Who are the 98 new MPs, and how much did they win by?
The Conservative Party elected the most new MPs in last Monday’s federal election, with 43, followed by the Liberal Party’s 24, the Bloc Québécois’ 22, the NDP’s eight, and the Green Party’s federal seat east of B.C., in New Brunswick. Most of the Conservative gains came from riding-rich Ontario, at 13, and British Columbia, where […]
Harper, Chrétien to share stage; to discuss federalism, populism and Canada’s future in Calgary
Stephen Harper and Jean Chrétien—Canada’s fifth and sixth longest serving former prime ministers—will share the stage in Calgary to discuss Canada’s future in the post-truth age. Mr. Harper and Mr. Chrétien have collectively been prime minister of Canada for the last 19 of 25 years. Mr. Chrétien, led his Liberal government from 1993 to 2003, […]
Have Trudeau’s tactics torn us apart?
OAKVILLE, ONT.—One of the ironies of the 2019 election is that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who pledged to end the politics of division in this country, managed to achieve a minority government victory precisely because he practised the politics of division. And, yes, make no mistake, despite his claims to the contrary, Prime Minister “Sunny […]
Reduced to a minority and with a ‘balkanized’ country, Trudeau’s ‘in a political shark tank,’ say political players
With Justin Trudeau reduced to a minority government, shut out from two Western provinces, and the sovereigntist Bloc Québécois winning almost half of the seats in his home province, the prime minister needs to adapt to the new realities of the election result, and rise to the occasion to meet the daunting challenges of his […]
House committees to have renewed importance in minority Parliament
House of Commons committees will hold a renewed importance in the upcoming minority Parliament, as opposition members will control the vote. With Liberal MPs no longer having exclusive control over committees could allow them to produce better work, a former Liberal committee chair says. Liberal MP John McKay (Scarborough-Guildwood, Ont.), who was the chair of […]
Electoral results
Click the map to find out more about the MP-elects who will be representing Canada’s 338 ridings when the new Parliament returns and how they got there.
Politics This Morning: May, Blanchet say there’s little appetite for snap election
Good Friday morning, Re-elected Liberal MP Catherine McKenna convened reporters on Thursday morning after her riding office was vandalized with a sexist slur. Ms. McKenna, the Trudeau government’s environment minister, has been a frequent target of misogynistic attacks online and in real life. In the days leading up to the campaign’s official launch, she was forced […]
Anti-Trudeau sentiments, vote splits among left, star power: why 49 incumbents may have lost bids for re-election
Vote splitting among progressive voters appears to have been largely to blame for pushing out more than half of the 49 incumbents who lost their bids for re-election, giving the Conservative Party and the Bloc Québécois an edge over the other parties. The split in the left vote helped the Conservatives and the Bloc pick […]
Trudeau says climate change a unifying priority in divided Parliament
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canadians expect their next Parliament to develop strong climate measures and to address pervasive concerns about the cost of living. In his first press conference since winning a minority government on Oct. 21, Mr. Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) told reporters gathered at the National Press Theatre on Oct. 23 he intends […]
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times
Highs The vote For the 43rd time in the country’s history, Canadians headed to the polls to decide who to send to the House of Commons. In many countries around the world, citizens don’t have a say in their government. But in Canada, every so often, every MP has to go back to their […]
