Election 2021

EDITORIAL – It’s time to move federal election day to the weekend

September 20, 2021 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. IT’S ELECTION-DAY MONDAY in Canada as we go to the polls to decide who our next federal government will be. Which raises the question — [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Will we vote with our heads or our hearts in this election?

September 18, 2021 // 0 Comments

MONDAY’S ELECTION seems more about who not to vote for than who to vote for. In attack ads and daily media statements, party leaders focus on instilling fear in voters [Continue]

NATIONAL PULSE – Most say leaders’ debates helped them to decide

September 15, 2021 // 0 Comments

September 15, 2021 – With only one English language and two French language debates during the 44th federal election campaign, the leaders of the federal parties had [Continue]

JOHNSON – English federal leaders debate…. or just an evening of satire

September 15, 2021 // 0 Comments

By DAVID JOHNSON I was going to write seriously about the English Leaders debate, but given the debate format we live under now, I couldn’t get past the reality that … [Continue]

PETERS – Federal parties wasted another opportunity on reconciliation

September 11, 2021 // 0 Comments

IN LATE MAY, when the terrible discovery of children’s bodies on the grounds of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School was made known, it cast reconciliation with [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Tennis, the need for more debates, and remembering 9-11

September 11, 2021 // 0 Comments

THE FACT THAT so many Canadians spent Thursday night flipping channels between the leaders’ debate and the match featuring tennis phenom Leyla Annie Fernandez at the U.S. [Continue]

NATIONAL PULSE – With two weeks to go, CPC leads Liberals by three points

September 7, 2021 // 0 Comments

By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE September 7, 2021 – The fourth week of Canada’s 44th federal election campaign begins against the backdrop of gravel-throwing protestors targeting [Continue]

LETTER – Tories on wrong track with their ‘unholy alliance’ scenario

September 7, 2021 // 1 Comment

I RECENTLY SAW a TV Ad urging Canadians to vote for the Progressive Conservative party, in order to break …”The unholy alliance of Liberal, NDP and Greens (that) has got [Continue]

KNOX – Crossing party lines in the name of human decency

September 5, 2021 // 1 Comment

WHEN THE RABID RABBLE went after Justin Trudeau on the weekend, one of the first to leap to his defence was a political opponent. “I hope every candidate and incumbent will [Continue]

SUZUKI – Federal election requires serious shift on climate, justice, health

August 24, 2021 // 1 Comment

PROTECTING THE AIR, water, soil, ecosystems and biodiversity that make human life possible shouldn’t be political. It’s become politicized, though. Worse, the debate is [Continue]

NATIONAL PULSE – Liberal lead fizzles during first week of election campaign

August 24, 2021 // 1 Comment

By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE August 24, 2021 – The battle for the hearts and minds of voters intensified – and evened up – in the first seven days of Canada’s 44th federal [Continue]

NATIONAL PULSE – Voters divided on post pandemic economic recovery

August 19, 2021 // 0 Comments

By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE August 19, 2021 – Canada’s post pandemic economic recovery has occupied politicians, policy makers and Canadians alike over the last year and a [Continue]

JOHNSON – Doing away with snap elections would be almost impossible

August 17, 2021 // 2 Comments

By DAVID JOHNSON SO HERE WE ARE, a federal election called, a Governor General visit done, we vote again on Sept 20. Lovely. At a time where the BC Wildfire Service becomes [Continue]

EDITORIAL: Let’s put an end to opportunistic snap elections

August 16, 2021 // 5 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. FOR A COUNTRY so committed to democracy, we aren’t real crazy about federal elections. It’s not that we don’t like voting — though [Continue]