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 […]
Fewer media outlets on 2015 leaders’ tours due to long campaign, less value-for-money
Almost a month into the 2015 campaign, many media seats on leaders’ tour buses have been left empty, with fewer outlets forking out money to send reporters on tour as a result of campaign scripting and reduced access, tight budgets, changing technologies and the strain of covering an unusually long, 11-week campaign. The more scripted […]
With several key Cabinet ministers not running, Conservative slate of candidates lacks star power
With several Cabinet ministers not running for re-election and no new high-profile candidates to replace them, the Conservative campaign is lacking star power. The absence is being felt in the secondary campaign tour but also in the lack of spokepeople with name recognition for media interviews in a number of regions across the country, especially […]
AFN set to release election priorities as aboriginal vote continues to mobilize
In a further step toward educating and mobilizing the First Nations vote ahead of the Oct. 19 federal election, the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) will release a document detailing its “federal election priorities for First Nations and Canada” this week. The document will outline what the AFN wants parties to commit to and […]
Horserace narrows while Liberals gain on underlying numbers
After being pushed one way and pulled another, voters ended August very close to where they started at the beginning of the month with the horserace even tighter now than when the campaign began. The Duffy trial motivated opposition supporters and dampened the Conservative opportunity to grow. The leaders’ debate helped the Greens, Liberals and […]
Four parties fighting for seat in former minister Ashfield’s riding
With a former Cabinet minister as the incumbent, a Liberal candidate with Hill experience, growing NDP support and the Greens eyeing a potential opening, the riding of Fredericton, N.B. could shape up to be a four-way race. Prime Minister Stephen Harper visited the riding on Aug. 17 and, before the campaign began, both Green Party […]
