Nathalie Des Rosiers, Ottawa-area Liberal MPP, set to resign seat at Queen’s Park
In a press release issued Thursday evening, Massey College announced Des Rosiers was elected to the position of principal. Continue reading
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Ottawa-Vanier, Ottawa South among federal ridings with highest child poverty rates
Two federal ridings in Ottawa are among the top 30 ridings in the country with the highest child poverty rates, according to a report released Monday by anti-poverty advocacy organization Campaign 2000. Continue reading
Ottawa-area voters urged to check polling place after some given false information: Elections Ontario
A spokeswoman for the province’s electoral agency says some voters in the Ottawa-Vanier riding received information on where they should go to vote, “and the information may be incorrect.” Continue reading
On election day eve, Ottawa Liberal candidates claim a vote for NDP is ‘a vote for Doug Ford’
Liberal candidates are pushing out flyers, signs and internal polls urging residents to vote for them to prevent PC Leader Doug Ford from sealing a majority government. Continue reading
Ontario election 2018: Ottawa-Vanier riding
Voters in Ottawa-Vanier re-elected Nathalie Des Rosiers of the Liberal party as their MPP in the 2018 Ontario election. Continue reading
Voters stick to the script as Tories, Liberals retain seats in byelections
The Conservatives easily retained a pair of seats in Alberta but things were a little tighter on the east coast as the Liberals held onto three seats in Quebec and Ontario. Continue reading
Trudeau calls five byelections for April 3, including former PM Harper’s old riding
Byelections will be held on April 3 to fill five vacant seats in the House of Commons, including the one formerly held by Stephen Harper. Continue reading
Justin Trudeau sets byelection for Ottawa-Vanier for April 3
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has set the date for a byelection in an Ottawa riding left vacant by the death of Mauril Belanger. Continue reading
Ontario Progressive Conservatives raised $12.6M in 2016, twice the amount of Liberals
A loophole in Ontario’s campaign finance legislation, now closed, enabled the Progressive Conservatives to fundraise $12.6 million last year – nearly double what the governing Liberals collected. Continue reading
Sam Oosterhoff becomes Ontario’s youngest ever MPP, Liberal Nathalie Des Rosier wins in Ottawa-Vanier
The Progressive Conservatives have held the riding of Niagara West-Glanbrook in one of two byelections tonight, electing a 19-year-old student as the youngest ever member of the Ontario legislature. Continue reading