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The ritual of MPs offering thanks to their staff, clerks and pages, encouraging colleagues to visit their ridings – each invariably touted as “the most beautiful part of the country” – and bidding one another adieu before scrambling for cabs to the airport played out on Wednesday… Continue Reading “See you in September!” The House of Commons adjourns for summer. What’s in store when they return?

When is a by-election not just a by-election?  When there’s a wider strategy at play. Last night, Conservative candidate Richard Martel handily won the riding of Chicoutimi-Le Fjord, receiving 53% of the vote, to the Liberals’ Lina Boivin with 29%.  The NDP finished a distant third with… Continue Reading Conservatives Win Quebec By-Election…A Strategic Preview of the 2019 Battle?

Alberta Premier Rachel Notley announced a few very minor tweaks to put a new pre-election face on her government today.  She welcomed one new minister and gave additional responsibilities to an existing minister to replace two ministers who are not seeking re-election. Backbench Calgary-Currie MLA Brian Malkinson… Continue Reading Notley prepares Alberta’s cabinet for 2019 election with mini-shuffle

It is not often that Canadians think of politics in Northern Canada, particularly at a time when most political bandwidth is focused on our southern neighbours. However, despite their small population, every once in awhile, the territories give our national political scene a moment of pause. That… Continue Reading Nunavut Premier has been removed from Office – What happens next?

Premier-designate Doug Ford will be calling back the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in July for a summer session to deal with a few key issues on his agenda. Previously it was announced that the official transition date would be June 29, which will also include the announcement… Continue Reading Premier-Designate Ford to Call Back Ontario Legislature Early

Premier-designate Doug Ford wasted no time in launching the transition process as he prepares to be sworn-in on June 29th as Ontario’s 26th Premier. Today, he held his first press conference in this new role. In it, he reiterated that the initial focus of his new government… Continue Reading Ontario Premier-Designate Ford Names Transition Team, Chief of Staff

After twenty-eight days of a sometimes bruising campaign, Ontarians have voted for a new government after fifteen years of Liberal leadership under Dalton McGuinty and Kathleen Wynne. Premier-designate Doug Ford will now form the next government of Ontario, bringing home a win after four previous Progressive Conservative… Continue Reading Doug Ford Delivers Majority Government for Ontario PC Party

So what happens if neither Doug Ford nor Andrea Horwath win a majority government but simply a plurality of seats? We know that the Ontario Liberals and Premier Kathleen Wynne have already signaled that they have no hope of winning government on June 7.  However, it is… Continue Reading Ontario Election: What happens if no party wins a majority of seats?

Conventional and social media focus on the three parties contesting the Ontario election, and particularly on the Provincial Leaders and their relative popularity.  But we don’t elect parties or leaders in our parliamentary system: as voters, Ontarians elect local representatives (MPPs).  Whichever party does the best job… Continue Reading Can Ontario’s 1990 election provide clues for 2018?

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