In one week, I voted in two elections, three ballot papers, but had zero democracy sausages in Canada
Voting traditions in both Canada and Australia fill one’s heart with civic pride, but only one country also fills an elector’s stomach.
Farewell to the old order
With a brand new leader at the Liberal Party helm and with the distinct chance of new leadership in all the main federal parties, the old order of national politics could change faster than Newfoundland and Labrador weather.
‘Historic’ election campaign a referendum on Trump tariffs and cost-of-living crisis, say political players
Pollster Greg Lyle says this election will likely be remembered as the greatest turnaround in Canadian political history.
Leaders’ Debates Commission’s future queried after Montreal scrum cancelled
The commission told The Hill Times that it ‘is doing an assessment of its federal election experience for its final report and will not be commenting publicly at this time.’
Day 37: The election ball is in Canada’s court
Plus, federal party leaders to appear at election night celebrations and sobfests.
Political players predict Carney to win, but questions linger about minority or majority outcome
Stephen Carter called the Liberal lead in the polls ‘a comeback for the ages,’ and Jaime Watt said if the Liberals don’t win, ‘the pollsters will need to go out of business.’
Voting is only the beginning of the democratic conversation
Scrutiny, vigilance, and accountability are also important for all other days of the electoral cycle.
No matter what, it will be a ‘change’ election for the federal public service
All in all, both Mark Carney and Pierre Poilievre promise fiscal restraint, but they have very expensive priorities and are planning to run deficits. Time will tell whether how much of a ‘change’ the next prime minister is from the last one.
How to face defeat
People vote for parties because they believe in ideas, not because they want Parliament to work better, and fighting to the end is always better than giving up.
What a difference two months make
Had Donald Trump not weighed in with his threat to annex Canada, and had Justin Trudeau decided to remain and fight this election, the outcome would definitely be quite different.
