Scheer is no Trump, so he should ditch the MS-13 playbook
Andrew Scheer, by all accounts, is nothing like U.S. President Donald Trump. He appears to have none of Mr. Trump’s personality tendencies, or his habit of heaping scorn on new adversaries each day. Mr. Scheer has, for the most part, aimed any negative messaging from his campaign—some of it fair, some not—at the governing Liberals, […]
Which federal party will stand up for veterans in this election campaign?
As the federal election day approaches, veterans will be vitally interested in the positions to be adopted by the government and the opposition parties to remedy the longstanding injustice and inequity impacting Canada’s disabled veterans and their families. It remains our position that there is much to do in improving veterans’ legislation in order to […]
Tassi, O’Regan exit their campaigns to tend to ill family members, Tassi’s mother dies on Oct. 12
As election day quickly approaches, two Liberal cabinet members took time off from their campaigns last week in order to spend time with family members who are sick. Seniors Minister Filomena Tassi and Indigenous Services Minister Seamus O’Regan both announced last week they will be tending to ill family members. Ms. Tassi said in a […]
Candidates scramble to outperform their competitors in the critical ground game ahead of next week’s election
With the election day only a week away and a close outcome expected, every single riding counts and candidates will be working hard to ensure their ground game is better than their competitors’ in the final stretch. “We’re mobilizing all the volunteers,” said Liberal MP Ken Hardie (Fleetwood-Port Kells, B.C.), who was first elected in […]
Mendicino campaigning with Liberal stars as gun violence takes centre stage in Eglinton-Lawrence
Rookie Liberal MP Marco Mendicino, who’s running for re-election in Eglinton-Lawrence, Ont., has been campaigning with a slate of high-profile Liberals as his riding battles a gun violence problem and the possibility that turnout may be diminished as Jewish voters face voting challenges because the Oct. 21 election date conflicts with the Jewish holiday, Shemini […]
Buckle up, it’s going to get nastier
OAKVILLE, ONT.—If you think the ongoing Canadian election has featured too much negativity, better buckle your seat belt because it’s likely going to get worse. That’s because we’re now heading into the campaign’s all-important final week, that crucial period of time when Canadians actually start paying more attention to politics and when “undecided” voters at […]
If it’s a minority government, Liberals can stay in power even if Conservatives win more seats on Oct. 21, but could prompt public backlash
With public opinion polls suggesting Canada is heading towards a minority government, the Liberals will have the first crack at maintaining power if they can gain the confidence of the House of Commons, even if the Conservatives win more seats, but fail to gain a majority. As of Oct. 11, the CBC poll tracker projects […]
‘They’re really riled up here’: Conservatives circling Goodale’s lone Liberal seat in Saskatchewan
Conservatives from across the Prairies are working to try to unseat longtime Liberal MP Ralph Goodale in Regina-Wascana, Sask., where a local columnist says anger towards Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the carbon tax has reached a boiling point. “It’s a pretty hostile campaign,” said Murray Mandryk, a columnist for The Regina Leader Post who […]
Good thing this isn’t the integrity election
HALIFAX—There was a time when Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer probably hoped that October’s vote would be remembered as the Integrity Election. And why not? Scheer held a smoking gun when it came to the prime minister’s lack of integrity. And best of all, it didn’t come from the exertions of that Tory mud-diving team known […]
How would the Liberals achieve our 2030 emission reduction pledge and move on to net zero emissions by 2050?
TORONTO—If there is one thing most Canadians seem to agree on, it is that the English-language leaders’ pre-election debate was a disaster. The purpose of such debates should be to help Canadians decide how to intelligently cast their votes. On that test, the English-language debate failed spectacularly. The big issues facing Canada were not addressed […]
