Despite the development of electoral studies in Canada, by-elections have received little attention from researchers.We believe that these are important political events. This research note examines the 121 federal by-elections held between general elections from 1963 to 2008. Our analysis indicates ...
OTTAWA, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- Canada's 43rd federal election campaign officially kicked off on Wednesday after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that Governor General Julie Payette had accepted his request to dissolve the 42nd Parliament. Trudeau, Leader of the Liberal Party, will have five ...
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The Electoral System in Canada In Canadian federal elections, we use the plurality method combined with the first past the post method. Voters vote for a candidate in their riding (based on their city or geographical location), who represents a certain party. The party with the most first-pla...
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — The leader of Canada’s leftist New Democratic Party said Thursday that policies supported by liberalPrime Minister Justin Trudeauand Conservative LeaderPierre Poilievrehurt Canadians, although he didn’t say if he was willing to trigger a snap federal election soo...
20 election was called last month, promising to bring back jobs lost during the COVID-19 pandemic and balance the federal budget in a decade. But the impact of the platform on the federal budget, which is calculated using a baseline set by the Parliamentary Budget Off...
In 2017, following the electoral defeat of Prime Minister Harper, the Conservatives elected former speaker of theHouse of CommonsAndrew Scheer(b. 1979) as their new leader. After failing to unseat the Liberals in the 2019 federal election, Scheer resigned in 2020 and was replaced by former cabin...
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It’s time to streamline our ministers’ offices. Mark Johnsonis a general counsel who has worked in the private and public sectors. He was a Conservative candidate in Toronto in the 2021 federal election. Recommended from Editorial
Cotton said he was providing the “sober second thought” to the “rash, impetuous, hasty, impulsive” action by the House on the legislation. Under the bill, federal entities would be barred — except in rare and narrow circumstances — from using subpoenas...