Bringing women’s rights to election table an arduous task
When news broke that the only debate on women’s rights had been called off, reportedly as a result of two male leaders refusing to participate for what could only be understood as partisan reasons, it sent shockwaves and signals to mobilize throughout online communities, as evidenced by a myriad of tweets Monday night. Many were outraged […]
Politics This Morning Election 2015: Who needs a balanced budget?
It seems the question for this election campaign is whether balanced budgets are the way to go, given Canada is in a recession with the lowest dollar in 11 years and oil prices continuing to sink. The Conservatives say the budget will be balanced this year, while the NDP say if elected, it would balance […]
Canadians believe ‘Life Means Life’ Act an election ploy: poll
More than half of Canadian electors agree the “Life Means Life” legislation Prime Minister Stephen Harper resurrected as a campaign plank last week—after the government left it to languish in the Commons for three months before Parliament adjourned last June—is an election ploy intended to play on voter fears, a Forum Research poll suggests. Only […]
Supply management, agriculture policy needs to evolve, respond to consumers’ cravings: panel
The Canadian government needs to start taking a longer-term view of agriculture policy if it is to remain a home-grown industry, says University of Toronto professor and author Grace Skogstad. “We need to take a longer term view of agriculture, we need to devise policies that are not geared to reelection over the next four […]
Politics This Morning Election 2015: Not up for debate
The NDP caused a kerfuffle on Monday when it announced that Tom Mulcair would not be participating in the Alliance for Women’s Rights’ debate on women’s issues, Up for Debate, because Prime Minister Stephen Harper was not taking part, prompting organizers to cancel the debate. Many took to the Twitterverse to decry the announcement, as […]
Politics This Morning Election 2015: Parties focus on economy
With the Canadian dollar at an 11-year low, and the Chinese stock market plummeting, political parties started the fourth week of the election campaign focused on the economy. At a campaign stop in Drummondville, Que., yesterday, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said, “The global economy remains uncertain. That’s why we’re focused on staying on course and […]
For Quebecers, it’s all about regime change
CAP-AUX-MEULES/ÎLES-DE-LA-MADELEINE, QUE.—On election night 2011, it is on the tiny archipelago of the Magdalen Islands—a 12-hour boat ride from mainland Quebec and one time zone ahead of the rest of the province—that the orange wave first washed ashore. After those initial Quebec results came in, everyone knew that the NDP sweep forecast in the polls […]
Effectiveness of third-party ads offers explanation for early election call
The powerful effects of a third-party anti-Harper ad may explain why we are in the midst of the longest election campaign in recent history, according to the ad tests we have been running at Innovative Research Group. So far we have tested 10 ads in this election from the three major parties and two interest […]
Nepean, Kanata-Carleton ridings to watch in National Capital Region
The Ottawa-area ridings of Kanata-Carleton and Nepean are considered strong Conservative districts but opposition candidates are vowing to give the government candidates a run for their money, claiming they have a real shot at winning with no incumbent MPs in either riding in this unprecedented three-way national race. “2011 was a different thing. Before that, […]
Health lobby looking to kick-start conversation on campaign’s top sleeper issue
Canada’s health-care lobby groups are targeting ridings and prioritizing small, easily implementable changes with the hope that their issues will gain traction when the election campaign heats up this fall. Health care consistently ranks as a top concern for Canadians in public opinion polls but it hasn’t received much attention so far in this campaign, […]
