Will Tory leader Stephen Harper sweep to his coveted majority? Will the NDP break records or bomb? Who will win in Northumberland-Quinte West? It’s more dramatic than a soap opera. It’s more thrilling Fast and Furious movie. Continue Reading →
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Christianson visits constituents
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After a week of door knocking through the Trent Hills area, NDP candidate Russ Christianson hit the streets of Cobourg. Full story Northumberland Today Continue Reading →
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On the campaign trail
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Local riding candidates are spending the last week before the Monday, May 2 election canvassing through the riding and in particular, the east end. Full story Northumberland Today Continue Reading →
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High gas prices becoming an election issue, NDP says
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Steep increases at the pumps lately have made rising gas prices an election issue for Northumberland Quinte West New Democrat candidate Russ Christianson. Full story Northumberland Today Continue Reading →
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Incumbent Northumberland-Quinte West candidate gets personal
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Politics was always a part of his upbringing, but it wasn’t until he had a family of his own that political beliefs really struck home for incumbent Member of Parliament, Rick Norlock. For full story see Northumberland News Continue Reading →
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Christianson visits constituents
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COBOURG -After a week of door knocking through the Trent Hills area, NDP candidate Russ Christianson hit the streets of Cobourg. For full story see Northumberland Today Continue Reading →
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Rudd wants to continue advocacy for this riding
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NORTHUMBERLAND — First-time federal Liberal candidate Kim Rudd is new to the political spectrum, but she wants to continue to be an advocate in, and for, this riding. For full story see Northumberland Today Continue Reading →
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Canada’s social capital could be ripped away
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Voters in Northumberland County and across Canada may not realize what a watershed election is about to take place on May 2. And, it is rare when a choice is so clear and the sides so distinct. The results will not just set the path for the next four years or so, but for decades to come. The corporate state is on the verge of realizing its dream. The outcome would be a political system driven solely by ideology and deeply divisive. Continue Reading →
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Local issues must triumph over national campaign
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“In fact, the whole town and county is a hive of politics and people who have only witnessed gathering such as the House of Commons at Westminster and the Senate at Washington and never seen a Conservative Convention at Tecumseh Corners or a Liberal Rally at the Concession school house don’t know what politics means”
Stephen Leacock, Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town
With the federal election well underway, it is difficult not to get swept up on the national campaign, pitting Conservative leader Stephen Harper against Liberal Michael Ignatieff, NDP leader Jack Layton, Green Party leader Elizabeth May and Bloc Quebecois leader Gilles Duceppe. (more…) Continue Reading →
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Jobs top list of election priorities in Northumberland-Quinte West
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NORTHUMBERLAND – The four candidates in Northumberland-Quinte West agree on one thing: job creation is the number-one priority in the riding. Where they differ is how to make it happen. For full story see Northumberland News Continue Reading →