In one week, I voted in two elections, three ballot papers, but had zero democracy sausages in Canada
Voting traditions in both Canada and Australia fill one’s heart with civic pride, but only one country also fills an elector’s stomach.
Farewell to the old order
With a brand new leader at the Liberal Party helm and with the distinct chance of new leadership in all the main federal parties, the old order of national politics could change faster than Newfoundland and Labrador weather.
‘Historic’ election campaign a referendum on Trump tariffs and cost-of-living crisis, say political players
Pollster Greg Lyle says this election will likely be remembered as the greatest turnaround in Canadian political history.
Tackling Trump or offering change: competing priorities to determine this election
Polling last week showed the Conservatives led among those who saw a change in direction as the key election issue, but Abacus Data’s David Coletto said the Liberals held a far greater advantage among those who wanted action on the U.S. president’s threats.
Political players predict Carney to win, but questions linger about minority or majority outcome
Stephen Carter called the Liberal lead in the polls ‘a comeback for the ages,’ and Jaime Watt said if the Liberals don’t win, ‘the pollsters will need to go out of business.’
Voting is only the beginning of the democratic conversation
Scrutiny, vigilance, and accountability are also important for all other days of the electoral cycle.
Public servants running in record numbers flip partisan assumptions as most offer under Tory banner
With 24 candidates across nine parties and Conservatives leading the way with nine, the surge of bureaucrat participation in this election shows how public service is changing.
Vote to end gender-based violence
Intimate partner violence is widely understood to be an epidemic in Canada. It represents a very real threat to our collective safety, and must be addressed as the public health emergency that it is.
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. […]
