April 28, 2025, Halifax, Ns, Canada: Elections Canada signage is seen as voters arrive at a polling station on Election Day in Halifax on Monday, April 28, 2025.

Canadians head to the polls

Canada’s 2025 federal election day dawns amid renewed ’51st state’ rhetoric from Trump

Canadians, including Canadian farmers, are voting for their next federal government April 28, after an election campaign in which U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs and musings about annexing Canada became the central issue.

Canadians go to the polls

Canadians go to the polls

Trump renews ’51st state’ rhetoric as federal election approaches

Canadians are going to the polls on Monday after an election campaign in which U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs and musings about annexing Canada became the central issue. Alberta rancher Bob Lowe says the Canadian economy is his top concern.








Opinion: Election didn’t offer much for PM options

Opinion: Election didn’t offer much for PM options

It was an election of voting against, not voting for

As yet another federal election wound down as press time approached, it was discouraging to see so many Canadians once again disgruntled with their options – but I can’t blame them. Leading into this election, the governing Liberals had already spent much of the political capital they earned following their 2015 sweep to victory. Optimism

Marie-Claude Bibeau, Dave Epp, Yves Perron and Alistair MacGregor laid out their parties’ positions in an agriculture leaders’ debate on Sept. 9, 2021. (Video screengrab from Canadian Federation of Agriculture via YouTube)

Federal support for farmers focus of ag leaders’ debate

AgriStability, carbon levy exemptions, supply management among topics

An agricultural debate ahead of the federal election gave representatives from political parties an opportunity to pitch their ideas to producers, resulting in debate over how best to support farmers. Thursday evening’s debate, hosted by the Canadian Federation of Agriculture, had plenty of discussion about climate change and how best to support producers in a