The Conservative candidate for Kelowna in this month's federal election says voters have a clear choice between the Liberals who presided over the last decade, or a Conservative Party that has solid ideas and policies on reducing taxes, tackling crime, and getting Canadians ahead.Gray, the incumbent MP for the riding, ...

One of the local candidates running in the 2025 Federal Election believes the U.S. threats of trade war and annexation to be the main issues facing Canadians.Leah Main is the New Democrat Party candidate in the Vernon-Lake Country-Monashee riding.Speaking with Vernon Matters, Main said she believed the strained relatio...

The local Liberal candidate has confidence in the party's ability to fight back against trade threats from south of the border.Anna Warwick Sears is the Liberal candidate for the Vernon-Lake Country-Monashee riding.Speaking with Vernon Matters, Warwick Sears said she was motivated to run by the current relationship Can...

A local federal candidate believes Canada should cave to the U.S.'s trade demands.Arsh Dhillon is the People's Party of Canada candidate in the Vernon-Lake Country-Monashee riding.Speaking with Vernon Matters Dhillon said Canada should sit down with the United States and rework the trade deal in an effort to stop the t...

The New Democratic Party (NDP) has formally announced its candidates for the Kelowna area for this month's federal election. Trevor McAleese will run in the Kelowna riding while Harpreet Badohal will contest the race in the Okanagan Lake West-South Kelowna constituency. In a media release from the party, McAleese is de...

The local Green Party of Canada candidate is sure the party can address key concerns while also handling threats from south of the border.Blair Visscher is the Green Party federal candidate for Vernon-Lake Country-Monashee riding.Speaking with Vernon Matters, Visscher said the party had a platform focused on environmen...

Former Liberal MP for Kelowna, Stephen Fuhr is back in the national political game calling the current trade dilemma with the United States, and uncertainty about the longer term, a key moment in the country's history. "It's an all hands on deck moment for the country; we all realize that now, " he said. &quo...

An Independent will have his name on the local ballots at the 2025 Federal Election.Elections Canada confirmed Korry Zepik was running as an Independent in the Vernon-Lake Country-Monashee riding.Zepik said on his website that he was born and raised in Northwestern Ontario, worked in the oil and gas sector, and was a m...

The Liberal Party now has a runner in next month's federal election race.Biologist, Dr. Anna Warwick Sears, who calls herself a political centrist with sound policy ideas, has been acclaimed by the party for the Vernon - Lake Country - Monashee riding.She was the NDP candidate in Kelowna - Lake Country - Coldstream for...

One of our local federal Liberal candidates for next month's general election is leaving no doubt about the focus of her campaign.Juliet Sicotte is the Liberal Party candidate for Okanagan Lake West-South Kelowna.Asked if more traditional bread and butter election issues were being sidelined because of the tariff and s...

The local candidates for the 2025 Federal Election will take to the stage at an All-Candidates Forum next month.The Greater Vernon Chamber will host the event featuring the Vernon-Lake Country-Monashee riding candidates at the Vernon and District Performing Arts Centre from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. April 17.The event, which w...

The federal New Democrat Party has announced its candidate for the local riding.Leah Main will be the NDP candidate for Vernon-Lake Country-Monashee in the upcoming election.The party said Main is "a fearless advocate for rural communities," noting she has over 15 years of local government experience from ser...

Scott Anderson has officially made his foray into federal politics.The businessman and former Vernon city councillor was elected as the Conservative Party of Canada candidate for the new Vernon-Lake Country-Monashee riding Sunday, March 16."Thank you so much to all the constituents of the riding of Vernon-Lake Cou...