Illustration by Marley Allen-Ash / The Local

In this issue

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Editor's Letter by Nicholas Hune-Brown

Conservative Candidates Aren’t Talking to the Press. That’s a Problem.

Across ridings, and across media outlets, local candidates from one party are refusing to speak with the media.

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Feature by Rebecca Gao

Young, Broke, and Unwoke

Less than a decade after Justin Trudeau rode a wave of youthful enthusiasm to power, the Conservatives are winning the youth vote. Inside King Street parties and campaign launches with a new generation of Conservatives.

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Feature by Inori Roy

With Canada-India Tensions Simmering, Conservatives See an Opening with a Voting Group They’ve Long Prized

For decades, Conservatives have tried to court South Asian voters in vital suburban ridings. With a diplomatic breakdown between the Liberals and the Indian government, can they finally win over alienated Indo-Canadians?

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Short Feature by Solarina Ho

“Everybody is Terrified of Getting the Label”—Why the Spectre of Chinese Interference Hangs Over Don Valley North

A public inquiry cleared former MP Han Dong’s name, but the cloud of foreign meddling still looms over candidates of Chinese descent.

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Short Feature by Kunal Chaudhary

A Rematch in Toronto–St. Paul’s

Less than a year after the by-election that signalled the beginning of the end of the Trudeau era, Leslie Church tries to retake a former Liberal stronghold from Conservative Don Stewart.

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Feature by Nicholas Hune-Brown

How J.D. Vance Became a Flash Point in an Election in Durham, Ontario

With anonymous letters flying and a union leader warning off voters, Conservative candidate Jamil Jivani’s close friendship with the American V.P. has entered the race in Bowmanville-Oshawa North.

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Short Feature by Wency Leung

In the Vital Contest for Brampton Centre, It’s Newbie Versus Newbie

23-year-old university graduate Amandeep Sodhi is trying to keep this key Peel riding Liberal, facing off against a field of fellow novices.

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Map by Tai Huynh

Federal Election Candidates for Every Riding in the GTA

A map of all candidates running in the April 28 federal election in the Greater Toronto Area, including Toronto, Mississauga, Brampton, Oakville, Burlington, Markham, Vaughan, Richmond Hill, Pickering, Ajax, Whitby, and Oshawa.

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Short Feature by Dhriti Gupta

The NDP is Struggling Nationally. Can Bhutila Karpoche Paint a Corner of Toronto Orange?

With her party dropping in the polls, NDP MPP Bhutila Karpoche is trying to swim against the current in Toronto’s west end.