Like any democracy, Canada has had national elections on any number of issues. Parties have differed over unemployment, interest rates, deficits, taxes, national unity, bilingualism, health care, crime, scandal, and leadership. Leaders have made their case and voters have made their choice, sometimes narrowly, sometimes decisively.
Rarely, though, has an election campaign turned on foreign affairs. It reflects our modest stature in the world. The election of 1911 was about tariffs and the navy, the elections of 1917 and 1940 about war and conscription. In 1963, it was nuclear missiles. In 1988, it was free trade with the United States.
Vassy Kapelos "But if I think if a conservative had answered that way, they would have been labeled, you know, an affront to democracy."
Kory Teneycke "I think Carney's got a few big tells, and that was one of them. Whenever his personal ethics or credibility are put in the… pic.twitter.com/GTsx11Mc4S
— cbcwatcher (@cbcwatcher) April 14, 2025
