News Items tag as: Federal election 2015

Millions of dollars in federal campaign spending to come out of taxpayers' pockets
February 23, 2016 - 9:00 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Costs add up quickly for election campaigns, but what you might not have known is that taxpayers are on the hook for millions of dollars in reimbursements.
Fuhr outspent Cannan by nearly $50,000 in 2015 election
February 23, 2016 - 5:00 PM

KELOWNA - It cost Kelowna-Lake Country’s Liberal member of Parliament Stephen Fuhr almost twice as much money to beat his Conservative opponent in last year’s general election.
Kamloops MP spent $175,000 to be re-elected
February 23, 2016 - 2:45 PM

KAMLOOPS - The numbers are in and our local member of Parliament spent nearly $175,000 in her bid to represent the Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo riding.
Campaign expenses revealed for newly elected North Okanagan-Shuswap MP
February 19, 2016 - 2:30 PM

VERNON - North Okanagan-Shuswap MP Mel Arnold’s win in the October 2015 election was helped along by over $100,000 in election expenses.
2015 TOP STORIES: Politics divided our ridings like never before as Liberals take office
January 02, 2016 - 9:00 PM

THOMSON-OKANAGAN - Big changes in the political map across Canada translated this year into upheaval for local politicians.
Cannan packs up old life, ponders future after election defeat
October 27, 2015 - 8:30 AM

CENTRAL OKANAGAN - Sitting amid the boxes and bags in his half-packed up office, former member of Parliament Ron Cannan can’t resist a joke.
JONESIE: How Kelowna-Lake Country went from Conservative blue to Liberal red
October 24, 2015 - 9:00 AM

To understand how a traditionally right-wing riding like Kelowna-Lake Country turned from Conservative blue to Liberal red this week, you cannot ignore the issues imposed on the riding from afar.
Kamloops sees red in student vote
October 21, 2015 - 9:00 PM

KAMLOOPS - If students in the Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo riding had their way, Liberal candidate Steve Powrie would be our member of Parliament.
Embarrassed by your own bad behaviour during election campaign? It's time to make amends
October 21, 2015 - 8:00 PM

OR NOT
ELECTION 2015: What having an opposition MP means for Kamloops
October 21, 2015 - 3:30 PM

KAMLOOPS - The results of this week’s election was a split between three parties in the Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo riding and now for the first time in seven years, it will have an opposition member of Parliament in Ottawa.
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