Star witness Wright’s testimony to return national focus back to Senate scandal, yet again
The effect of one of the most important events of the current election campaign will start to unfold in the Ontario Court of Justice on Aug. 12 in Ottawa when the Crown’s star witness, Nigel Wright, former chief of staff to Prime Minister Stephen Harper, takes the stand at Sen. Mike Duffy’s criminal trial. Once […]
The people in Conservative Party’s Ottawa war room
The Conservative Party’s national campaign director Jenni Byrne, working alongside national campaign chairman Guy Giorno, is in charge of the party’s election war room located in the same Albert Street office building as the party’s main national headquarters. Kory Teneycke, the former communications director to Prime Minister Stephen Harper and a former Sun News executive, […]
In election 2015, Quebec voters to hold ‘referendum’ on Mulcair’s New Democrats
The federal election in Quebec is shaping up as a kind of a referendum on the NDP as the Conservatives aim to win back some New Democrat-held seats. Pollsters said the 2011 election, in which the formerly third-placed New Democrats surged into official opposition with the election of 59 MPs of 75 in Quebec, was […]
New Democrats making gains in 45 Liberal Party two-way races, says pollster Lyle
Conservatives have an overwhelming financial advantage over the other national parties, but the unprecedented length of the 11-week election campaign carries its own pitfalls for all parties as unexpected events are “almost guaranteed” and, according to an online poll, the NDP is likely to make gains in 45 seats where the Liberals won with either […]
Tories announced $14-billion in spending in six weeks before election call, 670 announcements
Cabinet ministers, backbenchers, and Senators announced $14.09-billion in federal government spending between June 23 when the House rose and Aug. 2 when the federal election was called, according to the 670 announcements. The department that made the most spending announcements was Infrastructure Canada, followed by Western Economic Diversification, and then the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, […]
Wanted: a transformative election, a new Canada
There’s more to elections than economic wedge and leadership personality issues that are designed to appeal to the “middle class.” What’s more highly desirable is a campaign that is truly transformative and puts our own sense of community and advancement on a forward path in our eyes and the world’s eyes. Parties need to have […]
Fragmented electorate gives edge to parties who take more extreme positions
Is this election a good time to talk about issues? Not if you’re a Liberal. In Innovative’s online survey of 2,833 Canadians, we looked at issues three ways: What issues matter the most to voters? Which parties do they perceive as best on which issues? Are people who care more about an issue different from […]
It’s election time: be careful out there
POWELL RIVER, B.C.—One way of looking at the current election is to see it as a massive civic literacy test, not just for those who actually intend to vote but for those who mistake cynicism for sophistication and stay glued to their iPads instead. As David Akin of the Toronto Sun once said, “Bad governments […]
Canada’s net neutrality shortfall: peeking behind the curtain of consumer complaints
Canada’s net neutrality rules, which require internet providers to disclose how they manage their networks and to treat content in an equal manner, were established in 2009. The policy is administered by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), which releases quarterly reports on the number of complaints they receive and whether any have been […]
Parties shed little light on how to revive and recharge the economy
TORONTO—The first election 2015 TV leaders’ debate must have been a huge disappointment to Canadians who hoped it would shed fresh light on how each of the political parties would revive and recharge Canada’s faltering economy. The Conservative position is best known—the Harper government has, after all, produced a budget. The problem is that it’s […]
