Federal Election 2025

With the Federal election in full swing, Airdronians are seeing more and more election signs popping up across the city, with more to come.

Willow Czaban, a senior planner with the policy planning team at the city of Airdrie, explained that election signs are allowed to go up when the writ of election is dropped. According to Election Canada, the writ of election is a formal written order instructing the returning officer in each electoral district to hold an election to elect a member of Parliament.

Liberal Leader Mark Carney promised Monday to get the federal government back into the business of home building, while Pierre Poilievre's Conservatives pitched a national energy corridor to fast-track approval of key infrastructure.

The New Democrats rolled out their own national project — a promise to help retrofit 3.3 million homes and pay for it by cutting supports for big oil and gas companies. 

Kevin Larson is the People’s Party of Canada candidate in Portage‑Lisgar this federal election.

The nephew of former Reform Party MP, Deborah Grey, answered questions on tariffs, local infrastructure, immigration, and the influence his aunt has had on his political perspective.

Tariffs and trade

Q: “The top of a lot of folks’ minds is tariffs. What is your, and the People’s Party’s, stance right now in terms of where you stand on the whole tariff issue with the US?”

The federal election campaign is entering its second week.

As candidates put up signs, residents may be wondering where they can vote this time around.

Canada has a new electoral map for the 2025 election. Every ten years, an independent commission redraws Canada's districts to make sure each riding has close to 100,000 people.

Canada will add more seats to its next Parliament, increasing from 338 seats to 343.

In the Bow River riding, a few changes have been made.

With a federal election looming, Grain Growers of Canada (GGC) is launching Vote for Grain, a national campaign to engage grain farmers in the federal election and ensure their voices are heard.

A snap federal election is scheduled for Monday, April 28th. In an exclusive interview, Robert Kreis, the Liberal nominee for Portage‑Lisgar, discusses his plans to address local challenges and advance a vision for a stronger, more inclusive Canada.

Tariffs top-of-mind

Q: "With tariffs adding additional economic pressure, do you feel it's responsible to push for retaliatory tariffs, or do you think more diplomacy is necessary to avert a potential crisis?"

Blair Mahaffy has been announced as the Green Party candidate for Provencher in next month's federal election.

Mahaffy is a lifelong resident of southeastern Manitoba. Born in Winnipeg, he spent summers in the Whiteshell, raised a family in Lorette, and now lives at West Hawk Lake. As a software developer, Mahaffy works with small, independent retailers across Canada. He also does some work as a horseback riding trail guide. 

Affordability measures dominated the promises on the federal election trail on Saturday, with the NDP focused on capping the price of some food items and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre offering more tax writeoffs to some trades workers.

The first week of the federal election drew to a close with both Liberal Leader Mark Carney and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh paying a visit to the national capital.

Liberal Leader Mark Carney will be campaigning in Nepean today, the Ottawa riding where he is seeking election.

Carney, who has not yet served as an MP, is expected to meet with volunteers in the riding at 10 a.m.

Carney has faced questions about his decision to run in Nepean, which became vacant only after the Liberal party ousted MP Chandra Arya as its candidate three days before the election was called.

It has been nearly a week since Prime Minister Mark Carney called a snap federal election, scheduled for Monday, April 28th—a decision that has ignited one of the shortest campaigns in Canadian history. In an exclusive Q&A with Portage Online News, Kevin Larson, the People’s Party candidate for Portage‑Lisgar and nephew of former Reform Party MP Deborah Grey, answers questions on tariffs, local infrastructure, immigration, and more.