Republished from the Brandon Sun print edition October 17, 2015 If this election has proven anything, it’s that sometimes it’s not the knockout that scores a win but a series of blows over time that leads to victory. The knockout punch isn’t likely to happen on Monday, but as the days turn to hours, it may be the late-round flurry that counts. On the local front, aside from a couple ...
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Republished from the Brandon Sun print edition October 10, 2015 It is about to get ugly here, folks. With less than two weeks remaining in the federal election campaign, it looks like the Harper Conservatives are prepared to pull out all the stops to finish ahead come Oct. 19. Without a doubt the coming days will be full of rhetoric about the safety, security and financial well-being of this country ...
Republished from the Brandon Sun print edition September 25, 2015 As Canadians head into the home stretch in this lengthy election campaign, both NDP Leader Tom Mulcair and Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau have drawn a line in the sand as to whether either would support Stephen Harper should his party win a minority government on Oct. 19. “There isn’t a snowball’s chance in hell,” Mulcair quipped about the thought of ...
Republished from the Brandon Sun print edition September 19, 2015 It didn’t take long for Winnipeg Centre to again garner some national attention. This time, it was not for the colourful comments and quips made famous in the House of Commons by longtime NDP MP Pat Martin, but for his off-the-cuff remarks toward Green party candidate Don Woodstock at a recent riding debate. Martin was heard calling Woodstock a “son ...
Republished from the Brandon Sun print edition August 28, 2015 Not that our province is laden with opportunity for any particular party this election, but Tom Mulcair may have the most to gain or lose in friendly Manitoba come election day. Officially, we have 14 ridings at play this election. Manitoba is clearly a stark contrast to the more than 120 ridings up for grabs in Ontario, for example — ...
Republished from the Brandon Sun print edition August 7, 2015 In what will be the second-longest campaign in Canadian history, the marathon 42nd election is officially underway. As the writ dropped this past Sunday, all three of the main leaders were quick to lay out their first steps on the long road ahead. Whether the Conservatives’ strategy was to try to run the other two parties out of money by ...
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