Day 31: Carney in Quebec, Poilievre sets out to take back Vaughan, and Singh campaigns with a former Alberta premier
Plus, the Conservatives will release their costed election platform today.
Why health, environment, and justice must be centred in election platforms
We need parties to commit to preserving and expanding the health benefits and avoided health-care costs of current and proposed environmental regulations.
Black and racialized Canadians could be a powerful force in this election if they harness the power of block voting
Communities voting around shared interests has helped shape American electoral outcomes for decades, but its potential has not been fully realized in Canada.
The roadmap to protecting Canada’s economy with energy
The federal election provides a critical opportunity to translate shifting public attitudes into a coherent and forward-looking energy policy.
Federal election brings new crop of defence promises to break
Both governing parties have a proven track record of neglecting Canada’s national defence and veterans.
Party tactics, online abuse could be behind fewer candidates running in 2025 compared to past elections
There are 1,959 candidates contesting the 343 ridings across the country this year, the fewest since 2015.
Carleton remains a stronghold for Poilievre, but with some uncertainty from changed boundaries, says strategist
A record 91 candidates running for the seat in Carleton is unlikely to change the outcome of the vote, with Poilievre likely to win, says Scott Bennett, associate professor at Carleton University.
‘We’re behind’: some senior Conservatives call out central campaign for failing to focus more on Trump’s tariffs
According to seat projections by polling aggregator 338Canada.com, if an election were to happen now, the Liberals would win 193 seats, the Conservatives 121, the Bloc Québécois 21, the NDP eight, and the Greens one seat.
‘Angry’ Conservative base and ‘fearful’ Liberals expected to boost turnout this election, say political players
Voters are ‘genned up,’ or highly motivated, and are poised to make their voices heard in next week’s election, says Darrell Bricker, CEO of Ipsos Public Affairs.
Vote for ‘we’ instead of ‘me’ in this election
Canada’s sovereignty is explicitly being targeted by the failed state of America. We will need to continue to rip down inter-provincial trade barriers like our country depends on it. We will need to be unified in the fight to maintain Canada as a sovereign democracy, not pitting regions against each other or trying to shoulder a better outcome for one group over another. That’s not really Canadian.
