Tag: NDP
Cornies: Election results tell MPs to get serious, work together
If elections are moments to gauge the mood of a nation, express its aspirations and speak aloud its worries, this week’s balloting delivered a remarkable result.
Routley: Disappointed Conservatives down but far from out
Sam Routley, Western University Canada’s Liberals have, once again, risen from the dead. Their re-election with Mark Carney at the helm is a remarkable development in Canadian federal politics — the party not only managed to reverse the dire predictions of its demise but also, despite voters expressing a desire for change, retained its control […]
Baranyai: Alberta premier out of sync with mood in Canada
To paraphrase an idiom: There’s no “I” in Team Alberta, but there are two in Danielle Smith.
Federal election: How London-area voter turnout compares to national figures
The percentage of London-area voters who cast a ballot in this week’s federal election beat the national average – and of the local ridings, Huron-Bruce was tops at 75.2 per cent. It was an election that produced little change locally: One riding changed hands, with London-Fanshawe won by the Conservatives from the NDP, and there […]
Q+A: Ex-radio host Andrew Lawton’s priorities as new Conservative MP
Former radio host Andrew Lawton, 35, retained the riding of Elgin-St. Thomas-London South for the Conservatives in Monday night’s federal election following a campaign marked by some inter-party tension and loud protests. He spoke with LFP reporter Brian Williams about his first political victory. Q. You campaigned unsuccessfully for Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives in the London […]