On a Saturday edition of FTB Fridays, Jason C. McLean and Dawn McSweeney discuss the recent deal between Jagmeet Singh’s NDP and Justin Trudeau’s Liberals, […]
Tag: Canadian Politics
The NDP Keeping the Liberals in Power Until 2025 is Both Responsible and Politically Shrewd
Jagmeet Singh and the Federal NDP struck a deal with Justin Trudeau’s Minority Liberal Government to support them electorally when it comes to confidence motions […]
Three Points on Jean Charest Running for Federal Conservative Leader
So Jean Charest is running to be leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. Yes, THAT Jean Charest. The former Quebec Premier and Maple Spring […]
FTB Fridays 02/26/2021: Canada’s Parliament Votes to Call China’s Treatment of Uighurs a Genocide
Host Jason C. McLean and Special Guest Niall Clapham Ricardo discuss Canada’s Parliament voting for the Conservative Party motion to declare China’s treatment of the […]
Jagmeet Singh Kicked Out of the House of Commons Because Calling Out Racism Is Apparently Unparliamentary
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh came to the House of Commons Wednesday intending to get unanimous consent on a motion calling out systemic racism in the […]
Predictable Election Result Makes the Next Few Years in Canadian Politics Unpredictable
“I called it! Liberal Minority Government.” – Pretty much every Canadian political pundit on Election Night, professional or otherwise, and even me this time. The […]
Watch the 2019 Canadian Federal Election Results (VIDEO)
PROJECTED: Liberal Minority Government This post will be updated with major results when they become available It’s Election Night in Canada! If you’re wondering where […]
FTB Readers Endorse the NDP in the 2019 Canadian Federal Election Poll
It wasn’t even close. 51% of respondents in the Forget The Box 2019 Canadian Federal Election Poll cast their online vote for the NDP. That […]
Don’t Fall for the Strategic Voting Scam
With the 2019 Canadian Federal Election looking like it might be a close one, we’re hearing calls for strategic voting once again. The narrative, coming […]
With Talk of Replacing Singh, the NDP Could Be Headed for Their Very Own Ignatieff Moment
On February 25th, voters in the British Columbia riding of Burnaby South may very well give Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh a seat in the […]