Liberals say 42 per cent have voted for next leader, five days to go, e-voting got off to a shaky start
PARLIAMENT HILL—An increase in Quebec voting in the week-long federal Liberal Party online leadership election has boosted the overall turnout significantly over the day to 42 per cent of more than 127,000 registered voters, with five days of voting to remain. The development allowed some federal Liberals to breathe a bit easier, following a […]
Liberals receive more than 1,000 calls from members, supporters who couldn’t vote online
PARLIAMENT HILL—Liberal Party members and supporters had such difficulty with a complicated online voting system as the Liberal leadership election began over the past two days that the party had to beef up its telephone help lines to cope with a flood of calls, party members and a campaign officials say. Campaign phone banks with […]
Liberal leadership ‘minivention’ draws wanted media attention, buzz, but awakens Grits for challenges ahead
METRO TORONTO CONVENTION CENTRE—A Liberal “minivention” of over 1,000 party members did what was intended on Saturday as Justin Trudeau drew the kind of media crushes and crowd adulation that has spooked the Conservative Party, but it also highlighted an unexpected force that Mr. Trudeau will likely be compelled to tackle once, as widely […]
Meet the top campaign players behind the federal Grit leadership candidates
METRO TORONTO CONVENTION CENTRE—Liberals and “supporters” have begun voting for the next leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, but behind the scenes, the leadership campaigns are being driven by committed partisan campaign strategists. Here’s a look at the insiders who have been managing the campaigns. Katie Telford, campaign manager to Justin Trudeau The […]
Trudeau raises another $43,000 for war chest, Hall Findlay announces support from five senior Liberals
TORONTO—Justin Trudeau surged even further ahead of the Liberal pack on the party’s leadership election money trail in a report to Elections Canada this week, but Vancouver MP Joyce Murray also gathered steam in terms of cash donations and the number of contributors. Money talks, and in the case of Mr. Trudeau’s (Papineau, Que.) 949 […]
Trudeau first ballot victory not guaranteed, says Liberal leadership candidate Cauchon
PARLIAMENT HILL—The Liberal Party has indicated in backroom discussions it may announce just the final result of its leadership election on April 14 instead of publicizing whether the new leader was selected with a majority on the first count of a preferential ballot method the party is using, top-rung candidate Martin Cauchon says. Mr. Cauchon […]
Libs prepare for e-vote convention, Dominion Voting Systems company to oversee voting
The Liberals have yet to decide whether they will give a district-by-district breakdown of voting results or announce successive rounds of preferential balloting when they announce the outcome of their first ever non-delegated leadership contest on April 14. Liberal Party national director Ian McKay said that the party may not settle on how it […]
Liberal MPs see slim chances of working with NDP in 2015 election run
An overwhelming majority of the Liberal caucus has endorsed Justin Trudeau to take over as the party’s leader on April 14, with many saying that Joyce Murray’s proposal for electoral cooperation with the NDP is untenable given the “cultural differences” between the two parties. According to a list of candidate endorsements compiled by The […]
Who’s on Whose Campaign Team?
Martin Cauchon Fabrice Rivault, communications Twitter: @MartinCauchon 1,636 followers Facebook: 2,594 likes Deborah Coyne Jeff Jedras, campaign manager Shelley Ledger, communications Twitter: @DebCoyne 2,180 followers Facebook: 492 likes Martha Hall Findlay Stephen Carter, campaign adviser Carol Kim Jung-Suk Ryu 200 volunteers Twitter: @MHallFindlay 7,885 followers Facebook: 8,553 likes Karen McCrimmon Dominique Gagnon, communications Rhonda Pond, […]
Trudeau campaign raises more than $1-million, Liberals notice
Liberal front-runner Justin Trudeau has raised more than $1-million as a candidate for leadership of the third party in the House of Commons which “says a lot,” say a number of political observers and insiders. “Money isn’t everything, but the fact that Trudeau has raised such an extraordinary amount—when his party is in a […]
