When did universality become a bad word for Liberal Party?
A decade ago, Ken Dryden, tapped by the Liberal government of the day to try and make good on an old promise to deliver a national child care program, explained why universality should be one of its underlying principles. “It is part of our national expectation and our national understanding. It is a system Canadians want: […]
Renewed focus on economy helps Harper change channel from Duffy trial: pollster Lyle
With the Mike Duffy trial adjourned until mid-November, the renewed focus on the economy is a golden opportunity for Prime Minister Stephen Harper to reset the national campaign and play up his perceived strength as a strong economic manager, a leading pollster says. “This is much more direct and personal to people,” said Innovative Research […]
Agriculture should be part of economic discussion, say industry advocates
Agriculture has not yet sprouted as an issue in the national campaign but in farming communities and at candidate meetings across the country, advocates are using the election to raise issues and build relationships with candidates. With the economy dominating the election agenda, the agriculture industry is pushing the message that the sector is an […]
Politics This Morning Election 2015: End of week four shows polls going wild
It’s hard to believe that an election has taken place for a month already, and there are still 52 days left until e-day, but the end of the fourth week has shown the real election is starting to come together with parties making bigger policy announcements and the attacks against opponents being heard more often. […]
Conservatives lag both NDP, Liberals when it comes to nominating non-incumbent women
PARLIAMENT HILL—With 30 new House of Commons seats up for grabs in the October election and a flood of vacancies from incumbents who are not running again, the Conservative Party has lagged both the Liberals and NDP when it comes to new women entering politics. The Conservatives are well behind the other two major parties […]
Bringing women’s rights to election table an arduous task
When news broke that the only debate on women’s rights had been called off, reportedly as a result of two male leaders refusing to participate for what could only be understood as partisan reasons, it sent shockwaves and signals to mobilize throughout online communities, as evidenced by a myriad of tweets Monday night. Many were outraged […]
Politics This Morning Election 2015: Who needs a balanced budget?
It seems the question for this election campaign is whether balanced budgets are the way to go, given Canada is in a recession with the lowest dollar in 11 years and oil prices continuing to sink. The Conservatives say the budget will be balanced this year, while the NDP say if elected, it would balance […]
Canadians believe ‘Life Means Life’ Act an election ploy: poll
More than half of Canadian electors agree the “Life Means Life” legislation Prime Minister Stephen Harper resurrected as a campaign plank last week—after the government left it to languish in the Commons for three months before Parliament adjourned last June—is an election ploy intended to play on voter fears, a Forum Research poll suggests. Only […]
Supply management, agriculture policy needs to evolve, respond to consumers’ cravings: panel
The Canadian government needs to start taking a longer-term view of agriculture policy if it is to remain a home-grown industry, says University of Toronto professor and author Grace Skogstad. “We need to take a longer term view of agriculture, we need to devise policies that are not geared to reelection over the next four […]
Politics This Morning Election 2015: Not up for debate
The NDP caused a kerfuffle on Monday when it announced that Tom Mulcair would not be participating in the Alliance for Women’s Rights’ debate on women’s issues, Up for Debate, because Prime Minister Stephen Harper was not taking part, prompting organizers to cancel the debate. Many took to the Twitterverse to decry the announcement, as […]
