Andrew Scheer’s pitch to Canadians in 2019 reads an awful lot like the proposals his old boss Stephen Harper used to great effect in past elections. But if the Conservative leader is campaigning to keep his party’s base intact, will that be enough to put him over the top?
— Read on www.cbc.ca/news/politics/andrew-scheer-campaign-promises-harper-trudeau-2019-election-1.5275774
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Andrew Scheer slams ‘terrible’ Liberal approach to safe injection sites | CBC News
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer said the Liberal government’s approach to the opioid crisis — allowing for more safe injection sites nationwide — is “terrible,” but he won’t yet say how a Tory government led by him would tackle a drug problem that has claimed thousands of lives.
— Read on www.cbc.ca/news/politics/scheer-injection-sites-terrible-1.5294321
Scheer pledges to make mortgages longer, remove stress test for renewals – BNN Bloomberg
Scheer pledges to make mortgages longer, remove stress test for renewals – BNN Bloomberg
— Read on www.bnnbloomberg.ca/scheer-pledges-to-make-mortgages-longer-remove-stress-test-for-renewals-1.1320437
Parties are promising to spend spend spend, but details scarce on how they’ll pay for it | CBC News
In this week’s newsletter: all the major parties are racking up big bills with their long lists of election promises, but how will they foot the bill? Also: how many voters are waiting to choose between parties — and can you help a family member with a disability to vote?
— Read on www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-votes-newsletter-issue-24-spending-promises-1.5292478
What the 2020 candidates are proposing to do about student debt
Many of the Democratic presidential candidates have detailed plans to address what is increasingly called a student loan crisis. Here’s what they’re proposing.
— Read on www.cnbc.com/2019/09/21/what-the-2020-candidates-are-proposing-to-do-about-student-debt.html
Elizabeth Warren Overtakes Biden to Lead Latest Iowa Poll – Bloomberg
Elizabeth Warren took the lead in Iowa in a new state poll released Saturday, barely dislodging former Vice President Joe Biden from the No. 1 spot in the state, putting the two of them in a statistical tie.
— Read on www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-09-22/elizabeth-warren-overtakes-biden-to-lead-latest-iowa-poll
Scheer vows billion-dollar cut to corporate subsidies – BNN Bloomberg
Scheer vows billion-dollar cut to corporate subsidies – BNN Bloomberg
— Read on www.bnnbloomberg.ca/scheer-vows-billion-dollar-cut-to-corporate-subsidies-1.1318025
Liberals will increase old age security, CPP benefits if re-elected: Trudeau – BNN Bloomberg
Liberals will increase old age security, CPP benefits if re-elected: Trudeau – BNN Bloomberg
— Read on www.bnnbloomberg.ca/liberals-will-increase-old-age-security-cpp-benefits-if-re-elected-trudeau-1.1317995
Liberals will increase old age security, CPP benefits if re-elected: Trudeau – BNN Bloomberg
Liberals will increase old age security, CPP benefits if re-elected: Trudeau – BNN Bloomberg
— Read on www.bnnbloomberg.ca/liberals-will-increase-old-age-security-cpp-benefits-if-re-elected-trudeau-1.1317995
‘I should have known better’: Justin Trudeau apologizes for wearing ‘brownface’ at 2001 costume party | National Post
Time magazine posted the photo, which it said was published in a yearbook from a Vancouver private school where Trudeau worked as a teacher
— Read on nationalpost.com/news/yearbook-photo-surfaces-of-trudeau-wearing-brownface-costume-in-2001