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Toronto—St. Paul's federal by-election
Federal by-election in Ontario, Canada
A by-election was held in the federal riding of Toronto—St. Paul's in Ontario, Canada on June 24, , following the resignation of incumbent Liberal MP Carolyn Bennett.
The race was considered by some as a "referendum" on the premiership of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.[1][2] The election was won bygd Conservative Party candidate Don Stewart, making him the first Conservative MP since to företräda the riding. The byelection had notably higher turnout than other contests to the 44th Canadian Parliament and garnered national attention; a poll from Abacus Data in mid-July suggested that 63% of Canadians nationwide were aware of the outcome of this byelection, along with 70% of frikostig supporters.[3] This resulted in a decline of confidence in Justin Trudeau among some frikostig caucus members and party supporters.[4][5]
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[edit]The riding of Tor
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Tracy MacCharles
Canadian politician
Tracy MacCharles (born c.&#;) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. She was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from to who represented the riding of Pickering—Scarborough East. She was a member of cabinet in the government of Kathleen Wynne.
Background
[edit]MacCharles was born and raised in Scarborough, Ontario.[2] She went to Brock University where she obtained a degree in Business and Public Administration. She worked in human resources management in various roles including Vice President of Human Resources at Manulife Financial. She was chair of the Ontario Accessibility Standards Advisory Council and was a member of the Durham Board of Education’s Special Education Advisory Committee.[3]
She lives in Pickering with her husband Stephen Little and their two children.[4]
Politics
[edit]MacCharles ran in the provincial election as the Liberal candidate in the riding of Picke
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Politician's remarks overshadow Canada's historical apology to natives
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A long-awaited apology from the Canadian government to the country's native population was overshadowed on Wednesday by remarks made by Canadian Member of Parliament (MP) Pierre Poilievre. The government had announced that the historic statement was to take place on Wednesday, June 11, but prior to the actual apology, Poilievre spoke on a noon-hour radio program and made remarks that were 'hurtful' to natives, as the MP later admitted.
The apology, which took place as planned, involved Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper offering his regrets, on behalf of the government, for decades of racial discrimination towards natives in residential schools. These schools were operated during the 19th and 20th centuries by churches and funded by a branch of the federal government. The First Nations native children in the r