Ridings won by 10-point margin at risk of flipping this election, pollsters say
The Liberals are heading into the election 13 seats short of a majority, and two pollsters say ridings that were won in 2019 within a 10 per cent margin are in danger of flipping The majority of the ridings that fit that description from the last election are now held by Liberal MPs. Of the […]
Liberals start with a fairly strong lead, but achieving a majority looking like an uphill climb
OTTAWA—Six weeks ago, an election at summer’s end looked like a pretty good bet to produce a majority victory for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Liberals. Canadians were buoyant about the apparent fading out of the pandemic, vaccination targets were being achieved, virus cases were way down, and the Liberals, enjoying public appreciation for […]
Election 2021: time for some fundamental debates, now more than ever before
OTTAWA—An early summer election has got to be more than about who’s going to win with a minority or a majority. The last two years has seen governments step up to help Canadians like never before. We have seen governments at all levels being there to help Canadians in new and innovative ways, seeing us […]
Climate action will be this election’s ballot question
This federal election is not a debate about the climate crisis. That debate is over. Just look at Western Canada’s record-shattering temperatures of almost 50 degrees or the huge swaths of forests burnt to a crisp this summer. If that’s not proof enough, there’s the recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report, which issued “a […]
This election, skilled trades construction workers need mobility support
Imagine a shortage of construction jobs in one province, while the province next door is begging for skilled tradespeople. Or, imagine a scenario in which someone who sells rebar for construction projects can deduct their travel, meal and accommodation expenses under the Income Tax Act, but the skilled tradespeople who travel hundreds of kilometres to […]
With well-funded campaigns, Green Party candidates in three ridings push for victory
With well-funded campaigns, Green MPs Elizabeth May and Paul Manly, and the candidate for Victoria, Nicholas Loughton, are pushing to claim victory in their ridings using a platform centred on protecting the environment and lowering the costs of living for Canadians. Green MP Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.), who served as leader of the Green […]
Delayed results, mail-in ballots, and COVID rules: Elections Canada reveals pandemic plan this snap election
Canada’s chief electoral officer defended his agency’s decision not to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations among poll workers, saying the “controlled environment” at polling stations combined with efforts to follow public health measures and advice will make it “perfectly safe.” “The recommendations so far do not require making vaccinations mandatory,” said Stéphane Perrault during an Aug. 18 […]
Conservative election ad pulled, but not before being panned by party members and public alike
The Conservatives ran a bizarre attack ad Aug. 13, in an attempt to paint Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as a spoiled candy-hungry child a la the character Veruca Salt from many people’s childhood classic film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. The 37-second ad, which premiered on Twitter before being deleted later after vicious mocking, […]
With the election called, here’s what political staffers want to know
I worked at Queen’s Park as a political staffer at the beginning of my career; it was the most terrifying and rewarding experience of my life and it set me up for my entire career. The lifestyle of a staffer is hard to explain, particularly to friends working in the private sector, because it is […]
Incremental Tory tweaks won’t make for a better Canada
OTTAWA—This election season is as uninspiring as Hillary Clinton’s candidacy for president in the 2016 U.S. election, yet it’s probably one of the most important elections for at least a decade. This is the election that will determine who gets to redraw the board, in terms of what the priorities are and which structural changes […]
