Tag: Federal Election

Canada Election: Voters Divided Over Oil Sands Wealth, Climate – Bloomberg

Justin Trudeau thinks the nation can be both an oil superpower and a climate pioneer. The election will show if voters disagree.
— Read on www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2019-10-16/canada-election-voters-divided-over-oil-sands-wealth-climate

Once a Superstar, Canada’s Trudeau Fights for His Political Life – Bloomberg

Dogged by controversy and declining popularity, the prime minister is still the favorite—but barely.
— Read on www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-10-18/once-a-superstar-canada-s-trudeau-fights-for-his-political-life

Facing a possible wipeout in Quebec, Singh evokes Jack Layton’s legacy | CBC News

Jagmeet Singh returned to the childhood home of former NDP leader Jack Layton today, promising to build on his legacy in Quebec while trying to dispel fears the party could be pushed off the province’s electoral map in Monday’s election.
— Read on www.cbc.ca/news/politics/singh-quebec-jack-layton-1.5322553

Trudeau acknowledges Tories could win, accuses them of running ‘dirtiest’ campaign ever | CBC News

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau today acknowledged the Conservatives could win Monday’s election — and accused the party of winning support by running one of the “dirtiest, nastiest” election campaigns in Canadian history.
— Read on www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-liberal-accuses-conservatives-dirty-campaign-1.5322439

Obama Endorses Trudeau Ahead of Closely Fought Canadian Election – Bloomberg

Former U.S. President Barack Obama endorsed Justin Trudeau in his re-election bid, with polls showing the Canadian prime minister locked in a tight race with his Conservative rival.
— Read on www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-10-16/obama-endorses-trudeau-ahead-of-closely-fought-canadian-election

Why Trudeau’s Stumbles Point to Gridlock for Canada: QuickTake – Bloomberg

In a tight Canadian election that will be remembered for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s self-inflicted wounds, one thing that seems clear is that neither of the two main parties is poised to win enough seats to form a majority government. Trudeau, leader of the Liberal Party, would have to join forces with the Green Party or the left-leaning New Democrats to stay in power for a second term. If the opposition Conservatives can muster the most seats by a good margin, their leader, Andrew Scheer,
— Read on www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-10-14/why-trudeau-s-stumbles-point-to-gridlock-for-canada-quicktake

Key moments from the final leaders’ debate of the election campaign | CBC News

The 6 federal party leaders returned to the stage Thursday for the final debate of the campaign that saw the federalist party leaders direct their ire at surging Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet.
— Read on www.cbc.ca/news/politics/5-key-moments-last-federal-leaders-debate-1.5317434

Party leaders debate climate, deficits, Indigenous services, assisted dying, SNC-Lavalin | CBC News

In the last debate of the federal election Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau kicked off his pitch to Canadians by saying Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet would never be able to implement a climate plan because he does not lead a national political party. 
— Read on www.cbc.ca/news/politics/french-language-commission-debate-main-1.5317209

Andrew Coyne: What is more striking about this election is what is not being discussed than what is | National Post

The issues on which the parties have literally nothing to say quite dwarfs the number on which they have chosen to emphasize their comparatively minor differences
— Read on nationalpost.com/news/politics/election-2019/andrew-coyne-what-is-more-striking-about-this-election-is-what-is-not-being-discussed-than-what-is