Nov 5, 2019
Elizabeth May succeeded despite the barriers of first-past-the-post
Karl Nerenberg
Given the built-in biases of our electoral system, it is a minor miracle that the Greens managed to win any seats at all in the House of Commons.
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Oct 28, 2019
What happened to the Green party on Vancouver Island?
Alex Cosh
The Greens' pan-ideological approach might partly explain why the party struggled to make new gains in an NDP-dominated area like Vancouver Island.
Oct 9, 2019
Green climate plan offers ambitious blueprint for emission reduction
Linda Leon
Could the Green plan meet its goals of "addressing the climate emergency" and "transitioning to a green economy"?
Oct 8, 2019
Jagmeet Singh won the debate, but the format was the big loser
Karl Nerenberg
The purpose of a debate should be to force leaders to go beyond slogans, zingers and prepared lines. The voters want to hear party leaders explain in detail what they would do in government.
Oct 5, 2019
The big debates are coming and they could change the story of the campaign
Karl Nerenberg
As they prepare for the next round of debates, all of the federal party leaders are fighting their own demons.
Sep 19, 2019
If Conservatives win because of Trudeau's youthful stupidity it will be a tragedy
Karl Nerenberg
Long before 2001, most of us knew that imitating other cultures or ethnicities was not acceptable. Why didn't the young Justin Trudeau not know as much many years later?
Sep 16, 2019
In campaign's first week, party leaders hone their message and style
Karl Nerenberg
Scheer wants to present a reassuring and non-threatening face to voters; Singh stays on message; and May speaks her mind.
Sep 13, 2019
Climate crisis presents urgent existential threat this election
We should consider this election a privilege. For the first time, the top issue in voters' minds is the main threat not only to Canada but to organized human life: environmental crisis.
Sep 4, 2019
NDP can successfully fight back after New Brunswick defections
Karl Nerenberg
History teaches that parties can survive all kinds of internal strife and turbulence to do quite well when the voting actually starts.
Aug 10, 2019
Does campaigning by jet make sense in an era of climate breakdown?
Brent Patterson
Travelling by train wouldn't make Trudeau or Scheer climate leaders, but jetting across the country for 36 days is deeply problematic.
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