The NDP is facing massive gaps in its candidate roster as the official start of the federal election campaign draws nearer. The party says it has named 175 candidates to run under the orange banner in the upcoming election, meaning just under half of the 338 ridings don’t have a New Democrat candidate yet.
— Read on www.cbc.ca/news/politics/ndp-nomination-candidates-1.5263840
Month: August 2019
Exclusive: Amid crisis, China rejected Hong Kong plan to appease protesters – sources – Reuters
Earlier this summer, Carrie Lam, the chief executive of Hong Kong, submitted a report to Beijing that assessed protesters’ five key demands and found that withdrawing a contentious extradition bill could help defuse the mounting political crisis in the territory.
— Read on www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-protests-china-exclusive/exclusive-amid-crisis-china-rejected-hong-kong-plan-to-appease-protesters-sources-idUSKCN1VK0H6
Ten U.S. Democratic 2020 candidates to debate on one night – Reuters
Democrats will hold a single debate for 10 U.S. presidential contenders next month, leaving out 10 other candidates who did not meet the party’s more stringent criteria for participation, the Democratic National Committee announced on Thursday.
— Read on www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-debate/ten-u-s-democratic-2020-candidates-to-debate-on-one-night-idUSKCN1VJ29T
Italy’s president gives Conte green light to form new government – Reuters
Italy’s president asked Giuseppe Conte to head up a coalition of the 5-Star Movement and opposition Democratic Party (PD) on Thursday, a move could that could improve Italy’s fractious relations with the European Union.
— Read on www.reuters.com/article/us-italy-politics/italys-president-gives-conte-green-light-to-form-new-government-idUSKCN1VJ0LR
Forgotten working class could trigger populist backlash in Canada, says report by ex-Harper advisor | National Post
‘Over the long term, an economy that has nothing to offer people is going to create not just economic consequences, but political ones,’ Sean Speer says
— Read on nationalpost.com/news/forgotten-working-class-could-trigger-populist-backlash-in-canada-says-report-by-former-harper-advisor
One Country, Two Systems: What Will Happen to Hong Kong in 2047? – Bloomberg
When China regained sovereignty over Hong Kong from the British in 1997, it was under an agreement to allow the city a “high degree of autonomy” for 50 years. That arrangement, known as “one country, two systems,” is almost halfway to its expiration date. Months of turmoil on Hong Kong’s streets, with hundreds of thousands demonstrating against the perceived erosion of the city’s freedoms, have sharpened the focus on one question: What will happen in 2047?
— Read on www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-27/countdown-to-2047-what-will-happen-to-hong-kong-quicktake
Hear from the man behind the decision to pull pro-Bernier anti-immigration billboards | CBC Radio
The president of a major Canadian billboard company says he will “seriously debate” taking any political ads in the future after the firestorm over anti-immigration signs featuring People’s Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier.
— Read on www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/as-it-happens-monday-edition-1.5260023/hear-from-the-man-behind-the-decision-to-take-down-those-maxime-bernier-billboards-1.5261258
This election should be about more than which leader sucks. Alas, it won’t be: Neil Macdonald | CBC News
What are the Liberals’ election talking points, in this age of environmental insecurity and economic anxiety? That Andrew Scheer is scary. And the thrust of the Conservatives’ campaign? It’s obvious: Trudeau Sucks.
— Read on www.cbc.ca/news/opinion/election-leaders-1.5260586
Local Liberals resigning amid federal nomination ‘scandal’ involving ex-MPP Khalil Ramal | The London Free Press
An abrupt move by the Liberals to block a former London MPP from the federal party’s nomination race in London-Fanshawe has triggered a mass resignation of its riding association’s brass and left Khalil Ramal stinging.
— Read on lfpress.com/news/local-news/local-liberals-resigning-amid-federal-nomination-scandal-involving-ex-mpp-khalil-ramal
Douglas Todd: Idea of federal apology splits Italian Canadians | The London Free Press
The detention of 586 suspected Fascist Italian Canadians was different in many ways from the mass internment of 22,000 Japanese Canadians during the Second World War.
— Read on lfpress.com/opinion/columnists/douglas-todd-idea-of-federal-apology-splits-italian-canadians/wcm/6552a490-96ab-4047-93aa-4340768e1416