With long campaign’s extra cost, party expenses still not properly audited: Mayrand
Federal parties will be reimbursed tens of millions of dollars from taxpayers for election expenses in this extended campaign, and the head of Elections Canada is concerned they aren’t properly audited before receiving the refunds. Federal parties received more than $33-million in 2011 in reimbursements for election expenses: $10.2-million for the NDP, $9.7-million each for […]
Trudeau faces attacks, NDP and Tory follow-ups miss mark: Clive Veroni’s ad breakdown
The federal parties have been playing it safe with the advertisements they’ve been broadcasting into Canadian living rooms and streaming onto laptops and phones the first four weeks of this election campaign, says Clive Veroni, one of the country’s leading advertising experts. In an interview with The Hill Times last week, the author of Spin: […]
If ‘change’ voters want is generational, does Trudeau win?
There is a treacherous sub-current running through this competitive election campaign and it is generational. It’s not just old versus new, but older versus younger. It will be interesting to see how, or if, it affects the outcome on Oct. 19. Justin Trudeau could be a major beneficiary if the young parents he has been […]
Is Trudeau’s baby face a political detriment?
After checking out an online political ad featuring Justin Trudeau, an American friend of mine, who’s a political consultant, asked me an interesting question concerning the Liberal leader. “Why,” my friend wondered, “would Canadians ever elect that 14-year-old?” OK, the question was obviously posed in jest (or at least I think it was) but the […]
Politics This Morning Election 2015: Adoptive families, one million child care spaces, compassionate care all on policy agenda
The campaign circuit was filled with policy announcements yesterday as party leaders added new planks to their platforms in order to persuade voters to vote for them. First up: Conservative Leader Stephen Harper was in King Township, Ont., to announce support for increasing the Adoption Expense Tax Credit from $15,000 to $20,000 and making it […]
53 per cent of Canadians agree marijuana should be legal: poll
The majority of Canadians want the federal government to either legalize or decriminalize marijuana, according to a new Forum Research poll. The poll, released today, showed that 53 per cent of Canadians agree that marijuana should be legal. When asked how the government should deal with it, 35 per cent said it should be legalized […]
Politics This Morning Election 2015: Is the Duffy trial damaging Harper’s electoral chances?
Despite a Conservative supporter’s outburst on national television recently saying Senator Mike Duffy’s trial and the Prime Minister’s Office’s involvement in covering up a scheme for the Senator to repay more than $90,000 in ineligible housing and expense claims he made since 2009, the trial is having a small impact on Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s […]
Politics This Morning Election 2015: Federal horserace widens with NDP in lead
If the federal election were held today, the NDP would win with 35 per cent support, according to an Abacus Data poll released yesterday. The Conservatives would come in second place with 29 per cent support and the Liberals would have 26 per cent support. “Belief that the NDP can win the election has grown […]
Nominated Federal Candidates for 2015 Election So Far
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Politics This Morning Election 2015: Forces et Démocratie want in
After Green Party Leader Elizabeth May successfully lobbied to be included in various leaders’ debates during the election campaign, Forces et Démocratie leader Jean-François Fortin is doing the same. With three MPs in the House of Commons, Mr. Fortin wants in on the televised leaders’ debate. In a statement, Mr. Fortin noted that the Bloc […]
