20
Oct
Victory_Speech

Liberal Party Wins Majority Government

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

Liberal Party wins Historic Majority Government In a historic result, the Liberal Party of Canada, which started the 78-day campaign in a distant third place and was focused on bouncing back from a landmark collapse in 2011, rebounded to a resounding majority victory in yesterday’s election. This marked the first time in Canadian history that a party had jumped from …

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13
Oct
Outcome Scnearios

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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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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30
Sep
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Emergence of the Urban-Rural Divide in Canadian Federal Politics

By: Samantha Peck Category: Insights Tags: , , , ,

In 2011, the National Post published an article claiming that evidence suggested the rural-urban divide “simply wasn’t happening” federally in Canada. In fact, the article went so far as to state that “urban and rural Canadians share more similarities on countless political issues than they have differences.” Four years later, this federal election looks set to test whether or not …

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29
Sep
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Cabinet and an Overlooked Point of Influence: Cabinet Committees

By: Nicole Storeshaw Category: Insights Tags: , , , ,

Regardless of who forms government after October 19, a new Cabinet will have to be named. This process is always of interest to the Parliamentary Press Gallery so Canadians are often provided with a great deal of information around who the federal Cabinet comprises as well as speculation as to why they were appointed. However, a point of influence that …

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17
Sep
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High Tide: ‘Orange Wave’ Set to Continue in Québec

By: Alexandra Taylor Category: Insights, Quebec, Regions in Focus Tags: , , , , ,

High tide: ‘Orange Wave’ set to continue in Québec  Québec is an important battleground for the NDP and the Liberals in the 2015 federal election. Following the federal election in 2011, the NDP gained 54 seats in Québec in what has been called the “orange wave,” virtually wiping out the Bloc Québécois in most Québec ridings. Contrary to the situation …

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16
Sep
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Trade and the Federal Election

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

Trade has received increasing coverage in the 2015 federal election campaign. At campaign stops, the Conservatives have leveraged their strong record completing trade agreements. As part of its attempts to attract centrist votes, this is the first time the NDP is not running an outright anti-trade campaign. However, Thomas Mulcair has recently been critical of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) deal …

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14
Sep
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Fight Night: Kathleen Wynne vs. Stephen Harper

By: Clark Rabbior Category: Insights, Ontario Tags: , , , , ,

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 eager, the focused Premierrrrrrr Kathleen Wynne! In the blue corner we have the King of Ottawa, the unshakeable, the battle tested, the focused, Prime Ministerrrrrrr Stephen Harper! These two leaders have been at …

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