Have Trudeau’s tactics torn us apart?
OAKVILLE, ONT.—One of the ironies of the 2019 election is that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who pledged to end the politics of division in this country, managed to achieve a minority government victory precisely because he practised the politics of division. And, yes, make no mistake, despite his claims to the contrary, Prime Minister “Sunny […]
Reduced to a minority and with a ‘balkanized’ country, Trudeau’s ‘in a political shark tank,’ say political players
With Justin Trudeau reduced to a minority government, shut out from two Western provinces, and the sovereigntist Bloc Québécois winning almost half of the seats in his home province, the prime minister needs to adapt to the new realities of the election result, and rise to the occasion to meet the daunting challenges of his […]
Electoral results
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Politics This Morning: May, Blanchet say there’s little appetite for snap election
Good Friday morning, Re-elected Liberal MP Catherine McKenna convened reporters on Thursday morning after her riding office was vandalized with a sexist slur. Ms. McKenna, the Trudeau government’s environment minister, has been a frequent target of misogynistic attacks online and in real life. In the days leading up to the campaign’s official launch, she was forced […]
Anti-Trudeau sentiments, vote splits among left, star power: why 49 incumbents may have lost bids for re-election
Vote splitting among progressive voters appears to have been largely to blame for pushing out more than half of the 49 incumbents who lost their bids for re-election, giving the Conservative Party and the Bloc Québécois an edge over the other parties. The split in the left vote helped the Conservatives and the Bloc pick […]
Trudeau says climate change a unifying priority in divided Parliament
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canadians expect their next Parliament to develop strong climate measures and to address pervasive concerns about the cost of living. In his first press conference since winning a minority government on Oct. 21, Mr. Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) told reporters gathered at the National Press Theatre on Oct. 23 he intends […]
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times
Highs The vote For the 43rd time in the country’s history, Canadians headed to the polls to decide who to send to the House of Commons. In many countries around the world, citizens don’t have a say in their government. But in Canada, every so often, every MP has to go back to their […]
Trudeau survives in a rejection of Scheer, but now faces his biggest test yet
OTTAWA—The post-election leaders’ speeches delivered in the early hours of Oct. 22 encapsulated the entire campaign. A diminished Justin Trudeau tried to find the words to convince westerners and Quebecers that his government would work assiduously on their behalf, despite the Liberals’ reduced representation from those regions. The NDP’s Jagmeet Singh was in an inexplicably […]
Watchdog’s proposed minority Parliament rules an affront to confidence convention, says legal expert
When a minority Parliament appeared increasingly likely the week before the election, government accountability group Democracy Watch called on federal party leaders to agree on new rules surrounding which party gets the first crack at governing and how the legislature can be opened or closed for business. But a constitutional law expert said he thinks […]
Don’t write off the NDP, ditch the talking points: lessons from Election 43
OTTAWA—Now seems like as good a time as any to talk about lessons learned from Election 43. But first, breathe a big sigh of relief it is finally over, and perhaps, for a brief period, there will be a respite from politicians demeaning each other. In no particular order here, we go: Don’t write off […]
