Tag: Elections

An Orange Wave of Excitement: Jack Layton NDP Rally @ Corona Theatre Montreal

Lineups outside of the Corona Theatre in St-Henri aren’t a unique sight. The classic movie house, reborn as a concert hall, has been hosting some of the larger local and touring musical acts playing the circuit these days. Energetic crowds inside the venue aren’t a new thing either. The main difference this Thursday afternoon was that the lineup and the energetic crowd weren’t there for a rock band, they were there for their political convictions, rallying to a familiar face that has recently felt a resurgence of support: Jack Layton…

Debating the Great Debate

Most of us who follow politics on a regular basis already know who we are voting for this coming May. We probably could have told you the object of our political affection months before the election was even called. However there are still many people out there either leaning a little left/right or perhaps they’re still undecided. One of the best ways for these citizens to judge the candidates and make an educated decision on who to vote for is by tuning into the English and/or French leaders debate…

Stephen Harper’s first campaign announcement (another tax cut!) goes straight to his base

The old saying goes everybody likes tax cuts, and as far as tax cuts go King Harper is indeed the king. With his first campaign announcement of the election season, Harper attempted to impress us all with a proposal dubbed “the Family Tax Cut”, a whopping $2.5 billion/year plan to lighten the load on families raising children…

Voting for the environment isn’t just for hippies

It’s wonky out there. It’s warm, it’s frigid, it smells like poo, and tulips are trying to push through semi-frozen dirt. In other words, it’s good ‘ol spring weather. The frequency of elections in Canada is almost as reliable as the changing of the seasons, and the parties we have to vote for are warm, frigid, smell like poo, and try to push up through frozen fodder. So who gets your vote?

The CBC has a vote compass tool to check which party most represents your values…

You Have Nothing to Fear But What I Tell You to Fear: New Candidate Enters the Election Race!

In case you haven’t heard or seen the signs up, there’s an election coming up in Canada May 2nd. A bunch of my colleagues here on the site will be covering it and offering their opinions over the next few weeks. Makes sense that I do the same, right? That’s what I thought. Until I saw this ad via Facebook. (loose translation: the Liberals and the Bloc are leaving the door open to illegal immigrants, fortunately we have Stephen Harper and the Conservatives) I guess you could say that it really inspired me. So simple. So basic. So to the point…

Is Canada heading toward a spring election?

So it seems Canada might be going to the polls come April or May for the fourth time in seven years. None of the political parties are saying they want an election, at least not publicly, but you can already smell the hate in the air.

Stephen Harper fired “warning shots” at opposition parties last week by running television ads attacking each party leader on a personal level. This prompted retaliatory ads by…