Volume 17 • No. 16 • August 16 - 31, 2021 Publication Mailing Account #41721512
Sanya Lopez
Manitoba Filipino Street Festival is a GO this year
12 10 Gabby Concepcion & Sharon Cuneta
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Canadians go to the polls September 20
Erin O’Toole Conservative Party
Jagmeet Singh New Democratic Party
Justin Trudeau Liberal Party
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited Governor General Mary Simon at Rideau Hall on Sunday morning, August 15, to formally ask her to dissolve Parliament and allow a federal election.
Canadians will go to the polls on Monday, September 20. At a news conference after the meeting, Trudeau faced questions about the risks of holding an election as Canada enters the
fourth wave of the pandemic. He responded, saying that Canadians need to choose how the country finishes the fight against COVID-19. See ELECTION p5