Trudeau Liberals return to preside over minority Parliament after mid-pandemic election
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals have won a third term in government, seizing enough seats to sustain their minority in the House of Commons following an often raucous election campaign called during the COVID-19 pandemic that has dominated the lives of Canadians for over 18 months. As of press deadline on Sept. 21, the Liberals […]
‘It looks like nobody wanted an election and no one got what they wanted’: what pollsters, politicos, and reporters had to say about Election 44
Pollsters, reporters, and politicos took to Twitter on election night to talk about the long lineups at polling stations, to offer last-minute insights into the potential election outcome, and to weigh in on the early voting results in Atlantic Canada. At 10:26 p.m. the major networks declared Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had won the election […]
Fear, negativity dominated elxn#44 ads, say strategists
Positive messaging was quickly abandoned by the Liberals and Conservatives during this election campaign, which became one of the most negative in recent memory, say some political and advertising strategists. “This is one of the most negative campaigns I think we’ve seen in recent campaigns. In the final two weeks, most ads you’re seeing with […]
Elxn#44 will go down as the ‘backlash’ election against Trudeau Liberals, say politicos
The Sept. 20 federal election will be remembered as the “backlash” election, after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took the country to the polls in the midst of the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic but failed to convince Canadians that he needed to do so. Canadians negative reaction to this decision dogged the Liberals throughout […]
Trudeau should have ignored Rebel News
OAKVILLE, ONT.—Given that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau knows a thing or two about boxing, it makes me wonder why he recently made the tactical mistake of “punching down.” I’m referring to how he publicly and loudly attacked Rebel News, a far right-wing/populist website. In case you’re not up to date on the story, the drama […]
All party leaders should work together on the climate emergency: McNamara
Re: “English leaders’ debate had a few bright spots worth appreciating,” (The Hill Times, Sept. 13, editorial). One other bright spot during the English-language leaders’ debate was Green Party Leader Annamie Paul’s message to other leaders about working together to address the existential threat of climate change. Prior to the election call, the Intergovernmental Panel on […]
Once the election is over, the much harder work begins
TORONTO—Once the election is over, the much harder work begins. Promises are one thing, but successful implementation with promised results are quite another. High expectations without the capacity to deliver is the big risk. Both the Liberal and Conservative platforms promise to spend billions of dollars to create a Canadian version of the U.S. Defence […]
Politics This Morning: Election day 2021 arrives with the Liberals, Conservatives neck and neck
Happy Monday morning—and more importantly—happy election day. In a race that has tightened in the last couple of weeks, it’s no surprise Sept. 20 has arrived with the Liberals and Conservatives in a statistical tie. As Abacus Data noted in its final poll taken on the eve of the e-day, impressions had turned more negative […]
Canadians now need cooperation between parties, not a cynical power grab
Just a couple of weeks before Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pulled the plug on Parliament on Aug. 15, triggering the 44th general election, the polls were predicting a Liberal majority was within reach. Mr. Trudeau argued that Canadians deserved to have a vote on how they want their federal government to finish the fight against […]
Biden needs to move in the right direction: away from Kabul
MONTREAL—U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to remove U.S. troops from Afghanistan is actually long overdue. The withdrawal abides by the military principle of economy of force, allowing the scarce resources of the U.S. military to be re-assigned to more vital concerns, such as emerging threats in northeast Asia. It also follows the good business principle […]
