The Liberals are losing, and it is not because we had a difficult year
KAMOURASKA, QUE.—The Liberals are losing. In this Seinfeldian election about nothing, the only constant is the electorate’s anger. Like the rubes in Times Square bilked in a game of three-card monte, Canadians are furious with Justin Trudeau for calling an election when it wasn’t required. After an event in Bolton, Ont., was cancelled for fears of […]
Angry crowds result in cancelled, disrupted Trudeau campaign events
The Liberal leader’s campaign picked up this weekend, after a short pause pre-punctuated with a rare event cancellation due to safety concerns over protesters plaguing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. But it didn’t go quietly. This most recent incident occurred on Aug. 29, during a Sunday stump speech intended to promote his party’s climate change policies in […]
White male rage always gets a pass
OTTAWA—White men have a collective problem of violence and they need to take some personal responsibility and pull themselves up by their bootstraps. On Aug. 27, during the prime minister’s campaign stop in Bolton, Ont., the CBC reported, “dozens of angry protestors that outnumbered Liberal supporters began chanting obscenities before Mr. Trudeau could make his […]
Much to be desired in party outreach to marginalized, minority communities this election, say advocates
Representation in politics matters, and from policies announced to the party candidates nominated, many diversity advocates who recently spoke with The Hill Times say it’s still too early to tell which party is doing the best to reach out to marginalized and minority communities this election, but they know what they want to see. While […]
Voter frustration could mute slim boost incumbency gives sitting MPs at the ballot box
While incumbency can give sitting MPs an advantage at the ballot box, the current large swings in polling could mute the slight benefit. Research shows that despite what name is actually on it, voters cast the ballot for a party’s national leader and national policies, but the local candidate still plays a small—but significant in […]
How much of the Trump factor are we going to see in this election?
OTTAWA—The anti-vaxx crazies trying to disrupt Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau’s rallies have an all-too-familiar aura. Shouting “lock her up” at the Liberals’ Chrystia Freeland and “lock him up” at Trudeau, they are all too reminiscent of unruly, vile-mouthed white Trump cultists in the U.S. Probably sorry they missed out on the insurrectionist riot in the […]
Politics This Morning: Trudeau expected to outline Liberal platform; AFN releases priorities for federal election
Good Wednesday morning, It’s the first day of the month, the campaign mid-way point, and the day the Liberals are expected to release the party’s platform. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said at his Kanata, Ont., campaign stop on Tuesday the platform would be out in the “coming days,” and Global News is reporting that means […]
Red versus blue rematch marks tight Richmond Hill battle
RICHMOND HILL, ONT.—Carrying a bundle of signs hooked around his shoulder, Richmond Hill, Ont., Liberal candidate Majid Jowhari in his red Nike sneakers strikes an evocative image, a red phantasm drifting from door to door making easygoing conversation in English and Farsi while door knocking on Aug. 26. Though the first few houses don’t answer […]
AFN outlines election priorities, calls on parties to help ‘strengthen and rebuild First Nations’
The Canadian electorate is more engaged and supportive of the Assembly of First Nations’ priorities “than ever before,” according to National Chief RoseAnne Archibald, who says party platforms should address Indigenous issues of economic prosperity, national sovereignty, climate change, and healing from residential schools. During an Aug. 31 virtual press conference, Ms. Archibald presented The Healing […]
Reception ‘a lot worse’ at the doorstep than in 2019, say some Liberal MPs, candidates, and campaign workers
The response some Liberal candidates and campaign workers are getting from Canadians at doorsteps across the country is surprisingly negative, according to Liberal sources who say it’s worse than the backlash from the blackface scandal mid-campaign in 2019. “It’s a lot worse than it was in 2019,” said a Liberal MP, who spoke with The Hill Times on […]
