Posts Tagged ‘ndp’
[PHOTO] Re-elected, not elected, not elected, not elected, in Davenport (#elxn43)
My neighbourhood of Dovercourt Village, i the federal electoral riding of Davenport, re-elected incumbent Liberal MP Julie Dzerowicz. The bid of NDP candidate Andrew Cash to reclaim the seat he held for four years after the 2011 Orange Wave came to naught. (Alas.)
Their signs–and the signs of other parties–still remain on lawns across my neighbourhood.
[NEWS] #cdnpoli and #elxn41 items from across Canada: BC, Alberta, Québec, PEI
- The affordability of rent was an election issue in British Columbia. CBC reports.
- Philippe Fournier notes at Maclean’s that the sheer solidity of the Conservative vote in Alberta means that province will not get that much attention.
- The Bloc Québécois has good reason to be exacerbating the clash between Québec and Alberta in the federal campaign. The National Post reports.
- CBC reports on the growing unpopularity of the Liberals in Québec outside of Montréal, here.
- That the Liberals had a campaign song that was initially translated very badly into French is a big gaffe. CTV News reports.
- Philippe Fournier at Maclean’s noted the legendary volatility of Québec politics, here.
- Will the Orange Line extension in Montréal be guaranteed funding, no matter who gets elected? CBC reports.
- The fate of NDP Berthier-Maskonge MP Ruth Ellen Brosseau, elected in the 2011 Orange Wave, may determine the fate of the NDP in Québec. CTV News reports.
- Atlantic Canada is likely to see substantial losses for the Liberals, as reported here.
- Stu Neatby reports that advance poll turnout on PEI rose by 13% compared to 2015.
- Will the PEI riding of Egmont go Conservative? CBC considers.
[NEWS] Five politics links: Ontario, Québec, NDP, Prince Andrew, Alberta
- Enzo DiMatteo suggests at NOW Toronto that Ford wants Scheer to lose, so Ford will have a chance with the federal Conservatives, here.
- Jonathan Montpetit writes at CBC Montreal about the conservative nationalism that has become mainstream in Québec under the CAQ, here.
- Robyn Urback writes at the CBC about the failure of the NDP under Jagmeet Singh to capitalize on the weakness of the two dominant parties, here.
- I do think that the rumoured connections of Prince Andrew to the Epstein network could easily become a huge unexpected crisis for the British royal family. VICE reports.
- Max Fawcett at MacLean’s is probably right to note that, to be taken seriously, Alberta should stop voting Conservative. His arguments are here.