Close X
Monday, September 23, 2024
ADVT 
National

PM Harper Only Leader On Election Trail Today, Promises Service Club Tax Credit

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 23 Aug, 2015 12:31 PM
  • PM Harper Only Leader On Election Trail Today, Promises Service Club Tax Credit
OTTAWA — Stephen Harper is kicking off a quiet day on the federal election campaign trail by promising tax relief for service club members.
 
Harper says members of organizations such the Kiwanis, Lions and Royal Canadian Legion can claim a tax break for their membership fees if the Conservatives are re-elected.
 
The Conservative leader was speaking in the town of Rockland, in eastern Ontario, and was the only leader of the main parties expected to hold a public event on Sunday.
 
NDP Leader Tom Mulcair and Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau had no campaign events planned.
 
Harper once again declined to comment on the revelations coming from the Mike Duffy trial, reiterating that he wouldn't comment on an ongoing court proceeding.
 
Harper has been dogged by the Duffy trial, which resumes Monday in Ottawa and continues for one more week before adjourning until November — after the Oct. 19 election.

MORE National ARTICLES

'A Sour Result' As Canadian Economy Shrank In May, Fifth Consecutive Monthly Decline

'A Sour Result' As Canadian Economy Shrank In May, Fifth Consecutive Monthly Decline
OTTAWA — The Canadian economy contracted in May, the fifth consecutive monthly decrease, increasing the possibility the country slipped into a recession in the first half of the year.

'A Sour Result' As Canadian Economy Shrank In May, Fifth Consecutive Monthly Decline

B.C. Among Few Provinces Without Transgender Protections In Human Rights Code

B.C. Among Few Provinces Without Transgender Protections In Human Rights Code
VANCOUVER — When rainbow flags and noisy revellers fill Vancouver's Davie Street for the city's annual Pride Parade on Sunday, there's one political leader who will be conspicuously absent: Premier Christy Clark.

B.C. Among Few Provinces Without Transgender Protections In Human Rights Code

Crack Military Markswoman Sgt. Tatyana Danylyshyn Takes Top Honours At International Shooting Event

Crack Military Markswoman Sgt. Tatyana Danylyshyn Takes Top Honours At International Shooting Event
VANCOUVER — A Canadian Army reservist from Vancouver Island didn't miss as she put first place in the cross hairs at an international shooting competition in England.

Crack Military Markswoman Sgt. Tatyana Danylyshyn Takes Top Honours At International Shooting Event

WHO-Led Study Shows Canadian-Made Ebola Vaccine Protects Against Dreaded Disease

A new study reported Friday that a vaccine designed by scientists working at Canada's National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg induces a quick and highly protective response against the virus.

WHO-Led Study Shows Canadian-Made Ebola Vaccine Protects Against Dreaded Disease

Canada's Frustrating Dairy Hardball Could Slow Trans-Pacific Partnership Talks: New Zealand Envoy

Canada's Frustrating Dairy Hardball Could Slow Trans-Pacific Partnership Talks: New Zealand Envoy
Other parties around the bargaining table are growing exasperated with Canada for stonewalling their demands to pry open its dairy market as part of a major global free-trade deal.

Canada's Frustrating Dairy Hardball Could Slow Trans-Pacific Partnership Talks: New Zealand Envoy

Canada Will Stick With NATO Assurance Mission Until Next June: Harper

Canada Will Stick With NATO Assurance Mission Until Next June: Harper
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Stephen Harper says Canada will extend its participation in NATO efforts to support security in central and eastern Europe until June 2016.

Canada Will Stick With NATO Assurance Mission Until Next June: Harper