Mackay Taggart

Congratulations to Ann Telnaes, longtime editorial Washington Post cartoonist who quit the paper in protest early this year, on winning the Pulitzer Prize for illustrated reporting & commentary. Telnaes won for “delivering piercing commentary on powerful people and institutions". https://t.co/qdusJzcv1w

UPDATE: Toronto Police have arrested a 17-year-old in connection with the murder of two young men last month in Riverdale. https://t.co/rbJAEYfCZV

RT @global_ottawa: Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will soon get another chance to run for a seat in Parliament. https://t.co/WfL2n91…

#BREAKING Conservative MP-elect Damien Kurek has announced his intention to resign to allow CPC Leader Pierre Poilievre to run in Alberta riding of Battle River—Crowfoot. #cdnpoli

RT @strombo: Heads up Toronto! Trevor Noah and I will get into it on May 31st at the epic @masseyhall. Storytelling, laughs and lots of re…

How is compensation for an opposition leader, without a seat, calculated? All MPs make a base salary of $209,800. Leader of the Opposition in the House of Commons earns an additional $99,900, but would that still apply to a seatless leader? #cdnpoli https://t.co/renkdk6KIQ

RT @AnthonyFarnell: New: Severe thunderstorm watches issued for a large section of southern Ontario and Quebec. Storms will form by mid-aft…

#BREAKING After 8 years as leader, Jagmeet Singh announces he is stepping down as soon an interim leader can be appointed.

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Jagmeet Singh says sometimes you have to face losses but you can’t really lose if you don’t stop fighting. He’s taking sips of water and avoiding eye contact with supporters in the room as he fights back tears. Singh announces he’s stepping down as party leader https://t.co/LqQJ801t42

A look at a few of the VERY close races that remain at 12:06am ET. Needless to say we have some recounts in our future. Full results can be found here: https://t.co/FB0JxeDF8W https://t.co/jXOzg0231n

RT @NeetuGarcha: A look inside NDP HQ in Burnaby as of 8:55pm PT as leader Jagmeet Singh is on track to lose his seat in the riding of Burn…

Lots of polls still to be counted, but currently both Jagmeet Singh & Pierre Poilievre are on track to lose their seats. It appears that only twice before, in 2011 & 1958, has Canada seen TWO incumbent leaders lose their seats (Ignatieff/Duceppe in 2011, Coldwell/Low in 1958).

#BEAKING Global News is projecting a fourth Liberal government. It remains to be seen whether Mark Carney will lead a minority or majority parliament. https://t.co/lILtbJG1HA

RT @globalnews: #BREAKING: Paramedics ‘actively responding’ to incident at Toronto Pearson airport's Terminal 1 https://t.co/WHCwYCBXFf

#BREAKING Pope Francis is dead at 88. https://t.co/DejMjZCQ2B

A Conservative ad featuring Stephen Harper endorsing Pierre Poilievre just aired during the Leafs/Sens. It included Harper talking about why Poilievre would make a great Prime Minister. But didn’t include a single shot of Poilievre. https://t.co/iyDjCvK2Ce