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NOTEBOOK: Dog park signage, voter turn-out, 6279 Fernbank
DOG PARK SIGNAGE Earlier this year we published a map of off-leash dog parks in Stittsville, using data pulled from the City of Ottawa’s web site. Recently, a reader pointed out that signage in…
COYNE: Statement on election results
Deborah Coyne released the following statement on the results of the election in Carleton: “I want to sincerely congratulate Pierre Poilievre and his team on his election as the Member…
LIVE: Election news and results for Carleton
Looking for Ontario election 2018 results? Click here. We’ll be updating this page throughout the night with Stittsville and Carleton riding election news. As of 1:14am Party Candidate Votes Percentof…
Where you can celebrate (or commiserate) with the candidates on election night
For all you political party crashers out there, here’s where the candidates and their supporters are planning to spend election night: Deborah Coyne is attending a private function with volunteers and supporters…
Advance vote in Carleton was second highest in Canada, says Global analysis
Nearly a quarter of Carleton residents, or 24.19% voted in advance polls, according to an analysis by Global News. That’s the second-highest in the country. To come up with the…
COMMENT: Anything can happen on election day
(Photo by Barry Gray.) I had a coffee the other day with one of Carleton’s federal election candidates and I asked him what he’d learned during the course of the campaign.…
COMMENTS OF THE WEEK: Quitters, Black’s Farm, Mrs. Faux, more
Every week we get lots of comments from our readers on our web site, via email, and social media. Here’s a sample of what we heard this week. Add your thoughts…
No point to voting strategically in Carleton, says Green candidate
UPDATE (Oct 17): While the Green Party thinks it’s futile to vote strategically, the Liberals want to convince you that’s not the case. Here’s an ad posted to Twitter on…
WATCH: Carleton candidate debate on Rogers TV
Rogers TV’s all-candidate debate for the riding of Carleton, recorded on September 29, 2015. Candidates participating are Deborah Coyne, Kc Larocque, Pierre Poilievre and Chris Rodgers.
Sacred Heart students meet the candidates ahead of vote
(EDITOR’S NOTE: Carleton’s four federal election candidates visited Sacred Heart High School on Wednesday to present their platform and answer questions from students. Grade 12 student Connor Boudreau was there…
LETTER: Advance polling delays are an affront to democracy
We heard a few reports from residents today about long lines at advance polling stations in Ottawa. Here’s a letter from a reader who says she waited in line about…
Damage to Conservative candidate’s signs
Several of Conservative candidate Pierre Poilievre’s signs were damaged along Stittsville Main Street on Saturday night. It is an offence to remove or damage official election signs. People found damaging or…
Liberal gets endorsements from former NDP, Green candidates
Carleton Liberal candidate Chris Rodgers has received campaign endorsements from two former Nepean-Carleton candidates. In a press release earlier this week, Rodgers’ team announced that former NDP candidate Phil Brown…
CANDIDATE Q&A: Pierre Poilievre (Conservative Party)
EDITOR’S NOTE: We’ve been publishing short Q&A’s with each candidate. We want to give our readers some background about each person and what motivates them to run for office. In our final Q&A,…
Residents grill candidates on wide range of issues at debate
Close to 200 people packed a hot Stittsville United Church sanctuary on Monday night, and peppered Carleton candidates with a wide range of questions from terrorism to income splitting. The…