SUNDAY RECAP: Liberal leader tight-lipped on fate of controversial candidate Chiang
Follow the Toronto Sun’s live coverage of Canada’s 45th general election, with contributions from Brian Lilley, Bryan Passifiume, Lorrie Goldstein and columnists Joe Warmington and Warren Kinsella, as well as contributions from the Sun’s editors and reporters covering the election ahead of the April 28 vote. Plus, you can find all of our election coverage here. The NDP has joined the Conservative Party in denouncing controversial comments made by a Liberal candidate, Brian Lilley writes. Meanwhile, Liberal Leader Mark Carney appeared to be hiding from the media on Sunday, the second day he didn’t take questions after a story about one of his former MPs and current candidate broke late Friday. “To everyone here, you can claim the $1-million bounty if you bring him to Toronto’s Chinese Consulate,” Chiang said. With threats directed at this country by the U.S. government, it’s understandable that the issues of tariffs and Canada’s sovereignty have dominated the campaign trail, our editorial department writes. Health Canada’s website claims safer supply, among other things, lowers the rate of overdose, reduces the use of fentanyl and other “street-acquired substances” and reduces hospital admissions and emergency room visits. Health Canada claims that safer supply also reduces criminal activity, improves housing and boosts “health and social well-being.” Recent media reports suggest there’s growing concern in Conservative circles about Poilievre’s campaign messaging, with some Conservatives calling on him to speak out more forcefully against Trump’s agenda now that most polls show him trailing Mark Carney’s Liberals. Pierre Poilievre has injected drug policy into the federal election campaign. Last December, the Ontario government passed the Community Care and Recovery Act that banned drug consumption sites within 200 metres of schools and daycares. The ban was supposed to see 10 sites close, with nine of them converted to treatment and recovery centres dedicated to helping addicts kick their habits instead of just managing them. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is promising to scrap capital gains taxes if the proceeds from an asset sale are reinvested in Canada. The proposed break would apply to reinvestments from July 2025 to the end of 2026. But the Conservatives said there’s a chance they would make the tax change permanent. POILIEVRE CLAIMS CARNEY HAS NEVER PUT CANADA FIRST Pierre Poilievre says Liberal leader Mark Carney has never put Canada first, believing the prime minister won’t protect the country against “foreign hostility.”
