Annamie Paul
Green Party in tatters after poor election finish
The Green Party faces a self-reckoning after a federal election that dashed hopes of growth following a year marred by internal strife, say Green officials past and present.
Liberal win returns virtually identical Parliament
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be returning to Ottawa without the majority government mandate Liberals had hoped for when he called the early election last month.
Whatever happens on election day, the Green Party wins
Annamie Paul will almost certainly go down to defeat on Sept. 20, and she will probably be joined by all but one of her party’s candidates. But in a way, the 2021 election will be the Green Party of Canada’s biggest victory yet, writes columnist Max Fawcett.
Singh and Trudeau promise crackdown on hospital demonstrations
The federal New Democrats and Liberals made mirror pledges on Monday, September 13, 2021, to criminalize protesters that block hospitals or harass health-care workers as party leaders denounced planned demonstrations at hospitals countrywide.
If this election were on Netflix ...
Following Canada’s 44th election is a bit like rewatching old political dramas on Netflix, says columnist Jesse Firempong. We’ve seen them all before, and we know what to expect.
A chaotic debate on the climate
"If you want to become disillusioned with the state of Canadian politics, all you need to do is spend a few minutes watching a federal leaders’ debate. The format of the recent English language debate, which seemed needlessly chaotic and confrontational, didn’t help."
Climate and foreign policy key touchpoints in leaders debate
Federal party leaders jousted over climate change, health care, foreign policy, the economy and Indigenous reconciliation during Thursday's, September 9, 2021, English-language debate — their last, best chance to sway voters before the Sept. 20 election.
Trudeau and Blanchet clash over health care, environment during French debate
Five federal party leaders jousted over health and child care, the environment and Quebec identity politics in the first of two official election debates on Wednesday, September 8, 2021, evening as they sought to sway francophone voters before election day on Sept. 20, 2021.
Up to police to investigate, Trudeau says of being pelted with gravel on campaign
Monday's London stop was the latest Liberal tour event to be sidetracked by the arrival of such an “anti-vaxxer mob” but the first where the Liberal leader was physically assaulted.
Pandemic and health care the focus of first leaders' debate
Four party leaders went head to head in the first televised debate of the campaign on Thursday, September 2, 2021, night, trading barbs over the COVID-19 pandemic, health care and systemic racism in Quebec, a key battleground in Canada's 44th federal election.
Tories slam Trudeau on economy as new StatCan figures show recent contraction
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau faced broadsides for his government's efforts to make housing affordable and his handling of the economy that contracted just ahead of the election call.
Don’t turn Afghans away from Canada’s door
As a country that asked those people to stand beside us, whether as translators or as soldiers, we owe them an enormous debt that must be repaid, writes columnist Max Fawcett.