Election night in photos
Your browser does not support frames. <a data-cke-saved-href="http://globalnews.ca/video/2287093/federal-election-2015-harper-takes-responsibility-for-election-lose-doesnt-address-resignation" href="http://globalnews.ca/video/2287093/federal-election-2015-harper-takes-responsibility-for-election-lose-doesnt-address-resignation">Click here to view the frameless video.</a>. Conservative Leader Stephen Harper addresses Conservative Party supporters in Calgary, Alta., after losing the election. Mr. Harper will resign as leader. Global News video Buttons found at NDP Leader Tom Mulcair's party in Montreal. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia […]
Liberal majority win could mean November return for Parliament
MONTREAL—After 78 days of campaigning, a Liberal majority government led by Justin Trudeau is looking to start governing, with a possible return to Parliament in a couple of weeks. Robert Asselin, senior adviser to Mr. Trudeau, told The Hill Times that although nothing is official yet, Parliament could return in the next two weeks. The […]
‘People wanted change and they decided to go with the Liberals this time,’ NDP on losing more than 50 seats
PALAIS DES CONGRES, MONTREAL—After a gruelling, 11-week rollercoaster of a campaign, New Democrats are disappointed by the results of the 2015 federal election—and saddened by the loss of some beloved star-incumbents—but are focusing on the positives, namely: a defeated Conservative government. “We knew it was going to be tight in many areas because there’s […]
Politics This Morning Election 2015: Canadians vote for change
In a dramatic finish to the 78-day election campaign, the Liberal Party will form the next government. There will be lots of changes in the next Parliament: Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau will become prime minister and his party’s seat count will increase from 39 to a majority government of 185 seats; Stephen Harper will no […]
Fourteen Conservative Cabinet ministers go down in Liberal win
As the Conservatives were swept from power Monday night, 14 of their Cabinet ministers went down and won’t be retaking their seats in the Commons. Finance Minister Joe Oliver, Immigration Minister Chris Alexander, Natural Resources Minister Greg Rickford and Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq are a few of the front-benchers who failed to hold onto their ridings. Mr. Oliver and Mr. […]
A look at who won in some of the hottest races in election 2015
OTTAWA—Talk about a sweep! In a surprising and dramatic end to the 78-day federal election campaign, Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau and his party won a majority government Monday night, NDP Leader Tom Mulcair’s party was reduced to the third-party status in the House, and Prime Minister Stephen Harper led his party to defeat after […]
Liberals urge voters to report irregularities at polling stations
PARLIAMENT HILL – With not-too-distant memories of robocall fraud in the 2011 federal election still alive, the Liberal Party and Elections Canada were ready this election day to guide electors who even thought something was amiss to a web-based complaint centre the federal election agency set up, just in case. “Voting is easy, but if […]
Jackpine puts Harper’s feet to the fire with western satire
Rick Mercer nailed it in his last Rick’s Rant when he righteously pointed out the complete and utter lack of nationhood when it comes to our incumbent federal government’s track record over the last decade. While the team here at Jackpine may not ‘look like’ your average run-of-the-mill politicos (yes, we’re young and some of […]
‘They annoyed the hell out of everyone with the 11-week campaign,’ says one former senior Conservative on epic election
With Canadians set to decide whether they want four more years of Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Conservatives were critical last week of the party’s campaign, pointing to its length, failure to showcase the Conservative front bench or sell the Trans-Pacific Partnership, poor communication between the national and local campaigns, and use of the Ford brothers […]
Ending publication ban for election results unlikely to fuel strategic voting, experts say
Changes to election law mean results can be broadcast while polls are still open elsewhere in the country, but don’t expect a massive wave of strategic voting in the precious moments between when that knowledge becomes available and voting time ends, experts say. The Conservative government’s electoral reform bill, the Fair Elections Act, which received […]
