Given the givens, it’s no wonder Trudeau Liberals would eye election call
OTTAWA—Maybe it is the pandemic prison we have been in for a while that has limited travel out of Ottawa. Maybe we are all really starting to drink the same bathwater. But it certainly seems the federal Liberals are more inclined to push for an election sooner rather than later. Of course, they publicly say […]
One hopeful Tory candidate wants the Ottawa-Beijing relationship on the ballot
A former foreign affairs correspondent seeking the Conservative nomination in an Ottawa-area Liberal-held riding wants the government’s handling of the Canada-China relationship to be an election issue. Traditionally, foreign policy issues have played a marginal role in Canadian elections. “They say foreign policy never is a big deal in Canadian elections since the Second World […]
Byelection results should give Liberals ‘pause’ after strong showing from Greens, Conservatives, say experts
The unexpectedly tight byelection races in the Liberals’ traditional strongholds may give them pause in their apparent bid to trigger an election call, says one Conservative strategist and political expert, suggesting support for the government has softened, in part, over the political manoeuvring in Parliament. The Liberals shed significant support in the Toronto-area ridings of […]
Liberals fend off challenges in pair of byelections, but shed support in Grit stronghold in process
The Liberals are expected to fend off a challenge in Toronto Centre in Monday’s byelection from the Greens’ new leader, giving them back a seat in the House, while shedding a significant degree of support compared to last year’s federal election. In an unexpectedly tight pair of races, television personality Marci Ien, who is on […]
A snap election would actually be a welcome diversion
OTTAWA—The nail-biter vote in the House of Commons on Oct. 21 is a precursor of things to come. Two confidence votes, two near misses in two weeks prepares voters for the fact that an election will come sooner rather than later. A national campaign might be a nice break from the onslaught of bad news […]
In parliamentary ‘game of chicken,’ NDP side with Liberals to defeat Conservative motion, averting snap election
The parliamentary showdown over the creation of a powerful committee ended on Wednesday, with the NDP and the Greens siding with the Liberals, snuffing out the possibility of a snap election—for the time being—as new coronavirus infections tick up. The nail-biter 146-180 vote came down in large part to the NDP. Its 24 representatives voted […]
O’Toole can’t keep promise to return election rebates to Conservative riding associations if there’s a fall or spring federal election, but he will next time
Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole won’t be able to keep his leadership campaign promise to return candidates’ election rebates the party received in 2019 back to the riding associations, the chair of the Conservative Fund told associations across the country, because of the possibility of a fall or spring election. James Dodds, the newly appointed chair […]
New Green Leader Paul says she’s been invited to run in ridings across the country, as she sets sights on Toronto Centre byelection
New Green Party Leader Annamie Paul, who made Canadian political history last week when she was elected as the first Black person to lead a major political party, says she has received invitations from Green riding associations across the country to run as their candidate if she is unsuccessful in her bid to win the […]
NDP’s openness to backing Liberals for full mandate likely won’t be reciprocated, say politicos
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh’s openness to supporting the Liberal government over the course of its mandate will likely not be reciprocated in the long term, say strategists, arguing that, when certain conditions are in alignment, the Liberals may be the ones to orchestrate the demise of the minority Parliament. The government has survived two tests […]
NDP says Liberals at fault for slow progress on testing voting app that is ‘months away’ from being ready
With the laborious voting sessions leading to MPs conducting parliamentary work into the early morning, the NDP says more work should have been done by the government to get the voting app ready for use as it is still “months away” from being ready. The current hybrid voting setup has caused some MPs to miss […]
