Federal election

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh stops for selfies at UVic

Ahead of the Federal Election on Monday, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh made a quick campaign stop at UVic on Friday afternoon before heading to a rally at the Dave Dunnet…

2019 Federal election streeter

Days before the Federal Election, the Martlet ventured across campus to gauge student’s perceptions and opinions on the issues facing our country in this crucial election.
Letter to the editor

LETTER | “Deep disappointment” in NDP candidate Laurel Collins

I’m writing to express my deep disappointment in the federal NDP campaign of Victoria City Councillor Laurel Collins. I was part of the Together Victoria movement that elected Laurel last…

100 Debates on the Environment event in Victoria draws large crowd

The 100 Debates on the Environment event filled the pews of the First Metropolitan United Church on October 3. Concerned voters listened as four local candidates took to the stage…

Candidates clash at all-candidates forum in Vertigo Lounge

With the federal election kicking into high gear, the UVSS, the Martlet, Elect Her, the Political Science Course Union, and the Get Out The Vote campaign partnered to host an…

EDITORIAL | Don’t let your ballot go unchecked

With 338 seats in the House of Commons, voting for just one may seem like a meaningless task. But this election is the closest, tightest Canadian federal election in the…

Your UVSS Board of Directors Oct. 7 Tweetcap

On the same night Canada’s federal party leaders squared off for two hours in a televised debate, the UVSS Board of Directors met in a much less feisty affair for…

A guide to the 2019 federal election

Canadians will head to the polls on October 21 to decide who they want as the next federal government. We have compiled a brief overview of the main political parties…

EDITORIAL | A climate strike isn’t a campaign event

Despite nearly all of the federal party leaders attended Global Climate Strikes across Canada, none of them have proposed policies that would meet these demands. However, all of these candidates…

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