despite election loss

Oct 22, 2019 | 12:57pm

The morning after his party failed to wrestle power from the Liberals in the federal election, Andrew Scheer says Canada is waking up Tuesday morning to a country more divided than ever. Scheer, speaking in Regina on Tuesday, says he offered some advice to Justin Trudeau during a phone call on Monday night.  It is […]

Different messages from Trudeau and Scheer upon campaign ending

Oct 22, 2019 | 12:57am

Justin Trudeau and the federal Liberals won the election, but his grip is not as firm as it was four years ago as the majority that he received in 2015 was reduced to a majority as they won 21 fewer seats. Despite that, Trudeau was in a celebratory mood as he spoke to supporters in […]

Canadians begin to cast ballots after divisive campaign, and amid tight polls

Oct 21, 2019 | 8:37am

The campaigning is over and Canadians in some parts of the country have started heading to the polls to cast their ballots in the country’s 43rd general election, which some have described as the nastiest campaign in recent history. Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau and Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer have spent weeks arguing the decision is […]

Canadians decide our 43rd federal government today

Oct 21, 2019 | 5:28am

Monday is the 43rd federal election, with polls open in Saskatchewan from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. The Saskatchewan spokesperson for Elections Canada, Marie-France Kenny, said the first task for most is figuring out where to vote. The answer is on your voter information card or you can go to the Elections Canada website and […]

Frantic final push for votes marks final day of divisive campaign

Oct 20, 2019 | 8:54pm

The contenders in Monday’s federal election spent the last day of the campaign calling for voters to unite behind their parties amid accusations of dirty politicking and outright lying. From when Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau fired the starting gun on the campaign on Sept. 11, voters have heard a mix of policy promises and warnings […]

Singh says NDP would form coalition with the Liberals to stop Tories

Oct 13, 2019 | 8:50pm

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said Sunday he will do “whatever it takes” to keep the Conservatives from assuming power, including forming a coalition government with Justin Trudeau’s Liberals. Singh was in a Liberal-held riding Sunday afternoon in Surrey, B.C., where he was pressed about his post-election intentions amid increasing rhetoric from Trudeau that voting Liberal […]

Conservatives plan to balance federal budget in five years with massive cuts

Oct 12, 2019 | 6:00am

The Conservatives are promising they would balance the federal budget within five years by delaying billions of dollars worth of federal infrastructure spending. Leader Andrew Scheer made the election pledge in Tsawwassen, B.C on Friday, and said he would levy a tax on tech giants, force tobacco companies to pay for anti-smoking campaigns and cut […]

Tories’ plan to balance budget relies on delaying billions of infrastructure spending

Oct 11, 2019 | 2:43pm

The Conservatives are promising to balance the federal budget within five years by delaying billions of dollars’ worth of federal infrastructure spending, levying a tax on tech giants, forcing tobacco companies to pay for anti-smoking campaigns and finding ways to cut billions of dollars in spending. The savings would help fund $6.2 billion in new […]

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