Federal Election 2025

Fraser Tolmie is seeking re-election as the Conservative Party of Canada candidate for the Moose Jaw – Lake Centre – Lanigan riding. 

Affordability/cost-of-living 

Well, we want to ensure that the carbon tax as a law is removed. Right now it's not. It's been reduced to zero after almost two years of, well, actually more than two years of us pounding on the door of the Liberal and NDP government to have it abolished.  

What would it take to run in the federal election?

That was one of the questions Julie Barker, a mom from Nanton, needed to answer for her son.

"It started with a question from my 10-year-old son, and he had some questions I didn't have all the answers for, so I said, 'Well, let's go to your computer. Let's look up Elections Canada and start looking for some answers."

After looking at the page, which Barker found very easy to navigate, she says her son just asked her point blank if she could be the M.P.

The date of the 2025 Canadian Federal Election is approaching fast on Monday, April 28, and Discover Moose Jaw News is doing its best to bring you information on your candidates, parties, and platforms so you can make an informed vote.   

Chey Craik is the People’s Party of Canada candidate for the Moose Jaw – Lake Centre – Lanigan riding. 

The Morden Chamber of Commerce and Winkler and District Chamber of Commerce hosted a Federal Election Forum Wednesday night at the Morden Activity Centre.

All five Portage-Lisgar candidates were invited, with Conservative Branden Leslie, Liberal Robert Kreis and People's Party of Canada candidate Kevin Larson participating. Also on the ballot are the Green Party's Janine Gibson and the NDP's Lisa Tessier, both of whom who did not participate in last night's event.

Some of the topics and questions asked by those in the crowd included:

If you need need help to get to a polling station on election day, April 28, you can access free transportation services provided by the Portage Community Revitalization Committee (PCRC). It aims to boost voter turnout by removing barriers for those unable to travel independently.

Mari Kozar, executive director of PCRC, emphasizes the organization’s commitment to civic engagement. "We always want to encourage voting and get people involved in elections," she says. "Hearing about candidates and platforms ensures voters make informed decisions."

Advance voter turnout across Canada rose significantly ahead of the country's 45th general election, with Alberta seeing one of the strongest increases nationally.

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The federal NDP candidate for Battlefords–Lloydminster–Meadow Lake is running on a platform focused on healthcare access, affordable housing, and tackling the rising cost of living — issues he says are top of mind for voters across the region.

The date of the 2025 Canadian Federal Election is approaching fast on Monday, April 28, and Discover Moose Jaw News is doing its best to bring you information on your candidates, parties, and platforms so you can make an informed vote.  

Fraser Tolmie is seeking re-election as the Conservative Party of Canada candidate for the Moose Jaw – Lake Centre – Lanigan riding. 

If advance voting was any indication, it seems there is a lot more interest than usual in next week's federal election. 

Marie-France Kenny is Regional Media Advisor for Elections Canada. She says 7.3 million electors voted by advance voting nationwide. This represents an increase of 26 per cent compared to the last general election in 2021. 

Pierre Poilievre is defending the Conservative campaign platform's heavy reliance on economic growth in a period of deep uncertainty, while the NDP and Liberals spar over cost-cutting.

The Conservative leader was campaigning in Hamilton, Ont., on Wednesday, with just days to go before the federal vote on Monday and a day after he released the party's costed campaign platform.