If I were to choose one word to sum up Canada's 40th general election, it would be disappointment. Here is an overview of the seat count and vote share -- along with changes since the 2006 election -- for the five major parties (compiled with data from CBC.ca): For sure, the Conservatives were given a [...] Read More…
The environment is turning out to be a big issue in the current election campaign. The Liberals, Conservatives, New Democrats (NDP), and the Greens all have a climate change action plan as part of their platforms, and notwithstanding the Conservatives, all parties are proposing that Canada lower emissions by putting a price on carbon. [...] Read More…
After witnessing the success of Barack Obama's web campaign in the Democratic Party's nomination race this year, I think Canadian political parties are starting to become a little more web-savvy in communicating their messages. We're only three days into the federal election campaign and the major parties have all mounted a pretty substantial web [...] Read More…
After weeks of speculation, Prime Minister Stephen Harper is set to visit the Governor General tomorrow morning and drop the writ. It's actually going to be an exciting and potentially nasty campaign by Canadian standards, and it will be all the more fun to watch it unfold beside the U.S. presidential race. If [...] Read More…