NDP needs to ‘dramatically’ expand party’s digital campaigning efforts, focus on fundraising in ‘big way,’ say party officials
MONTREAL—Looking ahead to the 2015 federal election campaign, the NDP is already planning its strategy, actively tracking the riding redistribution process, and expanding its digital campaigning efforts, among other things, says NDP national director Nathan Rotman, who spoke about it at the NDP policy convention in Montreal on Friday. But some party delegates expressed […]
NDP MPs embrace Stiglitz’s message to share prosperity, want to run on it in next federal election
MONTREAL—Nobel-Prize winning economist Joseph Stiglitz told NDP delegates that inequality is inherently unstable for Canadian society, and that shared prosperity is needed in the country. It’s something that New Democrats are embracing heading into the 2015 federal election. “He’s one of the most credible global voices on the economy. When he talks about the […]
Quebec to become ground zero of national battle between NDP and Liberals
MONTREAL—If political unrest had a geographical home in Canada, it would be Quebec. On the heels of two transformative spring seasons, it continues to be the province least happy both with its governance and that of the country. A recent poll suggests that unhappiness is grounded neither on the right nor the left; nor is […]
NDP prepare for pre-election convention: insiders, strategists
NDP delegates will debate more than 100 policy resolutions at its Montreal “pre-election convention” which will likely form the basis of the party’s platform, gearing up for the 2015 federal campaign, say New Democrats. “We’re seeing this convention as a pre-election opportunity to train our activists and get them to leave with posters and leaflets […]
NDP to drill down on data mining at Montreal policy convention
The NDP’s upcoming policy convention featuring a data mining and technology guru who worked on U.S. President Barack Obama’s winning campaign and a Nobel Prize-winning economist shows that the party is serious about trying to form the next government, say federal political observers. “The selection of speakers cannot be understated,” said Ian Capstick, MediaStyle […]
Canada’s transportation system increasingly in crisis
Traffic gridlock that chokes our cities; crumbling bridges that drop concrete chunks on cars below; lax air safety that leads to smoke-filled airplanes and dangerous runway incidents—those are some recent headlines that Canadians have been waking up to in the morning. More disturbing news is tucked away from the front pages and yet it […]
Conservatives could lose two Saskatchewan seats under proposed riding changes, says Wexler
The Conservatives, who currently hold 13 of Saskatchewan’s 14 seats, would lose two city seats, one in Regina and one in Saskatoon, to the NDP under the final proposed new electoral boundaries for the province, based on the 2011 election results, says Mitch Wexler, a principal at Politrain Consulting and an electoral data expert who […]
Polls remain mixed for Mulcair after one year
OTTAWA—This weekend marked the one-year anniversary of Thomas Mulcair’s NDP leadership victory. After 12 months at the helm of the party, the verdict on his performance has to be mixed, at least based on how he has done in the polls. In contrast to the surge in support the Liberal Party has been experiencing […]
Mulcair plots under the radar
OAKVILLE, ONT.—This might sound a bit strange, but just for fun try to imagine casting Canada’s major political leaders as characters in a Star Wars movie. For instance, I could definitely see Prime Minister Stephen Harper taking on the role of the Galactic Emperor, while Liberal-leader-in-waiting Justin Trudeau was born to play Luke Skywalker. […]
House Affairs Committee wraps up its B.C. ridings study, prepares to begin Saskatchewan
The Procedure and House Affairs Committee finished hearing objections from British Columbia MPs on proposed electoral boundaries last week, and will now turn its sights on the heated electoral redistribution process in Saskatchewan, where Conservative MPs hold 12 of the province’s 14 seats, with their first meeting scheduled for March 26. B.C. Conservative MPs […]
