Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau had hoped to secure a majority in parliament when he called a snap election, but a lacklustre campaign and public anger over a vote during a pandemic are putting his chances of victory at risk.
“Another Damn Election”
Higher taxes could be in cards after cliffhanger election
Canada is likely to elect another minority government next week, with no party able to win absolute control of the House of Commons. That could be a recipe for higher taxes and more spending, according to National Bank of Canada.
There’s too much discussion about climate change this election
Canadian political discourse puts a little bit too much time on climate change – particularly this election. In fact, climate change is taking priority over other important issues that Canadians care about.
O’Toole urges Canadians to punish Trudeau for calling ‘unwanted and unnecessary election’
Since day one of the campaign, opposition leaders have centred their critiques of Trudeau on the election call itself — an effort to capitalize on lingering frustration among voters over the decision to hold an election campaign in the middle of the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Trudeau and O’Toole Are Tied
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Purple Wave: How the PPC Stands to be the Big Winners in this Election
The Peoples’ Party of Canada may not gain a seat in this election, but they might not need one to achieve a significant victory. There are multiple scenarios in which the PPC could come away from this vote in a much stronger position to affect Canadian politics going forward.
Media coverage of Trudeau protests far exceeded Afghanistan issue, research shows
In the memo, which sought to track how misinformation impacted the protestors crashing Trudeau’s campaign events, researchers noted that Canada’s media heavily featured the anti-Trudeau protests in their election reporting at the cost of other election issues.
BONOKOSKI: The phoniness of Justin Trudeau’s ‘I am a Quebecer’
On Christmas Day in 1971, in the maternity ward of the Civic Campus of Ottawa General Hospital, Justin Pierre James Trudeau was born to Margaret Trudeau (nee Sinclair), wife of Pierre Elliott Trudeau, the prime minister of Canada.
The Civic Hospital is in Ottawa, not across the river in Quebec.
Justin Trudeau’s birthplace is therefore Ottawa. He may be a proud Quebecer, but it’s all in his mind.
PS. I am away at work till Thursday, thank the Gang for keeping the home fires burning. BCF.
China weighs in on Canada’s election after Conservatives promise to ‘stand up’ to Beijing
Canada’s Conservative Party has China in its election crosshairs amid the worst period of diplomatic relations in recent history – prompting a strong pushback from Beijing’s ambassador and state media, which lambasted the opposition party’s “hostile” platform for catering to “toxic” anti-China sentiment.
SCMP propaganda.
Trudeau claims Quebecers terrified of going back to Stephen Harper days
With one week until the election, Liberal leader Justin Trudeau continues to campaign against former prime minister Stephen Harper.
Despite the fact that Harper has been out of federal politics since 2015, the Liberal leader has referenced the former prime minister at least five times while on the campaign trail.
A Prime Minister So Popular No One Admits Voting For Him
Ever had a nagging feeling that something just isn’t right? In terms of federal politics, Cultural Action Party has been feeling this way from the moment Justin Trudeau became prime minister.
The butterflies in our stomach have yet to subside. How rare it is that photos appear in media that feature supporters of our PM. On a street-level, how often does one meet a citizen who actually likes our prime minister? Take one step beyond to locate a Canadian who confesses to voting for Justin Trudeau.
Daphne Bramham: Is China interfering in the Canadian election?
Opinion: Some Chinese-Canadians are warning of vote-buying by pro-Beijing forces targeting at least two Chinese candidates who don’t toe the line.
h/t Marvin
Protests at Trudeau rallies an evolution of far-right ideology, says expert
The protests that have dogged Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau’s election campaign for weeks shouldn’t come as a surprise after months of demonstrations against COVID-19 restrictions, says one extremism researcher.
“These people have been protesting against COVID for a long time. People were kind of shocked at the vitriol and the violent rhetoric — and the violence itself — that these people are bringing to the campaign trail,” said Evan Balgord, executive director of the Canadian Anti-Hate Network.
“We’re not surprised by it because these people, these COVID conspiracy types, have been very violent for months.”