CKTZ News, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Large numbers of election campaign signs have been stolen or vandalized the riding of in North Island-Powell River.
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Election 2021: Is Trudeau flubbing the West Coast vote by failing to push hard on climate change?
National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
One reason Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau’s campaign may be flagging in his preferred stomping grounds in British Columbia, especially with young voters, is in part because he’s failing to push hard enough on climate change as a key election issue, one pundit suggests.
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Federal Conservative leader shares recovery plan
By Hannah Scott, Richmond Sentinel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Federal Conservative party leader Erin O’Toole shared his vision for post-pandemic recovery this week in Richmond.
At the local chamber of commerce’s first in-person event in over a year, O’Toole offered five “pillars” that focus on recovery and preparation for the next pandemic, including Canada’s ability to manufacture vaccines and personal protective equipment, as well as the creation of a million jobs.
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Shelley Downey running for Conservatives again
CKTZ News, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Long term Port McNeill City Coun. Shelley Downey will once again be the Conservative candidate in North Island-Powell River during the next federal election.
In response to Cortes Currents query about running again, Downey replied, “I will be representing the Conservative Party of Canada when the next election is called.”
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Climate change debate at Conservative party convention
By Carl Meyer, Canada’s National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Multiple speakers at the Conservative Party convention on Friday came out against a proposal to declare “climate change is real,” with one theorizing that greenhouse gases are not a “major pollutant.”
A majority of voting delegates at the convention voted against the motion, according to a report in the Canadian Press, despite an earlier speech by Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole that said the party needs to embrace climate action.
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