New Brunswick election: Liberals promise to open community health clinic in Woodstock

REGINA – The first week of the Saskatchewan election campaign is wrapping up, and the leaders of the two major parties are set to be in the capital today.

Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe is scheduled to make an announcement this morning in northwest Regina.

NDP Leader Carla Beck is set to speak at a hotel in the southern part of the city.

On Thursday, hundreds of nurses stood on the steps of the provincial legislature to urge the next government to fix staffing problems in health care.

Beck attended the rally and said that if she forms government, her party will work with nurses to find solutions.

Election day is set for Oct. 28.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 4, 2024.

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Politicians are continuing to promote their promises across British Columbia as the provincial election campaign nears its midway point.

NDP Leader David Eby is making an announcement in Vancouver after unveiling his party’s complete election platform on Thursday which includes promises to build 300,000 affordable homes, find a family doctor for everyone in the province and build more hospitals.

B.C. Green Party Leader Sonia Furstenau is in Cowichan Bay with two of the party’s other candidates to announce what they’re calling “a new vision for B.C.’s forests.”

The announcement comes after she spent Thursday promoting her party’s promise to increase social and disability assistance rates to $2,400 per month, and provide a guaranteed income for youth aging out of care.

B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad is in Kelowna to make an announcement after the Conservatives said they would eliminate B.C.’s nearly $9-billion deficit within two terms of government.

British Columbia’s election day is on Oct. 19.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 4, 2024

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OTTAWA – The Conservatives have asked Canada’s lobbying commissioner to investigate whether it violates ethics rules for the prime minister to make Mark Carney his own personal adviser.

The Liberals announced at their recent caucus retreat in Nanaimo, B.C., that Carney, the former Bank of Canada governor, had been appointed chair of a task force on economic growth and adviser to the Liberal leader.

They said Carney will help shape the party’s policies for the next election, and will report to Justin Trudeau and the Liberal platform committee.

Tory ethics critic Michael Barrett says in a letter to the commissioner of lobbying that Carney is not registered to lobby federally, but his corporate positions put him in several potential conflicts of interest.

Carney is the chair of Brookfield Asset Management, which is in talks with the government to launch a $50-billion investment fund with support from Ottawa and Canadian pensions.

When asked about Carney’s potential conflict of interest in the House, the finance minister has repeatedly accused the Conservatives of mudslinging and says the Liberals are fortunate to have the advice of world renowned experts.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 3, 2024.

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