Alberta

Alberta, Atlantic Canada, Bloc Québécois (BQ), British Columbia, Campaign Promises, Canada, Conservative Party of Canada (CPC), Election 2015, Elizabeth May, European Refugee Crisis, Foreign Policy, Gilles Duceppe, Green Party of Canada (GPC), International, Iraq, ISIS/ISIL, Issues, Justin Trudeau, LPC, Manitoba, Middle East, National Regions, New Democratic Party (NDP), Ontario, Political Parties (Federal), Political Party Leaders (Federal), Political Strategy/Tactics, Politics, Polls, Public Opinion, Public Safety and National Security, Québec, Saskatchewan, Stephen Harper, Syria, Terrorism, Thomas Mulcair September 12, 2015

Conservative-Progressive “Chasm” Masks Harper’s Real Chances (EKOS Research)

EKOS Research: Over the past week there has been an outpouring of reactions to the Syrian refugee crisis that run from concern to horror. The searing image of the drowned three year old pushed the…

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Alberta, Alison Redford, British Columbia Liberal Party, Canada, Christy Clark, Conservative Party of Canada (CPC), Economy, Election 2015, ISIS/ISIL, Issues, Justin Trudeau, Kathleen Wynne, LPC, New Democratic Party (NDP), OLP, Ontario, Political Parties (Federal), Political Party Leaders (Federal), Political Strategy/Tactics, Politics, Polls, Progressive Conservative (PC) Association of Alberta, Public Safety and National Security, Québec, Stephen Harper, Terrorism, Thomas Mulcair September 11, 2015

“In a marathon election, Tories focused on forging victory in final laps” (The Winnipeg Free Press)

The Canadian Press: Midway through a marathon campaign, the Conservatives are talking like the distance runner who’s plotting and pacing for a late outside-track move into the lead. Conservative Leader Stephen Harper had one of the…

Alberta, Campaign Promises, Canada, Economy, Edmonton, Election 2015, Infrastructure, Investment, Issues, New Democratic Party (NDP), Political Parties (Federal), Political Party Leaders (Federal), Politics, Public Transit, Rachel Notley, Thomas Mulcair September 11, 2015

“Tom Mulcair unveils NDP plan to spend billions on transit, bridges” (CBC News)

CBC News: The NDP is promising to spend billions to ease urban gridlock and speed up commuter times. NDP Leader Tom Mulcair, campaigning in Edmonton Friday, lamented a “lost decade” for transit investment under Conservative…

Alberta, Atlantic Canada, British Columbia, Canada, Conservative Party of Canada (CPC), Election 2015, LPC, Manitoba, National Regions, New Democratic Party (NDP), Ontario, Political Parties (Federal), Politics, Polls, Prairies, Québec, Saskatchewan September 11, 2015

“NDP lagging in Ontario but picking up steam in B.C.: EKOS” (iPolitics)

Amanda Connolly (iPolitics): The NDP appears to be losing momentum in Ontario to the Conservatives and the Liberals but has gained support over both parties in British Columbia, according to the latest EKOS poll for iPolitics….

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“Liberals picking up momentum in Ontario, B.C., according to latest seat projections” (Global News)

James Armstrong  (Global News): The Liberal party has gained momentum, according to the latest seat projections from the Laurier Institute for the Study of Public Opinion and Policy (LISPOP), and is coming within striking distance…

Calgary, Canada, Europe, International, National Regions, Ontario, Ottawa, Public Opinion, Québec, Refugees, Stephen Harper, Syria, Toronto, Turkey, United Nations, Vancouver September 7, 2015

“Stephen Harper facing countrywide pressure to take immediate action to admit more Syrian refugees” (The National Post)

Sarah Boesveld (The National Post): Prime Minister Stephen Harper faces a rising tide of political pressure to admit more Syrian refugees into the country immediately, with even a prominent critic of the massive 1979 airlift…

Atlantic Canada, Bloc Québécois (BQ), Calgary, Canada, Conservative Party of Canada (CPC), Election 2015, Gilles Duceppe, Justin Trudeau, LPC, National Regions, New Democratic Party (NDP), Ontario, Political Parties (Federal), Political Party Leaders (Federal), Politics, Polls, Québec, Stephen Harper, Thomas Mulcair September 5, 2015

“Canadians want a new PM, poll suggests” (The Globe and Mail)

Daniel Leblanc (The Globe and Mail): The NDP is still leading the country in popular support, but the party’s high numbers in Quebec overshadow the fact it is losing momentum to the Liberal Party in…

Aboriginal Peoples of Canada, Alberta, Canada, Energy Industry, Environment, First Nations (Indians), International, Oil Sands, Oil Sands, People and Population, Politics, Scientific and Academic Research, Stephen Harper, United States of America (USA) September 4, 2015

“Bill Nye Calls Alberta Oilsands ‘Depressive'” (The Huffington Post Alberta)

Michelle Butterfield (The Huffington Post Alberta): Bill Nye (yes, The Science Guy) went on an aerial tour of the Alberta oilsands, and has nothing good to say about what he saw. In an interview with…

Alberta, British Columbia, Federalism, Justin Trudeau, LPC, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Québec, Saskatchewan, Yukon September 4, 2015

“Trudeau reaches out to premiers” (The Toronto Star)

Robert Benzie (The Toronto Star): Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau is trying to put federal-provincial relations on the front-burner of the election campaign. The day after the Star launched its Can We Talk? series to highlight important…