The RCMP says protests held during the 2021 federal election did not appear to align with “any specific ideology” or group, and that threats reported were found to target all major party leaders. In a series of “Strategic Intelligence Brief” reports throughout last year’s election period, the RCMP noted that protests opposing COVID-19 vaccine mandates…
Protests During 2021 Federal Election Not Likely Affiliated With ‘Specific Ideology’: RCMP Reports
Voter Turnout in Federal Election About Average Despite Pandemic Challenges
OTTAWA—Sixty-two percent of eligible voters cast ballots in last week’s federal election—about the average turnout for recent Canadian elections despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. Elections Canada says almost 17 million Canadians voted, out of 27.4 million eligible electors. That does not include voters who registered on election day so the final number could…
Spadina Fort York MP Kevin Vuong Says He Will Sit as an Independent
TORONTO—The newly elected member of Parliament for a downtown Toronto riding says he will sit as an independent. Kevin Vuong says he will not step down as Spadina-Fort York’s representative in the House of Commons despite controversy surrounding his election. He made the announcement in a tweet Saturday night. The Liberal party dropped Vuong as…
Calgary Police Investigating Newly Elected Liberal MP Over Alleged Flyer Swap on Doorstep
Newly elected Liberal MP George Chahal is under investigation for allegedly swapping an opponent’s campaign ads with his own, Calgary police said. Chahal, a former Calgary city councillor, won as a Liberal candidate in the Calgary Skyview riding in the federal election, defeating Conservative incumbent Jag Sahota by roughly 3,300 votes. But the night before…
China Election Interference Shows Canada’s Dire Need for Foreign Influence Registry
Commentary In April, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service published a report on the security threats facing Canada, concluding that “in 2020, CSIS observed espionage and foreign interference activity at levels not seen since the Cold War.” “China, Russia, and other foreign states continued to covertly gather political, economic, and military information in Canada through targeted threat…
Why Didn’t O’Toole Win the Election? Pundits Weigh In
News Analysis Although Erin O’Toole set himself apart from his Conservative predecessors by endorsing multiple policies and positions aligned with progressive values, he didn’t fare any better than Andrew Scheer did in the 2019 election. “I think that if O’Toole actually was the kind of conservative that he said he was when he gained leadership,…
Jagmeet Singh Defends NDP’s Election Showing Despite Meagre Caucus Growth
Jagmeet Singh said Tuesday he feels secure in his leadership despite an NDP seat count that barely budged following a pandemic election that exposed a tarnished Liberal brand and saw Canadians consistently rank him as the most popular party chief. The New Democrat leader said his caucus will still make progress in Parliament, despite his…
If Canada Is Committing Genocide, How Can Its Leader Still Be Fit to Lead?
Commentary Without question, the most precise and perceptive analysis of the 2021 federal election came from an expat Canadian at the University of Oxford. Though it was published on election day itself and so came too late to affect the vote as it should have, it’s essential reading for every Canadian from now until the…
If Canada Is Committing Genocide, Why Does Trudeau Want to Lead it?
Commentary Without question, the most precise and perceptive analysis of the 2021 federal election came from an expat Canadian at the University of Oxford. Though it was published on election day itself and so came too late to affect the vote as it should have, it’s essential reading for every Canadian from now until the…
Province-by-Province Breakdown of an Almost Carbon Copy Election
More results of the 2021 election continued to roll in on Tuesday, but the outcome is all but settled with Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau returning to power with another minority government. A province-by-province breakdown of the vote shows that not much has changed in Canada’s political landscape since the last election in 2019. Alberta While…
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