Swing ridings across Canada
Swing ridings: winning candidate won with a slim margin of victory. The ridings are heavily targeted by the runner-up. Winning party is shown in the parentheses. Up to 30 are shown, with a maximum margin of victory of 15%. * Indicates incumbent not running again Liberal Targeted Swing Ridings: 1. Simcoe-Grey, Ont. (Cons.) 0.2% 2. […]
Liberal stronghold up for grabs: Tories banking on former Harris Cabinet minister to win in Ottawa West-Nepean
Ottawa West-Nepean has been a Liberal stronghold since 1988 and candidate Lee Farnworth wants to keep it that way. Deputy Prime Minister Anne McLellan lent Ms. Farnworth some help last week when she was in town visiting the Pinecrest Queensway Health and Community Services Centre. Liberal incumbent Marlene Catterall, who announced her retirement earlier this […]
PARLIAMENTARY CALENDAR: Ottawa West Nepean candidates will be at National Press Club on Jan. 11 to debate and to discuss policies
MONDAY, DEC. 26 Deck the Halls- From Dec. 26-30 between 4:30 and 8:30 p.m., in addition to the House of Commons’ daily guided tours, visitors are invited to see Parliament Buildings in the evening and stroll at their own pace through the halls of the Centre Block, decorated in their festive splendor.Visitors can also take […]
Political reporters schlepping it across the country on campaign
Long days, early days, lots of cold sandwiches. That’s part of the life of a reporter whose news organizations pay $9,000 per week per person to follow the leaders of the federal political parties during this election campaign. In one day, the entourage of reporters, camera crew, political staffers and candidates can go from one […]
Liberals can lead in the ethnic vote if they choose
So how do the Liberals hold on to this core? The answer most likely lies in three things: vision, people and policies. Diverse countries are not easy to run. The only poll on the ethnic vote so far in this election revealed that the Liberals were losing their allure among minorities, although they still remained […]
Pollsters warning: political environment ‘very volatile’
Public opinion pollsters say the only way to ensure accuracy is to conduct a poll on the day of the election which is against the law. The current public opinion polls on political parties being released daily and weekly are indicative, but will matter more and more as election day approaches, say top pollsters. “Journalists, […]
PARLIAMENTARY CALENDAR: The Public Policy Forum hosts a new weekly, non-partisan breakfast panel on the election week
Every week, Public Policy Forum participants will go behind the headlines and hear from experts on the numbers, the highlights and the issues at the National Press Club in Ottawa. TUESDAY, DEC. 13 Canadian Club of Ottawa Lunch – Canadian Ambassador to the U.S. Frank McKenna and U.S. Ambassador to Canada David Wilkins will speak […]
Bloc wooing ethnic vote in Quebec at Grits’ expense
In Quebec it’s the same story. The difference is that the alternative now is the ‘sovereigntist’ movement; not that the ‘ethnics’ now want Quebec to separate, but they are not afraid of the ‘sovereigntists’ and do not trust the Liberal ‘federalists.’ TORONTO – It has always been taken for granted that the so-called “ethnic” vote […]
The Spin Doctors: “Who won the campaign last week and what’s your party’s message for week No. 3 in this eight-week election campaign?”
Leslie Swartman Liberal Strategist “It’s a mug’s game to say who won and who lost. I’m sure all of us will say our own party leader prevailed. But these are very early days in a long election campaign. “What is really important is that each of the parties lay out its platform and that Canadians […]
Bloc leader wants long-term commitment
Sleeping with the enemy… Gilles Duceppe has come a long way since that cheese bonnet incident. The Bloc Quebecois leader continued to refine his standup comedy routine, with a campaign stop last week on the popular Radio Canada talk show, Tout le monde en parle. Responding to questions from host Guy A. Lepage, Mr. Duceppe […]
