With Canada’s federal election this year, now only days away, pollsters have been busy for months canvassing Canadians from across he country surveying their opinions and voting intentions The media loves reporting on opinion polls, political parties love them and… »
Highlights / Federal election 2019
More than 4.7M Canadians voted in advance polls, says Elections Canada
More than 4.7 million Canadians voted in the advance polls held across the country from Oct. 11 to 14, Elections Canada said Tuesday. The total of votes cast during this advance poll period was 29 per cent higher than in the 2015… »
Conservatives pledge to tear down interprovincial trade barriers
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says he will work to tear down interprovincial trade barriers if his party forms the government following the Oct. 21 federal election. Speaking to reporters in Quebec City, Scheer promised to convene a meeting with provincial and… »
In a first, Trudeau forced to wear bulletproof vest at election rally
In what Canadian security experts say was an “unprecedented step,” Liberal leader Justin Trudeau wore a bulletproof vest at a campaign rally on Saturday night. A heavily-armed RCMP tactical team also surrounded the prime minister as he delivered a speech… »
Odds of a minority government rise, as Bloc and NDP surge in polls
Three strong debate performances by the leaders of the separatist Bloc Québécois and the left-of-centre New Democratic Party have increased the chances of a minority government come Election Day on Oct. 21, according to an analysis of the CBC Poll… »
Party leaders debate climate, deficits, secularism and relations with China
The leaders of Canada’s six major political parties faced off in the final debate of the 2019 federal election Thursday evening as they jostled to improve their position entering the final lap of the campaign. Thursday’s debate was the second… »
Fact checking federal party leaders’ claims from the English-language debate
Canada’s six main federal party leaders clashed Monday evening in a two-hour English-language debate. As expected, the wide-ranging discussion was full of personal barbs and attacks of each other’s policies. Federal leaders clash in debate long on personal attacks and… »
Federal leaders clash in debate long on personal attacks and short on policy
Canada’s six main federal party leaders clashed Monday evening in a two-hour English-language debate full of personal attacks, quips and brief moments of levity as they sought to shore up their positions and gain advantage over rivals ahead of the… »
Four party leaders clash in French-language debate
Four of the major party leaders squared off Wednesday night in a French-language debate that saw them clash over a wide range of topics from abortion rights, federal finances, climate change and the controversial Quebec secularism law among other things.… »
4 federal party leaders to face off during French language debate
With nearly half of the campaign behind them, four federal leaders will take the stage in Montreal tonight for the first debate to feature Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau. Conservative Andrew Scheer, New Democrat Jagmeet Singh, and Yves-Francois Blanchet of the… »
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