New riding map gives Tories slight boost compared to 2021 election
The Conservatives could have won seven extra seats if the 2021 election had been contested using the 2025 electoral boundaries, though it would not have been enough to deny the Liberals minority government.
Election process ‘robust,’ but security partners will be ‘on the lookout’ as Canada heads to the polls, says chief electoral officer
Stéphane Perrault shared changes to this year’s federal election voting process, including measures to expand Indigenous and student access across Canada.
‘Canada is cold but Turks on fire’: Turkish Canadians call on Ottawa to condemn the arrest of country’s opposition leader
Canada’s response to political turmoil in Turkey will be a key factor in shaping the voting decisions for members of diaspora, says a community member.
Where are they now? Catching up with more ex-staffers
For one, Tyler Norman, a former senior policy adviser to then-deputy PM and finance minister Chrystia Freeland, is now chief of staff to B.C. Finance Minister Brenda Bailey.
This federal election could cost $570-million: Elections Canada
That’s down from the COVID-year election in 2021, which cost $574-million at 2025 prices, but up from 2019’s cost of $492-million.
Senate independence is a success that must continue
During this election, leaders competing to be prime minister should commit to preserve the Senate’s independence from political parties.
Why gender parity matters in cabinet
Almost a decade of gender-balanced federal cabinets have paved the way for new women appointees.
Federal election one of ‘most consequential’ in Canadian history, say political players
The winner of this election will be handed a list of issues that will be outside their control, says pollster Frank Graves. ‘This is not a business as usual election.’
Don’t believe Trump rooting for Carney
One of Canada’s first financial moves under Mark Carney was to sell off American dollars in a Canadian government bond offering. Donald Trump has met his match.
Poilievre faces ‘balancing act’ between Conservative MAGA support and anti-Trump Canadian sentiment: ‘they’re definitely not going to do interviews talking about why they like Donald Trump’
A Conservative source told The Hill Times that ‘at least 75 per cent’ of Conservative MPs, most from Western Canada, ‘support the Republicans in the U.S.’ and have been ‘favourable’ to Donald Trump. But the source also noted that almost all Conservatives do not support Trump’s idea of annexing Canada as the 51st state.
