Voting is only the beginning of the democratic conversation
Scrutiny, vigilance, and accountability are also important for all other days of the electoral cycle.
No matter what, it will be a ‘change’ election for the federal public service
All in all, both Mark Carney and Pierre Poilievre promise fiscal restraint, but they have very expensive priorities and are planning to run deficits. Time will tell whether how much of a ‘change’ the next prime minister is from the last one.
How to face defeat
People vote for parties because they believe in ideas, not because they want Parliament to work better, and fighting to the end is always better than giving up.
What a difference two months make
Had Donald Trump not weighed in with his threat to annex Canada, and had Justin Trudeau decided to remain and fight this election, the outcome would definitely be quite different.
Tackling Trump or offering change: competing priorities to determine this election
Polling last week showed the Conservatives led among those who saw a change in direction as the key election issue, but Abacus Data’s David Coletto said the Liberals held a far greater advantage among those who wanted action on the U.S. president’s threats.
Election ads: from Conservatives’ ‘dark,’ ‘dramatic’ approach to Liberal and NDP’s ‘classic’ and ‘tried and true’
Election Day is April 28. To sway voters, the Liberals, Conservatives and NDP have released ads ranging from ‘classic’ to ‘cringe-worthy,’ according to digital communication experts.
In their own words: prime ministers in victory and in defeat
When Brian Mulroney won a massive majority in 1984, he thought of his Baie Comeau-paper-mill-working father, his hero; when Jean Chrétien won in 1993, he and Aline, visited his parents graves in Shawinigan, Que., before heading to Ottawa; and when Kim Campbell and the Progressive Conservatives were wiped off the political map in defeat in 1993, she told the crowd, ‘I’m glad I didn’t sell my car.’
Public servants running in record numbers flip partisan assumptions as most offer under Tory banner
With 24 candidates across nine parties and Conservatives leading the way with nine, the surge of bureaucrat participation in this election shows how public service is changing.
Vote to end gender-based violence
Intimate partner violence is widely understood to be an epidemic in Canada. It represents a very real threat to our collective safety, and must be addressed as the public health emergency that it is.
If party platforms come after advance voting and leaders’ debates, are they still relevant?
The policy documents don’t ‘move the needle’ for voters and offer ‘a really big target for opponents,’ so they may be on their way out, say strategists.
