In the wake of the federal election on Sept. 20, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe lambasted the campaign as “pointless,” while Quebec Premier François Legault, who had criticized the Liberals during the campaign, said he will work with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau “to advance the interests of Quebec.” Moe’s criticism came on Sept. 21 after the…
Moe Slams ‘Pointless’ Federal Election, While Legault Stresses Interests of Quebec
Canadian Liberals’ Promised Hike in Bank Taxes Could Lead to Job Cuts, Higher Borrowing Costs
TORONTO—A campaign pledge by Canada’s ruling Liberals to raise corporate taxes on banks to help pay for pandemic relief could lead to job cuts and higher borrowing costs as the lenders take steps to protect their profits, investors and political analysts said. Seeking an edge in a tight race ahead of the Sept. 20 election,…
Economic Platforms of the Political Parties
September 7, 2021
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Liberal Party The Liberals were the second-to-last of the main political parties to release their economic platform, but it was the only one fully costed. Costing has not yet been done for the other parties’ platforms. In addition to running up a record deficit and debt, the Liberals are prepared to spend more than $78…
Progressive Classrooms, Subtler Than You Think
Commentary “What constitutes a family?” That’s one of the “Sample Guiding Questions” for Kindergarten to 2nd-grade students in the project called the Educating for American Democracy Roadmap (pdf). The Roadmap is a well-funded, amply sponsored initiative to boost civics learning in primary and secondary education, which everyone agrees is in poor condition. The goal is…
Liberals, Tories Get Creative With Campaign Imagery in Quebec
Commentary Quebec separatism might not be on full throttle these days, but there’s definitely a “different-from-the-rest-of-Canada” spirit to how federal candidates are promoting themselves in La Belle Province via their campaign signs. Elsewhere in the country, campaign posters and signs tend to be generic: the colour of the party, candidate name, party logo, and riding…
Political Parties Grapple With Housing Affordability Crisis
August 25, 2021
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Analysts can see repercussions from implementing national housing policies and point out that it’s debatable what role the federal government should play.
Facial Recognition Use by Liberals Raises Issues, Says B.C.’s Privacy Commissioner
VICTORIA—The use of facial recognition technology by the Liberal Party of Canada as part of its process to pick candidates in the next federal election could result in a privacy investigation in British Columbia, says the province’s information and privacy commissioner. Michael McEvoy said Thursday he is reviewing how B.C.’s privacy protection laws could relate…
NDP, Liberal Delegates Espouse Leftist Policies at Party Conventions
Liberal and NDP party members endorsed a plethora of left-leaning policies at their conventions this past weekend following Easter, but it is doubtful many will see their way into an election platform. Liberal Convention At the Liberals’ national convention held online April 8–10, party delegates embraced a national pharmacare program as their top priority. Prime…
Why We Should Pay Attention to Political Party Conventions
Commentary Political party conventions are very strange events. Your special ID opens a mysterious portal into a twilight world of frantic resolution debates, rabble-rousing speeches, anxious caucusing, and generally a whole lot of bad coffee, adrenaline, and pamphlets that the rest of the country watches with… uh… hey, we’re having a convention, can I interest…
Liberals Overpromise and Underdeliver, While Canadians Suffer the Economic Consequences
Commentary Back in 2015, Justin Trudeau was elected prime minister in part because of his different disposition compared to then-prime minister Stephen Harper. It was not Trudeau’s experience in government, which was limited, nor his experience in business, which was non-existent, that led the Liberals to victory, but rather his exuding optimism that differentiated him…
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