Harper hires new staffers for OLO and party office: Wes Clarke, OLO communications officer for Atlantic Canada, latest to leave last Wednesday
Conservative Leader Stephen Harper, who has been busy shaking things up and restructuring the Office of the Leader of Official Opposition in Ottawa this summer in preparation of the new House session and the next election, made more significant staff changes last week. Mr. Harper appointed Ian Brodie as his new chief of staff; William […]
Conservatives’ Harper emerging as ‘pragmatic leader’: Cohen
Campaign 2006 is Conservative Party Leader Stephen Harper’s to lose, say election experts. The difference between the Liberals and the Conservatives is slowly disappearing as Canadians are beginning to see a strong leader in Stephen Harper, members of a public policy panel said last week. “We’re seeing the emergence of a pragmatic leader,”said Andrew Cohen […]
Some 65 Liberal seats across country in deep trouble: Grits need 44% to win and that’s just not in cards right now
Toronto–Here’s the thing. If the Canadian Alliance and the former Progressive Conservative Party were actually united in the 2000 federal election, the Liberals would have lost 34 seats. At that time, the Liberals won a majority government with 40 per cent of the popular vote. But this time it’s not enough: in order to win […]
You haven’t come a long way, baby: Nominations over June 9, and fewer women stepping up to the plate in election 2004
We wish the best of luck to the brave 199 women who are standing so far for election across Canada. You can read their names in the list of women candidates which accompanies this article. Our list was compiled for EqualVoice, our advocacy group for the election of women, by Nikki Macdonald, who also tracked […]
PCO clerk defends performance pay for top officials: ‘It’s brought more controversy than one would wish’: PCO clerk Alex Himelfarb
[Graph Not Transcribed] [Graph Not Transcribed] [Graph Not Transcribed] Alex Himelfarb, the clerk of the Privy Council and the country’s top public servant, went out of his way to defend the government’s controversial performance pay program for top officials before a House committee last week, noting that he is now satisfied with its results after […]
Incumbents Lib Pagtakhan will run against NDP Wasylycia-Leis and Conservative Reid will run against Lib McCormick
[Graph Not Transcribed] [Graph Not Transcribed] [Graph Not Transcribed] [Graph Not Transcribed] Four incumbent MPs will be facing off against each other in the upcoming federal election due to changes in the federal electoral boundaries. Minister of Western Economic Diversification Rey Pagtakhan (Winnipeg North-St. Paul, Man.) will be running against NDP MP Judy Wasylycia-Leis (Winnipeg […]
Politicians sparring to frame so-called ‘ballot question’: Here’s one: How do parties feel about making integrated service a top priority?
[Graph Not Transcribed] [Graph Not Transcribed] [Graph Not Transcribed] [Graph Not Transcribed] [Graph Not Transcribed] With an election looming, politicians and strategists are sparring openly to frame the so-called “ballot question.” If the Prime Minister has his way, it will be about health care, which pollsters say is voters’ No. 1 issue. If so, exactly […]
Ridings where nomination meetings have not yet taken place: Conservatives and New Democrats still have dozens to nominate in Quebec
LIBERAL PARTY Newfoundland And Labrador 1. Bonavista-Exploits, Nfld. 2. Prince Edward Island 3. Cardigan, P.E.I. Quebec 4. Chambly-Borduas, Que. 5. LaSalle-Emard, Que. 6. Roberval, Que. 7. Sherbrooke, Que. Ontario 8. Brampton-Springdale, Ont. LIBERAL PARTY Newfoundland And Labrador 1. Bonavista-Exploits, Nfld. 2. Prince Edward Island 3. Cardigan, P.E.I. Quebec 4. Chambly-Borduas, Que. 5. LaSalle-Emard, Que. 6. […]
Who’s on the bus? Who’s on the plane? A look at some of the national media following the political campaigns
As election fever grips the Hill and the parties put the finishing touches on posters, handbooks and newly-minted candidates. Canada’s major media outlets are not immune from the atmosphere of pre-writ activity. Where there are campaign buses, planes and convoys, there are seats that will be filled by some of the country’s premier political journalists, […]
Liberals, Conservatives and NDP set up war rooms in Ottawa: Quebec Lib MPs fret over June 28 election
Quebec Liberal MPs aren’t happy with the highly likely timing of an expected June 28 election, saying it would coincide with a number of major events, particularly Quebec’s provincial holiday on June 24 when nationalist feelings run high. They fear another majority government could be at risk. Liberal MP Nick Discepola (Vaudreuil-Soulanges, Que.) said he […]
