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Thornhill Grits name hopeful
The new federal Thornhill Liberal nominee says the ruling Conservatives talk a good game but the time for talk is over. Karen Mock, an educational psychologist and consultant with a history of dealing with issues of human rights, hate crime and diversity, replaces former MP Susan Kadis heading into the next federal election. -
Parliamentary hopefuls face off over ‘poppycock’ in Thornhill
Allegations of political poppycock were bandied about as Thornhill’s four parliamentary hopefuls debated the federal issues last week. Liberal incumbent Susan Kadis, Conservative Peter Kent, Green Norbert Koehl and NDP Simon Strelchik took to St. Elizabeth Catholic High School’s stage to verbally spar over issues raised by students ahead of the Oct. 14 election. -
Anger flares during heated debate
The political ambitions of Vaughan Liberal incumbent Maurizio Bevilacqua and Conservative challenger Richard Lorello were the topic of much-heated debate Monday night. -
Where the contenders stand in Vaughan riding
With the federal election scheduled for Oct. 14, Vaughan Today caught up with Vaughan candidates from the Conservatives, Liberals and Greens to get their take on some of the issues facing voters. Here’s their take on our questions. -
Sparks fly over sign destruction
The battle for votes in the riding of Vaughan has claimed a number of Liberal incumbent Maurizio Bevilacqua’s election signs. -
Thornhill hopefuls head to school
Hoping to make political hay out of a stage trick, challenger Peter Shurman conjured up images of a "magic subway" and a "magic hospital" and then tried to convince 100 students at St. Elizabeth Catholic High School that it was all a figment of Mario Racco's imagination. -
McGuinty at Sorbara’s party: recalls his prediction of their positions 17 years ago
The same day that the Liberal Party of Ontario unveiled its campaign platform, the party's Vaughan riding association nominated its candidate. Greg Sorbara, incumbent MPP and finance minister under Premier Dalton McGuinty, accepted his nomination on Sept. 6 at a packed Montecassino Place Banquet Hall in Woodbridge.