If party platforms come after advance voting and leaders’ debates, are they still relevant?
The policy documents don’t ‘move the needle’ for voters and offer ‘a really big target for opponents,’ so they may be on their way out, say strategists.
A new voting strategy: prevent a Liberal majority
Strategic voting appears to have achieved its goal and is saving us from the Conservatives, yet again. But with election day looming and the Liberals maintaining their miraculous turnaround in the polls, it’s time for left-of-centre New Democrat and Green voters to consider a new voting strategy: prevent the Liberals from winning a majority government. […]
Pundit panel: what closing messages should the leaders make to voters?
‘I’m not sure there has ever been an election in Canadian history where the ballot question lined up so perfectly in one candidate’s favour,’ says former Liberal PMO staffer Dan Arnold.
Trump top of mind in Ottawa Centre as Liberals fight to keep riding red
NDP challenger Joel Harden is emphasizing local representation in his second bid to unseat Liberal Yasir Naqvi—this time federally.
Shut out from Tory nominations in Calgary, ex-Conservative joins Liberals while another runs as Independent
Ranbir Parmar, who hoped to represent the Tories in Calgary McKnight, has joined the Liberals after not being allowed to contest the nomination. Minesh Patel, who faced a similar experience in Calgary Skyview, is running as an Independent.
‘I want to feel part of this moment’: Trump effect spurs expats to cast ballots from abroad
‘Turnout tends to go up for elections that are seen as highly consequential, and this one is shaping up to be among the most important in our lifetimes,’ says Dalhousie professor Lori Turnbull.
To err is human, to predict malign
If the polls are right, I will be proved very, very wrong on April 28 after previously predicting the decimation of the Liberals in this year’s election.
‘Trump effect’ galvanizing Grit Guilbeault’s prospects in rematch against NDP’s Machouf
With little sign of the Conservatives or the Bloc, the NDP and Green candidates in Laurier–Sainte-Marie, Que., are hoping to convince voters Parliament can stand up to the ‘Trump menace’ without the Liberal incumbent.
Mark Carney puts it all on the line
Whatever happens on April 28, Mark Carney will be remembered as the man who stepped up to offer his services to fellow Canadians in this moment of national trauma.
Election ad men: Carney, Trudeau, and Trump play starring roles in the party’s biggest hits, say digital advertising experts
The Hill Times asked three partisan digital communications experts to look at the ‘best’ campaign ads so far from the Liberals, Conservatives, and NDP.
