The federal parties took the first full day of campaigning to lay planks in their plans to revive the country's economy after months of pain from the COVID-19 pandemic, and options for covering the costs.
Getting humiliated on Twitter might seem like a weird way for the Conservatives to win an election, but there may be a method to this madness, writes columnist Max Fawcett.
The younger voters in Canada’s Sept. 20 election have particular needs they want addressed, not least a livable wage on an inhabitable planet, but the broader COVID-19 spending debate may eclipse them.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pulled the plug on Sunday, August 15, 2021, on his minority Liberal government, arguing that Canadians deserve a say on how to finish the fight against COVID-19 and build back the shattered economy.
There are several factors that explain the prevalence of minority governments since 2004, but chief among them is the dominance of the sovereigntist Bloc Quebecois in Quebec.
Federal health transfers to the provinces are the most urgent political issue facing the country, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet said on Wednesday, September 22, 2021, as he called on the prime minister to convene a health summit with the premiers as soon as possible.
The three main federal party leaders are focused on Ontario and British Columbia today, September 13, 2021, as the election campaign heads into its final week.
Canadians may not be thrilled with the outcome of last week's federal election but a new poll suggests few are angry that it produced an almost identical result to the 2019 nation-wide vote.
Even though Parliament won’t look much different, some experts say Justin Trudeau’s bruised minority government has given other parties leverage to push for more ambitious climate action.
Sixty-two per cent of eligible voters cast ballots in last week's federal election — about average turnout for recent Canadian elections despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.