THE MORE THINGS change, the more they stay the same. Frank Caputo of the Conservative Party has been elected in the riding of Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo. He had a decisive [Continue]
By ALEX MARLAND Memorial University of Newfoundland CANADA HAS ANOTHER MINORITY government. Is this good or bad for Canadian democracy? Mostly good — for now. There’s a [Continue]
WELL NOW, wasn’t that something? … not. Liberals handily, pretty much managed to copy its pre-election seat count, plus one seat, and in the reshuffle Conservatives lost [Continue]
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WASN’T THAT FUN? Five weeks and $610 million dollars later, we’re right where we started. Numbers will change as vote counts are [Continue]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]