Expect a ‘dog fight’ in Atlantic Canada on Sept. 20, say veteran political insiders

The Nova Scotia election outcome suggests that the road to a federal majority goes through rural Canada, says Prof. Donald Savoie.

The Progressive Conservative Party's election win in Nova Scotia should be a 'huge morale boost' for Erin O'Toole's federal Conservative Party, said pollster Greg Lyle.The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

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BY ABBAS RANA

August 23, 2021

The Progressive Conservative Party’s surprise come-from-behind victory last week in Nova Scotia is a "huge morale boost" for the federal Conservatives, say political insiders, who predict a "dog fight" amongst all federal parties in Atlantic Canada on Sept. 20. No federal party can win a majority...

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