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Week 1 Recap… Le français suivra la semaine prochaine
On Sunday, August 2 Governor
General Johnston dissolved parliamentat the request of Prime
Minister Harper.
The 41st Parliament concluded andCanada was thrust into a 78
daycampaign, much of which will be
fought over the summer months. It isthe longest campaign in
modern
history and certainly has the potentialto be close.
The election was called early to allow
the Conservatives to use theirsignificant financial advantage
over
the NDP and Liberals who have smaller“war chests”. The long
campaign will
force the opposition parties to depleteresources early and
limits the ability of
third party advertising who had startedcampaigns pre-writ. Third
party
advertisers are heavily regulatedduring a campaign.
Advocacygroups such as Engage Canada and
the Conservative PAC are essentially
silenced by the Elections Act.
Notably, there was a national Leader’s
debate on Thursday August 6 hostedby Maclean’s
Magazine. All of the
leaders did very well and there was noclear winner. Elizabeth
May was
strong in the debate challenging boththe Prime Minister and the
OppositionLeader on policy. The Prime Minister
defended attacks from all sides. TomMulcair discussed his
position on
energy projects and pipelines which has bee
hotly debated in the media since his appearHis focus on the
environment and the chang
Conservatives made to the environmental reprocess for major
projects will make the dialointeresting over the next number of
months. M
Mulcair was hesitant to outright support pipeprojects in any
part of Canada. The Conserv
and Liberal leaders were more positive on theprojects on the
whole.
The Leader’s debate illustrated energy and
economic development will certainly make tcampaign relevant for
the affiliates of the CB
and the membership at large. None of the foparty leaders were
able to articulate a coheobs or economic growth plan. The NDP
cleaindicated they would raise the federal minim
wage to $15.00 per hour (although this only ato a small
percentage of workers in Canada
NDP also indicated they would raise corporataxes (although the
amount was unclear). ThPrime Minister championed his record on
sign
trade deals with nearly 40 new countries and
creation numbers since the recession of 2008
Liberal leader called for cooperation betweeFederal Government
and Provincial Premiersbetter economic union in Canada.
Later this week, CBTU will be sending out anoFederal Election
Voting Intention Poll to gaug
support for the various parties and issues presin the Campaign
2015. Please send widely tlocals and councils and rank and file
membe
Click here for a transcript of the Maclean’s Leader’s debate
fr
Thursday August 6, 2015.
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