Wednesday, October 9, 2019

A writ is dropped: A campaign underway -- Wednesday, October 9, 2019



Our compilation of notes on the 2019 Federal Election for Wednesday, October 9, 2019 



Globe and Mail

Elections Canada contradicts Scheer's claim that ruling was issued in support of Conservative advertising practices
Closure of Toronto's Syrian restaurant Soufi's shows what can happen when our politics get overheated
Voter turnout could determine federal election
Where is Andrew Scheer going to find $15 billion to pay for all his promises
Liberals outspending all major parties combined on Facebook: analysis
Bloc says up to Quebeckers to judge its candidates' social-media posts
Record number of Indigenous candidates and First Nations swing votes: AFN
Liberal candidate Judy Sgro apologizes for 'insensitive' blackface remarks
Tories pledge to release platform with path to balance with less than two weeks to go in campaign
Company co-founded by Scheer's campaign manager receiving Tory and oil group contracts for election ads



CBC

Liberal candidate apologizes for suggesting black Canadians 'love' Trudeau for wearing blackface
Scheer vows to stop illegal border crossings, prioritize economic immigration 
Seamus O'Regan taking leave from campaign, citing family reasons
Advance voting starts Friday, runs through the Thanksgiving weekend
Trudeau's challenge to Singh on Quebec's Bill 21 has risks



Toronto Star

Why do our federal party leaders forget about foreign affairs and foresake foreign aid?
Three federal parties on board with improving system to identify wrongful convictions
He says he works security for Maxime Bernier. He's also listed as a founding member of a party promoting white nationalism
Long the Green Party's driving force, Elizabeth May confident the hard work is about to pay off
Anatomy of a manufactured election scandal
Political leaders need to understand how their policies impact the health of all Canadians
The fate of Quebec's Bill 21 will be decided by the courts, not by the federal election


Toronto Sun

Trudeau loses another pop culture moment
Rumours, the truth and Trudeau
Scheer offers reasonable solution to Roxham Road
Grit candidate apologizes for defending Trudeau blackface pics
Scheer calls for border fix at Roxham road
Will Singh save the NDP?
Jagmeet Singh won the debate - and now he has my vote


National Post

How to fix the leaders' debates. To start, we need more of them
The NDP's dream of winning in Quebec is dying without dignity
It's best to treat all party platforms like the works of fiction they are
Liberal MP Judy Sgro, like Trudeau is incapable of shame
Andrew Scheer on Justin Trudeau: 'He does not deserve to govern this country'

Maclean's

This is who won the debate
There's no hiding the personal toll of an election campaign
The slip up in the Libera's biggest policy promise

Global

Singh sets sights on union voters in Quebec in midst of rising Bloc support
Liberal Seamus O'Reagan taking break from campaign trail due to father's health
Former BC Premier Christy Clark weighs in on pro-life federal candidates
Election has record number of Indigenous candidates, First Nations swing votes, AFN says
Green leader highlights pledge to tax major internet companies in Montreal
Experts say Scheer's plan to close border loophole 'doomed to failure'
Ontario cabinet ministers deny Premier Ford is laying low until after federal election
Liberal candidate apologizes for saying Black constituents have 'more love' for Trudeau after blackface scandal
Scheer says Trudeau 'weakened' Canada-China relations with SNC-Lavalin affair
If the economy is doing great, why is Justin Trudeau running deficits?


Miscellaneous

It's a no brainer - tax the millionaires
Party leaders are talking dirty money on the election trail
Scheer ambition: Deeply Conservative but Hey, Don't worry
Get ready for a full-on Liberal assault on Jagmeet Singh
'I kind of laugh it off':  Sophie Gregoire Trudeau says PM is not a 'fake feminist'


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