Syrian refugee crisis becomes election issue
PARLIAMENT HILL—Prime Minister Stephen Harper fended off criticism Wednesday of his government’s slow response to the Syrian refugee crisis with attacks against the Liberals and NDP for their opposition to Canada’s role in air strikes against ISIS militants in Iraq and Syria, but unclassified military reports show Canadian fighter jet participation in the strikes is […]
Politics This Morning Election 2015: Campaigns to heat up after Labour Day
It’s Friday and the federal political leaders are ending week five of the election campaign on a very serious tone, with the Syrian refugee crisis making its way into headlines. There are still 44 days left to go before Canadians head to the polls, but the election seems to be ramping up on all fronts. […]
Politics This Morning Election 2015: What happened to politics?
Former Liberal interim leader Bob Rae wants to know what’s wrong with politics. It’s an apt question during this election campaign that he believes Canadians should also be asking and talking about. “What exactly has gone wrong with politics? We need to be precise about the diagnosis before we can identify the remedies. That there […]
First Nations relationship with Conservative government ‘needs work,’ says AFN’s Bellegarde
PARLIAMENT HILL—The Assembly of First Nations unveiled a sweeping list of economic and social development priorities on Wednesday for parties contesting the federal election, but National Chief Perry Bellegarde signalled he does not expect a great deal of pickup by Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the Conservative Party. Mr. Bellegarde disclosed at a news conferencing […]
It’s the selfie campaign: Election 2015 in photos
More than a month into the federal election campaign, candidates have been busy hitting the streets canvassing, knocking on doors, attending barbecues and parades, and working toward convincing voters why they should vote for them. In today’s twitterverse, candidates have been tweeting their daily campaign happenings. Here are some of their selfies from the campaign […]
Politics This Morning Election 2015: Parties still yet to nominate all candidates
Good Wednesday morning! It’s the middle of week five of the 78-day campaign and the four major parties still have not nominated all their candidates in 338 ridings. According to data on party websites, the Liberal Party has nominated all their candidates across the country, except for seven. The party still has to nominate four […]
Nominated Federal Candidates for 2015 Election, by riding
—Bolded names indicate incumbent candidates. Alberta RIDING CONSERVATIVE NDP LIBERAL GREEN Banff-Airdrie Blake Richards Joanne Boissoneault Marlo Raynolds Mike Macdonald Battle River-Crowfoot Kevin Sorenson Katherine Swampy Andy Kowalski Gary Kelly Bow River Martin Sheilds Lynn MacWilliam William MacDonald Alexander Rita Ann Fromholt Calgary Centre Joan Crockatt Jillian Ratti Kent Hehr Thana Boonlert Calgary Confederation Len […]
Is Canadian federalism nearing a breaking point?
With the focus of the election campaign shifting toward the federal balance sheet, it is an opportune time to talk about our governments’ fiscal capacity and the state of Canadian federalism. When it comes to the ability of provincial governments to pay their bills, two particular dynamics have generated a situation today that has become […]
Liberals air two new ads setting up Trudeau as middle class champion
PARLIAMENT HILL—The Liberal Party released two new ads Tuesday including one the party said was airing that focused on NDP Leader Tom Mulcair and another, more powerful ad featuring Justin Trudeau fighting his way up a down escalator as he comments to the camera “this is what’s happening to millions of Canadians” under Stephen Harper. […]
Politics This Morning Election 2015: Three-way race could lead to coalition government
The 42nd election campaign is “a truly three-way competition” which could lead to Canada’s first real coalition government, says a Carleton University professor. “This is the first time in Canada’s history that we’ve had a truly three-way competition. It makes for an interesting dynamic in the campaign, but also poses an interesting question of what […]
