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Carleton In The 2025 Canadian Federal Election
An election took place in the federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district of Carleton (Ontario federal electoral district), Carleton on April 28, 2025 as part of the 2025 Canadian federal election. Liberal Party of Canada, Liberal Party candidate Bruce Fanjoy defeated Conservative Party of Canada, Conservative Party leader and Leader of the Opposition (Canada), Leader of the Opposition Pierre Poilievre by over 4,300 votes in an upset victory. During the campaign, it became "one of the most-watched races in the country". Background Carleton, which covers much of Ottawa's rural area and outer suburbs, was considered a Conservative stronghold seat, with Poilievre holding it, and its predecessor seat Nepean—Carleton (federal electoral district), Nepean—Carleton since the 2004 Canadian federal election. First elected when he was 25 years old, Poilievre won seven straight elections, with only the 2015 Canadian federal election, 2015 election being close. The 2025 electi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carleton (Ontario Federal Electoral District)
Carleton is a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Ontario, Canada, represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1968 and since 2015. It was represented in the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada from 1821 to 1840 and in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1841 until 1866. It is currently represented by Bruce Fanjoy, who defeated Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre in 2025. The original Riding (division), riding was created by the British North America Act 1867. However, the riding had existed since 1821 in the Parliament of Upper Canada and the Parliament of the Province of Canada. It originally consisted of Carleton County, Ontario, Carleton County. In 1966, it was redistributed into the new electoral districts of Grenville—Carleton (federal electoral district), Grenville—Carleton, Lanark and Renfrew, Ottawa Centre (federal electoral district), Ottawa Centre, Ottawa West and Ottawa—Carleton (electoral dist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2025 United States Trade War With Canada And Mexico
A trade war involving the United States, Canada, and Mexico began on February 1, 2025, when U.S. president Donald Trump signed orders Tariffs in the second Trump administration, imposing near-universal tariffs on goods from the two countries entering the United States. The order called for 25 percent tariffs on all imports from Mexico and all imports from Canada except for Petroleum industry in Canada, oil and energy, which would be taxed at 10 percent. In response, Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau said Canada would retaliate with 25 percent tariffs on () of American goods, which would expand to () after three weeks. Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum said Mexico would enact tariffs and non-tariff retaliation against the United States. On February 3, one day before they were set to take effect, both leaders negotiated a one-month delay for the tariffs. The U.S. tariffs took effect on March 4; Canada's retaliatory tariffs began simultaneously, while Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Green Party Of Canada
The Green Party of Canada () is a federal political party in Canada, founded in 1983 with a focus on green politics. The Green Party is currently the fifth largest party in the House of Commons by seat count. It elected its first member of Parliament (MP), leader Elizabeth May, in the 2011 election, winning in the Saanich—Gulf Islands. In the 2019 election, the party expanded its caucus to three. In the 2021 election, the party fell to two seats. In the 2025 election, the party fell to one seat. Elizabeth May served as the party leader from 2006 to 2019, and again since November 19, 2022. On February 4, 2025, the party ratified a motion to adopt a co-leadership model, with May and Jonathan Pedneault serving together as the first co-leaders of the party. The Green Party is founded on six principles: ecological wisdom, non-violence, social justice, sustainability, participatory democracy, and respect for diversity. History About two months before the 1980 federal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People's Party Of Canada
The People's Party of Canada (PPC; ) is a federal political party in Canada. The party was formed by Maxime Bernier in September 2018, shortly after his resignation from the Conservative Party of Canada. It is placed from the right to the far-right on the political spectrum. Bernier, a former candidate for the 2017 Conservative Party of Canada leadership election and cabinet minister, was the party's only Member of Parliament (MP) from its founding in 2018 to his defeat in the 2019 Canadian federal election. In that election, the PPC formed electoral district associations in 326 ridings, and ran candidates in 315 ridings, of Canada's total 338 ridings; however, no candidate was elected under its banner and Bernier lost his bid for personal re-election in Beauce. The party ran 312 candidates in the 2021 Canadian federal election; the party increased its share of the popular vote to nearly 5%, but again elected no MPs. In the 2025 Canadian federal election, it achieved its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Democratic Party
The New Democratic Party (NDP; , ) is a federal political party in Canada. Widely described as social democratic,The party is widely described as social democratic: * * * * * * * * * * * * * The Editors of ''Encyclopædia Britannica'' (April 28, 2025)."New Democratic Party" ''Encyclopædia Britannica''. Retrieved April 28, 2025 the party sits at the centre-left to left-wing of the Canadian political spectrum, generally to the left of the Liberal Party. The party was founded in 1961 by the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation and the Canadian Labour Congress. As of 2025, it is the fourth-largest party in the House of Commons, with seven seats. The federal and provincial (or territorial) level NDPs are more integrated than other political parties in Canada, and have shared membership. The NDP has never won the largest share of seats at the federal level and thus has never formed government. From 2011 to 2015, it formed the Official Opposition; apart from this, it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elections Canada
Elections Canada () is the non-partisan agency responsible for administering elections in Canada, Canadian federal elections and Referendums in Canada, referendums. History Elections Canada is an agency of the Parliament of Canada, and reports directly to Parliament rather than to the Government of Canada. The agency was created under the government of Jean Chretien by the Canada Elections Act on 31 May 2000. Responsibilities Elections Canada is responsible for: * Making sure that all voters have access to the electoral system * Informing citizens about the electoral system * Maintaining the National Register of Electors and International Register of Electors * Enforcing electoral legislation * Training election officers * Producing maps of electoral districts * Registering political parties, electoral district associations, and third parties that engage in election advertising * Administering the allowances paid to registered political parties * Monitoring election spending by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 Canadian Federal Election
The 2021 Canadian federal election was held on September 20, 2021, to elect members of the House of Commons of Canada, House of Commons to the 44th Canadian Parliament. The Writ of election, writs of election were issued by Governor General of Canada, Governor General Mary Simon on August 15, 2021, when Prime Minister of Canada, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau requested the Dissolution of parliament in Canada, dissolution of parliament for a snap election. Trudeau won a third term as prime minister, his second minority government. Though the Liberal Party of Canada, Liberals were hoping to win a majority government in order to govern alone, the results were mostly unchanged from the 2019 Canadian federal election. The Liberals won the most seats at 160; as this fell short of the 170 seats needed for a majority in the House of Commons, they formed a minority government with support from other parties. The 2021 election set a new record for the lowest vote share for a party that wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calgary Herald
The ''Calgary Herald'' is a daily newspaper published in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Publication began in 1883 as ''The Calgary Herald, Mining and Ranche Advocate, and General Advertiser''. It is owned by the Postmedia Network. History ''The Calgary Herald, Mining and Ranche Advocate and General Advertiser'' started publication on 31 August 1883 in a tent at the junction of the Bow and Elbow by Thomas Braden, a school teacher, and his friend, Andrew Armour, a printer, and financed by "a five-hundred- dollar interest-free loan from a Toronto milliner, Miss Frances Ann Chandler." It started as a weekly paper with 150 copies of only four pages created on a handpress that arrived 11 days earlier on the first train to Calgary. A year's subscription cost $3. When Hugh St. Quentin Cayley became editor 26 November 1884 the Herald moved out of the tent and into a shack. Cayley quickly became partner and editor. Eventually, the publisher's name was changed to Herald Publishing Compa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2025 Battle River—Crowfoot Federal By-election
A by-election is pending in the federal riding of Battle River—Crowfoot, at a date that is yet to be announced but will be no earlier than August 4, following the resignation of Conservative MP Damien Kurek. Kurek, who secured re-election with over 80% of the vote in the 2025 federal election on April 28, resigned his seat on June 17. to allow Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre an opportunity to return to Parliament. Background On May 2, Prime Minister Mark Carney affirmed his commitment to promptly ask Governor General Mary Simon to issue a writ for the by-election when requested, stating, “If it’s the decision of him and the Conservative Party to trigger…a by-election, I will ensure that it happens as soon as possible.” Carney's statement indicated that the ruling Liberal Party would not stand a candidate in the by-election. Kurek announced his resignation later that day. Kurek said in a statement his resignation is what’s best for the party and his constituents ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damien Kurek
Damien C. Kurek (born November 28, 1989) is a Canadian politician and farmer who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Battle River—Crowfoot riding from 2019 to 2025. He was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 Canadian federal election. Kurek was re-elected in the 2021 and again in 2025, but resigned on June 17, 2025, to allow Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre to run in a by-election. Personal life Born in 1989, Kurek grew up on a farm outside of Consort, Alberta, the son of Jodi and Jason Felix Kurek. When he was fifteen, Kurek went on a trip to Ottawa and put a call into Stephen Harper's office. A ten-minute meeting was arranged with Kurek, Harper, and Kurek's Member of Parliament at the time, Kevin Sorenson. Kurek is quoted as saying, "For a kid who loved politics, that was the pinnacle of everything you could possibly imagine." Kurek joined his local Electoral District Association in 2016 and served on it until 2019 when he put his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle River—Crowfoot
Battle River—Crowfoot is a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Alberta. Battle River—Crowfoot was created by the Canadian federal electoral redistribution, 2012, 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, scheduled for October 2015. It was created out of parts of the electoral districts of Crowfoot (electoral district), Crowfoot, Vegreville—Wainwright, Medicine Hat (federal electoral district), Medicine Hat and Wetaskiwin (federal electoral district), Wetaskiwin. Battle River—Crowfoot and its predecessor ridings have a long history of being among the most heavily conservative ridings in the country. Candidates from right-of-centre parties have consistently secured over three-fourths of the vote since the 1970s. Demographics Electoral history Even by the standards of rural Alberta, Battle River—Crowfoot is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada Convoy Protest
The Canada convoy protest, known as the Freedom Convoy (French: ''Convoi de la liberté'') was a series of protests and blockades across Canada in early 2022, initially organized to oppose COVID-19 vaccination in Canada, COVID-19 vaccine mandates for cross-border truck drivers. The movement quickly expanded to protest all COVID-19 restrictions and mandates. Beginning on January 22, 2022, hundreds of vehicles departed from various locations across Canada, converging in Ottawa on January 29 for a rally at Parliament Hill, joined by thousands of pedestrian protesters. Parallel demonstrations occurred in provincial capitals and at key border crossings with the United States. The protests followed the end of vaccine mandate exemptions for cross-border truckers, which had been in place to mitigate 2021 supply chain crisis, supply chain disruptions. Approximately 85% of Canadian truck drivers serving cross-border routes were vaccinated, but the new restrictions potentially affected ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
