Liberal MPs want to know why leadership taking their ‘sweet-ass time’ to call first post-election caucus meeting, say Liberal sources
Liberal MPs say their leadership should call the first-post election national caucus meeting as soon as possible to discuss why their party again failed to win a majority government and what is the strategy for their new minority mandate. The last federal election took place more than a month ago and the Conservatives, the NDP, […]
Trudeau should put off that ‘walk in the snow’
OAKVILLE, ONT.—Ever since he was denied a majority victory for a second straight time, there have been rumblings in some quarters suggesting it’s time for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to pack it in. And, yes, maybe Trudeau is close to reaching his “expiry date” as a leader. But before anybody in the Liberal Party ponders […]
There’s ‘potential’ for progress on gig worker supports after an involved election season, experts, politicians say
Gig workers are on the rise in Canada, and with a new minority Parliament in place, politicians and workers’ advocates see an opportunity for the Liberal government to collaborate with the NDP to push forward progress on supporting this sector. At its foundation, gig work is a descriptor that covers all kinds of work done […]
Suppose they gave an election and nobody won
It would be very easy to simply slide alongside the emerging narrative that the 44th Canadian general election was a waste of time, a waste of money, and an empty exercise where the hopes and dreams of political junkies met their maker. To be fair, the Liberals were indeed hoping for a majority and fell […]
The Seinfeld election: an election about nothing
This election might be called the Seinfeld election, an election about nothing. There was no single issue, as there was in 1988 when free trade turned that election into a referendum. Nor was there a burning desire to vote the bums out, as there was in 1984, 1993, and 2015. Instead, it just was. Sure, […]
Hope remains for Liberal action on Indigenous promises, but spotty record leaves many advocates skeptical
After an election that saw little talk of Indigenous issues, advocates decry a “scaling down of ambition” over time by the Trudeau Liberals and argue the need for continued public pressure to effect real change—but hope remains. For Legacy of Hope Foundation president Adam North Peigan, there’s mainly fragile faith. “We do have a lot […]
‘We have drive’: Indigenous MPs on their election and their future
Another election has come and gone and there was a record number of Indigenous candidates put forward this time, at least 77 people, with the end results showing that the actual count of Indigenous MPs who will sit in the House has also gone up, to 12 from the 10 elected after the 2019 campaign. […]
With slight seat gain, NDP has potential to hold ‘balance of power’ in new Parliament
Despite “disappointing” results in the election, the New Democrats have an opportunity in the new Parliament to push the other parties to enact progressive policies that would benefit Canadians, say strategists. “What’s most important about this election outcome is the fact that the NDP holds the balance of power in a Parliament, that is led […]
Veteran provincial politician Yasir Naqvi’s win keeps Ottawa Centre under federal Liberal banner
OTTAWA CENTRE, ONT.—Parliament Hill’s riding will remain red after federal newcomer Yasir Naqvi won it for the Liberals Monday night. Mr. Naqvi won Ottawa Centre, Ont., leading by a margin of 9.8 percentage points or 3,857 votes votes—with 81 per cent of the polls reporting—over NDP challenger Angella MacEwen. The riding, which was held by […]
Liberals and Conservatives trade barbs in series of attack ads
A series of three attack ads were released by the Liberals on Sept. 4, targeting Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole and suggesting he would “take Canada backward.” That same day, another set of English-language ads came out from the Conservative Party, accusing Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau and his caucus of misleading Canadians using “cynical, American-style attack ads, […]
