BEPPLE – Democracy came out the winner in federal election
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]
Election 2021
POLITICS – Why minority governments have been good, and sometimes bad
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]
JOHNSON – Another Liberal minority in Ottawa; how long will it last?
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]
EDITORIAL: It’s not exactly sunny ways but Canadians have spoken
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]
EDITORIAL – It’s time to move federal election day to the weekend
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?
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 – 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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]
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