Victory is its own mandate and leadership determines it: all those who proclaim that there will be no mandate for the winner in US presidential election are wrong
The U.S. presidential election is in the process of being stolen. That conclusion is true whether the ultimate winner is Al Gore or George Bush. The winner will be the individual who has deployed the most adroit and practised thieves (others would say lawyers and media specialists) rather than whether some abstraction such as “truth” […]
The class of 2000 has 45 first-termers from across the country
NEWFOUNDLAND 1. Liberal Brian Tobin Bonavista-Trinity-Conception, Nfld. Brian Tobin 22,096 Jim Morgan 11,009 Fraser March NDP 6,473 He’s back. After spending the past four years as premier of Newfoundland, former Rat Packer Brian Tobin, one of the country’s best communicators, has returned to Ottawa as Canada’s minister of Industry. Mr. Tobin, who replaced Fred Mifflin […]
That’s it, Election 2000 was a clear rejection of right-wingers
[Graph Not Transcribed] Let us be thankful for small mercies: Joe Clark won — a tribute to the sagacity of the voters of Calgary Centre. His party survived with official status in the Commons, which means it will enjoy extra financing, more staff, more office space and it can participate in Question Period. The crucial […]
Ekos pollster says it was a “vision war” and the media missed it
Liberal pollster Michael Marzolini polled 1,200 people a day during 36-day federal election campaign While most politicos have likely hid all remaining copies of last week’s Hill Times election prediction issue, pollster Frank Graves was feeling pretty good about his forecast, which had the Liberals winning 170 seats, CA 65, BQ 45, PC 10, NDP […]
PMO’s top adviser Chaviva Hosek to leave for CEO post
[Graph Not Transcribed] Hosek to depart…Once the adrenaline of the election campaign diminishes, many political aides start to yearn for new challenges, the prospect of shorter hours and, perhaps, bigger paycheques. The first prominent Liberal aide to succumb to the siren call of the private sector is Red Book trilogy author and PMO policy director […]
The 37th parliament: meet 47 newly-elected MPs
But 45 of the newly-elected are rookies from across Canada in low turnover bid [Graph Not Transcribed] The 37th Parliament brought in 47 newly-elected MPs in last Monday’s federal election. Two of the new MPs have been here before, however. Touted as one of the best communicators in the country, Brian Tobin is obviously no […]
Hoy takes a bit out of Campaign 2000 media gangs
[Graph Not Transcribed] “The little guy wins big.” –The Globe and Mail, Nov. 25, 2000. Isn’t this “little guy from Shawinigan” thing getting a bit much? Why on earth would a self-important newspaper such as the Globe stoop to buying the silly notion that Jean Chretien is somehow the innocent underdog from the boonies? Come […]
Pollster says PM has the mandate: Bob Richardson says numbers should silence unhappy Martinites
A leading public opinion pollster says Prime Minister Jean Chretien has earned the right to lead the Liberals for as long as he wants after winning an historic third majority last week. “He has clearly earned the right to leave when he feels it is appropriate to leave. He has been endorsed by the party […]
What’s your prediction? Libs better get out vote, could be ugly: The Hill Times trolls for election predictions, everyone from the political prose to the Shawarma Nutsy
It’s Election Day and after three-and-a-half years of poll-watching, the only one that matters will be released tonight. The Hill Times decided to ask those involved in the federal political culture how they think things will shake down tonight. We also wanted to know what they thought the 37th Parliament will look like this week. […]
Canadians can spoil ballots too, but can’t blame it on computers
While Elections Canada will likely have many things to worry about as Canadians go to the polls today, counting ‘chads’ won’t be one of them. Americans have been counting, arguing and in some cases even eating chads, the little round pieces of paper that fall out when holes are punched by voting machines. Machines that […]
