The permanent campaign meets the 78-day campaign, and falls apart
There is some irony that the party that arguably invented the permanent campaign in Canada, and appeared to be using it to its advantage, may have diminished that edge by calling a 78-day election campaign.
Pegging the start of an election period in the era of the permanent campaign might be a fool’s errand, but the race that ended Oct. 19 probably started in earnest 354 days before voting day. That’s when Stephen Harper announced his expanded Universal Child Care Benefit and income spl...
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