In a ‘true Liberal-Conservative battleground,’ potential Grit candidates lay groundwork for nomination election in Cloverdale-Langley City, B.C.

Given current polling trends, if an election were to happen now, the Liberals would win the B.C. riding of Cloverdale-Langley City, says pollster Greg Lyle.

Nomination election irregularities dominate news agenda again as political parties resist reform

The best solution to fix party nomination election controversies is to let Elections Canada oversee the process.

Bill C-25: low-hanging fruit, but a good first step

This bill would modernize and protect Canada’s electoral processes by introducing new ways of combatting threats of foreign interference, disinformation, dark money, ballot manipulation, and the misuse of personal data. It’s not perfect. But it’s a worthwhile first step that parliamentarians should support.

Alberta MPs, Senators call for stricter privacy laws in wake of ‘egregious, horrific’ Alberta data breach

‘It’s a security concern for people like me who are in the public eye and who deal with angry constituents all the time,’ says Alberta Senator Paula Simons of an Elections Alberta data leak that exposed the personal details of nearly three million people.

Conservative Yorkton–Melville, Sask., riding members demand nominated candidates promise not to floor-cross, and resign if they do

Conservative MP Cathay Wagantall announced last July that this will be her final term as an MP. The deadline to submit nomination papers and to sign up new members eligible to vote in the nomination election is May 15.

‘Rushed return’: with Liberals now in a majority, former cabinet staffers and past Grit MPs ‘want back in’

Former B.C. Liberal MP John Aldag wants the party to begin nominating candidates as soon as possible so they can start campaigning.

After Terrebonne byelection win, Carney Liberals eye Quebec’s lone NDP riding when Boulerice exits for provincial run

With ongoing momentum and the Conservative and NDP vote collapse in Terrebonne, pollster Greg Lyle says the Liberals have a good shot at winning in Rosemont-La Petite-Patrie, a riding represented by the same NDP MP for the last 15 years.

‘Breaking down the doors’: Carney’s Liberals draw strong nomination buzz, but critics flag appointment trend

Mark Carney’s Liberals risk repeating the Pierre Poilievre Conservatives’ past mistake by bypassing contested nominations, say Liberal sources.

Liberal caucus cheers incoming MP trio after byelection wins

The Liberals swept all three April 13 byelections, bringing their number to 174 MPs, and giving the party a two-seat majority cushion.

Carney clinches slim majority in byelections, but ‘lacklustre’ Conservative showing makes time ripe to ‘hunt’ floor crossers, say politicos

A clean sweep in three byelections brings the Liberal caucus to 174 members, giving them a two-seat majority cushion, and making Mark Carney the first Canadian prime minister to win a majority through floor crossing.

Terrebonne no longer ‘determining’ factor for a majority, but Carney Liberals still going ‘all in’ to win the riding

In the final two days before the byelection, the focus shifts chiefly to get-out-the-vote efforts, which will ultimately determine the outcome, says Health Minister Marjorie Michel.

Some 1,700 expat voters are eligible to cast ballots in upcoming federal byelections

Elections Canada confirmed that all 1,770 Canadians living abroad registered as of April 1 have validated international addresses, following a recent registration ‘anomaly.’

Elections Act bill would scrap fundraiser transparency, strengthen party privacy rules

The 45-page bill includes measures intended to rein in foreign election interference, outlaw dodgy political donations, rename electoral districts, and kneecap the Longest Ballot protest movement.

Cabinet shuffle talk intensifies as Carney’s Liberals look to a majority

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s cabinet is due for an overhaul, say several Liberal MPs, cabinet staffers, and political insiders, and a potential shift to a majority government would significantly change the political dynamics and would likely be reflected in cabinet.

Liberals have made a historic political comeback, but potential risks lie ahead, so don’t get cocky

Not taking Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre seriously would be a serious miscalculation, and the Liberals would do so at their own peril. The Liberals also should not get cocky.

Women-centric byelection ballots a sign of progress, but post-writ persistence needed to overcome gender-parity plateau: politicos

Nine out of the 13 candidates nominated by the parties represented in the House in the three April byelections are women, but overall, the proportion of women candidates has stalled at 30 per cent in the last three federal elections.

Idlout’s floor-crossing to Liberals takes pressure off in Terrebonne byelection, but managing caucus could be challenging for Carney in a slim majority, say politicos

The likelihood of an early federal election depends largely on how smoothly the government functions in the House and in committees, given a slim majority, says former Liberal MP Joe Jordan.

‘Voters have short memories’: delayed elections commissioner report puts damper on accountability, says political scientist Alex Marland

A former cabinet minister’s Elections Act misfire may create a minor chilling effect on politicians answering questions during byelections, but ignorance of elections rules is not a strong defence, says former CBC journo Hannah Thibedeau.

The road ahead on foreign interference

Parties should move to implement watertight nomination and leadership processes to shut out hostile actors trying to influence Canadian politics.

A snap election still possible, despite potential Liberal byelection wins and more rumoured floor-crossings, say some pollsters

But it’s far less risky to get a majority through floor-crossings than through a snap election, says Ipsos Public Affairs CEO Darrell Bricker.

Influence registry will deter few foreign agents without independent enforcement, say national security experts

Appointing former B.C. chief elections officer Anton Boegman as the foreign influence and transparency commissioner is a ‘positive development,’ says the NDP, but Canadians shouldn’t expect the watchdog and registry to ‘catch spies,’ says Dan Stanton.

An aging democracy needs youth voices

The most comprehensive studies lowering the voting age have found that 16- and 17-year-olds match adults in their ability to evaluate their voting decisions.

Preparing for a possible early election, Conservatives closing first batch of 16 riding nominations this month: sources

Conservative nomination applications for some ridings are due on Feb. 25. Those electoral districts ‘should begin forming candidate nomination committees without delay,’ states a memo from the party’s headquarters, obtained by The Hill Times. And Elan Harper, Stephen Harper’s sister-in-law, wants to run in Calgary Confederation.

Canadian expats in the U.S. dominate international voting stats: data

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.

Election buzz ramps up with Liberals poaching candidates from opposition parties and Conservatives starting nomination process

The Conservative Party of Canada has started the candidate nomination process across the country, according to an internal memo.