‘Role model effect’ can transform how women and girls think of political leadership
CALGARY—Alberta’s next provincial election could see two women competing to lead the province. If the NDP wins, Rachel Notley, currently leader of the opposition, would become the first woman in Canadian history to be re-elected as premier. If any of the four women in the current UCP leadership race become premier, Alberta would make history […]
It’s time to fix the rules of the electoral game and widen the pool of players
So, you want to run for politics, but you are worried about the financial costs of taking time off work to campaign. Do you have a “political campaign emergency fund” set up? Probably not. Most of us don’t have access to the kind of money necessary to mount a political campaign, never mind the kind […]
NDP MP Charlie Angus’ book shortlisted for Speaker’s Book Award
NDP MP Charlie Angus’ new book, Cobalt: Cradle of the Demon Metals, Birth of a Mining Superpower, has been shortlisted for the 2022 Speaker’s Book Award. Angus, who has represented the Northern Ontario riding of Timmins-James Bay since 2004 and ran for the leadership of the federal NDP in 2017, tweeted about the news on July 2, […]
Brown disqualification ‘game-changer’ for CPC race, sets up ‘high octane’ summer of dirt digging, says Nanos
Following Brampton, Ont., Mayor Patrick Brown’s ousting from the federal Conservative leadership race, pollster Nik Nanos is predicting a “high-octane” end to the campaign as the remaining candidates spend the summer attempting to knock each other out of the ring. On July 5, the Conservative Party’s Leadership Election Organizing Committee (LEOC) informed party members that […]
With Poilievre expected to win the leadership, Liberals and Conservatives speculating about a snap general election this fall
With Pierre Poilievre expected to win the Conservative Party leadership, speculation has already started amongst Liberals and Conservatives about the possibility of a snap election after the conclusion of the Conservative leadership contest on Sept. 10, or at the earliest possible opportunity. It’s a long shot given the Liberals and the NDP share a confidence-and-supply […]
Disqualification of Patrick Brown from leadership race comes with more questions than answers
HALIFAX—Long-time Conservative, Brian Mulroney loyalist, and former Senator Marjorie LeBreton is beginning to look like someone with extra-sensory perception. In recent weeks, LeBreton has fretted about the state of the Conservative Party she has served for so long. Cutting through to her bottom line, she said that the CPC is looking unelectable. Then came the […]
From robocalls to a robust regime, elections commissioner Côté reflects on a decade of decisions
After 10 years as commissioner of Canada elections, Yves Côté is leaving behind a bigger office with more teeth—one he says will have to grapple with the growing and nebulous threats of foreign interference and disinformation in Canadian elections. “The biggest things that we have now that we didn’t have before would be things linked […]
Time for a hard, public look at national security to avoid democratic backsliding
While opposition MPs and media pundits spent days trying to turn the attendance of a Canadian protocol officer at a Russian embassy reception into a national scandal, more urgent issues of substance continued to be brushed under the rug. A glaring example is the report from a group of retired top defence and intelligence officials […]
Liberals should define Poilievre juggernaut now, or risk losing next election, say top political strategists
With the presumed Conservative leadership front-runner Pierre Poilievre widely expected to become party leader on Sept. 10, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals should start to define their future opponent now before he gets a chance to define himself, say top political players. “In our day and age, the velocity of politics is much faster than […]
Feds won’t say if they will implement chief electoral officer’s call to make spread of election misinformation illegal
The government won’t say if it plans to take up the Canada’s Chief Electoral Officer Stéphane Perrault’s recent recommendation to make the spread of disinformation about the electoral process illegal. In response to a list of detailed questions asking whether the government had plans to follow through on this recommendation or any of the other […]
