Mandatory assault-weapon buyback cost could balloon to billions, warn gun owner advocates
The Liberal government’s campaign promise to spend $800-million to buy back what it calls “assault-style” guns could have hidden administrative costs that would push the cost of the project into the billions, according to gun owner advocacy groups. “You’re talking about hundreds of thousands of gun owners across the country who’ll have their guns banned. […]
A thousand days pass with Kovrig and Spavor in prison
Sunday, Sept. 5, will see the thousandth day Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor have spent in the prisons of China. To mark the day, the families and supporters will hold a commemorative walk of 7,000 steps in Ottawa. The steps represent the daily walk by Kovrig around and around his small cell. The Canadian walk […]
Trudeau still dogged by questions about timing of the election during first leaders’ debate
In an election campaign where a defining ballot box issue has yet to emerge, the leaders of the four top parties in Quebec took to the debate stage on Thursday evening in an event that many have said marks the beginning of the campaign’s homeward stretch. Observers say there was no clear winner in the […]
Politics This Morning: Party leaders square off in French language debate; Singh to unveil NDP’s Quebec platform
Happy Friday morning, Four party leaders, including NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, and Liberal Leader and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took part in the first televised debate last night during the 2021 federal election. The French debate, part of the TVA network’s Face-à-Face series, was hosted by […]
Trudeau has to get out of the way
If Justin Trudeau wants to get re-elected, he needs to get out of the way. That may sound counterintuitive, but the Liberal leader is actually dragging his party down. Conservative leader Erin O’Toole needs to get as much airtime as he can muster, because people do not know him. The election period is a time […]
Harper without a scowl: can O’Toole sell voters a package of Harper retreads?
OTTAWA—When Stephen Harper lost the election to Justin Trudeau and the Liberals on the night of Oct. 19, 2015, he left the stage of his campaign headquarters in Calgary without giving photographers a chance to catch him signalling his goodbye. No photo for the ages of Harper stepping down. But the Reformer who built the […]
The former MPs who are running again in 2021
At least 22 former MPs are running to win back their seats this election, including nine Liberals, eight NDP candidates, three Conservatives, and two People’s Party of Canada candidates. Half are running in Quebec, which saw some of the biggest shifts last election when the Bloc Québécois surged from 10 to 32 seats, the Liberals […]
At least 22 former MPs running to win back seats in the 2021 election
Facing tough losses and tight races in past elections, at least 22 former MPs are running to win back their seats during this snap election. Liberals, with nine, make up the most former politicians mounting a return effort (though one was a former NDP MP), followed by eight NDP candidates, three Conservatives, and two People’s […]
Protests on campaign trail nothing new, but more intense in 2021, say politicos
The prime minister’s recent events have become a central target for vitriolic protests, revealing a “raw hatred” that has some political players and experts worried about the uptick in intensity they see as a broader “warning sign” for “cracks” forming in Canada. Only a few weeks in, the 2021 election campaign has already seen one […]
The importance of honest attacks
OAKVILLE, ONT.—If you’re running the communications efforts of an election campaign you must never, ever lie about your opponents. That really should go without saying, right? After all, purposely spreading false information clearly violates one of the most basic norms of civilized discourse: Thou Shalt Not Tell Fibs. Plus, on a more pragmatic political level, […]
