Federal Election 2015
Sizing up Canada's new climate leaders
Enviros were watching closely to see who’d be put in charge of this country’s climate action file when Justin Trudeau’s cabinet was sworn in November 4. Admittedly, there are a few greenhorns among the key players. Here’s how they stack up. more
#Elxn42: The view from Stephen Harper's backyard
More concerning to Albertan progressives than a high Conservative seat count, is the drop in federal NDP support to 6 per cent below 2011 levels more
Jonathan Goldsbie
The Orange Wave recedes
The NDP having been swept away by the Liberals, Olivia Chow vows to start over more
Zach Ruiter
Rockets red Blair
At election-night victory party, supporters mull over former Toronto top cop's rap sheet on carding and G20. Member of Liberals' candidate search committee says he made a "pragmatic" choice in backing Blair. more
Is Trudeau For Real?
I’d love to meet the new PM in a legalized pot joint for a celebratory toke six months from now, after he fulfills his many promises more
Election 42 errors, omissions and conclusions
Harper unbowed in defeat – despite a hollow legacy – and what’s next for Mulcair’s NDP in our election roundup more
The anti-politician: Justin Trudeau and the politics of spectacle
Real Change™ looks terrific, but no crockery is going to be broken more
Beyond #elxn42
Efforts to get people to vote, complete with ballot-box selfies, loomed large on social media, but when casting a ballot is treated as the noblest thing you can do in a democracy, it accommodates a status quo of incredibly narrow choices more
Ready or not, here he comes
Justin Trudeau does the improbable and leads Liberals out of the political wilderness to a majority government more
Zach Ruiter
Once-powerful men cling desperately to relevance
Stephen Harper and the Ford Brothers have apparently reached a point where they need each other. more
Enzo DiMatteo
Go ahead cynics out there, don't vote
But don't kid yourselves – there is no way to live off the grid in a democracy. Besides, if voting is truly meaningless, why are the people in power so afraid of voters? more
5 reasons the stakes are so high for young people in #elxn42
No need to worry, we are told, because “You’re richer than you think.” But for most young people economic malaise is all we have known all our adult life. more
Veiled prejudices: Muslim-Canadian women speak out on niqab debate
“Harper saying when women shouldn’t wear the niqab is as wrong as my country saying that women should cover their hair.” more
This election, The Force may be our only hope
Despite my desire to believe that contemporary Canadian politics is more nuanced than a make-believe galaxy far away, I find myself falling back on Star Wars metaphors when discussing the election with my 10-year-old more
Lost in Spadina-Fort York
In a downtown riding that symbolizes the NDP-Liberal divide, Adam Vaughan and Olivia Chow are like fighting parents forcing us to choose sides more
Can we defeat Harper in T.O.? Yes, we can!
Election day is at hand, and the outcome will be decided right here in Ontario. Odds are we'll have a minority government come October 20, maybe even a Conservative one. more