Bloc concedes on recount; Duclos confirmed as Quebec MP
Jean-Yves Duclos has been confirmed as the Liberal MP for Quebec riding in the central core of the city. His Bloc Québécois challenger, Christiane Gagnon, called a halt to a …
Second chances for candidates in Jean-Talon byelection
With federal election signs yet to be removed, new ones began appearing on poles and lawns as the provincial byelection in Jean-Talon riding got underway.Premier François Legault called the election …
Stakes high in Quebec City area for Liberal Duclos, Conservative Deltell
They are vastly different by background, style and politics but Conservative Gérard Deltell and Liberal Jean-Yves Duclos have two important things in common: both are first-term federal MPs, and both …
Can Liberal Lightbound end Louis-Hébert’s single-term curse?
With Halloween on the horizon, Joël Lightbound is hoping to break the 30-year curse of Louis-Hébert riding. Not since the 1988 federal election, when Progressive Conservative Suzanne Duplessis won a …
Quebec riding: Duclos faces comeback bid by longtime Bloc MP
One of the marvels of elections in this country is how, upon the drop of a writ, busy elves plaster election signs everywhere overnight so that voters wake up to …
Joël Lightbound launches federal election campaign
Joël Lightbound (Liberal MP for Louis-Hébert) has launched his campaign to win his riding and keep his seat in the House of Commons in Ottawa. Faithful party members gathered at …
How will Trudeau’s Liberals shape the SNC-Lavalin affair?
Much more important than the content of even the most famous political scandals is the shape each scandal develops. The shape of a scandal is formed less by what happens, …
A state of the union address for the people
Washington’s constant state of political infighting has produced a growing list of casualties. Sacred traditions that harken back to the founding of the United States of America are not exempt. …
Canada non grata in Saudi Arabia and China
On Jan. 12, Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chrystia Freeland, welcomed 18-year-old Saudi refugee Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun (who now goes by Rahaf Mohammed) at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport. The image …
Ford’s attack on Franco-Ontarians hard to explain
Last fall a headline in this space boldly proclaimed “Franco-Ontarians to get new university.” Well, so much for that. What Franco-Ontarians did get was Doug Ford, and what even the …