Andrew Perez By all accounts, it was expected to be a status quo election, and one that would produce an almost identical result: a third consecutive minority Conservative government. The punditocracy and media establishment – confident Canadians would remain apathetic – had already begun to chime in on final seat counts before the opposition had…
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A Liberal-NDP Merger: The Key Ingredient to a Rejuvenated Political Climate in Canada
[Ed: The opinions expressed are those of the author.] It’s not exactly the best of times to be a federal Liberal. Stephen Harper’s Conservatives have the support of 40 per cent of Canadians, while Michael Ignatieff’s Liberals have plummeted to 27 per cent, a 13-percentage-point gap, according to a poll released last week. It is…