Post-election blues, Mulcair, and long leadership race to blame for NDP 2016 donor woes: insiders
The dive in the NDP’s 2016 fundraising dollars after a disappointing election loss surprised no one, but some say the dip could have been levelled out with better strategy at the top: namely, someone other than Thomas Mulcair as interim leader, and a shorter campaign to replace him. The year of the election offered a […]
‘Some people just can’t leave the campaign behind’: O’Toole rips libertarian website run by Bernier supporters
Conservative MP and former leadership candidate Erin O’Toole has harsh words for a new pro-libertarian organization started by a former aide to Maxime Bernier, calling it a continuation of Mr. Bernier’s campaign for the Conservative Party leadership even after that race wrapped with a victory for Andrew Scheer in May. “All campaigns need to step […]
Former Conservative leadership candidate Rick Peterson considers run in Ambrose’s riding
Former Conservative leadership candidate Rick Peterson won only four votes in the Alberta riding of Sturgeon River-Parkland in his unsuccessful leadership contest in May, but the British Columbia-based venture capitalist is considering a run at his party’s nomination to succeed the outgoing MP and former interim party leader Rona Ambrose. “I grew up in Alberta […]
And then there were four: Julian quits NDP leadership race, as others look to grab his supporters
British Columbia MP Peter Julian announced Thursday he was dropping his bid to become the next NDP leader, saying the personal financial risk was “too great” and the lack of fundraising support meant the party membership had given its “verdict.” “I’ve seen the graveyard of politicians who have invested a lot of their personal money […]
Summertime no vacation for party leaders, MPs
OTTAWA—Summer is upon us and so is a new political season. It is one that matters a lot for different reasons to our biggest political parties. For the opposition Conservatives, the Andrew Scheer roadshow begins. The new leader will be trotted out in communities across the country to, first and foremost, build faith among supporters […]
NDP leadership race: Julian takes early lead in caucus endorsements, but many MPs holding out, staying neutral
As NDP leadership contenders begin rolling out their roster of supporters, Peter Julian has emerged with an early lead, with six caucus endorsements, but insiders say it’s still too early to parse frontrunners from the pack. With the leadership voting process set to start Sept. 18, and with at least five debates under their belt, the […]
NDP candidate endorsements
Charlie Angus Carol Hughes, Ontario MP Christine Moore, Quebec MP Buckley Belanger, Saskatchewan NDP MLA Gilles Bisson, Ontario MPP France Gélinas, Ontario MPP Elizabeth Hanson, Yukon NDP leader and MLA for Whitehorse Centre Andrew Swan, Manitoba MLA John Vanthof, Ontario MPP Dave Wilson, Nova Scotia MLA Lenore Zann, Nova Scotia MLA Malcolm Allen, former Ontario […]
NDP ‘naive’ to conduct online leadership vote, warns expert, but party says it’s ‘confident’ in voting safeguards
The New Democratic Party says it’s confident in its choice to use online voting for the upcoming selection of its new leader, despite several recent reports asserting the vulnerability of internet elections, and provinces pulling away after studying the option. A pair of specialists in the field told The Hill Times, no matter the scale […]
Liberal MPs want Trudeau to protect them from nomination challenges in 2019 election
Incumbent Liberal MPs want Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to protect them from nomination challenges for the 2019 federal election, arguing that while they perform their parliamentary duties in Ottawa for about half the year, their potential challengers have an advantage over them because they can use the time to “undermine” them in their ridings. “When […]
Canadian company the Conservatives used to count leadership vote leads election tech industry on both sides of the border
In the seconds before the Conservative Party declared Andrew Scheer its new leader with a slim majority after a marathon 13 rounds and what would later emerge as a vote-counting controversy, election organizers offered gratitude for the company that tabulated the score. “Before the moment you’ve all been waiting for, there’s one other thank you […]
