Conservatives eye government role in pivotal riding battle
Prince George-Peace River voters hear PC candidate Charles Lugosi stress nationwide momentum for Conservatives could form opposition or govern. He cites polls showing rising Conservative support and calls for strong Western turnout to reclaim seats from Reform. Reform rival Jay Hill questions outlook amid Ontario gains.
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Rick Davison
Prince George
Peace River
Charles Lugosi
Southam News
Angus Reid
CTV
New Democrats
Liberals
Reform Party
Bloc Quebecois
Lugosi
Reform
Western Canada
Progressive Conservative
P.C
Jay Hill
Cariboo
Conservatives
Canada
Ontario
Hill
NDP hopeful touts agenda to reshape taxes and reform system
Sterling News Service reports Prince George Peace River candidate Alex Michalos of the NDP criticizing two decades of Liberal and Tory rule as damaging to Canada’s welfare state. He proposes a tax system based on ability to pay, scrapping the GST, more tax brackets for high earners, a minimum corporate tax, Bank of Canada control of debt, tighter bank regulation, 50/50 cost sharing for medical and education transfers, proportional representation, and campaign contribution caps. He cites widening inequality and calls for reforms to electoral funding and financial policy.
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Jeremy Hainsworth
Sterling News
Dawson Creek
New Democratic Party
Prince George- Peace River
Alex Michalos
Richard Nixon
Ronald Reagan
George Bush
Margaret Thatcher
University of Northern B.C
Canada
Michalos
New Democrat
NDP
Bank of Canada
Liberal candidate calls for innovative crime solutions
Liberal candidate Barb Shirley says the next government must tackle crime with innovative approaches. She criticizes retribution and urges rehabilitation for young offenders, supports community prevention programs, and would follow constituents on the death penalty if requested.
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Rick Davison
Barb Shirley
Shirley
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