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October 20, 2015Liberal Party Wins Majority Government |
Liberal Party wins Historic Majority Government In a historic result, the Liberal Party of Canada, which started the 78-day campaign in a di
October 16, 2015Back to the Future: Returning Liberal MPs |
When any political party has a significant increase in seats following an election, there is always some concern expressed about how the new
October 16, 2015Coalition Lessons |
The notion of a formal coalition government has and continues to be debated as one of a series of potential outcomes for next week’s electio
October 14, 2015Possible Outcome Scenarios: Liberals Win |
In yesterday’s piece, we looked at what it would mean for Canada if the Conservatives win a minority. Today we look at the potential outcome
October 13, 2015Possible Outcome Scenarios: Conservatives Win |
Over the past three months, all of our attention has focused on the 19th: Which way will Canadians vote? Who has the lead? What crazy thing
October 8, 2015Canada-U.S. Trade: Promoting Regulatory Cooperation |
Trade with the U.S. is by far the single most important foreign relations issue Canada has. It forms a central part of Canada’s economic sec
Election 2015 didn’t just break the mold for Leaders’ debates, it smashed it to smithereens. As a result, it’s been a fascinating election f
October 6, 2015What’s the Deal? Trans-Pacific Partnership |
On October 5, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) exploded into the mainstream of the federal election campaign. With the announcement from
October 5, 2015A Whole Lotta Hot Air – The Climate Change Debate |
Climate change has been a recurring issue throughout the campaign, even finding its way into the foreign policy debate as the leaders discus
October 5, 2015Face à Face 2015: The Final Face-Off |
For the second time during Canada’s 42nd federal election campaign, party leaders met in Montréal to face-off in a French debate organized b
This is the second in Global’s three-part series on national Pharmacare as an issue in the federal campaign. Stay tuned as parties continue
September 30, 2015Emergence of the Urban-Rural Divide in Canadian Federal Politics |
In 2011, the National Post published an article claiming that evidence suggested the rural-urban divide “simply wasn’t happening” federally
September 29, 2015Cabinet and an Overlooked Point of Influence: Cabinet Committees |
Regardless of who forms government after October 19, a new Cabinet will have to be named. This process is always of interest to the Parliame
Canadians are global leaders in the amount of time we spend online. We look at more cat pictures, read more blogs, post on Twitter, and brow
September 25, 2015Le Grand Débat: All Five Party Leaders Square off in French Debate |
With a three-way tie between the Conservatives, NDP and Liberals in the polls, the stakes were high going into Thursday night’s French debat
September 25, 2015The Female Candidates of #Elxn42 |
Last week, Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau was the first of the national party leaders to commit to appointing a Cabinet that was equally gend
September 24, 2015The NDP: What if they Form the Government? |
With the three major parties still locked in a virtual tie in the polls, it is too soon to predict who may form the government on October 19
September 23, 2015Game Changer – How Premier Notley is Approaching Leaders in #elxn42 |
A pressing issue that has driven the discourse of each campaign has been the economy - and no jurisdiction across the country has felt the p
September 22, 2015Breaking Away: The NDP Health Platform |
In a campaign where the public has identified health care, particularly for seniors, as a priority issue, the federal party leaders have gen
September 22, 2015The Politics of Celebrity Endorsements in #elxn42 |
As the marathon campaign continues, the federal parties are increasingly going to new lengths to attract attention amongst voters – especial
September 18, 2015The Battle for the “Left” Coast |
Vancouver is a space of political contradictions. The beautiful city is home to some of Canada’s most affluent citizens and stands as the la
September 18, 2015Second Leaders Debate Focuses on Economy |
With one month remaining in Canada’s longest election period in more than a century, Conservative Leader Stephen Harper, New Democratic Part
September 17, 2015High Tide: ‘Orange Wave’ Set to Continue in Québec |
High tide: 'Orange Wave' set to continue in Québec Québec is an important battleground for the NDP and the Liberals in the 2015 federal ele
September 16, 2015Trade and the Federal Election |
Trade has received increasing coverage in the 2015 federal election campaign. At campaign stops, the Conservatives have leveraged their stro
September 15, 2015The View from Edmonton – How the Federal Election is Being Viewed in Alberta’s Capital |
It is widely considered the “home turf” of Alberta’s New Democrats and is the region that helped propel the party into its first majority go
September 14, 2015Fight Night: Kathleen Wynne vs. Stephen Harper |
A fight for the ages has broken out on the campaign trail. In the red corner we have the Queen of Ontario, the Justin Trudeau confidant, the
September 11, 2015Refugee Crisis: A Turning Point in the Campaign? |
It can take one incident, made very public, to shift public opinion during an election period. Before last week’s photo of the drowned three
September 10, 2015National Pharmacare Debate: What are the Parties Saying? |
This is part one of a three part series addressing the role of pharmacare in the national healthcare debate. In this series, we will discuss
September 9, 2015Choppy Waters – Things for the Oil and Gas Industry to Watch During the Federal Election |
While the outcome of the election is far from certain, the widely varying views of the major parties on the energy industry have already beg
September 8, 2015Meanwhile, in Alberta… |
On September 3rd Alberta’s Wildrose candidate Prasad Panda won a provincial by-election in the riding of Calgary-Foothills. This was the sea
September 4, 2015Election? What election? |
If you’ve been at the cottage, campsite, or just decided to take the summer off politics, welcome back and fasten your seatbelts – you’re in
September 2, 2015Don’t Discount the Greens…Yet |
On election night in 2011, enthusiastic Green Party supporters gathered in an airport hangar in Sidney to celebrate a historic first: the el
September 1, 2015Liberal Party Platform on Infrastructure – Deficits to Spur Growth |
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau has released his party’s plan to stimulate the economy and create jobs via infrastructure spending to the tune
August 31, 2015Rural Broadband Connects to Voters |
Last week, the Conservatives unveiled their costliest direct spending commitment in this campaign yet - an additional $200 million for rural
August 27, 2015The Fight of their Lives – Which Cabinet Ministers are Facing the Biggest Challenge at the Ballot Box? |
The job of a federal Cabinet Minister for the government is usually an easy one come election time. They most likely have a safe seat, and
August 26, 2015Campaign Messaging: An Ode to the Staged Photo-Op |
It should be expected that during a political campaign, particularly one as long as the current 78-day Canadian campaign, there will be gaff
August 24, 2015Campaign Ads You May Not Have Seen |
Authors: Laurie Griffin and Samantha Peck As the first month of the election campaign slowly comes to an end, I am sure every single Canadia
August 21, 2015Parties’ National Campaigns – Behind the Scenes |
In some ways, the 2015 federal election campaign is unique. A near-record-setting 11-week duration, the sophistication of the major parties’
August 20, 2015Ignore At Your Own Risk: Campaign Issues Management |
During election campaigns, it is nearly impossible to guess how long an issue will have legs for. The wrong issue in the public eye can rede
August 19, 2015“Battleground British Columbia”? |
B.C. is a land all on its own. Separated from the rest of Canada by the Rocky Mountains, the residents of “Lotus Land” often think and act d
August 17, 2015Healthcare Debate Missing from Federal Election |
Thirteen years have passed since Canadian Alliance leader Stockwell Day famously held up a “No 2-Tier Healthcare” sign during the 2000 leade
August 14, 2015Campaign Styles and how to use them to your advantage: Part Three – Campaigns run on vote splitting |
Welcome to Part Three of our series: Campaign Styles and How to Use Them to Your Advantage. In this final edition, we will look at campaigns
August 13, 2015Election 2015 and the Aboriginal Vote |
Could Aboriginal voters actually influence outcomes in the upcoming election? According to the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) riding-by-rid
August 12, 2015Government Transition |
Author: Philip Cartwright Co-Author: Nick Mulder Voting day is still almost three months away (an eternity in politics), but the issue of go
August 11, 2015Federal Infrastructure Funding Pre-writ Announcements |
In the lead-up to the call of the 2015 federal election, the Conservative government rolled out an extensive infrastructure funding announce
Already notable for its length, campaign 2015 gained an early milestone on Day 5: the first English-language leaders debate. Landing
We cannot assume the Conservatives will win the next federal election, however, if they do, the faces around the Cabinet table will be a lot
In the lead up to the 2015 federal election we have decided to take a critical look at the different styles of campaigns that parties will u
The Alberta election results in early May shocked people across the country leading some to wonder if a similar result could be replicated d
Energized by the NDP landslide victory in Alberta, NDP leader Thomas Mulcair outlined his party’s vision for energy and the environment in a
In the lead up to the 2015 federal election we have decided to take a critical look at the different styles of campaigns that will come to t
April 29, 2015A Look at… New Ridings – British Columbia |
British Columbia will see significant change in the 2015 election, with 6 new seats being added for the province, bringing the total number
April 24, 2015Inside the Numbers: The First Three Months |
Although the 2015 Federal Election is not expected until October 19, it is never too early to start analyzing trends in polling data. At the
As promised, Finance Minister Joe Oliver has balanced the Budget for the 2015-16 fiscal year, delivering on a central tenet of the Conservat
March 20, 2015Infographic – Oil Pipeline Projects: Support by Party |
Ever wonder where the Conservatives, Liberals and NDP stand on the proposed oil pipeline projects, like the Keystone XL? Follow the pipes to
March 11, 2015Infographic – “Greening” the House of Commons |
Even before making bold predictions on who will win the 2015 election, we now know there will be a lot of new faces in the House.
March 3, 2015How Open is Open? |
As the 2015 election date (October 19, in case you were wondering) creeps closer, the major federal political parties are in full nomination
The Election
Complete coverage of the 2015 Canadian federal election. Includes polling trends, nomination updates, reviews of battleground ridings across the country, overviews of high profile candidates, lists of MPs who are not running again and policy positions for all of the major parties in the next campaign.
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