Election

Liberals ask election watchdog to investigate allegation of Conservative collusion with gun lobby

Liberal candidate Mark Gerretsen has written to Canada’s elections watchdog, asking him to investigate whether the Conservatives have broken the Canada Elections Act, alleging the party’s campaign director has been co-ordinating activities with the National Firearms Association.Kingston and the Islands Liberal candidate Mark Gerretsen, shown here during question period in the House of Commons in…

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Yukon’s election is a tie. What happens now?

Yukon’s nail-biter election ended with two parties claiming eight seats each and a tie in Vuntut Gwitchin that could decide the final result. Here’s what happens next.A voter heads to the polls in Monday’s election in Yukon. The result saw a tie in one riding that could determine the Liberal Party’s path to a minority…

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Few MPs are opting out of the next election — so far

While minority governments tend to see fewer MPs retiring at the end of their terms than majority governments, the current rate of retirements is lower than usual.Former Liberal cabinet minister Navdeep Bains announced he would not be running for re-election, prompting a cabinet shuffle last week. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press)When people sense the party might…

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