Former B.C. Liberal MP John Aldag wants the party to begin nominating candidates as soon as possible so they can start campaigning.
Elections Canada confirmed that all 1,770 Canadians living abroad registered as of April 1 have validated international addresses, following a recent registration ‘anomaly.’
Canadians living in the United States accounted for about 51 per cent of all expat votes cast in the 2025 federal election, followed by the United Kingdom at 10.4 per cent, and France at 4.7 per cent.
Committee members say they’re looking at changes to improve special ballot voting processes, including for voters living abroad who cast ballots in record numbers in the April 2025 election.
Advertising made up two-thirds of the $96-million in combined campaign expenses by the Liberals, Conservatives, NDP, and Bloc Québécois, with television and digital drawing the biggest payouts.
The prime minister’s refusal to embrace a feminist foreign policy did not get him a single vote. Nor did the abolition of an ambassadorship. But women are taking notice.
Despite quarterly fundraising falling to levels unseen since 2022, the Liberals’ overall $23.7-million and the Conservatives’ $41.6-million take for 2025 already represent historic records for their respective parties.
With more and more Canadians locking in their votes early, campaign rollouts have had to adjust, or ‘miss the window,’ says former Liberal strategist Brett Thalmann.
Conservative vice-chair Michael Cooper says he thinks the Longest Ballot Committee’s efforts may also need to be explored by the House Affairs Committee.
PSG Senator Julie Miville-Dechêne says competition is essential for a free and diverse press, but that it is eroding and commentary is now taking the place of factual reporting.
With Carney’s Liberals now competing with the Conservatives for right-of-centre voters in the next election, the left-of-centre voters are open to the NDP to grab.
As you relax this summer, spare a few kind thoughts for the Conservatives. Their leader has shown he has nothing to offer them but that he is clearly ‘one of them’ and the promise that they will never again be able to feel confident of victory under his leadership.
A new group is encouraging donors to support local riding associations, intending to divert five to 10 per cent of funds away from the national party to ‘send upper management a message.’
The independent body has been without a commissioner for two years and is on its final year of approved funding.
The April 28 election proved yet again why ground game is critical in the outcome of every election, says pollster Nik Nanos.
Creating the office is one of the few concrete plans in the Throne Speech, alongside a pledge to reduce approvals on ‘nation-building’ projects from five years to two, while still consulting with Indigenous communities and upholding environmental standards.
Former NDP MP Peter Julian says pharmacare, in its current state, was only meant to be the initial step to universal drug coverage, and it’s ‘profoundly disappointing’ the Throne Speech gave ‘clear signalling’ the Liberals have no plans to proceed to the next stage.
The candidates in Terra Nova–The Peninsulas, N.L., put on a great display of what good a political competition should be.
Now that Justin Trudeau is gone, are the Conservatives prepared to leave fighting the culture wars to Donald Trump, because their current approach scares many Canadian voters away. Geoff Norquay digs in.
The 2.7 per cent dip as of March 2025 represents the first time the public service hasn’t grown since 2015, which experts say isn’t surprising given the Liberal government’s 2024 budget forecast the population to shrink by attrition.
More than 100 first-time MPs were elected on April 28, and are now readying for Parliament’s fastest post-election return since 1988.
The gap comes at a crucial time for advocates, as a new disability benefit program is being criticized for not fulfilling its stated goal of lifting hundreds of thousands of Canadians out of poverty.
Young male voters backed the Tories, while boomers flocked to the Liberals in an election that saw generations grapple with dividing ballot-box questions.
Prime Minister Mark Carney has emphasized government efficiency and reining in spending, but the two largest public service unions say they need to be consulted.
