Right-wing media including Rebel News dominate post-debate news conferences
Some of the organizations have looked to courts to obtain accreditation
Rebel News and other right-wing media outlets dominated the question-and-answer sessions with federal party leaders after Wednesday's French-language leaders' debate — though not all of them got answers to their questions.
Liberal Leader Mark Carney was the first leader to take 10 minutes of questions from the media after the debate, which took place at CBC/Radio-Canada in Montreal.
The news conference is overseen by the Leaders' Debate Commission, an independent debate-planning body that sets out the criteria parties must meet for their leaders to participate in the event. The organization is also responsible for accrediting journalists who participate in the Q&A session after the debates.
While the debate was hosted in a CBC/Radio-Canada building, the public broadcaster had no part in organizing the Q&A sessions that followed. It was responsible for choosing a venue and producing the debates for broadcast.
Members of the media lined up in two rows, one for English questions and one for French questions. Right-wing media outlets stacked the long lines and managed to get questions to each of the leaders.
Carney received a question from a Juno News reporter who said his campaign is based on putting the Liberal leader in front and "hiding" people who were close to former prime minister Justin Trudeau.
In his reply, Carney called the question "rather odd," but said his team includes both new and experienced candidates.
WATCH | Carney takes questions from media after French debate:
Mark Carney answers questions after French-language debate Carney also received a question from a representative from True North, a conservative media outlet. The reporter asked him how many genders there are, to which Carney responded that "in terms of sex, there are two."
The reporter then asked if Carney believed that biological women have the right to their own spaces. Carney said that "as a general objective, yes," and that his government values all Canadians.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, who was next to speak with reporters, refused to answer questions from Rebel News representatives and said the organization spreads disinformation.
When a second reporter from the same organization came to the mic, Singh said: "You know where I'm gonna go with this though, right?" before repeating that he wouldn't answer questions from the outlet.
WATCH | Singh's post-debate news conference:
Jagmeet Singh answers questions after French-language debate Rebel News put legal pressure on commission
Rebel News posted on its website Wednesday that it had mounted legal pressure on the Leaders' Debates Commission to have greater access in order to get more questions to the leaders.
During the 2019 election, Rebel News was one of two media outlets to win a court battle that ultimately allowed it to obtain accreditation to cover the leadership debate. It was initially denied on the grounds that Rebel News engages in advocacy.
It was a similar story ahead of the 2021 debates when a federal judge ordered the commission to let representatives of Rebel News cover the two televised events.
Poilievre, who followed Singh on Wednesday, did take questions from Rebel News.
He said his party is the only one willing to protect the freedom of the press, that he stands for free speech and respects the right of Canadians to have access to the media they choose.
WATCH | Poilievre answers questions during post-debate news conference:
Pierre Poilievre answers questions after French-language debate Poilievre's availability to media during the election campaign has come under scrutiny. Reporters have been able to ask few questions, with members of his team choosing who can ask them.
Answering a question from Rebel News about pipelines, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet said it seemed like the reporter already had the answer he wanted contained in his question. He also said Canada needs to reduce its consumption of oil because people are destroying the planet.
The Rebel News representative asked Blanchet a second question on the topic, saying that his stance went against a poll that suggested Quebecers support the building of new pipelines. Smiling, Blanchet replied: "Don't you know my love for commenting polls? Have a nice evening."
WATCH | Blanchet speaks to media after French debate:
Yves-François Blanchet answers questions after French-language debate The Green Party, which was disinvited from the debates, posted on social media saying something "doesn't add up" about the large number of questions from right-wing organizations.
"Why is the Green Party being silenced by the Debate Commission while Rebel News and True North get press credentials? Something doesn't add up," the party said.
The Leaders' Debates Commission decided to rescind its invitation to Green Party co-Leader Jonathan Pedneault to participate in this week's election debates. It said the Green Party has not fulfilled two of three conditions for participation: having candidates in 90 per cent of ridings, polling at four per cent support 28 days before election day and having at least one sitting MP at dissolution.
Scrap debates commission, says former Harper official
A truck displaying anti-Carney ads on screens drove by the event site as leaders arrived Wednesday. Authorized by ForCanada, which describes itself as a registered third-party campaign group and was founded by Rebel Media's Ezra Levant, the truck displayed messages suggesting Carney has been compromised by China and the World Economic Forum.
Dimitri Soudas, former director of communications in Stephen Harper's PMO, told The Canadian Press that it's time to dismantle the Leaders' Debates Commission and allow broadcasters "to take over again."
"They just keep putting a new nail onto their coffin," Soudas said, arguing it handled the Green Party situation unprofessionally.
"Tonight, I understand and I can sympathize and I can accept you want to allow for non-traditional media to be a part of the media room, but they literally allowed one news organization to monopolize the majority of the questions to the leaders. Let me put it bluntly: I don't think the debates commission can organize a two-car funeral," Soudas said.
The French-language leaders' debate was abruptly rescheduled to minimize a conflict with a Montreal Canadiens hockey game. In a statement, Radio-Canada and the Leaders' Debates Commission said they were "recognizing Canadians' passion for hockey" in their decision to move the debate.
Party leaders will face off in an English-language debate on Thursday.
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At Issue | Who came off best in the French debate?
Mark Carney answers questions after French-language debate
Yves-François Blanchet answers questions after French-language debate
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Uninvited: Greens REMOVED from debate after pulling candidates in safe CPC ridingsThe Green party will no longer participate in the federal leaders’ debates after failing to meet the participation requirements, largely due to their “strategic decision.”
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Green Party dropped from leaders' debates for not running enough candidates
Leaders' Debates Commission says party's decision to remove candidates for strategic reasons led to the move
The Leaders' Debates Commission, which is tasked with organizing the French and English debates, has removed the Green Party from federal leaders' debates for failing to meet participation requirements.
"Deliberately reducing the number of candidates running for strategic reasons is inconsistent with the Commission's interpretation of party viability, which criterion (iii) was designed to measure," the Commission said in a statement Wednesday.
"The Commission concludes that the inclusion of the leader of the Green Party of Canada in these circumstances would undermine the integrity of the debates and the interests of the voting public," it added.
Parties must meet two of the following three criteria in order to be invited to the debates: having at least one sitting MP who's been elected as a member of that party; having at least four per cent national support in opinion polls; and running candidates in at least 90 per cent of all ridings.
The commission invited the Greens to participate earlier this month, saying the party met both the benchmark for the number of candidates it is running and the number of MPs it has in the House.
On Tuesday, co-leader Jonathan Pedneault told CBC News that the party had pulled about 15 candidates out of the race in a "strategic decision" not to run them in ridings where the party thinks Conservatives will likely win.
Dropping 15 candidates would still keep the Greens above the 90 per cent threshold set out by the debates commission, but even after accounting for those 15 candidates, the party is still not running candidates in another 96 of the remaining 343 ridings up for grabs.
The commission explained that the criteria to have candidates in 90 per cent of federal ridings was initially satisfied when the party submitted a list of endorsed candidates a month before voting day.
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Wednesday morning, the set for the French-language leaders' debate at
Maison Radio-Canada in Montreal featured just four podiums instead of
five, after a decision to remove the Green Party. ( Lauren McCallum/CBC)
"Given that debates are held well in advance of election day, parties are not required to demonstrate that those candidates have been formally nominated with Elections Canada," the commission said.
The commission said the Green Party had initially submitted a list of 343 names in March, but Elections Canada only lists 232 candidates who have finalized their nominations with Elections Canada who are running under the Green banner.
The other major parties have representation in nearly all ridings.
Pedneault says Bloc, Conservatives afraid of Greens
"Today the Leaders' Debate Commission is trying to … silence us," Pedneault said during a campaign stop in Montreal on Wednesday.
"Their last-minute decision to exclude the Green Party of Canada from the leaders' debate is not only unjust and baseless, because we met the criteria — it is undemocratic."
Pedneault blamed "commentators" backing the Bloc Québécois and the Conservatives who he says are more interested in protecting their turf than in "informing Canadians."
"They're afraid," he said. "They're afraid not of chaos or confusion but they're afraid of a clear voice that's calling for change and that's fighting for Canadians."
Watch | Green co-leader decries 'last-minute' move to disinvite party from debates as 'undemocratic':
Green co-leader decries 'last-minute' move to disinvite party from debates as 'undemocratic'Pedneault closed his announcement saying: "I fully expect to be at the debate tonight, I fully expect the debate commission to reverse their decision, their undemocratic decision."
After making his announcement, the Green co-leader told reporters in an ad hoc scrum that he would be meeting with his team and the party would have further comment later in the day.
Speaking in Victoria, Green Party co-leader Elizabeth May called the decision to remove her party from the debates an "undemocratic" mistake, and insisted "Jonathan Pedneault will be on the stage tonight."
May suggested she's relying on public outcry to pressure the debates commission into reversing its decision, but did not say whether she thought the commission has any intention to do so.
"This is a really critical moment for Canadian democracy," May said.
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Party co-leader Jonathan Pedneault is questioned by reporters in
Montreal on Wednesday after he condemned the decision to remove his
party from the leaders' debates. (Evan Buhler/Reuters)
A strategic decision
"It's unfortunate. It was surprising to learn of it this morning," Carney said in Montreal where he's preparing for Wednesday's debate. "I'm sorry they're not there."
"I think what's important is the issues around climate change and the energy transition and nature and biodiversity are appropriately aired during the course of the debates," Carney said.
The commission said the party's decision to remove candidates for strategic reasons led to its decision to remove the Greens from the debate.
"Whether or not the Green Party of Canada intended to run 343 candidates, it has since made the strategic decision to reduce the number of candidates running, meaning that voters no longer have the opportunity to vote for those candidates," the commission said.
Rod Leggett, a party spokesperson, told CBC News earlier this week that some nominees had issues with local Elections Canada employees known as returning officers.
"Elections Canada is a top-notch election management body, recognized across the globe. But at the local level the Green Party has experienced higher levels of issues than in the past," Leggett said in an email.
The Elections Canada Act requires a candidate to gather 100 signatures from voters in their riding in order to register. Leggett said Green candidates had trouble verifying nomination signatures because some returning officers didn't have an updated list of electors.
Elections Canada said the Green Party has been in touch with concerns over the nomination process and it's looking into the matter. But an Elections Canada spokesperson said the list of candidates is now "final" and suggested timelines might have been an issue.
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Leaders’ Debates Commission issues decision on the Green Party of Canada
April 16, 2025 – Ottawa (Ontario)
The Leaders’ Debates Commission has decided to rescind the invitation to the Green Party of Canada to participate in the two leaders’ debates for the 45th general election.
The Commission’s mandate is to design debates that are “effective, informative, and compelling and benefit from the participation of the leaders who have the greatest likelihood of becoming Prime Minister or whose political parties have the greatest likelihood of winning seats in Parliament.” In fulfilling its mandate, the Commission must be “guided by the pursuit of the public interest and by the principles of independence, impartiality, credibility, democratic citizenship, civic education, inclusion and cost effectiveness.”
The Commission was guided by these principles in setting the participation criteria for the 45th general election, including criterion (iii): “28 days before the date of the general election, the party has endorsed candidates in at least 90% of federal ridings.”
As explained by the Commission in its participation criteria decision, this criterion was selected as a simple, clear and objective criterion to measure party viability, as it indicates that the party has the “necessary organizational strength to wage a political campaign and offer voters a viable electoral option nation-wide.” The Commission stated that this criterion would be satisfied by a list of endorsed candidates submitted no later than 28 days before the general election, acknowledging that, “given that debates are held well in advance of Election Day, parties are not required to demonstrate that those candidates have been formally nominated with Elections Canada.” Participation must be determined sufficiently in advance to ensure that the debates producer has sufficient time to produce a debate of high quality, and that the political parties can properly prepare for the debates in order to ensure they are informative for Canadians.
The Commission stated that this criterion would be satisfied by a list of endorsed candidates submitted no later than 28 days before the general election, acknowledging that, “given that debates are held well in advance of Election Day, parties are not required to demonstrate that those candidates have been formally nominated with Elections Canada.” Participation must be determined sufficiently in advance to ensure that the debates producer has sufficient time to produce a debate of high quality, and that the political parties can properly prepare for the debates in order to ensure they are informative for Canadians.
However, the Commission concludes that because the Green Party of Canada has intentionally reduced the number of candidates running in the election for strategic reasons, it no longer meets the intention of the participation criteria to justify inclusion in the leaders’ debates. Whether or not the Green Party of Canada intended to run 343 candidates, it has since made the strategic decision to reduce the number of candidates running, meaning that voters no longer have the opportunity to vote for those candidates. Deliberately reducing the number of candidates running for strategic reasons is inconsistent with the Commission’s interpretation of party viability, which criterion (iii) was designed to measure. The Commission concludes that the inclusion of the leader of the Green Party of Canada in these circumstances would undermine the integrity of the debates and the interests of the voting public.
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Debates commission defends inviting Greens despite party's candidate shortage
Party provided full list of candidates to commission, but only about 2/3 are registered to run
Canada's Leaders' Debates Commission is defending its decision to invite Green Party co–leader Jonathan Pedneault to this week's debates, even though the party is well short of a full slate of candidates.
Parties must meet two of the following three criteria in order to be invited to the debates: Having at least one sitting MP who's been elected as a member of that party; having at least four per cent national support in opinion polls; and running candidates in at least 90 per cent of all ridings.
The commission, an independent body tasked with organizing the debates, invited the Greens earlier this month, saying the party had met the first and third criteria.
But that invitation was sent a week before the deadline by which candidates had to finalize their nominations with Elections Canada.
The commission said the Green Party had submitted a list of 343 names in March, but Elections Canada only lists 232 candidates running under the Green banner — meaning the party has candidates running in roughly 68 per cent of all ridings.
"The commission made its decision with respect to which political parties met the debate participation criteria 27 days before election day. The timelines were set to ensure that the debates producer has sufficient time to produce a debate of high quality," a spokesperson for the commission said in an email to CBC.
Pedneault said Monday that he should be included in the debates even though his party has a smaller slate of candidates.
"I think it simply benefits Canadian democracy to have the Greens at the table and have as many voices to debate the future of our country," he told reporters.
Pedneault says having all parties at debates ‘benefits Canadian democracy'Pedneault argued that the People's Party of Canada (PPC), which didn't receive an invitation and hasn't won a seat in the House since its formation, should also be included.
"Even the PPC should be at the table because those are issues and views that Canadians actually hold," he said.
On Sunday, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet took issue with Pedneault being allowed to participate.
"I have nothing against the Green Party, but if the rules disqualify it, how can we explain why it's invited to the debate? The main effect is to reduce the speaking time of others," Blanchet wrote in a French social media post.
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TVA cancels proposed debate after Liberals say no
The leaders of the main federal political parties will be invited to face off in mid-April — if they meet certain criteria, announced the Leaders' Debates Commission Monday.
The commission, a government agency created in 2018 to organize federal leaders' debates, said the French debate will take place April 16 at 8 p.m. ET and the English debate will be held April 17 at 7 p.m. ET.
Both events will be hosted at the Maison de Radio-Canada in Montreal.
Leaders of a registered political party can only participate if they meet at least two of three criteria.
The commission's first requirement is that the leader's party had to be represented in the House of Commons by at least one MP before dissolution.
The second is that the leader's party must be polling at least four per cent 28 days before voting day. The commission says voting intention will be determined using the most recent results of "leading national public opinion polling organizations."
The third is that the party must have candidates nominated in at least 90 per cent of federal ridings across Canada, also 28 days before the federal election.
The commission said it will announce which leaders will be invited to participate on April 1.
The threshold to participate this time around differs from 2021, when a leader only had to meet one of the three conditions.
Earlier this year, People's Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier, who did not participate in the 2021 leaders' debate because his party could not meet one of the three requirements, took aim at the rule change for 2025.
"This change only has one obvious purpose, one that unites the whole political establishment in Ottawa," he said when the criteria were announced. "These new rules only affect me, the leader of the only new party to emerge forcefully on the federal political scene in decades."
Commission changing format this year
The commission is also moving ahead with a simpler and more flexible format this year that it says will encourage "meaningful exchanges between the leaders."
The commission previously announced that, unlike the 2021 debate where multiple journalists were allowed to ask the leaders questions, the next debate will be restricted to a single moderator and the leaders themselves.
The commission picked CBC/Radio-Canada to produce and put on the debates, and named longtime TVO journalist Steve Paikin to host the English-language debate. Radio-Canada's Patrice Roy will host the French-language debate.
Other broadcasters and media organizations can distribute the debate on their platforms.
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host Steve Paikin, seen here in a television studio in Toronto in 2018,
will host the English-language leaders' debate on April 17. (Chris Young/Canadian Press)
The commission's review of its 2021 format found that the debates "did not deliver as well as they should have on informing voters about parties' policies.
"A consensus emerged among the stakeholders consulted that the format was too rigid, too complex, too confusing, involved too many journalists on stage and did not sufficiently generate debate between the leaders," the report said.
TVA cancels its debate
The commission's debate was not the only event being pitched ahead of the April 28 vote. The private French-language network TVA was trying to mount a head-to-head French-language debate — for a cost.
Participants would have had to shell out $75,000 each. The Quebecor Media-owned television network said Friday it needed a total of $300,000 to offset the cost of producing the event.
In a statement Monday, Quebecor said it wasn't going ahead after the Liberals didn't accept the broadcaster's invitation.
"Unfortunately, although the Bloc Québécois, the Conservative Party of Canada and the NDP accepted the broadcaster's invitation, TVA regrets to announce that it is forced to cancel the presentation of the face-à-face debate due to the Liberal Party of Canada's refusal to participate," said the media company's public affairs arm.
Earlier in the day, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre goaded Liberal Leader Mark Carney to debate him on TVA.
"If he thinks that the Liberals should have a fourth term after the lost Liberal decade, he should say yes," said Poilievre in French during a stop in Brampton, Ont.
During his own news conference Monday, Carney gave a simple "Why not?" when asked about the TVA debate.
The Liberals later followed up saying Carney will not participate in the proposed face-à-face organized by TVA.
"He looks forward to participating in the official debates organized by the Leaders' Debates Commission," said campaign spokesperson Guillaume Bertrand.
Both Poilievre and Bloc leader Yves-François Blanchet seized on the flip-flop, accusing Carney of being afraid of debating them in French.
Carney's French isn't nearly as strong as his rivals. His performance in the French-language Liberal leadership debate received underwhelming reviews.
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Former Reform Party leader Preston Manning accused Liberal Leader Mark Carney of offering “unethical bribes” in the form of boosts to CBC’s funding and taxpayer rebates while on the campaign trail.
In a memo written to Canada’s ethics watchdog, former Reform Party leader Preston Manning accused Liberal Leader Mark Carney of offering “unethical bribes” in the form of boosts to CBC’s funding and taxpayer rebates while on the campaign trail.
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The key contention of the declaration is that to ensure Canadians have access to news free from the appearance of government influence, and therefore more likely to garner public trust, private media owners and the journalists they employ should reject payroll-based subsidies for their industry (either funded directly by government or through Bill C-18).
Signatories include: Political journalist Paul Wells, columnist Andrew Coyne, publisher/co-founder of The Hub Rudyard Griffiths, and Holly Doan, publisher/owner of Blacklock’s Reporter.
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- A free and independent press able to hold the powerful, including government, to account is an essential feature of Canadian democracy.
- Recent federal legislation and regulation could soon see up to half or more of the salaries of full-time journalists and editors working for digital news outlets funded by government coordinated subsidies.
- These large-scale subsidies, totalling hundreds of millions of dollars to date, are in addition to the federal government’s direct funding of the CBC/Radio-Canada, which currently employs one in ten journalists in Canada in its news divisions.
- The widespread subsidization of news journalism is happening against a backdrop of plummeting confidence in the news media, with 37 percent of Canadians indicating they “trust” the press and less than one in five supporting government funding of newsrooms.
- The broadly unpopular subsidy regime represents a challenge to our democratic process insofar as it raises questions in the public’s mind about the independence of the press, thereby undermining the perceived veracity of reported news.
- The subsidy regime also creates an uneven playing field whereby some news outlets, primarily legacy media companies, are able to qualify for government support and others are not, stifling much needed innovation and private investment in the sector.
- To ensure Canadians have access to news free from the appearance of government influence, and therefore more likely to garner public trust, our media companies will not accept the per employee subsidies currently on offer from government and industry.
- We acknowledge that outlets serving some minority communities may need to avail themselves of the subsidies to provide their audiences high quality news in absence of a viable commercial market for their journalism. We pass no judgement on these groups.
We encourage other digital news media outlets to sign this declaration and reject the payroll subsidies. In trying to “save” journalism, these subsidies damage the independence of the press, stifle much needed innovation and private investment, and fail to rebuild readers, listeners, and viewers’ trust in our industry.
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Andrew Coyne, columnist, The Globe and Mail
Andrew Lawton, editor-in-chief, True North
Bruce Annan, former president, The Toronto Star
Candice Malcolm, founder and editor-in-chief, True North
David Clinton, publisher, The Audit
Derek Fildebrandt, publisher/president/CEO, The Western Standard
Holly Doan, publisher/owner, Blacklock’s Reporter
Jonathan Kay, editor, Quillette
Paul Wells, political journalist
Peter Menzies, former CRTC vice chair and Calgary Herald publisher
Rudyard Griffiths, publisher/co-founder, The Hub
Sam Cooper, founder, The Bureau
Sean Speer, editor-at-large/co-founder, The Hub
Tania Finch, founder, The Broken Typewriter
Tara Henley, writer and podcaster, Lean Out
Tom Korski, managing editor, Blacklock’s Reporter
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Date: Tue, Apr 15, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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This list of confirmed candidates was issued on Wednesday, April 9, 2025.
| Candidate name | Status | Party name | Office phone number | Candidate's website * | Name of official agent | Name of auditor |
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| Karen Beazley | Confirmed | Green Party of Canada | (902) 670-5560 | Website Karen Beazley | Henry Hoeksma |
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| Kody Blois | Confirmed | Liberal Party of Canada | (902) 697-9797 | Website Kody Blois | Harold Hilton | Harry Mortimer |
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| Paul Doerr | Confirmed | New Democratic Party | (902) 670-4001 | Website Paul Doerr | Ana Sofia Brinkerhoff |
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| Joel Hirtle | Confirmed | Conservative Party of Canada | (902) 900-0556 | Website Joel Hirtle | Luann Ford | Henrik Andersen |
Halifax West (Nova Scotia)
This list of confirmed candidates was issued on Wednesday, April 9, 2025.
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| Rob Batherson | Confirmed | Conservative Party of Canada | (902) 221-1208 | Website Rob Batherson | John Hamilton | Graham Sweett |
| Lena Metlege Diab | Confirmed | Liberal Party of Canada | (902) 414-5003 | Website Lena Metlege Diab | Mouna Francis | Stephen Shupe |
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| Mark Boudreau | Confirmed | Conservative Party of Canada | (902) 600-2288 | Website Mark Boudreau | Peter Orser |
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| Shannon Miedema | Confirmed | Liberal Party of Canada | (902) 700-9229 | Website Shannon Miedema | Andrew Murphy | Harry Mortimer |
| Lisa Roberts | Confirmed | New Democratic Party | (902) 222-8854 | Website Lisa Roberts | Peter Glenister | Gail Bergman |
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Liberal MP Sean Fraser changes mind, will seek re-election
Former cabinet minister announced in December he would not run again
Sean
Fraser, then the federal minister of housing, infrastructure and
communities, in Halifax on Sept. 16, 2024. Sources tell CBC News he is
reversing course and will run for re-election. (Jeorge Sadi/CBC)Liberal MP and former cabinet minister Sean Fraser is cancelling his plans to retire from politics and will announce today he will seek re-election in his Nova Scotia riding of Central Nova.
CBC News first reported the news Tuesday morning and Fraser later confirmed it in an interview.
"It's an opportunity to demonstrate to my kids that when there are important fights to have, good people need to stand up to bullies," he said, in reference to the current U.S. administration.
Fraser said he made the decision Monday after a phone call from Liberal Leader Mark Carney asking him to reconsider.
Fraser announced in December he wouldn't run again because of the strain the job placed on his family life. But sources say Carney reassured Fraser they would find a way to balance his workload with his family life.
Liberal MP Sean Fraser changes mind, seeks re-election in Nova Scotia Fraser said Carney assured him that if he stayed on he would be able to spend more time with his family.
"We probably spent half an hour on the phone discussing the assurances that we could create a family-friendly environment that would allow me to serve my community without compromising my ability to be a present husband and father," he said.
Fraser and Carney are expected to appear together at an event later today in Nova Scotia where the news will be officially announced.
Asked about the news in Halifax, Carney said Fraser is an "exceptional public servant."
"I and my colleagues have wanted Sean Fraser to come back and serve Canada at this crucial time. Sean stepping up for our country ... is exceptionally good news for Canada," he said.
Fraser stepped down from the federal cabinet in December when he announced he wouldn't run again. He was the federal housing minister until then, and immigration minister before that.
The Liberals nominated a candidate to run in Central Nova last week. The nominee, Graham Murray, was the only Nova Scotia Liberal candidate absent from Carney's appearance in Halifax on Tuesday.
Fraser is not the first high-profile Liberal to change their mind about running in the upcoming election. Cabinet minister Anita Anand had said she would not run again, but changed her mind last month.
New Brunswick MP Wayne Long and Ontario MP Helena Jaczek also said they would not run again, but then reversed course.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre seized on the news to reiterate his point that a Carney Liberal government would lead to more of the same, and criticized Fraser's record on the immigration and housing files.
"He helped contribute to creating this crisis in the first place. And now Mark Carney and the Liberals say that he should be back," Poilievre told reporters in Vaughan, Ont.
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Fewer Canadians say climate change is their top issue. This Green candidate's not worried
Incumbent Green MP Mike Morrice says his 'primary pitch' is community advocacy
As the Liberals and Conservatives pledge to get more energy projects off the ground faster, and polling shows climate change worries are slipping down the list of Canadians' priorities, one Green Party incumbent MP rejects the idea that his team is in trouble.
Mike Morrice is fighting to retain his seat in Kitchener Centre with a pitch that occasionally veers from the Green Party platform.
He says he's focused on championing his community — and believes that's what voters want from Green candidates.
"I'm a Green because the Greens allow me to stay true to my community, avoid all the political partisanship and hackery and actually focus on getting things done and working with others to get those things done," Morrice told CBC's The House.
According to Shachi Kurl, president of the Angus Reid Institute, the percentage of Canadians who call the environment and climate change their most important issue has declined for six years — and is down to 15 per cent today.
A separate Abacus Data poll found only three per cent of respondents ranked climate change as the biggest issue influencing their vote.
"Just like everything else that's gone topsy-turvy with national policy in this country, pipelines and climate change are no exception," Kurl told host Catherine Cullen.
Liberal Leader Mark Carney has said he's open to pipelines, while Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has promised to create an "energy corridor" to move oil and gas to Saint John and build a liquefied natural gas terminal in Saguenay, Que.
Researchers weigh in on Conservatives' energy corridor proposalWhen asked if he faces an uphill battle this election due to Canada's growing interest in energy development, Morrice said his "primary pitch is about being a champion for my community."
"Often, sure, it might be around addressing the climate crisis. But as an MP for Kitchener, it's about so much more too," Morrice said, highlighting topics like addressing the housing crisis and fighting for people with disabilities.
Morrice added the Greens are interested in an east-west energy electricity grid. According to the Greens' platform, they would stop all new fossil fuel projects, build a modern power grid across Canada and "make the switch to 100 per cent clean energy."
Once Green candidates get elected — like Ontario Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner at the provincial level — voters realize they want someone who's working for them "rather than being told how to vote," Morrice said.
On Wednesday, Green Party co-leader Elizabeth May echoed Morrice's comments, saying her party doesn't have a "fetishism" around centralizing power to one leader and instead promises representatives who work for their ridings.
"In a House of Commons, we do not want to move in the direction of the United States and a two-party binary choice [which is] not working well in the U.S.," May told Power & Politics host David Cochrane.
"We need to keep a multi-party, respectful parliament."
Who do the Greens think will win the election?Morrice said one issue he's heard in his community is the need to strengthen Canada's defence, including getting defence spending to the NATO benchmark of two per cent of GDP.
The Green Party's platform contains several ideas to boost defence, including ramping up domestic artillery and ammunition production capacity, training Canadian Armed Forces to defend Canada from occupation and suspending the contract for U.S.-built F-35 fighter jets.
However, it does not commit to meeting the NATO defence spending target.
The Greens and Trump
The Greens are also proposing a slate of other policies aimed at fighting Donald Trump, including barring the U.S. president from visiting Canada and expanding refugee provisions to American journalists, scientists and activists.
Morrice was asked whether it's wise to provoke Trump with these proposals — and G7 allies by extension — by blocking him from visiting Canada.
The Green incumbent said the fact the ideas are being discussed is the point.
"I think it's about staying united and strong as a country, and ensuring that when there is this threat from the U.S., rather than taking partisan shots at one another, we work together," Morrice said.
"And so Greens are putting forward some ideas to consider."
Shifting U.S. tariff policies shaking up Canadian election campaignMorrice was also asked about his party's proposal to establish a national civil defence corps to help with Canada's emergency preparedness.
Again, Morrice said it's an idea his party is putting forward to spark a national conversation. But he also said it's not the top priority he hears at the doorstep and therefore "not kind of the number one zinger that I'm focusing my time on."
"If you want to hear more about it, you can speak with Jonathan Pedneault, one of the co-leaders of the party, and I'm gonna stay focused on working for my community," Morrice said.
"That's what I've been focused on since 2021," he added. "If you look at everything from Peter Bevan-Baker on the east coast to Elizabeth May on the west coast, Canadians see champions for their communities."
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How safe is B.C.'s safe federal Green Party seat?
Environment vote in Saanich-Gulf Islands could get trumped by tariff, sovereignty issue
The Green Party of Canada's flagship federal seat, occupied by an award-winning B.C. parliamentarian, could be in danger of being trumped by the tariff and sovereignty issue in the current federal election.
Talking to voters on the streets in the riding of Saanich-Gulf Islands — one defined by its natural oceanside beauty and environmentally conscious voters, many of whom are retirees— doubts are surfacing about whether current Green MP Elizabeth May will win again.
"It won't be Green, it won't be NDP," said one Saanich resident to CBC News. "There's a little bit of Conservative here," said another.
What voters in Saanich-Gulf Islands are saying about Greens' chancesAccording to some campaigners, that clouds Elizabeth May's candidacy as she has repeatedly run, and won, on a promise of being a locally engaged parliamentarian and an advocate for environmentalism and solutions to climate change.
Will even the most hardcore Green voters in the Saanich-Gulf Islands riding vote to ensure one party or the other forms a majority?
"Strategic voting … can kill us," said David Merner, who lives in Sooke B.C., on Vancouver Island and was a 2015 Liberal candidate and then ran for the Greens in 2019.
"I think Elizabeth May is going to face a real challenge," he said. "I think she'll win, but she's in for a real battle."
Challenging May is the Liberal's David Beckham, an expert in environmental remediation and renewable energy, the Conservative's Cathie Ounsted, a former councillor and chairperson of the Victoria Airport Authority Board of Directors and the NDP's Colin Plant, who's been a teacher in the Saanich School District for 25 years.
How tight is the race?
Some polling aggregators show May currently running third behind the Conservatives' Ounsted and the Liberals' Beckham, but May's campaign says information from sites like 338canada can be misleading because they look at the past election results, what is trending nationally, not happening locally and then provide an aggregated projection.
"I don't put a lot of confidence in polls," May told CBC News recently while campaigning in Saanich.
"When I was elected here in 2011, there wasn't a single poll that thought I had a chance, so I relied more on what I heard on the street when I'm going door to door."
Politics trumps environmental concerns in Saanich-Gulf Islands ahead of federal electionMay has carved out a unique position for herself and her party in the House of Commons, working across party lines and framing herself as a powerful voice holding governments to account.
"In this riding, having Elizabeth's voice in Parliament is far more powerful than having another party's candidate who is automatically told to toe the party line," read a recent communiqué from her campaign. "They are not an independent voice that can represent your concerns."
The Greens say polling it commissioned has May with 41 per cent of decided voters ahead of Ounsted with 28 per cent and Beckham with 22 per cent.
CBC News' poll tracker is currently projecting the Greens to win a seat in British Columbia and in Ontario, where it also currently holds a seat.
People who live and work and vote in the riding say May has been a strong advocate for Saanich and the Gulf Islands, where there are several local issues that have federal jurisdiction, such as the anchoring of shipping vessels, the health and well-being of killer whales in the area, and land acquisition for preservation.
'Popular candidate'
"The environment is still huge, " said Terry Shepherd about the priorities of local voters for this election.
Shepherd, who lives on Pender Island, is currently the chair of the Southern Gulf Islands Neighbourhood House and has committed her time to many social service agencies and community groups.
"May is a really popular candidate," said Shepherd. "I think most people that I've talked to still want the Green Party to be elected. We do see a few more Conservative signs around the island."
Both Shepherd and Jennifer Lannan-Emekoba, who owns Osisi Boutique on Saltspring Island, said they both have received personal help from May over immigration issues — a testament to how engaged locally May is with her constituents.
"I think we need to remember all that she's done in the past," Lannan-Emekoba said. "As constituents, we need to ask ourselves if any of the other candidates are going to go to work as hard as she clearly does."
Other candidates will have their chance to convince voters like Lannan-Emekoba of that at an upcoming all-candidates meeting on April 19 in Saanich.
Clarifications
- This story has been revised to provide a more accurate description of projections polling aggregators produce.Apr 10, 2025 3:46 PM ADT
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From: Minister of Finance / Ministre des Finances <minister-ministre@fin.gc.ca>
Date: Sun, Apr 13, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Subject: Automatic reply: Automatic reply: Chandra Arya and Mark Carney's Chief of Staff Marco Mendicino should check their email
To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>
From: Blois, Kody - M.P. <Kody.Blois@parl.gc.ca>
Date: Sun, Apr 13, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Subject: Automatic reply: Automatic reply: Chandra Arya and Mark Carney's Chief of Staff Marco Mendicino should check their email
To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>
Thank you for emailing my office, I appreciate you reaching out to me.
Due to the high volume of emails that our office receives daily, there may be a delay in our response. Please note that we give priority to correspondence received from the constituents of Kings-Hants, and as such, we ask that you include your residential address and telephone number in your communication, to better assist you.
My constituency office is monitoring in person visits, so a phone call or email notice to set up an appointment prior to would be greatly appreciated.
Our office hours are:
Monday to Thursday 9:00 am - 4:00 pm (closed for lunch from 12:30 - 1:30 pm)
Friday 9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Consitutency Office (902) 542-4010
Parliament Hill Office (613) 995-8231
The Government of Canada has no jurisdiction over road maintenance, the Nova Scotia Health Authority, Community Services or forestry. For those concerns within provincial jurisdiction you will need to contact your Nova Scotia MLA.
Find yours at: https//enstools.
Kody Blois
Member of Parliament
Kings–Hants
From: Minister / Ministre (IRCC) <IRCC.Minister-Ministre.IRCC@cic.gc.ca>
Date: Sun, Apr 13, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Subject: RE: Automatic reply: Chandra Arya and Mark Carney's Chief of Staff Marco Mendicino should check their email
To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>
Thank you for your email addressed to the Honourable Rachel Bendayan, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship. Please note that all comments and questions are taken seriously, and although Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) cannot provide a personalized response to every message, we will review and consider all comments received.
If you are in a crisis situation, please visit
https://secure.cic.gc.ca/
Region-specific information:
o Canada’s response to the crisis in Israel, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip;
o Immigration measures and support for Ukrainians and their families;
o
Canada's response to the situation in Afghanistan.
- Information about passport applications is available through the passport website or through our service delivery partners at Service Canada.
- If you are contacting us about your passport application, you can:
- Check passport and travel document processing times and service standards;
- Check the status of your passport application;
- Get urgent or emergency passport services.
- If you need to contact the Passport Program, you can:
- Complete one of the web forms to ask a question or submit a complaint;
- Call the call centre at 1-800-567-6868 from Monday to Friday, between 8:30 AM and 5 PM, your local time, except for statutory holidays.
- If you have questions about processing times or/and would like to know the status of an application, you can:
- verify the status of an application, and check average processing times on IRCC’s website
Correspondence volumes are high. While we endeavour to respond to as many enquiries in as timely a manner as possible, you may wish to refer to the list below, as many client questions can be answered by referring to IRCC’s Website, or IRCC’s online Help Centre.
- Canadian Citizens who are abroad and are writing with an enquiry concerning their travel to Canada, please visit the Global Affairs Canada website;
- Physical Presence Calculator for citizenship eligibility;
- Deportations (see Canada Border Services Agency);
- Temporary Resident Visa (TRV) application refusals and corresponding eligibility and admissibility considerations;
- Travel advice, including documents/requirements for travel or immigration to other countries;
- General information about visiting, living, working, or studying in Canada; and
- Allegations of fraud.
If you are writing about another topic, the service standard for a response to correspondence addressed to the Minister is six weeks if it is determined that a reply is warranted.
Thank you, once again, for taking the time to write to the Minister.
Merci pour votre courriel adressé à l’honorable Rachel Bendayan, ministre de l’Immigration, des Réfugiés et de la Citoyenneté. Veuillez noter que tous les commentaires et toutes les questions sont pris au sérieux et bien qu’Immigration, Réfugiés et Citoyenneté Canada (IRCC) ne peut fournir une réponse personnalisée à chaque message, nous examinerons et considérerons tous les commentaires reçus.
Si vous êtes dans une situation de crise, veuillez consulter :
https://secure.cic.gc.ca/
Information régionale spécifique:
- Réponse du Canada à la crise en Israël, en Cisjordanie et dans la bande de Gaza
- Mesures d’immigration et de soutien pour les Ukrainiens et les membres de leur famille
- Réponse du Canada à la situation en Afghanistan
- Des renseignements sur les demandes de passeport sont disponibles sur le site Web des passeports ou auprès de nos partenaires de prestation de services au Service Canada.
- Si vous communiquez avec nous au sujet de votre demande de passeport, vous pourrez:
- Vérifier les délais de traitement et normes de service des passeports et des documents de voyage;
- Vérifier l’état de votre demande de passeport;
- Obtenir des services de passeport urgents ou d’urgence;
- Si vous avez besoin de communiquer avec le Programme de Passeport, vous pourrez :
- Remplir l’un des formulaires Web pour poser une question ou déposer une plainte;
- Appelez le centre d’appels au 1-800-567-6868 du lundi au vendredi, entre 8 h 30 et 17 h, heure locale, sauf les jours fériés.
- Si vous avez des questions à propos des délais de traitement et/ou aimeriez savoir l’état d’une demande, vous pouvez :
- Obtenir l’état d’une demande, et de vérifier les délais de traitement sur le site Web d’IRCC
Le volume de correspondance est élevé. Bien que nous nous efforcions de répondre à autant de demandes de renseignements que possible dans les meilleurs délais, vous pouvez vous référer à la liste ci-dessous, car il est possible de répondre à autant de questions des clients en consultant le site web d’IRCC ou le centre d’aide en ligne d’IRCC.
- Les citoyens canadiens qui sont à l’étranger et qui écrivent concernant leur voyage de retour au Canada, peuvent consulter le site Internet des Affaires mondiales Canada;
- Calculatrice de la période de présence effective pour les demandes de citoyenneté;
- Les expulsions (voir l’Agence des services frontaliers du Canada);
- Le refus des demandes de visa de résident temporaire (VRT) et les considérations liées à la recevabilité et à l’admissibilité;
- Conseil aux voyageurs, y compris les documents/exigences pour les voyages ou l’immigration vers d’autres pays;
- Comment visiter, vivre, travailler ou étudier au Canada; et
- Allégations de fraude.
Si vous écrivez sur un autre sujet, veuillez noter que la norme de service pour répondre à la correspondance adressée au ministre est de six semaines, si une réponse est justifiée.
Merci encore une fois d’avoir pris le temps d’écrire au ministre.
Saanich-Gulf Islands candidates face off in series of public forums
Saanich-Gulf Islands candidates will face off several times before the April 28 federal election.With the April 28 federal election fast approaching, voters in the Saanich-Gulf Islands riding will have ample opportunity to hear from their candidates at a series of all-candidates meetings scheduled across the region.
Elizabeth May of the Green Party, Colin Plant of the NDP, Cathie Ounsted representing the Conservative Party, and David Beckham from the Liberal Party are all slated to participate in the debates, outlining their platforms and addressing crucial issues facing the community.
The schedule is packed with opportunities to engage with the candidates:
Sunday (April 13), 3 to 5 p.m.: Pender Island Recreation and Agricultural Hall Association at Pender Islands Community Hall, 4418 Bedwell Harbour Rd.
Tuesday (April 15), 4:30 to 6 p.m.: Salt Spring Island All Candidates Debate at Fulford Community Hall, 2591 Fulford-Ganges Rd.
Saturday (April 19), from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.: Cedar Room of Saanich Fairgrounds hosted by Saanich Inlet Protection Society.
On Wednesday (April 23), May, Plant, Ounsted and Beckham will face off one final time at a federal all-candidates forum hosted by North Saanich Residents Association (NSRA) at the Saanich Peninsula Presbyterian Church, 9296 E. Saanich Rd., North Saanich, from 7 to 9 p.m.
The NSRA forum will generally follow a format allowing each candidate five minutes to present their platform, followed by a dedicated Q&A session with questions sourced from the audience. Preference will be given to questions covering widely requested topics, followed by questions posed to all candidates and then those directed at specific individuals. Each candidate will also have two minutes for a closing statement.
John Kafka, president of the NSRA, will facilitate the final forum on April 23, ensuring equal speaking time and a balanced discussion on issues pertinent to the community and the country.
Residents are encouraged to attend these meetings to make informed decisions in the upcoming election.
From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, Apr 13, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Subject: Fwd: Automatic reply: Chandra Arya and Mark Carney's Chief of Staff Marco Mendicino should check their email
To: <connect@votecathie.ca>, <info@partivert.ca>, <Outremont@greenparty.ca>, <eve.peclet@npd.ca>, <contactronanreich@gmail.com>, <Rachel.Bendayan@parl.gc.ca>, <karen.beazley@greenparty.ca>, <Kody.Blois@parl.gc.ca>, <colin.plant@ndp.ca>, <chris.hill@greenparty.ca>, <regina.lewvan@greenparty.ca>, <wayne.james@greenparty.ca>, <campaign@davidjamesbeckham.ca>, <contact@centristcanada.ca>, pm <pm@pm.gc.ca>, Susan.Holt <Susan.Holt@gnb.ca>, robert.mckee <robert.mckee@gnb.ca>, mcu <mcu@justice.gc.ca>, Bill.Blair <Bill.Blair@parl.gc.ca>, Greta.Bossenmaier <Greta.Bossenmaier@hq.nato.int>, Nathalie.G.Drouin <Nathalie.G.Drouin@pco-bcp.gc.ca>, fin.minfinance-financemin.fin <fin.minfinance-financemin.fin@canada.ca>, <ps.ministerofpublicsafety-ministredelasecuritepublique.sp@ps-sp.gc.ca>, Mitton, Megan (LEG) <megan.mitton@gnb.ca>
Cc: <minister@cic.gc.ca>, David.Akin <David.Akin@globalnews.ca>, Chrystia.Freeland <Chrystia.Freeland@parl.gc.ca>, hon.melanie.joly <hon.melanie.joly@canada.ca>, bruce.wark <bruce.wark@bellaliant.net>, Jacques.Poitras <Jacques.Poitras@cbc.ca>, Robert. Jones <Robert.Jones@cbc.ca>, <brodie.fenlon@cbc.ca>
Perhaps you should
From: Team Ounsted <connect@votecathie.ca>
Date: Sun, Apr 13, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Subject: Re: Automatic reply: Chandra Arya and Mark Carney's Chief of Staff Marco Mendicino should check their email
To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
On Sun, Apr 13, 2025 at 10:15 AM David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, Apr 13, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Subject: Fwd: Automatic reply: Chandra Arya and Mark Carney's Chief of Staff Marco Mendicino should check their email
To: <info@partivert.ca>, <Outremont@greenparty.ca>, <eve.peclet@npd.ca>, <contactronanreich@gmail.com>, <Rachel.Bendayan@parl.gc.ca>, <karen.beazley@greenparty.ca>, <Kody.Blois@parl.gc.ca>, <connect@votecathie.ca>, <colin.plant@ndp.ca>, <chris.hill@greenparty.ca>, <regina.lewvan@greenparty.ca>, <wayne.james@greenparty.ca>, <campaign@davidjamesbeckham.ca>
Friday, 11 April 2025
MP or PM? What New Brunswickers will be thinking about at the ballot box
From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
Date: Sat, Apr 12, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Subject: Fwd: MP or PM? What New Brunswickers will be thinking about at the ballot box
To: <contact@centristcanada.ca>, pm <pm@pm.gc.ca>, Susan.Holt <Susan.Holt@gnb.ca>, robert.mckee <robert.mckee@gnb.ca>, mcu <mcu@justice.gc.ca>
From: Blois, Kody - M.P. <Kody.Blois@parl.gc.ca>
Date: Mon, Mar 17, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Subject: Automatic reply: Don't 'mess with Alaska,' U.S. senator warns B.C., even as state Republicans affirm friendship with Canada
To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
Thank you for emailing my office, I appreciate you reaching out to me.
Due to the high volume of emails that our office receives daily, there may be a delay in our response. Please note that we give priority to correspondence received from the constituents of Kings-Hants, and as such, we ask that you include your residential address and telephone number in your communication, to better assist you.
My constituency office is monitoring in person visits, so a phone call or email notice to set up an appointment prior to would be greatly appreciated.
Our office hours are:
Monday to Thursday 9:00 am - 4:00 pm (closed for lunch from 12:30 - 1:30 pm)
Friday 9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Consitutency Office (902) 542-4010
Parliament Hill Office (613) 995-8231
The Government of Canada has no jurisdiction over road maintenance, the Nova Scotia Health Authority, Community Services or forestry. For those concerns within provincial jurisdiction you will need to contact your Nova Scotia MLA.
Find yours at: https//enstools.
Kody Blois
Member of Parliament
Kings–Hants
From: Bendayan, Rachel - Députée <Rachel.Bendayan@parl.gc.ca>
Date: Sat, Mar 22, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Subject: Automatic reply: Chandra Arya and Mark Carney's Chief of Staff Marco Mendicino should check their email
To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
(Réponse automatique/Automatic response)
Bonjour,
Merci d’avoir contacté notre bureau de circonscription.
Nous recevons un nombre exceptionnellement élevé de courriels, et nous pouvons seulement nous occuper des dossiers des personnes habitant dans la circonscription d’Outremont, à Montréal, Québec, Canada.
Si vous habitez dans la circonscription et que vous avez indiqué votre code postal dans votre message, nous reviendrons vers vous dans les plus brefs délais.
Entre temps, voici quelques liens utiles :
Afin de connaître l’état d’avancement de votre dossier d’immigration, vous pouvez utiliser l’outil en ligne d’IRCC :
https://www.canada.ca/fr/
Vous pouvez également vérifier les délais de traitement afin de vous assurer que votre demande entre toujours dans ces
délais : https://www.canada.ca/fr/
Si vous écrivez au sujet de :
· Votre situation personnelle en matière d'immigration, nous vous conseillons de contacter votre député local, qui est le mieux placé pour répondre directement à votre situation. Vous pouvez trouver votre député local en entrant votre code postal ici.
· En ce qui concerne le rôle de l'honorable Rachel Bendayan en tant que ministre de l'Immigration, des Réfugiés et de la Citoyenneté, et s'agissant d'une question de politique nationale, veuillez adresser votre correspondance à minister@cic.gc.ca.
Cordialement,
Bureau de Rachel Bendayan
Députée d’Outremont
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Hello,
Thank you for contacting our constituency office.
We are receiving an exceptionally high level of requests and can only process the files of the residents of the riding of Outremont, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
If you live in the riding and indicated your postal code in your message, we are going to get back to you as soon as possible.
In the meantime, here are a few useful links:
To check the status of your immigration application, you can visit IRCC's website:
https://www.canada.ca/en/
You can also check the processing times to verify if your application has already reached the estimated deadline:
https://www.canada.ca/en/
If you are writing with respect to:
· Personal immigration circumstances, we advise you to contact your local Member of Parliament, who is best placed to directly address your situation. You can find your local MP by inputting your postal code here.
· The Hon. Rachel Bendayan’s role as Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, concerning a national policy issue, please direct your correspondence to minister@cic.gc.ca.
Regards,
Office of Rachel Bendayan
Member of Parliament for Outremont
From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
Date: Thu, Mar 27, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Subject: Fwd: Automatic reply: Mark Carney to run for seat in Chandra Arya's riding Surprise Surprise Surprise
To: David.Akin <David.Akin@globalnews.ca>, Chrystia.Freeland <Chrystia.Freeland@parl.gc.ca>
Liberal MP Sean Fraser changes mind, will seek re-election
Former cabinet minister announced in December he would not run again
Sean
Fraser, then the federal minister of housing, infrastructure and
communities, in Halifax on Sept. 16, 2024. Sources tell CBC News he is
reversing course and will run for re-election. (Jeorge Sadi/CBC)Liberal MP and former cabinet minister Sean Fraser is cancelling his plans to retire from politics and will announce today he will seek re-election in his Nova Scotia riding of Central Nova.
CBC News first reported the news Tuesday morning and Fraser later confirmed it in an interview.
"It's an opportunity to demonstrate to my kids that when there are important fights to have, good people need to stand up to bullies," he said, in reference to the current U.S. administration.
Fraser said he made the decision Monday after a phone call from Liberal Leader Mark Carney asking him to reconsider.
Fraser announced in December he wouldn't run again because of the strain the job placed on his family life. But sources say Carney reassured Fraser they would find a way to balance his workload with his family life.
Liberal MP Sean Fraser changes mind, seeks re-election in Nova Scotia Fraser said Carney assured him that if he stayed on he would be able to spend more time with his family.
"We probably spent half an hour on the phone discussing the assurances that we could create a family-friendly environment that would allow me to serve my community without compromising my ability to be a present husband and father," he said.
Fraser and Carney are expected to appear together at an event later today in Nova Scotia where the news will be officially announced.
Asked about the news in Halifax, Carney said Fraser is an "exceptional public servant."
"I and my colleagues have wanted Sean Fraser to come back and serve Canada at this crucial time. Sean stepping up for our country ... is exceptionally good news for Canada," he said.
Fraser stepped down from the federal cabinet in December when he announced he wouldn't run again. He was the federal housing minister until then, and immigration minister before that.
The Liberals nominated a candidate to run in Central Nova last week. The nominee, Graham Murray, was the only Nova Scotia Liberal candidate absent from Carney's appearance in Halifax on Tuesday.
Fraser is not the first high-profile Liberal to change their mind about running in the upcoming election. Cabinet minister Anita Anand had said she would not run again, but changed her mind last month.
New Brunswick MP Wayne Long and Ontario MP Helena Jaczek also said they would not run again, but then reversed course.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre seized on the news to reiterate his point that a Carney Liberal government would lead to more of the same, and criticized Fraser's record on the immigration and housing files.
"He helped contribute to creating this crisis in the first place. And now Mark Carney and the Liberals say that he should be back," Poilievre told reporters in Vaughan, Ont.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
CBC News
David Cochrane is host of Power & Politics, Canada's premier daily political show, airing 5 to 7 p.m. ET weekdays on CBC News Network. David joined the parliamentary bureau as a senior reporter in 2016. Since then, he has reported from 11 countries across four continents. David played a leading role in CBC's 2019 and 2021 federal election coverage. Before Ottawa, David spent nearly two decades covering politics in his beloved Newfoundland and Labrador, where he hosted the RTDNA award winning political show On Point with David Cochrane.
With files from Taryn Grant and Tom Murphy
Date: Thu, Mar 27, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Subject: Automatic reply: Automatic reply: Mark Carney to run for seat in Chandra Arya's riding Surprise Surprise Surprise
To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
Date: Thu, Mar 27, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Subject: Automatic Reply
To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
Thank you for writing to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada.
Due to the volume of correspondence addressed to the Minister, please note that there may be a delay in processing your email. Rest assured that your message will be carefully reviewed.
We do not respond to correspondence that contains offensive language.
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Merci d'avoir écrit au ministre de la Justice et procureur général du Canada.
En raison du volume de correspondance adressée au ministre, veuillez
prendre note qu'il pourrait y avoir un retard dans le traitement de
votre courriel. Nous tenons à vous assurer que votre message sera lu
avec soin.
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From: Premier <PREMIER@novascotia.ca>
Date: Thu, Mar 27, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Subject: Thank you for your email
To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
Thank you for contacting the Office of the Premier. This is an automatic confirmation that your message has been received.
Please note that the Premier receives a tremendous volume of e-mails and letters every week. If your message requires an answer, we will get back to you as soon as possible.
To get you the best answer possible and ensure accurate information, your message may be shared with other Ministers or appropriate government officials to respond on the Premier’s behalf. We appreciate your patience and understanding.
Here are some helpful resources:
- For more information on Nova Scotia’s response to
U.S. economic tariffs and to share your questions and ideas, please visit https://novascotia.ca/
tariffs/ or call our toll-free tariff hotline at 1-800-670-4357. - To discover Nova Scotia Loyal and learn how to identify, buy, and support local Nova Scotian products, please visit: https://nsloyal.ca/
- To book health services, get secure access to your own health records, or find the right care option for you, please download the YourHealthNS app or visit: https://yourhealthns.ca/
- To learn more and apply for the
$750 Seniors Care Grant to help with the costs of household and health services, including home heating, please visit:
https://novascotia.ca/seniors-
care-grant - For more information about the new Nova Scotia School Lunch Program and to order an affordable, nutritious lunch for your public school student, please visit: https://nslunch.ca/
- To learn more and sign up for the Nova Scotia Guard to rise to the occasion in the wake of an emergency, please visit: https://nsguard.ca/
For the most up-to-date information from the Government of Nova Scotia, please visit: https://novascotia.ca/.
Thank you,
The Premier’s Correspondence Team
Date: Thu, Mar 27, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Subject: Fwd: Automatic reply: Mark Carney to run for seat in Chandra Arya's riding Surprise Surprise Surprise
To: <info@marcomacleod.com>, PREMIER <PREMIER@gov.ns.ca>, pm <pm@pm.gc.ca>, mcu <mcu@justice.gc.ca>, <ps.ministerofpublicsafety-
COMMENTS AND MESSAGES UNMONITORED
.From: Fraser, Sean - M.P. <Sean.Fraser@parl.gc.ca>
Date: Sun, Mar 23, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Subject: Automatic reply: Mark Carney to run for seat in Chandra Arya's riding Surprise Surprise Surprise
To: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.
Thank you for your contacting the constituency office of Sean Fraser, Member of Parliament for Central Nova.
This is an automated reply.
Please note that all correspondence is read, however due to the high volume of emails we receive on a daily basis there may be a delay in getting back to you. Priority will be given to residents of Central Nova.
To ensure we get back to you in a timely manner, please include your full name, home address including postal code and phone number when reaching out.
Thank you.
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Merci d'avoir contacté le bureau de circonscription de Sean Fraser, député de Central Nova. Il s'agit d'une réponse automatisée.
Veuillez noter que toute la correspondance est lue, mais qu'en raison du volume élevé de courriels que nous recevons quotidiennement, il se peut que nous ne puissions pas vous répondre dans les meilleurs délais.
Pour que nous puissions vous répondre dans les meilleurs délais, veuillez indiquer votre nom complet, votre adresse personnelle, y compris le code postal, et votre numéro de téléphone lorsque vous nous contactez.
Nous vous remercions.
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Kings--Hants (Nova Scotia)
This list of confirmed candidates was issued on Wednesday, April 9, 2025.
| Candidate name | Status | Party name | Office phone number | Candidate's website * | Name of official agent | Name of auditor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karen Beazley | Confirmed | Green Party of Canada | (902) 670-5560 | Website Karen Beazley | Henry Hoeksma |
|
| Kody Blois | Confirmed | Liberal Party of Canada | (902) 697-9797 | Website Kody Blois | Harold Hilton | Harry Mortimer |
| Alexander Cargill | Confirmed | People's Party of Canada |
|
|
Michael Stewart |
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| Paul Doerr | Confirmed | New Democratic Party | (902) 670-4001 | Website Paul Doerr | Ana Sofia Brinkerhoff |
|
| Joel Hirtle | Confirmed | Conservative Party of Canada | (902) 900-0556 | Website Joel Hirtle | Luann Ford | Henrik Andersen |
Outremont (Quebec)
This list of confirmed candidates was issued on Wednesday, April 9, 2025.
| Candidate name | Status | Party name | Office phone number | Candidate's website * | Name of official agent | Name of auditor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rachel Bendayan | Confirmed | Liberal Party of Canada | (514) 461-2194 | Website Rachel Bendayan | Daniel Hofmann |
|
| Rémi Lebeuf | Confirmed | Bloc Québécois |
|
|
Mathieu Loiseau |
|
| Ève Péclet | Confirmed | New Democratic Party | (438) 802-0050 | Website Ève Péclet | Jonathan Allard |
|
| Jonathan Pedneault | Confirmed | Green Party of Canada | (438) 817-8378 | Website Jonathan Pedneault | Astrid St-Pierre | Youcef Lekadir |
| Ronan Reich | Confirmed | Conservative Party of Canada | (438) 922-3799 | Website Ronan Reich | Frank Djimbouon Nguegno |
Dominic Dubuc Girard |
Saanich--Gulf Islands (British Columbia)
This list of confirmed candidates was issued on Wednesday, April 9, 2025.
| Candidate name | Status | Party name | Office phone number | Candidate's website * | Name of official agent | Name of auditor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Beckham | Confirmed | Liberal Party of Canada | (778) 430-8844 | Website David Beckham | Paul De La Plante | Harry Mortimer |
| Elizabeth May | Confirmed | Green Party of Canada | (778) 351-3335 | Website Elizabeth May | James Deas | Robyn Walle |
| Cathie Ounsted | Confirmed | Conservative Party of Canada | (250) 479-1241 | Website Cathie Ounsted | John Giesbrecht | Danna Chan |
| Colin Plant | Confirmed | New Democratic Party | (778) 445-3301 | Website Colin Plant | Karen Dearborn | Youcef Lekadir |
From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, Apr 12, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Subject: Fwd: MP or PM? What New Brunswickers will be thinking about at the ballot box
To: <contact@centristcanada.ca>, pm <pm@pm.gc.ca>, Susan.Holt <Susan.Holt@gnb.ca>, robert.mckee <robert.mckee@gnb.ca>, mcu <mcu@justice.gc.ca>
Centrist Party of Canada
Short-form Name:
Centrist
Party Leader:
A.Q. Rana
National Headquarters:
11-2680 Lawrence Avenue East
Toronto ON M1P 4Y4
Tel.: 647-401-7001
Web site: www.centristcanada.ca
Dr. A.Q. Rana, MD, FRCPC, FRCP (HON), Neurologist
Founder and Leader of the Centrist Party
Dr. Rana is a practicing Neurologist in Toronto for more than 15 years, and he specializes in Parkinson’s disease and Movement Disorders. He has authored several books and published many articles in the field of Neurology, Parkinson’s, and Movement disorders. He completed his FRCPC through the Royal College of Physicians of Canada. Dr. Rana has also been awarded an honorary FRCP from the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburg. He is focused on pragmatic and clinically proven research on Parkinson’s that can be applied to improve patient’s quality of lives.
Dr. Rana is the founder of the World Parkinson’s Program, a Canadian charitable organization that provides free medications to patients with Parkinson’s disease globally who can’t afford to buy medications. He is also the founder and former editor-in-chief of the Research and Reviews in Parkinsonism, published by Dove Press. Dr. Rana has been an invited speaker in many international seminars and conferences on Parkinson’s disease. As a result, people with Parkinson’s frequently consult with Dr. Rana from all over the world.
Dr. Rana has been honored with several awards including the Wayne Hening Award for his work in the field of Parkinson’s disease and Restless Legs Syndrome. He is listed in ‘Who is Who in the World’ and in the Leading Physicians of the World. He has authored a series of educational brochures about Parkinson’s disease that have been translated in more than 20 languages and are used in more than 50 countries around the world.
Kelly Walters, PMP
President of the Centrist Party
Kelly Walters is based in Toronto and works in operations and administration for various public and private organizations across Canada. Kelly has honed her skills in collaborative planning, business development, and field administration for the past 18 years working with election management bodies, political campaigning and corporate businesses. Holding accredited PMP Certification, she also has sustainability leadership and management certificates from Rotman School of Business and Toronto Metropolitan University, and a diploma in Public Relations. Kelly and her husband are active in the city’s local music and arts community.
Federal Council
Members of the Federal Council are talented individuals who are committed to shape the political landscape of Canada for Canadians. They promote Centrist values to unite Canadians and are from across Canada and belong to various fields of life. They are community leaders and professionals who sacrifice their time and provide oversight and guidance to the Party in policy matters and strategy.
Our Federal Council will comprise of seven members from Ontario, four
from Quebec, three from British Columbia, two from Alberta and one from
each of the remaining provinces and territories. Individuals interested
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Allan McCann
Alan McCann is a proudly from the Maritimes. Growing up in New Brunswick in the province’s capital Fredericton. He dedicated most his life volunteering for non profits and for a local fire department as a firefighter. While attending St.Thomas for his B.A. he organized many campus clubs and worked on every election campaign that came his way.
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Liberals call on the Progressive-Conservative party to cut ties with NB Proud
October 25, 2019 • News
Moncton Centre MLA Robert McKee is calling on the provincial conservative party to cut its ties with the political lobby group “Proudly NB” or “NB Proud”.
The group, which has consistently campaigned for the Conservative party both provincially and federally, was in the news again this week for placing robocalls in the province that directed people to vote on the wrong day.
McKee filed a complaint with Elections NB last month regarding the activities of a group identifying itself as “NB Proud” during the 2018 provincial election campaign.
McKee pointed to a number of potential violations of the Political Process Financing Act ranging from failing to properly disclose donors, to potential collusion with the Progressive Conservative party.
Since that complaint was filed it has been revealed that a provincial conservative party official was working for proudly NB this past year.
Alan McCann testified under oath in an unrelated court case that he was employed by proudly NB while he was president of the Campbellton-Dalhousie provincial conservative riding association.
Premier Blaine Higgs’ former executive assistant Nic Ouellette was involved in a transaction that saw the Modern Miracle Network, an Alberta-based group that promotes the oil industry, donate $8,000 to Proudly NB.
The Saint John-based law firm Lawson Creamer helped funnel another donation of $7,000 from the Manning Centre, also based in Alberta, to Proudly NB. The Manning Centre’s stated purpose is to support the Conservative movement across the country.
Recently, Facebook banned an anti-Liberal ad funded by the Manning Centre for being excessively violent.
“I’m even willing to give the premier the benefit of the doubt when he says he had no personal knowledge of the dealings of Proudly NB,” McKee said. “But the claim his party has no ties to this group is clearly false. The premier needs to publicly denounce their activities.”
“The robocalls placed on election day show this group clearly has no respect for our election laws, or the democratic process in New Brunswick. It appears they have now broken both provincial and federal laws.” “When you have Albertans with deep pockets pulling the strings in elections in New Brunswick, something’s wrong. It would be nice to have the premier stand up and say that.”
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MP or PM? What New Brunswickers will be thinking about at the ballot box
Close races might benefit from local candidate influence, says political scientist
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Nicki Lyons-Macfarlane
Since 2018, Nicki Lyons-MacFarlane has been working as a law library technician at the University of New Brunswick and has been a dedicated union representative serving on the executive of Unifor local 4504. They are a unit rep and women’s advocate for their local, along with regionally representing young workers of the union in Atlantic Canada on the Young Workers committee.
Nicki has been the Chairperson of the Board for Fredericton’s Imprint Youth Association for 2SLGBTQIA youth and young adults. They have been involved in organizing events for the city’s 2SLGBTQIA+ youth, leading rallies, and helping youth and their families find resources. When the discriminatory changes to Policy 713 happened in 2023, Nicki helped advocate and rally for better protections for our community.
Nicki has made many personal connections within Fredericton—Oromocto, as building a stronger community has always been at the core of Nicki’s work. Whether it was volunteering at the Morgentaler Clinic as an escort, being on the board for Imprint, or rallying for queer youth and against the changes to policy 713, Nicki has always been passionate about the local area and making it a better place for everyone who lives there. They have also been involved in advocacy for housing, healthcare, and other local issues.
Nicki would be honoured to continue their advocacy at the federal level by fighting for policies that make services more accessible and life more affordable for Canadians.
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MP or PM? What New Brunswickers will be thinking about at the ballot box
Close races might benefit from local candidate influence, says political scientist
Fredericton resident Brady Green says when he thinks about how he will vote in the upcoming election, his local candidates are top of mind.
"I think people should be voting for the person who matters more in their community — the person who's going to be doing more for … wherever they live," Green said.
But not everyone feels that way. In Oromocto, Preston Harper said he doesn't care who is on the ballot locally — his priority is seeing the federal government switch hands.
Barb Hammond Roy, who lives in Fredericton, wants the Liberals to stay in power, feels similarly about her local candidates and she thinks most others agree.
"People do identify more with Carney than the local people," she said.
Barb
Hammond Roy, left, and Preston Harper, right, might be planning to vote
differently in the upcoming election, but they have something in
common: they will both be thinking more about the federal leaders than
their local candidates. (Chad Ingraham/CBC)
Alex Marland, a political scientist at Acadia University, said that according to the research, the majority of Canadians will be thinking on a national level in a federal election campaign.
Voters will be most likely thinking about party leaders, the parties themselves and possibly party-specific issues and policies, he said.
Does the name on the ballot really matter?But in terms of local candidates, Marland said it really only makes a difference in close races.
"The problem is, for political parties, they have no idea where the close races are," he said.
"Some you can tell. So it doesn't make a lot of sense, you know, for the Conservatives, or frankly, for any party, to spend a lot of resources in Alberta, where a lot of people are going to vote Conservative.
"But it does make sense to compete in New Brunswick, because ... election polling suggests that some of these seats could flip depending on the amount of local activity."
However, people won't be thinking about their local candidates without being activated to do so, said Marland.
Alex
Marland, a political scientist at Acadia University, says research
shows that the majority of Canadians will be thinking on a national
level in a federal election campaign. (Acadia University)
If a local candidate is engaging with people — through lawn signs, donations, volunteering, door-knocking — that may motivate voters to start giving more thought to the candidate.
In Atlantic Canada, Marland said people often have deep attachments to their communities because ridings aren't necessarily as densely-populated as they are in big cities.
As a result, he said people may have more of a connection with their local candidates.
"If you're in a big city, let's say Toronto, and you're in a coffee shop, you can look around the coffee shop, and at any given time, most of those people are not your constituents," said Marland.
"On the other hand, if you were to go into a … community store in a rural area in Atlantic Canada, you're going to go in and you're going to know the person working behind the counter."
And Marland said research shows that personal communication has far more of an impact than communication through "mass media or electronic means."
Some voters might be extra cognizant of the local names on the ballot, while others might be thinking of the bigger picture. (Evan Mitsui/CBC)
Marland said it's not likely someone will shift their party allegiance in order to vote for a local candidate they like or know personally.
"If local candidate factors really mattered, we would see far more Canadians being predisposed to voting independent," said Marland.
"Because … even if you like the local candidate, if somebody is with a political party, they're still beholden to that party's kind of demands and restrictions on what they can do in terms of advocacy.
"So you might like playing darts with somebody, but if they get elected with a party, they can't really represent you the same way an independent can."
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Federal Greens hope to retake Fredericton, with help from N.B. counterparts
Green history in N.B. a plus as party tries to bring climate back into the conversation
Greens are hoping voters in Fredericton will look fondly on the past as the party pushes to make climate change a more prominent part of political debate.
Fredericton's Green experience was mentioned throughout a speech Thursday by Elizabeth May, the Green co-leader, during a campaign stop in the city.
But one of the brightest moments in that history was cause for a slight awkwardness at the event.
Jenica Atwin made history when she became the first Green MP from New Brunswick, elected in Fredericton in 2019. Then Atwin crossed the floor to join the Liberals in 2021 and was subsequently re-elected.
Jenica Atwin, MP for Fredericton, was first elected as a Green but joined the Liberals two years later. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press)
On Thursday, May and others spoke of the Green Party's fleeting success in the riding without ever referring to Atwin by name.
"We made history here by electing a Green in 2019," said Pam Allen-LeBlanc, the party's local candidate in the election coming up April 28. "The time is right for Fredericton-Oromocto to send a Green to Ottawa again."
Atwin has decided not to run this time.
About 40 people, including some Green candidates, gathered for an hour of speeches peppered with jokes and jabs at opposition parties before a lively crowd.
May spoke of how her party is an effective opposition party that would bring the climate and Indigenous reconciliation back into the national conservation, something she said the Liberals and Conservatives were failing to do so.
"The reality of this election … is profoundly disturbing. There are a number of things that are [missing], just gone from the conversation."
Elizabeth May hopes to spark Green Party rebound in FrederictonShe cited the wildfires in Western Canada last summer and a heat wave that killed 619 in British Columbia in 2021 to illustrate the threat Canada faces from climate change.
With the United States becoming more of a threat, May also spoke in favour of removing inter-provincial trade barriers and making a national renewable energy grid.
She and Allen-LeBlanc cited New Brunswick Green Party Leader David Coon and fellow Green MLA Megan Mitton as examples of what the party can achieve in the province.
"Even a small caucus can make a difference," Allen-LeBlanc said as she championed the provincial party.
Green MLA Megan Mitton told party supporters that Greens can win in New Brunswick, but it takes work. (Silas Brown/CBC)
In her own speech, Mitton said Greens can be elected in New Brunswick, but they have to put in the work during a campaign. She noted that she won her first term representing Sackville with a margin of just 11 votes.
"Greens can't just walk in, we have to build."
In an interview, Allen-LeBlanc said she was hearing cost-of-living concerns most often while door knocking in the riding, but calls for more policing and for addressing homelessness and drug addiction also come up.
"They're angry with the Liberal Party, they're angry with the Conservative Party because they're just almost helpless," she said.
Mary Hartt of Fredericton said it was Coon who first won her over to the party and then she felt the same appreciation of May, who first became the natonal leader in 2006 and lately has been co-leader with Jonathan Pedneault.
Hartt said she liked may's support for breaking interprovincial trade barriers and her efforts to bring a climate-change response front and centre.
"We have to breakdown those barriers between the provinces. Alberta is not autonomous. Quebec is not autonomous. We're our one country."
Mark Dunphy, retired firefighter who lives near Mactaquac, said he worries about the dangers of pipelines.
Mark Dunphy said he supports the Greens because he's worried about pipeline safety. (Silas Brown/CBC)
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre pitched building a pipeline to Saint John at a recent campaign stop there.
"I don't want to take jobs away from the fellas in Saint John because they're hardworking individuals down there … but we live in a province that's covered in water," Dunphy said.
"How are they going to get it in here, because pipelines break just as much as anything else."
Party runs 'paper candidates' for half of N.B.
The Green Party is running candidates in eight of the 10 New Brunswick ridings.
But in half of those ridings — Beauséjour, Fundy Royal, Miramichi-Grand Lake and Saint John-St. Croix — the party is running what it calls paper candidates. Their biographies and photos are absent from the Green website, and party organizers will not make any of them available for interviews with reporters.
When asked why, May said the timing of the election call was a challenge.
On
the Green Party website, half the New Brunswick candidates have no
photos or biographies, and the party will not make them available for
interviews. (Green Party of Canada)
"If we had had the fixed election date of October 2025, every single riding in New Brunswick would have someone giving it their all with a team of volunteers that are fresh people," May said.
In Fredericton-Oromocto, Allen-LeBlanc is running against Conservative Brian MacDonald, Liberal David Myles, New Democrat Nicki Lyons-Macfarlane, Dominic Cardy of the Canadian Future Party, Brandon Ellis of the Centrist Party, June Patterson of the Communist Party and Heather Michaud of the People's Party of Canada.
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Fredericton--Oromocto (New Brunswick)
This list of confirmed candidates was issued on Wednesday, April 9, 2025.
| Candidate name | Status | Party name | Office phone number | Candidate's website * | Name of official agent | Name of auditor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pam Allen-Leblanc | Confirmed | Green Party of Canada | (506) 461-4647 | Website Pam Allen-Leblanc | Joshua William Shaddick |
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| Dominic Cardy | Confirmed | Canadian Future Party |
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Todd Bechard |
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| Brandon Ellis | Confirmed | Centrist Party of Canada | (506) 808-1191 | Website Brandon Ellis | Gairyth Gruchy |
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| Nicki Lyons-MacFarlane | Confirmed | New Democratic Party |
|
Website Nicki Lyons-MacFarlane | Karen Hobden |
|
| Brian Macdonald | Confirmed | Conservative Party of Canada | (506) 478-3004 | Website Brian Macdonald | Christopher Rawlings |
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| Heather Michaud | Confirmed | People's Party of Canada |
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Christian Roy |
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| David Myles | Confirmed | Liberal Party of Canada | (506) 457-2440 | Website David Myles | Eldon Hunter |
|
| June Patterson | Confirmed | Communist Party of Canada | (506) 259-5906 | Website June Patterson | Dan Goldstick |
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Brandon Ellis
Member of Parliament
Fredericton-Oromocto (Nominee)
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