Joanna Smith
Reporter for The Canadian Press
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Federal party leaders make promises requiring provincial collaboration
The Liberals and New Democrats are both making promises that would need some collaboration with the provinces to become reality, at a time when powerful premiers have made it clear they see a relationship with Ottawa that is headed in a very different direction.
Party leaders contend with posts and past lives from candidates in campaign
The federal party leaders have spent the first days of the election campaign talking policy, as they'd like, and dismissing and defending candidates over old social-media posts, which they'd rather not.
Alberta group urges women to get more confident talking about politics
A group with roots in the oil and gas industry is encouraging women to talk about politics this fall, even if they hold widely different views.
Campaigns strengthen harassment training in the wake of #MeToo movement
Patty Hajdu remembers encountering an angry — and racist — person at the doorstep.
After sexual harassment problem of the past, Conservatives work to raise party standards
The Conservative Party of Canada is putting the final touches on an anti-harassment policy that's to apply to candidates in the October election.
Abortion, same-sex marriage fights feed cynicism: ex-Liberal Philpott
Jane Philpott is standing by the pledge she made as a Liberal candidate to support access to abortion despite her beliefs, but accuses her former party of playing politics with a deeply personal issue.
Gender equality and the election: what role will feminism play in the campaign?
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau received a lot of attention with his line about the calendar year when asked why he named an equal number of men and women to cabinet after his newly elected Liberal government was sworn in.
Senate's new independence so good it should be enshrined in law: Harder
The Trudeau government's changes aimed at making the upper chamber a more independent place have worked so well that they should be made permanent, the Liberals' representative in the Senate says.
Liberals dig up video of Scheer speaking against same-sex marriage
The federal Liberals hinted on on Thursday, August 22, 2019, at some of the notes they will look to strike in the fall campaign to win over young and progressive-minded voters when they circulated a video of Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer speaking out against same-sex marriage early in his career as an MP.
Ethics committee to decide whether to dig deeper into SNC-Lavalin report
Six Liberal MPs will be the ones to decide whether the federal ethics watchdog will speak publicly about his scathing report on how Prime Minister Justin Trudeau handled the SNC-Lavalin affair.