Premier Jason Kenney says Alberta and the federal government will cost share a $42-million program to help farmers and ranchers deal with a backlog of cattle waiting to be processed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“If they were attempting to create a green state in Western Canada, I might be tempted to help them,” Yves-François Blanchet said Wednesday. “If they are trying to create an oil state in Western Canada, they cannot expect any help from us.”
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau dismissed any notion that national unity is under threat on Wednesday, October 9, 2019, as he and other national leaders made efforts to beat back growing support for the Bloc Quebecois.
Bernier's year-old People’s Party of Canada calls for "ending official multiculturalism" and slashing the number of immigrants allowed into the country. Its platform also denies the science of climate change.
Both the Liberal and Conservative leaders faced attacks on Thursday, October 3, 2019, that target the cores of their characters, as each accused the other of trying to distract voters from his record.
It was the first time Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau faced his rivals directly in this federal election campaign, but Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer spent a great deal of time in the hot seat during the first French-language debate.
Five party leaders have confirmed they will participate in two major televised election debates in October, the media group producing the events announced on Tuesday, August 20, 2019.