cost of living

Shelby Kramp-Neuman elected MP for Hastings-Lennox and Addington

Your candidates for Kingston and the Islands: Dr. Waji Khan, Green Party

Queen’s students hope to raise awareness on homelessness through ‘Their Stories’

Six questions with Barrington Walker of the New Democratic Party of Canada

Six questions with Ruslan Yakoviychuk of the Conservative Party of Canada

Shelby Kramp-Neuman elected MP for Hastings-Lennox and Addington

Your candidates for Kingston and the Islands: Dr. Waji Khan, Green Party

Queen’s students hope to raise awareness on homelessness through ‘Their Stories’

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Escape Room: A Culinary Pursuit

September 23, 2021September 23, 2021 Tori Stafford 0 Comments campaign, conservative, cost of living, COVID-19, Daryl Kramp, family connection, federal election 2021, federal funding, Hastings-Lennox and Addington, inflation, internet infrastructure, Kingston, Member of Parliament, Member of Parliament (MP), Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP), MP Shelby Kramp-Neuman, pandemic, provincial funding, Rural Broadband Internet, rural cell phone infrastructure

If there is something about Conservative MP Shelby Kramp-Neuman that seems familiar to those in the riding, it could be her maiden name, which is included in her now-hyphenated surname, or even a familial resemblance. That’s because those in this riding are more than familiar with one of the people

Federal election 2021 News Politics

September 17, 2021September 18, 2021 Terry Bursey 0 Comments affordable housing, Canadian Armed Forces, Cataraqui Woods Dentistry, City of Kingston, climate crisis, cost of living, dentist, Dr. Waji Khan, environmental crisis, federal election 2021, fiscal responsibility, Green Party of Canada, Guaranteed Basic Income, indigenous reconcilliation, Kingston, Kingston and the Islands, Kingston and the Islands Federal Liberal Association, LGBTQ rights, Mark Gerretsen, Member of Parliament (MP), North York, pandemic, Pierre Trudeau, Scarborough, Toronto, universal health care, universal long-term care, universal pharma care

Dr. Waji Khan (Green Party) was born in North York, Ontario and later raised in Scarborough after his parents emigrated from Pakistan to Canada in the 1960s. He attended the University of Toronto where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1997 and began his studies in Dentistry.

Campus Community News Opinion

November 25, 2019November 25, 2019 Kingstonist 4 Comments awareness, cost of living, Cynthia, domestic abuse, downtown, homelessness in Kingston, Kingston, living on the streets, Marten Gillwald, Martha's Table, Ontario Disability Support Program, Ottawa, Partners in Mission Food Bank, PTSD, Queen's University, Smith School of Business, Sven Buening, Their Stories

Editorial note: Last week, we ran an article entitled ‘She’s a statistic, until you meet her,’ an article speaking with a woman on the streets of downtown Kingston. After doing so, we were contacted by Sven Buening, a student from Germany currently studying at Queen’s University. He told us he

Federal election 2019 News Politics

September 3, 2019September 3, 2019 Tori Stafford 2 Comments 2019 Federal Election, Barrington Walker, climate change, climate emergency, cost of living, economy, electoral reform, employment, equality, healthcare, Kingston, Kingston and the Islands, proportional representation, social services, strategic voting, Truth and Reconciliation Commission

Born in Scarborough, Ontario, Barrington Walker, the New Democratic Party of Canada (NDP) candidate for Kingston and the Islands moved to the riding in 2002. Walker said he has been a supporter of the NDP since he could vote, and has been a card carrying member of the party since

Federal election 2019 News Politics

August 27, 2019August 27, 2019 Tori Stafford 8 Comments 2019 Federal Election, Conservative Party of Canada, cost of living, economy, employment, gas tax, healthcare, home heating tax, Justin Trudeau, Kingston, Kingston and the Islands, maternity and parental benefits, Ruslan Yakoviychuk, social programs, Taxes

Ruslan Yakoviychuk is the Conservative Party of Canada candidate for Kingston and the Islands. Born and raised in the town of Roztoky in western Ukraine, Yakoviychuk came to Kingston in January 2005, and started his first day of work here the next morning. After coming to Canada under a Conservative

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