Electoral battle in Trinity-Spadina one of fiercest in Toronto: Longtime rivals square off as NDP candidate Olivia Chow hopes third time is the charm
TORONTO, ONT. – There’s another rematch in the works in Trinity-Spadina that could turn out to be one of the fiercest battles in Canada’s largest city. Four-term Liberal incumbent Tony Ianno will be squaring off once again against longtime Toronto city councillor Olivia Chow, who stepped down to campaign. The two rivals have gone head […]
Who’d be in a Tory PMO and Cabinet?
War room chief Doug Finley warns Conservative staffers to keep their lips zippered on a Conservative Cabinet and PMO. Conservatives, who are looking at winning the next election after 13 years out of power, are keeping tight-lipped about who would be the top political players in the next Prime Minister’s Office or named into a […]
A Conservative victory means fewer women MPs: No opportunities for aspiring Conservative women to win new seats for their party
One of the media myths – very handy for political leaders – is that the reason so few female candidates are running in the current election is that women shy away from political office. What nonsense. Oh, you can talk to women on the street and get the usual expressions of disgust with the political […]
The Spin Doctors: “How important were last week’s televised debates in turning things around for your party?”
Leslie Swartman Liberal strategist “I’m not sure the debates will, in hindsight, be considered the ‘turning point’ for anyone. The effect of debates on voting intentions seems to be nullified by the media in their post-debate commentary. When invariably the debate fails to deliver the much-anticipated ‘knock-out punch’, the debate may as well not have […]
Liberals swept away in St-Lawrence
Heritage Minister Liza Frulla is hoping she doesn’t get swept away by the Bloc Quebecois wave in her southwest Montreal island riding of Jeanne-Le Ber. Ms. Frulla got some help last week from Environment Minister Stephane Dion who helped explain the benefits of a Liberal promise to clean up major Canadian waterways. Overlooking the St-Lawrence […]
Campaign blogs ‘real authentic voice,’ and could be ‘future of politicking,’ says Conservative candidate Turner
More than 50 federal candidates have blogs, leading some experts to suggest phenomenon could change the way elections are organized. Despite recent controversies over blog postings by campaign workers, candidates and their campaign staffers who keep online journals say they have not been pressured to abandon their writing while on the election trail. The benefits […]
The return of Lucien Bouchard? It’s just a dream…but: More and more Quebecers have come to realize Stephen Harper is actually not that scary
QUEBEC CITY – A funny thing happened over the Christmas holidays. More and more Quebecers have come to realize that Stephen Harper is actually not that scary.They may even consider him to be a real human being. Up until a few days ago, many voters here were still very put off by the Conservative Party […]
Correction
In last week’s issue of The Hill Times, Jan. 9, in the list of swing ridings across the country, on page 15, the cutlines for two NDP targeted swing ridings were in the wrong order. Here are the correct cutlines. Conservative MPs Dave Batters won Palliser, Sask., with 0.4% of the vote and Conservative MP […]
Grits must soothe angry supporters: Prof. Cohen
‘The Liberals had the upper hand, but then it became a twoway race. Then we polled through the debate and the Liberals got hammered on Monday and Tuesday’: SES Research’s Nik Nanos The key to winning the election for the embattled federal Liberals is to reach out to the party’s angry supporters. “With disenchanted Liberals […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
So much for globalism, eh? Re: “Politicians should think magnificence, do something noble: John Dalla Costa,”(The Hill Times, Dec. 19). I have just finished Saul’s The Collapse of Globalism, and it seems as though John Dalla Costa has read it as well. Perhaps the attitudes of our current politicians is just a reflection of the […]
