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The Twenty-Fourth Amendment: Ending Poll Taxes in Voting
This video explores the Twenty-Fourth Amendment, ratified in 1964, which abolished poll taxes as a requirement for voting in federal elections. Learn how this amendment was a key victory of the Civil Rights movement, aimed at removing...
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Trudeau challenged on B.C.’s Fairy Creek logging by First Nations protesters
Dozens of Indigenous protesters gathered outside Justin Trudeau's hotel in Vancouver in one of multiple protests held this week against old-growth logging in the Fairy Creek area on southern Vancouver Island.
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Party leaders clash over mandatory vaccines in 1st French-language debate
The federal leaders sparred over vaccines, health care and guns on Thursday in the first French-language debate. The four party leaders fiercely competed for votes in Quebec, a province that could very well decide who is Canada's next...
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What matters to voters in the riding of Cloverdale-Langley City?
We've been visiting key ridings in the Lower Mainland in the lead up to the federal election. For our last stop in the series, we visit B.C.'s rodeo capital — the federal riding of Cloverdale-Langley City — where CBC’s Stephen Quinn set...
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Young Canadians weigh in on upcoming federal election
Canadian voters Kaneera Uthayakumaran and Harman Banga say what matters most to them this federal election.
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Poilievre answers fewer questions than other leaders, analysis finds
A Radio-Canada analysis finds that Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre answers fewer media questions than the other party leaders.
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Why is Poilievre's pledge to invoke notwithstanding clause significant? | Hanomansing Tonight
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he'll use notwithstanding clause to ensure multiple-murderers die in prison. Peter Sankoff, lead council at Sankoff Criminal Law, weighs in.
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How Canada’s political parties want to address housing
As housing continues to dominate the federal election, the three major parties have unveiled their plans to tackle the issue. Alex Hemingway, a senior economist at the B.C. Society for Policy Solutions, and Tom Davidoff, a UBC associate...
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Unifor rep says economic turmoil, trade war are workers' top election issues
One of the top issues across the board this election is the threat to Canada's economy from the U.S. Unifor is Canada's largest private sector union. Unifor western regional director Gavin McGarrigle said tariff impacts and keeping jobs...
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Poilievre’s business plans gain Conservatives another endorsement
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is the first federal party leader to campaign in the Lower Mainland. Poilievre announced plans to increase the Tax Free Savings Account limit by an extra $5,000 a year for investments into Canadian...
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NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh announces affordable housing for 1st time home buyers
This week federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh was in B.C., a province that is home to half of the seats the party currently holds.CBC's Parliamentary Bureau reporter Janyce McGregor is following the NDP leader across B.C.As she reports,...
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Who might be the ‘winner’ of the upcoming federal leaders' debates?
Chief political correspondent Rosemary Barton is joined by this week’s election panel — former Liberal cabinet minister Arif Virani, former Conservative cabinet minister James Moore and former NDP MP Kennedy Stewart — to talk about how...
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Battleground N.L.: Political insiders panel on which federal races could be closest
There are seven federal seats up for grabs in Newfoundland and Labrador, and some of the races could be real squeakers. For a preview, we assembled a panel of political insiders: Amanda Will from the NDP, Scott Simms from the Liberals,...
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Earth Day Climate Panel: How do federal party policies compare?
This year, Earth Day falls at the tail end of an election cycle where climate change has not been a priority. For more on where climate change stands in this election and on where the federal Green Party and NDP stand in all this, we...
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New Liberal leader needs to prioritize 'bottom-up democracy,' says Ekrsine-Smith
Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Nate Erskine-Smith discusses the liberal leadership race rules, what he wants to see from a candidate and what his priorities are on his housing file.
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Joly won't run for Liberal leadership at 'crucial time' for Canada-U.S. relations
Chief political correspondent Rosemary Barton speaks with Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly about her upcoming trip to Washington, and her decision not to run for Liberal leadership in her party's race to replace Justin Trudeau.
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Liberals ‘rightly clamped down’ on leadership race voter rules, professor says | Canada Tonight
The Liberal party is limiting voters in its leadership race to Canadian citizens or permanent residents to stave off foreign interference. Alex Marland, a political science professor at Acadia University, says the change should’ve come...
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Christy Clark says she ‘misspoke,’ acknowledges support for Charest
In a CBC News interview on The House with Catherine Cullen, former B.C. premier Christy Clark denied that she was previously a member of the Conservative Party, despite past comments where she said otherwise. In a post on X on Friday...
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Do the Liberals have a good contender to take on Poilievre? | Canada Tonight
Political strategist Warren Kinsella outlines some of the potential contenders for the Liberal who could challenge Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre in the next election. He says former B.C. premier Christy Clark and MP Chrystia...
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How Trump has shaken up the Canadian political landscape after only 1 month
Chief political correspondent Rosemary Barton and political insiders break down how Donald Trump is changing Canada’s political landscape, from tariffs and annexation threats to the Conservative Party’s pivot to a “Canada First” policy.
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Scholz's SPD party narrowly survive regional election as coalition partners struggle
After the state election for Brandenburg concluded this weekend, both the Social Democrats and far-right Alternative for Germany emerged as biggest winners. The liberal Free Democratic Party, part of Germany's ruling coalition, was left...
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Are provincial elections prepared for possible foreign meddling?
Elections are coming up in Saskatchewan, New Brunswick and B.C., with foreign interference posing a major threat. Canada’s spy agency has repeatedly warned about this risk, but provinces may not be prepared.