Justin Trudeau, heir to Alexandre Mackenzie’s uneasiness with a coalition government
Why not a coalition? Or at least an accord?
What happened after the Saskatchewan election in 1929
Aaron Wherry on what it actually means to “win” an election
From the coalition crisis of 2008 to the Senate crisis of 2013
The Prime Minister considers the political situation in New Delhi.
Justin Trudeau apparently isn’t interested in a merger with the NDP.
Greg Fingas catches the apparent arrival of nuance to Thomas Mulcair’s views on coalition government. Last month, a possible coalition with Liberals was categorically out of the question. Yesterday, in an interview with CTV’s Question Period, Mr. Mulcair committed only to fielding 338 candidates and running to form a majority government. “Anything beyond that,” he said, “is pure speculation.”
Mr. Mulcair has talked about the need to “renew” and “modernize” the NDP, but much of what he has had to say about said change has involved nothing more than the party’s rhetoric and what he has proposed in terms of policy seems uncontroversial in the NDP context.
Thomas Mulcair rules out any kind of coalition with Liberals.
Brian Topp has released a policy paper on building the party, including calls to expand the party’s outreach and fundraising efforts, launch a policy review and commit to working with other parties after the 2015 election.
Chris Selley blames Stephane Dion for the continued toxicity of coalition governance.