Stelmach Downplays New parties' surge in Alberta polls

Recent polls in Alberta, published in a NP story, indicate that the Wildrose Alliance Party, a new party that emerged from the merger of the Wildrose Party and the Alliance Party in Alberta, enjoys a substantial...

Conservatives could win Majority in Canada -EKOS Poll suggests

An EKOS poll released this morning suggests the Prime Minister Harper's Conservatives could win a majority if an election was called today. The Conservatives, which were in a dead heat with the Liberal Party in...

Harpers Conservatives continue to lead in EKOS Poll

On the eve, of yet another non-confidence motion by the Liberal Party, an EKOS poll indicates that the Harper Conservative have solidified their lead among the Canadian Electorate.The poll shows that the...

Canada's Conservatives optimistic about economy-election chances

The Bank of Canada declared last week that the recession was over.  It projected that the economy would grow by 1.3% in the last quarter and 3% next year.  Unemployment would lag behind. Prior to the...

Conservatives issue thinly veiled ultimatum to Ignatieff

Prior to the Summer Break of the Canadian Parliament, Michael Igantieff Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada gave Prime Minister Harper, Conservative Party, a set of ultimatums. The center piece of the ultimatum...

Canadians want Majority Government - but divided on Who

Canada has a parliamentary system of gouvernment with 308 ridings (equal to District in the US).  This ridings represent the House of Commons with 308 seats.  A majority government requires one of the...

Liberals lead Conservatives in polls - Margin of Error?

A new EKOS poll is out this morning giving the Liberals a slight edge over the Conservatives if an election was called tomorrow.  The poll gives the Liberals 33.7%, while the Conservatives have 32.4%. ...

BC elections May 12th: how to cast your vote for the environment

Tuesday May 12th is the next BC Election Day, when British Columbians will go to the polls to choose their government to take them forward. People in BC have expressed concern about the economy, jobs, development,...

4 RCMP Killer's Helpers jailed-1.5 years for each Mountie killed

Barry Artiste Op/EdJustice in Canada has deemed a Human Life is now worth 1.5 years.This is the sentence given to two complicit in the murder of 4 RCMP officers murdered in cold blood, not in a gunfight mind...

It's a sad time for the Liberal Party of Canada and for Democratic Principles

Yesterday, I watched in shock and dismay as Bob Rae, who I considered to be the best choice to lead the party, resign and give way to the Liberal Executive Branch who had decided some days ago to appoint...

Canadians For A Progressive Coalition

This is in effect a vote of non-confidence of the recently returned, minority, Conservative government to Parliament in Ottawa. There are three parties in opposition: the official opposition is the Liberal...

Liberal Leadership Race: Revised Odds, 1 Woman, 3 Gents and A Public Intellec...

With the Liberal Leadership Convention firmly slated for the weekend starting April 30th 2009 in lovely Vancouver, British Columbia now seems like as good a time as any to review the potential Leadership...

Liberal Leader Stéphane Dion to Resign

Canada's Liberal Party leader Stéphane Dion has officially announced his plans to resign. NowPublic is tracking real-time updates to this story. Please check out Scan for more information on Dion's...

The fall of Stephane Dion

On election night in Canada, news reporter Adam Bemma attended Stephane Dion's event at the Montreal Sheraton Hotel on Cote-De-Liesse. During the evening many supporters were beginning to realize that a...