Politics This Morning: Candidates square off in final debate; Singh in B.C., O’Toole in Mississauga
Happy Friday! The five federal party leaders offered their visions for health and the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, affordability, and reconciliation with Indigenous peoples during last night’s English-language debate. When criticized about his climate change targets, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the Liberals inherited a government from Conservatives that did not believe in the […]
Federal leaders spar on climate change, reconciliation, and COVID-19 recovery in final televised debate
Eleven days before the election, with polls showing a razor-thin margin between the leading Conservatives and incumbent Liberals, party leaders sparred with oft-heard talking points over the Grits’ decision to call an election, and the government’s record over the last six years. The debate, taking place across the Ottawa River from Parliament Hill at the […]
‘Weak evidence’ polls affect how Canadians vote, say politicos, but close races can push people to the ballot box
There is scant evidence that political polls influence how Canadians vote, but with the 2021 election shaping up to be a tight two-way race between the Liberals and Conservatives, pollsters say that could lead to a larger voter turnout. “The polls are a mirror, in that they reflect what’s going on, but they don’t influence […]
This just in: this election really matters
TORONTO—This election really matters. Despite the pettiness of much of the campaign, Canadians are being asked to make important choices that will shape the kind of country we will become in future years. Nowhere is that choice clearer than on climate change. We can expect much different futures depending on whether we have a Liberal […]
What to make of Singh’s claim that the Liberals are in league with the rich?
OTTAWA—With his usual free-floating reasoning, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh regularly disparages the Liberals’ Justin Trudeau as a supposed friend of the super-rich—not average people. And Singh says the NDP would find the money needed to help average people by increasing taxes on the wealthy. Of course, Singh neglects to mention that the Liberal government already […]
Party leaders head into highly anticipated English-televised leaders’ debate tonight, Trudeau had ‘good night’ in French leaders’ debate, says Turnbull
With the Liberal Party he leads tied at 33 per cent with the Conservative Party in a Postmedia-Léger poll, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had “a good night” in Wednesday’s main French-language leaders’ debate at the Canadian Museum of History, says Lori Turnbull, director of the School of Public Administration at Dalhousie University. “So many times […]
Politics This Morning: federal leaders spar on key issues, offer appeals to Quebec voters at French-language debate
The five federal party leaders offered their visions for pandemic recovery, healthcare, climate change, and Indigenous reconciliation during last night’s French-language debate. After six years in government, Prime Minister and Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau was the target of most attacks, but fired back a few of his own, trying to pin Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole on a […]
Qualtrough defends Liberal record on disability issues as ‘groundbreaking’ debate tackles gaps in federal policy
A “groundbreaking” debate focused entirely on disability issues saw candidates raise pointed questions about the Liberal government’s track record over six years on the file, with New Democrat incumbent MP Daniel Blaikie urging parties to be “far more ambitious.” “Too often across the country people living with disabilities are legislated into poverty by mean-spirited support […]
Canada’s foreign policy needs a shift and a human rights lens
“We live in a constant state of fear and anxiety,” Arzu-Gul, a Canadian Uyghur advocate, told Justice for All Canada, a Toronto-based non-profit human rights organization. Many Canadians like her thought they escaped persecution and anti-Muslim hate, only to experience Islamophobia here. Arzu-Gul came to Canada in 2009 from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, where […]
Elections Canada’s move to scrap Vote on Campus program could lower youth turnout, reduce NDP and Liberal ballots, analysts say
Elections Canada scrapping its Vote on Campus program could lead to a lower voter turnout among young Canadians in the federal election, an outcome two political analysts say will most hurt the Liberal and NDP ballot counts. “If you’re the Liberals, you’re probably more concerned about that because in the last two elections you tended […]
