Politics This Morning Election 2015: Debate prep under way
Party leaders are taking it easy today on the campaign trail to prep for the Broadcast Consortium’s French-language debate in Montreal tomorrow. The consortium, made up of Canada’s largest television broadcasters, including CBC/Radio-Canada, CTV and Global, is hosting the debate in Radio-Canada studios and is the only debate that will feature five party leaders. The […]
Controversial campaign lit from Conservative Surrey candidate came from national party, says resident
PARLIAMENT HILL—A Surrey, B.C., elector who sparked a flurry of controversy over a Conservative brochure that appears aimed at stirring up fear of ISIS terrorism in Canada says the local Conservative campaign office told her the stark pamphlet came from the Conservative Party, not the campaign headquarters of star candidate Dianne Watts. Images of the […]
Money talks, but national transportation strategy creates movement
Political parties are promising big bucks to transportation and infrastructure improvements in the lead-up to the election, as well as in advance of the Dec. 24 release of David Emerson’s report reviewing the Canada Transportation Act. But experts caution that simply throwing money at developments will not be enough, and that parties should prioritize strategy […]
Politics This Morning Election 2015: Transportation on the agenda
Transportation has not been a key issue during this campaign so far, with the economy remaining at the top of people’s minds, however, four experts will gather today to discuss why it should be at a Hill Times Events Platform 2015 briefing. The breakfast panel discussion, which takes place at the Delta City Centre Hotel […]
DND to spend up to $500-million upgrading CF-18 fighter fleet to extend life by five years
PARLIAMENT HILL—Delays in large-scale production of U.S. Lockheed Martin F-35 stealth war planes combined with the Harper government’s failure to commit to competitive bidding for a new fighter jet have led to a Department of National Defence plan for a $500-million upgrade to extend the life of Canada’s vintage CF-18 fighter fleet by five years, […]
Conservatives lead with 33 per cent support following Globe debate on economy: poll
Following the second leaders’ debate on the economy last week, the Conservatives continue to lead in public opinion polls, with 33 per cent support, according to a new poll by Forum Research. The poll, conducted on Sept. 18 with 922 Canadians and has a margin of error of three percentage points, shows the NDP and […]
Politics This Morning Election 2015: Harper’s in for fight of his life
Good Monday morning! It’s week eight of the election campaign, and, according to the Globe and Mail’s John Ibbitson, it won’t matter if Stephen Harper wins or loses his fifth election campaign as the Conservative leader. “He has already reshaped Canada. And Canada will not easily be changed back,” writes Mr. Ibbitson in his new […]
More than a dozen federal candidates knocked off by past ‘bozo’ comments and actions
More than a dozen candidates from the Conservatives, NDP, and Liberals combined have been turfed by their respective parties in “gotcha” or “bozo” moments—from unearthed past discretions to old social media posts—and politicos say it should be a warning to prospective politicians. “It’s a function of the time. I think in 10 years from now […]
Toronto-based Bensimon Byrne doing Liberal campaign ads, has done federal and Ontario ads
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau’s English-language television advertisements have been drawing comparisons to Kathleen Wynne’s iconic “Never Stop” running ad from the 2013 provincial campaign, and for good reason: they were produced by the same ad firm. Toronto-based Bensimon Byrne is making Liberal Party’s anglophone ads for this campaign. In both of Mr. Trudeau’s main spots, […]
Is a majority government still possible? Yep
VANCOUVER—For almost seven weeks, this election has been locked in a three-way race. Are we now locked into a minority result? I think not. There is room for all three main parties to make it to majority. Let’s start with the government. Two-thirds say it is time for a change. More than half say the […]
