On April 16th and April 17th, the only scheduled federal election debates were held among the Liberal, Conservative, New Democratic, and Bloc Québécois party leaders. The first night was the French debate. The second was the English debate. There were no knockout blows nor any fireworks in either debate. However, although the debates themselves were…
COPE is Back!
On Saturday April 5, 2025, Vancouver held a byelection to fill two vacancies on City Council. A total of 13 candidates were running. COPE, OneCity, and the Vancouver Greens each decided to run only one candidate in order to reduce splitting of the vote among progressive supporters. Although it would have been even better if…
From Penguins to Vietnam: The Absurd Reach of Trump’s Tariffs
On Wednesday, April 2nd, Donald Trump announced his plan to impose 10% tariffs on April 5th on most goods imported into the U.S., and then to add further “reciprocal tariffs” on 185 countries to kick in on April 9th. Sadly, not a small portion of the American public believes these tariffs are justified and are…
Are the wheels falling off Pierre Poilievre’s bus?
Are the wheels falling off Pierre Poilievre’s bus? Liberal leader Mark Carney got off to a bumpy start. On March 25th — day two of the campaign — during a stop in the Nova Scotia riding of Central Nova, Carney praised the Liberal candidate, Nathalie Provost, a survivor of the École Polytechnique massacre in Montreal, but…
…And They’re Off! – Carney Calls Federal Election
How about some election trivia to get us started today? In what post-World War II election did the federal Liberals get their highest percentage of the popular vote? It was 1949. Louis St Laurent was their leader and they obtained 50.1% of the popular vote and 72.5% of the seats in Parliament. In what post-WWII…
Kryptonite Seems to be Working on Poilievre
Unbelievable! Since Mark Carney was chosen as Liberal leader on March 9, 2025, support for the Liberal party has surged in the polls. EKOS Politics latest poll, published March 13th, shows the Liberals way ahead now with 49.5% support nationally, compared to 31.8% for the Conservatives, 8% for the NDP, 2% for the Green Party,…
Conservative Lead Falls – Carney On The Rise
From the beginning, the 2025 Liberal leadership election appeared to be Mark Carney’s to lose, and to the surprise of no one – except perhaps for Chrystia Freeland – when the Liberal Party announced the winner on March 9th, it was Carney. He won not by a whisker but by a country mile. When the…