Lots of reasons for NDP election loss, but don’t blame Mulcair
To say this week has been difficult for New Democrats would be an understatement. Many newly unemployed staffers are still in bed after 11 grueling weeks, likely finding themselves in a state of existential crisis—pondering how and why their beloved party suffered such devastating loss on Monday night. Much partisan speculation is already surfacing as […]
Visible minorities elected to Parliament close to parity, a remarkable achievement
In contrast to the 2011 election, where 9.4 per cent of all MPs were visible minorities, 2015 representation is aligned to the number of visible minority citizens. In Monday night's election, of the 338 MPs, 14 per cent were visible minorities, which is close to parity with the number of visible minority citizens in Canada […]
Liberal plan was always to get majority government, says party’s comms director
Political insiders from all three major parties disclosed surprises and even secrets from the Oct. 19 general election Wednesday, including a revelation that the Liberals began laying ambitious plans two years ago with a goal of winning 170 House of Commons seats. Campaign communications director Kate Purchase disclosed the party exceeded its target by 14 seats after a final […]
With a majority mandate, Trudeau must respect voters and deliver ‘real change’
On Tuesday Canadians woke up to a Liberal majority government. It wasn’t expected. No one predicted it. But the Liberals certainly earned it. After a long and gruelling campaign, the Liberals pulled off an upset that will go down in Canadian history books, the first party ever to climb from third place to secure a […]
‘You’re fired,’ Canadians tell Harper
OTTAWA—Canadians have just pulled off their best impression of Donald Trump on The Apprentice, collectively telling Prime Minister Stephen Harper, “You’re fired.” It’s been quite a while since Canadians have taken the opportunity to toss out a sitting prime minister with significant tenure. Sure, Paul Martin lost in 2006, but he had only been prime […]
MPs who won 50 per cent or more of the vote in their ridings, Election 2015
Riding Winner Votes obtained % Votes obtained Second place Bonavista-Burin-Trinity, Nfld. Liberal Judy M. Foote 28,645 81.8 CPC Mike Windsor Battle River-Crowfoot, Alta. Conservative Kevin Sorenson 47,650 81 Liberal Andy Kowalski Bow River, Alta. Conservative Martin Shields 38,631 77.4 Liberal William MacDonald Alexander Foothills, Alta. Conservative John Barlow 46,107 75.7 Liberal Tanya MacPherson Coast of […]
The 23 ridings won by 1,000 votes or less, Election 2015
Riding Winner Votes won by % won by Second place Elmwood-Transcona, Man. NDP Daniel Blaikie 51 0.2 Conservative Lawrence Toet Desnethé-Missinippi-Churchill River, Sask. NDP Georgina Jolibois 70 0.2 Liberal Lawrence Joseph Edmonton Mill Woods, Alta. Liberal Amarjeet Sohi 80 0.1 Conservative Tim Uppal Barrie-Springwater-Oro-Medonte, Ont. Conservative Alex Nuttall 110 0.2 Liberal Brian Tamblyn Regina-Lewvan, Sask. […]
Seventy-one closest ridings won by five per cent or less, Election 2015
Riding Winner Votes won by % won by Second place Edmonton Mill Woods, Alta. Liberal Amarjeet Sohi 80 0.1 Conservative Tim Uppal Elmwood-Transcona, Man. NDP Daniel Blaikie 51 0.2 Conservative Lawrence Toet Barrie-Springwater-Oro-Medonte, Ont. Conservative Alex Nuttall 110 0.2 Liberal Brian Tamblyn Desnethé-Missinippi-Churchill River, Sask. NDP Georgina Jolibois 70 0.2 Liberal Lawrence Joseph Pierre-Boucher-Les Patriotes-Verchères, […]
Harper’s mixed legacy on foreign policy, democratic insitutions and the role of government
After Monday’s historic election, let us revisit the question that so many have asked: Did Stephen Harper bring about long-lasting change in Canadian politics? On foreign policy, Harper broke with the established consensus on several issues. But ultimately the Cold War is over, and therefore Pearsonian multilateralism and international peacekeeping are more or less in […]
Politics This Morning: Now, for the election debrief
Now that a Liberal majority government is setting into everyone’s minds, the next question is what next? Maclean’s magazine has set up a luncheon panel event today to discuss just that. Politicos will analyse the results of the election, debate what went right, what went wrong, and what Canadians can expect with Justin Trudeau (Papineau, […]
