Conservatives could lose more than one Ottawa-area riding on Oct. 19
With only two weeks left in the Oct. 19 voting day, Conservatives could lose more than one Ottawa-area riding that they have been winning since 2006, say some Ottawa Conservative insiders but others dismiss this assessment saying they are confident their party will win all the ridings they currently hold in the Ottawa region. “It’s […]
Parties play with dynamite to break electoral logjam
TORONTO—Over eight weeks of debates, trials and advertising, Canada’s three major parties have been locked in an electoral logjam. Each party enjoys its own pockets of support but none has been within reach of a majority. With the finish line in sight, parties desperate for an advantage are now playing with explosive issues. In this […]
Liberals eyeing Eglinton-Lawrence, riding Finance minister says has ‘symbolic value’
EGLINTON-LAWRENCE, ONT.—It’s raining in Eglinton-Lawrence and Marco Mendicino is practising his Italian. The Liberal candidate trying to take down Finance Minister Joe Oliver in the Toronto riding is making his way through the Casa Del Zotto seniors’ apartments, floor by floor, knocking on doors adorned with crucifixes and Pope Francis photos and hologram Madonnas. “Ciao […]
‘Will your leader commit to participating in consortium-run nationally televised debates if elected to government?’
Cory Hann Conservative strategist “As I said some weeks ago, the Conservative Party believes having more debates in a variety of formats is a good thing. That’s why we committed to doing up to five debates total in this election—a record number in modern Canadian political history. “All the debates were streamed online, and available […]
Politics This Morning Election 2015: Debate number five gets underway
Good Friday morning! It’s the end of week nine of the 11-week election campaign, and it’s another debate day. Conservative Leader Stephen Harper, NDP Leader Tom Mulcair, Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau and Bloc Quebecois Leader Gilles Duceppe will square off for a final time in Montreal for the TVA-hosted French-language debate. Green Party Leader Elizabeth […]
Almost half of Canadians approve of Liberal plan to scrap F-35 purchase: poll
PARLIAMENT HILL—Nearly half of Canadian electors approve of Justin Trudeau’s election promise to scrap Conservative government plans to acquire a $45.7-billion fleet of 65 U.S. F-35 stealth attack planes, a new poll indicates. The Forum Poll survey this week found 46 per cent of respondents agreed with Mr. Trudeau’s promise to cancel the project under […]
Politics This Morning Election 2015: Gun registry sneaks into campaign
Eighty-two legal, political science, and public policy scholars say Prime Minister Stephen Harper violated the rule of law by retroactively exempting long-gun registry records from the Access to Information Act and Privacy Act. In an open letter, the scholars write that they are “concerned” about the violation and point out that the long gun registry […]
Ag Minister Ritz blames media for weakening Canada’s negotiating power on TPP
Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz accused CBC and Canada’s major news outlets Wednesday of weakening Canada’s bargaining power at historic negotiations over a Trans-Pacific trade deal through reports the government may cede ground on the country’s regulation-protected dairy industry. Mr. Ritz took the shots at the media during an election debate in Ottawa where the Atlanta, […]
Politics This Morning Election 2015: Agriculture, TPP back on election agenda
Good Wednesday morning! It’s the middle of week nine of this election campaign, and just when you thought you saw it all, dairy farmers took to the streets of Ottawa yesterday to protest possible concessions to supply management protection under the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership deal. There is speculation that a deal between the 12 countries […]
Conservatives playing politics with Citizenship Act, say human rights lawyers
PARLIAMENT HILL—A year-long delay between the day the Harper government passed a bill giving Cabinet the power to unilaterally revoke the Canadian citizenship of dual citizens convicted of terrorism crimes, national security offences and other acts and the date last June when Cabinet passed an order putting the new law into effect has sparked allegations […]
