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 […]
Nonsense election call could overshadow Liberal record
HALIFAX—Jody Wilson-Raybould may have made the definitive statement on Canadian politics and election 2021 when she said this to me the other day: “I think we are on a concerning path—the polarization that is happening.” Canadians have been treated to a campaign that has seen the PM of Canada pelted with gravel, and his wife […]
National semiconductor strategy key for Canada’s economic growth and recovery
Canada is at a crossroads. We’re navigating a pandemic, climate change, and economic uncertainty like we haven’t seen in years; all while being asked to weigh in on the country’s future in a federal election. Crises are competing for our attention, but there’s one overlooked issue that deserves a seat at Canada’s policy table: the […]
Thirty ridings to watch across Canada on Monday
British Columbia 1. Vancouver Granville, B.C. Without an incumbent candidate, this riding is up for grabs by 2019’s Liberal second-place candidate, TALEEB NOORMOHAMED, and two new candidates. Lawyer KAILIN CHE is running for the Conservatives, and climate activist ANJALI APPADURAI is running for the NDP. The riding was held by Jody Wilson-Raybould for two terms, […]
A targeted federal income program can help Canadians with disabilities living in poverty
Twenty-two per cent of people in Canada over the age of 15 have a disability. They are your friends, neighbours, family members and coworkers—and almost a quarter of them are living in poverty. People you know and love can’t afford to pay their rent, put food on their table or purchase their prescription medication. A […]
Leaders focus campaign stops on Ontario and Quebec, eschewing Prairies, Maritimes and the North
Party leaders have made themselves feel at home in Ontario and Quebec during the 36-day campaign, while the Maritimes and the Prairies have received scant attention from the prime minister hopefuls. Prime Minister and Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, who’s running for re-election in Papineau, Que., spent at least part of 20 of the campaign’s first […]
All the federal leaders’ stops during the 2021 campaign
Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh criss-crossed the country during a breakneck 36-day campaign. Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, meanwhile, kept up his own rapid pace, often visiting multiple ridings in Quebec per day in an effort to bolster his party’s 32 seats, out of a potential […]
Conservative call for ethics probes ‘entirely to script,’ making character a ballot box question, say strategists
In the final week of Canada’s snap election campaign, the Conservatives have issued a number of public calls for federal Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion to investigate various members of the Liberal team—including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and national Liberal campaign co-chair Mélanie Joly—for alleged ethics violations and for more information on the republishing of Mr. […]
