Sunday, December 28, 2025
ADVT 
National

Liberals highlight policy differences with Tories

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 01 Sep, 2021 09:44 AM
  • Liberals highlight policy differences with Tories

Justin Trudeau is aiming to distinguish the Liberals from Erin O'Toole's Conservatives with a promise to enshrine abortion services in the Canada Health Act.

He is also pledging tougher measures to ban an array of firearms.

The pledges come in a Liberal re-election platform with $78 billion in new spending, more than three times the direct new revenues promised over the next five years.

O'Toole is outlining a plan to build key infrastructure, promising to end delays and get shovels in the ground for world-class public transit, roads and 5G telecom networks.

He accuses the Liberals of sitting on billions of unspent infrastructure dollars.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is campaigning in Quebec, where his party is hoping to boost its seat count following a dismal showing in the last federal election.

 

MORE National ARTICLES

Vancouver Police investigate after senior struck and killed near Olympic Village

Vancouver Police investigate after senior struck and killed near Olympic Village
The collision occurred around 7 p.m. on March 4, near Columbia Street and West 2nd Avenue.

Vancouver Police investigate after senior struck and killed near Olympic Village

Israeli-Palestinian tensions persist within NDP

Israeli-Palestinian tensions persist within NDP
The party has released its list of resolutions up for debate at the event, including a half-dozen that articulate solidarity with Palestinian causes or call for sanctions and stronger condemnation of Israel.

Israeli-Palestinian tensions persist within NDP

PHAC ordered to explain fired scientists

PHAC ordered to explain fired scientists
PHAC president Iain Stewart has refused to explain to the committee why Xiangguo Qiu and her husband, Keding Cheng, were fired in January, 18 months after being escorted from the National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg.

PHAC ordered to explain fired scientists

Lower Mainland vaccine response 'overwhelming'

Lower Mainland vaccine response 'overwhelming'
A statement issued by the Ministry of Health said appointments opened today, but London Drugs posted a message Tuesday saying all bookings at its three designated sites had been filled.

Lower Mainland vaccine response 'overwhelming'

COVID-19 side-effect: flu cases way down in Canada

COVID-19 side-effect: flu cases way down in Canada
There has been no evidence of flu spreading in the community, no confirmed outbreaks and the number of hospitalizations and deaths due to the flu is zero.

COVID-19 side-effect: flu cases way down in Canada

Pandemic to plunge deficit to $363B, PBO says

Pandemic to plunge deficit to $363B, PBO says
The economy too is faring better than Giroux anticipated, and his office has revised its projections for economic growth starting in the second half of this year.

Pandemic to plunge deficit to $363B, PBO says