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Conservative Canadian leader fighting to stay in power
ROB GILLIES States, that has been secutive elections and Liberals would be per- Harper, Harper will just go
Associated Press so soured over the past nudged a traditionally sonally devastating. For- through the roof or maybe
TORONTO (AP) — Conser- 10 years between our center-left country to the mer colleagues say his he’ll melt like the Wicked
vative Prime Minister Ste- prime minister and Presi- right. He gradually low- long-term goal is nothing Witch of the West.”
phen Harper’s nearly 10 The Liberals lead the Con-
years in power could end Conservative leader Stephen Harper pauses for a moment as he attends a campaign event at servatives by almost 6 per-
next week, along with his the J.P. Bowman tool and die company in Brantford, Ontario, Canada. centage points. Accord-
dream of shattering Can- ing to the CTV/Globe and
ada’s image as a liberal (Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press via AP) Mail/Nanos Nightly Track-
bastion. ing Poll, the Liberals are at
Harper, one of the lon- dent Obama especially, ered sales and corporate short of redefining what it 36.5 percent, followed by
gest-serving Western lead- is much larger than just taxes, avoided climate means to be Canadian, the Conservatives at 30.6
ers, is seeking a rare fourth the Keystone XL pipeline,” change legislation, sup- killing the long-held no- percent. The New Demo-
term in Monday’s election Trudeau said. “That has ported the oil industry tion that the Liberals — the crats, a leftist party that
but polls show him narrow- actually been a point of against environmentalists party of long-time leaders moved to the center in a
ly trailing Liberal leader frustration for the Ameri- and backed Israel’s right- Pierre Trudeau and Jean bid to get elected for the
Justin Trudeau, the son of cans that I’ve spoken with, wing government. He has Chretien — are Canada’s first time, are at 23.5 per-
late Prime Minister Pierre that all this government put a more conservative natural party. cent. The margin of error
Trudeau, one of Canada’s wants to talk about is a face on the nation of 35 “His whole being is about for the survey of 1,200 re-
most charismatic politi- single pipeline project.” million, deemphasizing destroying the Liberals,” spondents is 2.8 percent-
cians. Harper has done what health care and multicul- said Robert Bothwell, a age points.
A Trudeau victory could many thought impossible turalism as the things that Canadian history profes- A minority government in
ease Canada’s tensions since coming to power in make Canadians proud. sor at the University of the 338-seat Parliament
with the administration of 2006: He won three con- For Harper, a loss to the Toronto. “If Justin beats appears likely no matter
President Barack Obama, which party wins the most
whose reluctance to ap- seats. That would mean
prove the Keystone XL the winning party would
pipeline has damaged have a shaky hold on
ties between the two ma- power and need to rely
jor trading partners. The on another party to pass
Alberta-to-Texas pipeline legislation. Harper has said
is important to Canada, he’ll step down as Conser-
which needs infrastructure vative leader if his party
to export its growing oil loses.
sands production. But Antonia Maioni, a po-
Trudeau supports the proj- litical science professor at
ect but it’s not a do-or-die Montreal’s McGill Univer-
issue like it is for Harper, sity, is not counting Harper
who represents a district out, noting the Conserva-
in oil-rich Alberta. The Lib- tives have a strong and
eral candidate said Friday growing base and “after
repairing relations will be a 10 years of power, per-
top priority. haps against all odds, is at
“The relationship between least competitive to form
Canada and the United a government.”q
UN chief marks World Food Day at Expo 2015 world’s fair
COLLEEN BARRY United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, left, shakes hands also at the U.N. General Press that there is concern
Associated Press Assembly last month when that the current refugee
MILAN (AP) — Calling hun- with Italian soccer legend Roberto Baggio, at the Expo World’s world leaders backed the crisis is just “the tip of the
ger “a terrible injustice,” U.N.’s 17 sustainable goals, iceberg” if issues of pover-
U.N. Secretary-General Fair on the occasion of the UN World Food Day in Rho, near Milan, which include eliminating ty and hunger are not ad-
Ban Ki-moon on Friday poverty and hunger in 15 dressed. By 2040, he said,
marked World Food Day Italy, Friday, Oct. 16, 2015. (Stefano Porta/ANSA via AP) years. The papal encycli- an estimated 83 percent
with a visit to the Milan cal on the climate in June of the population will live
Expo World’s Fair, which is With nearly 800 million peo- malnutrition is emerging as also addressed the issue. in more vulnerable Africa,
focused on food security ple hungry in the world, a global focal point, not “Hunger is more than a Asia and Latin America.
and nutrition. Bidding to in- combatting hunger and just at World Food Day but lack of food,” Ban said. Italian officials presented
vigorate a global commit- “It’s a terrible injustice.” the secretary-general with
ment to eradicating hun- Speakers Friday also noted the Milan Charter, signed
ger by 2030, Ban called for that hunger is a factor be- by more than 1 million
a pledge “for food security hind the migrant crisis. people, including some
for all the people around “People seek refuge or but not all of the visiting
the world — to build a migrate to other lands, to national delegations dur-
global movement to end other countries when there ing the six-month world’s
hunger. This will go hand in is no opportunity, no food fair, containing individual
hand with greater health, and no hope at home,” commitments aimed at
economic development WFP Executive Director Er- helping secure food and
and social inclusion for in- tharin Cousin said. water for the world’s grow-
dividuals and societies.” Cousin told The Associated ing population.q
