16
Oct
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Back to the Future: Returning Liberal MPs

By: Sean Casey Category: Insights Tags: , , , ,

When any political party has a significant increase in seats following an election, there is always some concern expressed about how the newcomers will adjust to the new legislature, especially if that party forms government (see: Alberta NDP 2015). In the final days of the 2015 federal election campaign, the Liberal Party is poised to have a significant increase in …

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16
Oct
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Coalition Lessons

By: Global Public Affairs Category: Insights Tags: , , ,

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 election results.  While we believe that this will only be a serious possibility if there is a weak minority government elected, it is still useful to consider the repercussions for the governance landscape and framework. Other …

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14
Oct
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Possible Outcome Scenarios: Liberals Win

By: Ann Marie Category: Insights Tags: , , , , , ,

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 scenarios associated with a Liberal party win. Today’s polls tell us that a Liberal minority government is a very real possibility on October 19. This is a big change from what the polls were telling …

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13
Oct
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Possible Outcome Scenarios: Conservatives Win

By: Katherine Preiss Category: Insights Tags: , , , , , , ,

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 has a candidate done now? With only a few days remaining until the 19th, it’s prudent to begin considering what happens the day after the election. While we here at Global shy away from …

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8
Oct
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Canada-U.S. Trade: Promoting Regulatory Cooperation

By: Michael Mactaggart Category: Insights Tags: , , , , ,

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 security and strategy for growth. This election has witnessed a number of issues profiling the complexity of our trading relations with the U.S., such as the Keystone XL Pipeline and the Windsor-Detroit Bridge. However, there has …

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7
Oct
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Behind the Curtain: Debate Planning – Who’s in and Who’s Out?

By: Rebecca Scott Category: Insights Tags: , , , ,

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 for debates. New this year: so long to the single English and single French TV debate hosted by the major media consortium. The year 2015 was all about variety, with five debates (some English, some French, some …

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6
Oct
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What’s the Deal? Trans-Pacific Partnership

By: Roberta Kramchynsky Category: Insights Tags: , , ,

On October 5, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) exploded into the mainstream of the federal election campaign. With the announcement from Atlanta that a deal had been concluded after five days of negotiation, Canada joined 11 other Asia-Pacific region nations in forming the world’s largest trading bloc and deepened its relationship in the fast-growing Asia-Pacific region while expanding its relationships with …

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5
Oct
Hot Air

A Whole Lotta Hot Air – The Climate Change Debate

By: Mike Peters Category: Insights Tags: , , , , ,

Climate change has been a recurring issue throughout the campaign, even finding its way into the foreign policy debate as the leaders discussed Canada’s climate leadership (or lack thereof) on the world stage. It is also an area in which the three major parties are each presenting distinct policy choices. The Conservatives are campaigning on the continued implementation of their …

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5
Oct
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Face à Face 2015: The Final Face-Off

By: Alexandra Taylor Category: Insights Tags: , , , ,

For the second time during Canada’s 42nd federal election campaign, party leaders met in Montréal to face-off in a French debate organized by the television network, TVA. The format of was slightly different from the previous French debate: Elizabeth May did not participate, and the four leaders squared off in six face-to-face discussions for four minutes while each section ended …

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2
Oct
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Promising Prescriptions: Where has the Pharmacare Debate Gone?

By: Andrew Retfalvi Category: Insights Tags: , , ,

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 to release full platforms, statements and ideas in the lead up to October 19th. While balanced budgets and financial standing have dominated the debate in the federal campaign thus far, healthcare – specifically the idea of national …

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