Minister of Foreign Affairs handily wins riding By Khyrsten Mieras Chrystia Freeland will continue her work representing University-Rosedale as a member of parliament following the federal election on Oct. 21. The Liberal candidate won her seat for the downtown Toronto riding with 51 per cent of the vote and 28,088 ballots, slightly more than during […]

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Conservative candidate absent for climate-dominated debate By Ahmed Hagar Every candidate but the Conservative party’s Helen-Claire Tingling running to represent the constituents of the University-Rosedale riding made it to the planned all-candidates forum on October 7. The climate crisis dominated the conversation and all present agreed that implementing policy to combat it was critical, but […]

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READ MORE ON THE 2019 FEDERAL ELECTION: NEWS: Candidates face-off (Oct. 2019) FOCUS: Federal election candidates queried (Oct. 2019) FORUM: Vajda makes the NDP case (Oct. 2019) GREENINGS: Another election, another round of disappointing platforms(Oct. 2019) FORUM: Hold Conservative MPPs to account (Sept. 2019) FORUM: “If you work hard, you should be able to buy a home” (Sept. 2019) FORUM: Tim Grant wants […]

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Gleaner asks hopefuls 5 key questions Questions compiled by the Gleaner editorial board. Answers are edited for length and clarity. Election date is October 21, 2019. For more information on voting, please visit elections.ca.  The United Nations and the Parliament of Canada have declared that we are in a climate emergency and a tipping point […]

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Community lawyer pushes planks of housing, climate crisis By Melissa Jean-Baptiste Vajda University-Rosedale is a vibrant, diverse community. Over the past few years, I’ve had the pleasure of advocating for University-Rosedale residents through my work as a community lawyer at Kensington-Bellwoods Legal Community Services. Now, I want to stand up for Uni-versity-Rosedale in Ottawa, as your […]

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