Saskatchewan’s political scientists speak up
Why all the fuss in Saskatchewan?
Conservative MP Tom Lukiwski says Conservative party director of operations Jenni Byrne is responsible for the “deceptive” robocalls in Saskatchewan. Meanwhile, Leslie MacKinnon goes through the boundary commission’s report to check the public backlash that the Conservatives say they’re representing.
You’d be surprised what adjusting riding boundaries can accomplish
A Conservative MP who worried about political interference
An admission of responsibility for robocalls in Saskatchewan
Mitch Wexler at PollMaps.ca has applied 2011’s election results to the proposed new riding maps. The Conservatives gain 25 seats, the NDP pick up eight seats and the Liberals somehow manage to lose two seats.
Chris Tindal figures the NDP are in a good position to win the new Toronto Centre.
The proposed riding boundaries for Ontario have been released. Most of the new ridings would be created in and around Toronto: one in Oakville, two in Brampton, one in Mississauga, two in Markham and two in the city of Toronto itself. There is also plenty of smaller adjustments.