Posts by Shannon Proudfoot

Leaders debate poll: Jagmeet Singh won, and not just among NDP fans

A new poll finds that among those who watched the debate, 32 per cent said the NDP leader did best—and 25 per cent of Liberal supporters said the same

Canada

Escape from OC Transpo

Ottawa has a transformative new light rail system, with a pretty big glitch. And commuters suddenly have a whole new kind of headache.

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When Andrew Scheer and Justin Trudeau went toe-to-toe

The two main rivals faced off on the topic of social issues. It was one of the most compelling moments of the leaders debate.

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The ’family shame’ of Canadian politics: class struggle

In a country where even acknowledging that class exists can be hard, the term ’middle class’ has become a hypnotizing catch-all in the election campaign

Ottawa

How Jagmeet Singh handled the brownface scandal and cast his campaign in a new light

The NDP leader got the start he needed and a Liberal scandal that helped reframe his supposedly hopeless campaign

Economy

Are Canadians being left behind or benefiting from a thriving economy?

For this election, it’s both. There is evidence that people’s partisan identification changes the way they see changing economic conditions.

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Jagmeet Singh’s moment to shine—and get a little angry

The NDP leader was at his most compelling when he was mad, and standing up for a cause. It helped him emerge from the first debate looking like the winner.

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Election 2019 primer: Energy and the environment

Where each of the parties stand on the increasingly top-of-mind issue of climate change—and what they propose to do about it

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Andrew Scheer explains his plan for that pesky so-con agenda

Politics Insider for Aug. 30: Scheer goes on the record, the election ad war commences and Canadians want climate action they don’t have to pay for

Ottawa

Jonathan Dickie’s plan to lead Elizabeth May’s Greens to victory

He isn’t a battle-hardened national campaigner. And that may be just right for the Greens.

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