Canada
Poilievre wants to scrap GST on new houses sold for under $1M
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said on Monday that as prime minister, he would axe the GST/HST on new build houses that are sold for less than $1 million.
Poilievre’s new housing plan isn’t flawless—but it’s close
Mike Moffatt: Pierre Poilievre’s proposal to eliminate the GST for newly constructed homes selling for under $1 million is the boldest middle-class housing proposal released to date from any federal political party.
Hajdu won’t say if non-Indigenous companies should pay back Indigenous contracts
Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu repeatedly dodged questions on Monday over non-Indigenous companies accessing federal contracts meant for First Nations, Inuit and Métis.
Monthly food bank use in Canada soars to record 2 million: report
Food Banks Canada CEO Kirstin Beardsley says food banks are being pushed to 'the brink' and low-income Canadians need help immediately.
Jansen back for third crack at Cloverdale-Langley City
The BC riding of Cloverdale--Langley City first came into existence at the 2015 general election and its first MP was Liberal John Aldag. in 2017, though, Aldag was beaten in a close race by Conservative Tamara Jansen. Aldag came back, though, in 2019, and took it back in another close race.
Now, Jansen is back again -- and this time, it won't be close: I have the CPC picking this up in a walk if an election were held today by 28 points.
She won't be running again against Aldag, though. Aldag resigned the MP's post earlier this year to run for the BC NDP in the same area but was defeated by the BC Conservative candidate.
As for Jansen, she is definitely among the evangelical Christian Conservative caucus and, like many evangelical Conservatives, she endorsed Leslyn Lewis in the leadership race that elected Poilievre. -DA
The Provinces
Scott Moe’s Saskatchewan Party projected to form majority government
For the last 17 years, the Saskatchewan Party has held a majority government, but the Saskatchewan NDP gained momentum this campaign. Look at Sask Party 'parties' on election night, you'd have thought they lost while people at the NDP 'parties' we had reporters at were much better attended and everyone was in a good mood. And yet, though they have a reduced majority, the Sask Party won a historic fifth majority in a row. No one has done that in this province since Tommy Douglas won five between 1944 and 1960.
BC NDP expected to form slim majority government in 2024 election
Following the counting of mail-in and absentee ballots, the NDP has received the most votes in Surrey-Guildford, flipping the result from election night. And that's the ballgame. Eby has his majority.
John Rustad joins chorus rebutting attacks on Elections BC
Vaughn Palmer: Conservative MLA-elects and scrutineers among those defending elections agency from conspiracy theorists
Liberals put focus on accountability as N.S. parties begin first full day of campaign
Nova Scotia’s Liberal leader took direct aim at his Progressive Conservative opponent Monday, saying the Liberals want to bring accountability to government if elected Nov. 26.
New Brunswick Progressive Conservatives announce interim leader after election defeat
The party announced today that Glen Savoie will take on the role after Blaine Higgs led his party to a decisive defeat in last week's election. Savoie is the member of the legislature for Saint John East and has been the house leader and has held the environment and local government portfolios. And Glen, who is one of the few (only maybe?) bilingual PC MLA, pronounces his last name the English way: Sa-VOY, not Sav-WAH
Elsewhere
Zelenskyy: Russia lost 650 thousand killed and wounded in war
The Ukrainian military reports eliminating 1,680 Russian forces in a single day as total Russian losses surpass 690,000 personnel since the war began, according to Ukrainian president
Lithuania leftist opposition win election, eyes coalition
Official government data showed the center-left grouping leading with 52 seats in the 141-member assembly, after 99% of the vote was counted
Uzbek Ruling Party Cruises To Parliamentary Victory With No Opposition
Uzbekistan’s ruling party loyal to President Shavkat Mirziyoev was headed to an easy victory in the country’s parliamentary elections, according to preliminary results released by electoral authorities on October 27.
Media
Google gets CRTC exemption from online news act
Google proposed a $100 million annual payment to news publishers, rather than be subject to the act, while Facebook parent company Meta pulled all news from its websites to avoid having to make any payments under the legislation.
TVO's Steve Paikin will host federal leaders' English-language election debate
While a TVO broadcaster will be fronting the debate, the Leaders' Debates Commission has picked CBC to produce, promote and distribute the English debate. Radio-Canada will do the same for the French-language debate, which will be moderated by one of that network's main anchors, Patrice Roy.
Postmedia reporters Gordon Hoekstra, Lori Culbert win Webster Awards
Hoekstra won in the category of Best News Reporting of the Year (Print/Digital) for his story on the B.C. trucking industry and why there have been several truck strikes on overpasses and bridges since 2021. Culbert won in the category of Excellence in Investigative & Enterprise Journalism for her stories on the overdose death of University of Victoria student Sidney McIntyre-Starko in a dorm.
Science and tech
Congress Calls for Tougher China Sanctions to Thwart Huawei
Huawei's illicit network of 'sister companies' are helping it circumvent restrictions and compromise US national security, two Congress members argue.
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