Election Fact Check 2015

Has this been the truthiest election in Canadian history? Just maybe.

Fact Check — Fri, 16 Oct 2015 17:22:20 +0000

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The final Fact Check: Measuring the truths and lies of the 2015 election

Fact Check — Thu, 15 Oct 2015 19:10:09 +0000

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It's the final Friday of the election campaign. Let's just call it fact-check Friday.

rabble.ca's election coverage has included a fact check post each day of the campaign to help you navigate the promises of each of the major promises. With 34 posts to choose from, we understand if it's difficult to keep track, so we've grouped them by topic here.

Fact check: Just how 'old boys club' is former Liberal campaign co-chair Dan Gagnier?

Fact Check — Thu, 15 Oct 2015 15:27:11 +0000

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The claim: NDP MP Charlie Angus accuses Justin Trudeau of backroom dealing after his campaign co-chair, Dan Gagnier, resigned over an email to TransCanada advising the oil company how best to lobby a Liberal government. Is this true?

Fact check: The Liberals' band-aid fix for student aid will help some students, not all

Fact Check — Wed, 14 Oct 2015 16:27:02 +0000

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The claim: The Liberals will help post-secondary education students by expanding student aid

Fact check: Canadians likely to lose more than they gain under TPP

Fact Check — Tue, 13 Oct 2015 15:46:56 +0000

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The claim: Conservative Trade Minister Ed Fast says the Trans-Pacific Partnership will net $3.5 billion of additional economic activity, far outweighing any potential losses in individual sectors. Is that true?

Fact check: The Liberals were not forced to support C-51. They just chose to.

Fact Check — Fri, 09 Oct 2015 15:39:22 +0000

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The Claim: Trudeau supporters online are arguing that the Liberals voted for C-51 because it was an omnibus bill and they had no choice. They say that the NDP is lying when it says they can repeal C-51 because, they can't, it was an omnibus bill.

Fact check: The TPP puts Big Pharma in the driver's seat of Canada's health system

Fact Check — Thu, 08 Oct 2015 16:00:30 +0000

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The claim: The NDP says the TPP "could mean dramatic increases in the price of life-saving medication." Is this true?

Fact check: If the TPP is good for the auto sector, why is Harper promising $1B to save it?

Fact Check — Wed, 07 Oct 2015 16:17:23 +0000

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The Claim: The Conservative Party says "We believe that [the TPP] offers enormous benefits for the automobile sector." Is this true?

Fact check: Can Canada bomb ISIS without hurting civilians? Jason Kenney thinks so.

Fact Check — Fri, 02 Oct 2015 14:44:46 +0000

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The claim: Liberal candidate Marwan Tabbara must apologize for accusing the Canadian Armed Forces of bombing Syrian children.

Fact check: Should Canada's dairy industry fear the Trans-Pacific Partnership?

Fact Check — Thu, 01 Oct 2015 15:03:18 +0000

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The claim: The dairy industry has nothing to worry about if Canada signs the Trans-Pacific Partnership.

Fact check: Stephen Harper's bald-faced lies about the CBC

Fact Check — Wed, 30 Sep 2015 14:54:50 +0000

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The claim: CBC/Radio-Canada is in trouble not because of cuts, but because their ratings are bad.

Fact check: Teasing out the bunk and the junk from the Munk debate

Fact Check — Tue, 29 Sep 2015 16:25:48 +0000

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Another week, another debate. This time, the Munk debate was filmed before a live studio audience. This allowed viewers to avoid having the three leaders stare deeply into their souls via the camera. It also provided a laugh track, demonstrating that the loudest among the group were Harper and Trudeau fans.

Fact check: Harper's 'human trafficking' plan will do nothing to curb violence against women

Fact Check — Mon, 28 Sep 2015 16:33:40 +0000

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The claim: the Conservatives will "stand up for victims" by fighting human trafficking

Fact check: Conservatives vow sanctions will punish human rights abusers abroad

Fact Check — Thu, 24 Sep 2015 15:16:40 +0000

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The claim: The Conservatives will fight human rights abusers through imposing more sanctions on countries.

Yesterday, Mohamed Fahmy was released from an Egyptian jail. Later the same day, the Conservatives announced their party's plan to place sanctions on countries that abuse human rights.

Fact check: Will Stephen Harper create 1.3 million jobs by 2020?

Fact Check — Wed, 23 Sep 2015 16:38:01 +0000

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The claim: A Conservative government would aim to create 1.3 million net new jobs by 2020. Is this likely?

First off, the promise is watered down with the word "aim." It begs the question: why not aim even higher? Two million jobs! FIVE MILLION JOBS! And so on.

Fact check: Liberal attacks against NDP child-care plan more rhetoric than truth

Fact Check — Tue, 22 Sep 2015 17:58:37 +0000

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The claim: The Liberals say the NDP's national child-care program will be impossible to implement. Is that true?

With Harper out in the stratosphere of the right wing, the Liberals and NDP are now vying to take the most votes among centrist voters. And nothing says "centrism" more than fighting an election campaign on something as fundamental as child care.

Fact check: Untangling the NDP and Bloc's pipeline wrangling in Quebec

Fact Check — Mon, 21 Sep 2015 15:38:50 +0000

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The claim: the Bloc Québécois says that Quebec progressives can't support the NDP because they support pipelines. Is this true?

Fact check: Stephen Harper tests voters' credulity in Globe economy debate

Fact Check — Fri, 18 Sep 2015 15:46:00 +0000

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The second leaders debate of the election aired last night. It was predictable and frankly, boring. Part of the predictability was that the leaders simply re-hashed the same talking points that have been repeated throughout the campaign period already. Despite how broad a topic like "the economy" should be, the three main party leaders did not stray from their very narrow interpretations of what the economy is.

Fact check: NDP plan will cost 'at least' 250,000 jobs, Conservatives warn

Fact Check — Thu, 17 Sep 2015 15:31:58 +0000

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The claim: The Conservatives say the NDP budget will cost Canadians "at least" 250,000 jobs: 100,000 from an increase in CPP contributions and 150,000 more from an increase to the corporate tax rate. Is this true?

Fact check: Harper claims new tax credit will help 'Canada's most vulnerable seniors'

Fact Check — Wed, 16 Sep 2015 15:08:41 +0000

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The claim: Stephen Harper says his new single seniors tax credit is an "affordable and fair commitment that targets Canada's most vulnerable seniors." Is this true?

Fact check: Harper says public sector workers shouldn't fear a Conservative victory

Fact Check — Tue, 15 Sep 2015 15:57:18 +0000

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Fact check: Is Conservative spin-doctor Lynton Crosby really the worst?

Fact Check — Mon, 14 Sep 2015 03:14:51 +0000

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Fact check: Harper's warning of refugee security threats is cynical fearmongering

Fact Check — Fri, 11 Sep 2015 14:58:24 +0000

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The claim: Stephen Harper says Syrian refugees are coming from a "terrorist warzone" and need to be screened properly in order to "[protect] Canadians from the security risk." Is this true?

Fact check: Can the NDP and Liberals meet Elizabeth May's requirements for co-operation?

Fact Check — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 14:43:34 +0000

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The claim: Green Pary Leader Elizabeth May says that she's willing to co-operate with the NDP and the Liberals. Could both parties meet her conditions for support?

Fact-checking Harper's 'savings' plan for post-secondary education

Fact Check — Wed, 09 Sep 2015 15:34:34 +0000

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The claim: The Conservatives will help low- and middle-income families save for their children's post-secondary education by doubling the amount that they can receive from the federal government through RESPs.

Fact-checking Stephen Harper's environmental record

Fact Check — Tue, 08 Sep 2015 14:31:46 +0000

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The claim: "The Government of Prime Minister Stephen Harper has made the conservation of Canada's natural environment a top priority."

On Friday, Sept. 4, Stephen Harper unveiled his government's plans to protect the natural environment. The plan focuses on improvements to policies for hunting, fishing and snowmobiling.

Fact-checking Stephen Harper: Can bombs stop the creation of more refugees?

Fact Check — Fri, 04 Sep 2015 14:49:52 +0000

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The claim: To stop the flow of refugees, Canada must engage in military action to stop ISIS

Fact-checking the refugee crisis: Chris Alexander calls Canada 'model of humanitarian action'

Fact Check — Thu, 03 Sep 2015 14:34:12 +0000

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The Claim: Chris Alexander said Canada is "a model of humanitarian action." Is it?

Fact-checking French Trudeau: Will Mulcair usher in austerity?

Fact Check — Wed, 02 Sep 2015 14:35:52 +0000

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Fact-checking the recession: How will this affect average Canadians?

Fact Check — Tue, 01 Sep 2015 15:23:32 +0000

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