‘Choose your poison’: that’s the ballot question for most Canadians in Oct. 21 federal election, says pollster Nanos
None of the national parties appears to be connecting to a majority of Canadians and a leading pollster is predicting the ballot question will be “choose your poison” on Oct. 21. “A lot of this has to do with the fact that people are unhappy with both of the choices [Liberals and Conservatives],” said Nik […]
‘I think there’s a little bit too much of that in Tom’s commentary to date’: some New Democrats irked by ‘armchair quarterback’ Mulcair
Former NDP leader Thomas Mulcair’s turn as a political commentator has raised eyebrows among some of the party faithful, and a few longtime New Democrats say he should curtail his criticisms of new party leader Jagmeet Singh and his team. Former politicos who work as pundits “do have some obligation not to be seen to […]
‘NDP in serious difficulty,’ Greens could win more seats than NDP; and Grits and Conservatives poised for a ‘quite ugly, bare knuckles fight,’ says pollster Graves
While the Liberals and Conservatives are poised for a “quite ugly, bare knuckles” fight and the NDP vote declines across the country, the benefactor could be the Greens, who could win more seats than the New Democrats, says a veteran pollster. But another seasoned pollster says it’s too early to predict the Green Party’s rise […]
Political spouses’ role could vary as campaign season nears, experts say
With Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s wife expected to be canvassing for the Liberals during the campaign, party strategists and experts are split on how much of a role unelected partners should play in the election. Kevin Bosch, vice-president at Hill and Knowlton Strategies and former deputy director of the Liberal Research Bureau, said Sophie Grégoire […]
Politics This Morning: Singh disputes reports of defections in New Brunswick; May says party strong-armed members
Happy Friday, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh accused Green Party Leader Elizabeth May of falsely reporting that 14 New Democrats from New Brunswick left the party en masse for the Greens. A party spokesperson said that six of the 14 former provincial candidates, including Jean-Maurice Landry and Francis Duguay, haven’t switched over concerns that the party doesn’t have a viable shot […]
Politics This Morning: May says ‘no room for any kind of racism’ in party
Good Thursday morning, Green Party Leader Elizabeth May says there’s “no room for any kind of racism or bias” in her party. Her comments on Wednesday follow the defection of 14 NDP members from New Brunswick, one of whom cited racism as a “major reason” the party has had difficulty filling its roster of candidates […]
Boris Johnson’s reaction to Brexit vote ‘draconian,’ says Senator
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s loss of a key vote on Tuesday that saw him lose control of the parliamentary debate after MPs opposed his push for a no-deal Brexit has one Canadian Senator calling his expulsion of 21 rebel MPs “draconian,” and one expert saying the uncertainty cements Canada’s bargaining power in trade negotiations. […]
Rural, urban ridings across the country
Rural and urban ridings across the country Infogram
UN says there will be no medical evacuation gap in Mali peacekeeping mission, but mum on details
The United Nations says there will be no lapse in medical evacuations critical to its Mali peacekeeping mission after Canada ended such efforts in August, but, with Romania’s takeover not official until October, it won’t explain how the gap is being filled. The Canadian peacekeeping task force, which began in August 2018, concluded its medical […]
Military was too slow to act after finding hate group recruiter in its ranks
OTTAWA—The saga of Master Cpl. Patrik Mathews continues to be a puzzler, with a plethora of unanswered questions. What we do know for sure is that Mathews joined the Canadian Army reserves eight years ago as a combat engineer. He was promoted twice to his current rank, and received training in the usual combat engineer […]
