Tuesday, 31 August 2021

Elizabeth May of the Green Party, Conservative David Busch, New Democrat Sabina Singh and Liberal Sherri Moore-Arbour zoomed off against each other

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Vancouver Island candidates begin campaigning for upcoming federal election

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Representatives from all major parties hit the ground running today as Vancouver Islanders prepare to head back to the polls. Kevin Charach has more. Connect with CHEK News Online: http://www.cheknews.ca​


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In the last 60-years the evolution of CHEK has come full circle. Live television of the past gave way to film, videotape and satellite feeds, only to find its way back to the energy and spontaneity of ‘live’ news broadcasts.
 

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Green Party candidates begin ‘crucial’ election campaign

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With a little more than 30 days to go before Canadians head to the polls, members of the Green Party say this federal election is critical for the party. Kevin Charach has more.
 

 
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Liberal Sherri Moore-Arbour (from left, top to bottom), incumbent Green Elizabeth May, New Democrat Sabina Singh and Conservative David Busch participated in the MicCHEK podcast hosted by Rob Shaw and Joe Perkins (top right) on Monday morning. (Screenshot)

Liberal Sherri Moore-Arbour (from left, top to bottom), incumbent Green Elizabeth May, New Democrat Sabina Singh and Conservative David Busch participated in the MicCHEK podcast hosted by Rob Shaw and Joe Perkins (top right) on Monday morning. (Screenshot)

 
 

Saanich Gulf-Islands candidates mostly sidestep question on Amazon’s arrival in Sidney

NDP’s Sabine Singh, and to lesser degree Green incumbent Elizabeth May, critical of online giant

Federal candidates running in Saanich-Gulf Islands mostly dodged a question about the arrival of Amazon during a virtual forum Monday afternoon.

Incumbent Elizabeth May of the Green Party, Conservative David Busch, New Democrat Sabina Singh and Liberal Sherri Moore-Arbour zoomed off against each on the MicCHEK podcast hosted by Joe Perkins and Rob Shaw on Monday afternoon. Also running in the riding but not present was David Hilderman of the People’s Party of Canada.

The candidates answered questions about the environment, the state of the local ferry system and housing among other subjects. Midway through the forum moderator Perkins asked candidates whether they are glad Amazon is arriving in Sidney, as part of a question about the town’s future.

“Are you pro-business, pro-growth or do you think we need slow things down and conserve that quaintness that is Sidney-by-the-Sea?” he asked.

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Arguably the most definitive answer came from Singh. Canada will not be able to save its environment without addressing poverty, she said.

“And Amazon is a huge part of that,” Singh said, following up her earlier comment that companies like Amazon have made record profits during the COVID-19 pandemic. “And we haven’t been using them for communities.”

Moore-Arbour did not directly take a position on Amazon’s arrival, but warned against the effects of large developments. She called for “smart development” as a way to balance industrial-commercial projects with Sidney’s quaintness, “so they are not necessarily completely at odds.”

Busch also dodged the question, speaking in general terms about development.

“This goes back to affordability and one of the things that we need to do is increase the density,” he said. “But it’s important that the federal government work in partnership with the local community, whether it’s North Saanich, whether it’s Sidney. We have to listen to them and trust in their Official Community Plan (and) support them with responsible development as the local community council deems best, and not for the federal government to lecture or to trounce upon the wishes of the local council.”

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The building which Amazon will lease from York Realty lies within Sidney’s municipal boundaries, but stands on land under the authority of the Victoria Airport Authority. The Town of Sidney has no say in the approval process of the building, nor the tenant.

York Realty has made what it called significant alterations to the building following input from the community, including 11 recommendations from the municipality.

Meanwhile, Busch’s answer offered an opening for May.

“I have to start by saying that this is overwhelmingly not a federal government or Member of Parliament issue, except that I really love Sidney-by-the-Sea,” she said. She drew attention to the region’s potential as a location for film projects to maintain the region’s character, and echoed concerns by Moore-Arbour about increased congestion.

Perkins pressed May on the original query. “So at the end of the question though, Elizabeth, you are against some of the growth we have been seeing then?” he asked.

May reiterated her belief they are municipal and provincial issues, adding over cross talk, “I’m not a fan of Amazon.”

“But you can have an opinion, you can have some influence?” replied Perkins.

“Well, I can say on this issue, municipal development is a municipal decision,” May said. While Sidney had no authority over the development, she criticized the decision-making process around the development.

“The Victoria Airport Authority is federal, but its decision-making is already cast in stone by the nature of their right to operate. I think harbour and airport authorities are far too autonomous. I’d like more political accountability right across the board.”

When asked about feedback she has received on Sidney’s changing face, May said it has appeared split. “I can’t say if it’s a majority either way. What we want is affordable housing and what is coming to Sidney for the most part does not create a price point where people can afford to buy a condo in one of the buildings that are going up.”

The Amazon announcement has the support of the Peninsula Chamber of Commerce and Mayor Cliff McNeil-Smith has called the Amazon development a suitable development for the location.

A podcast of the forum will be available Tuesday morning with a video version airing Sept. 8.

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Local all-candidates meeting set for Sept. 7

 

By Driftwood Staff

The Salt Spring Forum has organized a virtual all-candidates debate for the federal election in the Saanich-Gulf Islands riding. 

The event will take place on Tuesday, Sept. 7 at 7 p.m. with the Zoom link available on the www.saltspringforum.com website closer to the date. 

Forum manager Richard Steel said the organization has decided to allow only parties with sitting MPs in the House to participate. The candidates are incumbent Elizabeth May (Green), Sherri Moore-Arbour (Liberal), David Busch (Conservative) and Sabina Singh (NDP).

As of Aug. 24, other declared candidates are David Hilderman for the People’s Party of Canada and Dock Currie for the Communist Party of Canada. 

Singh, Busch and May ran in the last election held in October of 2019, and May won the seat with 49.09 per cent of the popular vote.

Voting eligibility and methods, and poll location dates and details will be available at elections.ca. Advance poll locations, dates and times will also be on voting cards sent in the mail to all registered voters. 

When parliament was dissolved, the Liberals had 155 seats, the Conservatives 119, the Bloc Quebecois 32, the NDP 24 and the Greens two. Five MPs were independents and one seat was vacant.

 

 

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People's Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier makes 1st Alberta stop in campaign

 

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People's Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier makes 1st Alberta stop in campaign

'This election, it's about our way of life,' PPC leader said to supporters in Cochrane

 
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People's Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier speaks to supporters at a community hall in Cochrane, Alta., on Monday evening, joining Banff-Airdrie riding candidate Nadine Wellwood as they hosted town halls there and in Airdrie. (CBC)

People's Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier made his federal election pitch to Albertans in person Monday night, joining Banff-Airdrie riding candidate Nadine Wellwood as they hosted two town halls in Cochrane and Airdrie.

More than 200 people showed up at a Cochrane community hall for speeches and a question period with Bernier, in his first Alberta stop during the campaign before the Sept. 20 election.

Bernier says the PPC is the only national political party speaking against COVID-19 vaccination passports and mask mandates, arguing the party is standing up for freedom of choice.

"We want to be sure that Albertans and Canadians understand that this election, it's about our way of life," he said.

"Do you want more and more of the same? Draconian restrictions on your freedoms, or you want to go back to your life before COVID-19?"

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The party's platform also includes more provincial autonomy, significant changes to the federal equalization plan, a withdrawal from the Paris Climate Accords, a streamlined pipeline approval process and finding a private buyer for the Trans Mountain project.

'The Conservative Party of Canada abandoned Alberta,' says PPC candidate

PPC candidate Nadine Wellwood said she believes she is the better choice for voters in the Banff-Airdrie riding who want a truly conservative candidate than Conservative candidate, Blake Richards, the incumbent.

"The Conservative Party of Canada abandoned Alberta, in my opinion, and conservatives a long time ago," she said. "If we want change in our province, we have to change how we vote."

As of Tuesday morning, other candidates in the Banff-Airdrie riding include: Aidan Blum for the Green Party, David Gamble for the Liberals, Tariq Elnaga for the Maverick Party, Sarh Zagoda for the NDP and John Ross, Derek Sloan and Caroline O'Driscoll as Independents. 

PPC trying to lure voters who feel O'Toole is 'Liberal-light': political scientist

Mount Royal University policy studies professor Duane Bratt says the PPC is trying to appeal to voters who feel like Conservative Party Leader Erin O'Toole is just "Liberal-light."

"It's going to be anti-COVID and it will be anti-climate change. And for a certain segment of society, those two almost go hand in hand — that you can't believe the science on climate and you can't believe the science on COVID because they saw a YouTube video," he said. 

The People's Party of Canada didn't win a seat in 2019 and received just 1.6 per cent of the vote.

"It's possible they could be picking up more votes, maybe they'll be at four, maybe they'll be at five per cent," Bratt said.

"Clearly, there are people that do support him, largely in rural Alberta."

Other party leaders visited Alberta early

Alberta tends to receive little attention from party leaders during federal election campaigns, as it traditionally has elected Conservatives to all or the vast majority of its 34 ridings.

While the Liberals had a breakthrough in the 2015 election that brought Justin Trudeau to power, capturing four seats in the province, they lost them all in 2019 with the Conservatives capturing every riding except a central Edmonton one retained by the NDP.

During that 2019 campaign, Albertans barely glimpsed the major party leaders. The then-leader of the Conservatives, Andrew Scheer, only made two visits to the province, as did Trudeau — including one in the final hours of the campaign. Bernier campaigned a bit in the province, the Green leader stopped once and the NDP's Jagmeet Singh didn't visit at all.

This time around, Bernier — who has appearances in Sylvan Lake, Red Deer, Lacombe and Didsbury before heading to B.C. and Saskatchewan — has not been the only national party leader to swing by relatively early in the campaign.

Trudeau visited Calgary on Aug. 19 for a rally with candidate George Chahal, who is trying to take the Calgary Skyview riding for the Liberals. 

The incumbent, lawyer Jag Sahota, won back the riding back for the Conservatives in 2019. Other confirmed candidates as of Tuesday include: Nadeem Rana for the Centrist Party, Janna So for the Greens, Lee Aquart as an Independent, Daniel Blanchard for the Marxist-Leninists, Gurinder Singh Gill for the NDP and Harry Dhillon for the PPC.

Hours before Trudeau appeared in Calgary, Singh made campaign stops in Edmonton, where he promised more money for health care. 

And Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole made an appearance in Edmonton on Aug. 21, where he promised to increase the disability supplement of the Canada Workers Benefit from $713 to $1,500.

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Election Special: Maxime Bernier sits down with Cory Morgan

Maxime Bernier is back in Alberta and took some time off the busy campaign trail to talk with Cory Morgan about the People’s Party platform.
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Maxime Bernier is back in Alberta and took some time off the busy campaign trail to talk with Cory Morgan about the People’s Party platform. Bernier held nothing back as he addressed Derek Sloan’s bid to represent the Alberta Riding of Banff-Airdrie, shared his thoughts on Jay Hill’s Maverick party and talked about O’Toole trying to split the vote on the left.

 

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Election Special: Maxime Bernier with Cory Morgan and the battle for Banff-Airdrie

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Cory Morgan about the People's Party platform. Bernier held nothing back as he addressed Derek Sloan's bid to represent the Alberta Riding of Banff-Airdrie, shared his thoughts on Jay Hill's Maverick party and talked about O'Toole trying to split the vote on the left.

 

 


 

 

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Update from Whistle Stop Cafe by Nadine Wellwood

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An update from the Whistle Stop Cafe in Mirror Alberta where protestors have been showing up in support of Cafe owner Chris Scott in defiance of an injunction against gathering. Nadine Wellwood reports.

 

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Update on the Whistle Stop Cafe protests

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An update from the Western Standards Nadine Wellwood
 
 

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Exclusive interview with Chris Scott of the Whistle Stop Cafe in Mirror Alberta

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The Western Standard's Nadine Wellwood interviews Whistle Stop Cafe owner Chris Scott shortly before Scott's arrest for defying COVID-19 restrictions.

 


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