Tag: Maxime Bernier

ANALYSIS: Byelection Results Show People’s Party and Greens Getting Squeezed by Larger Parties

Following byelections in Quebec, Manitoba, and Ontario that saw the Conservatives and Liberals hold on to their seats, pollsters and analysts say the lackluster results for the Green Party and People’s Party of Canada (PPC)’s shows they are being “squeezed” by the larger parties on both sides of the political spectrum. “They’re having more difficulties…


Voters Head to Polls in Four Byelections in Quebec, Manitoba, Ontario

Voters in Quebec, Manitoba, and Ontario are heading to the polls in four byelections on June 19 to pick four new MPs. The byelections are being held in the ridings of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce–Westmount in Quebec, Oxford in Ontario, Winnipeg South Centre in Manitoba, and Portage–Lisgar in Manitoba. In recent elections, all four ridings were relative strongholds for the…


Poilievre in Manitoba Ahead of Byelection, Shoring Up Support Against Bernier

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre went after People’s Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier while visiting Manitoba on June 2 as a federal byelection is set to be held in Portage-Lisgar later this month. Bernier has registered as a candidate in the Manitoba riding for the June 19 byelection. The riding was previously held by former interim…


ANALYSIS: 4 Federal Byelections in June: What to Look Out For

With four byelections taking place across Canada in June, a drop in popular support by more than 5 percent should be an indication for the major parties as a sign of trouble during the next federal election, according to a pollster. “For any party, a drop in popular support by 5 percent or more would…


ANALYSIS: 4 Federal Byelections in June: What to Watch For

With four byelections taking place across Canada in June, a drop in popular support by more than 5 percent should be an indication for the major parties as a sign of trouble during the next federal election, according to a pollster. “For any party, a drop in popular support by 5 percent or more would…


People’s Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier to Run in Manitoba Byelection

People’s Party of Canada leader Maxime Bernier plans to run in an upcoming byelection for a federal seat in Portage-Lisgar, Manitoba, the same riding as former interim Conservative leader Candice Bergen. Bernier, a former Conservative cabinet minister, will announce the decision on May 12. Back in 2021, Bergen won 50 percent of the vote in…


Travel Vaccine Mandate Challengers File Arguments in Federal Court of Appeal

Challengers to the now-defunct travel vaccine mandate have filed their arguments in Federal Court to appeal an October decision that dismissed their cases on the grounds of mootness. “The federal government’s threat to reinstate the travel mandate should have been the deciding factor for the Federal Court to hear this case,” says Allison Pejovic, a…


Travel Mandate Hearing: Right to Leave Country Is ‘Inalienable,’ Says Lawyer

In court on Sept. 21, a lawyer from Quebec representing himself tried to fend off an attempt by the attorney general to declare moot his lawsuit against the travel vaccine mandate, saying Canadians have the “inalienable” right to leave the country. “I live with the daily worry to be again confined to Canada without being…


PPC Leader Bernier Considering Running in a Western Riding in the Next Federal Election

People’s Party founder and leader Maxime Bernier says he’s considering running in a Western riding for the next federal election. The resident of Saint-Georges, Quebec has run in his home riding of Beauce in every federal election since 2006. He won with more than 50 percent of the vote as a Conservative candidate in 2006,…


Poilievre, Bernier, and Sloan Join and Praise Veteran James Topp on Final Day of Cross-Country Trek

OTTAWA—Several politicians joined military veteran James Topp either for a short time or for the whole day as he was completing his cross-country trek in Ottawa on June 30. Topp walked from the Terry Fox Memorial in Vancouver to the National War Memorial in the nation’s capital to protest against COVID-19 vaccine mandates. People’s Party of…