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Canada's economy likely to be central electoral issue

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CANADA

The statement projects substantially higher deficits than previously forecast, together with slower reductions in debt. In terms of expenditure, the items on the Liberal…

Ontario debt may trigger a political backlash in 2018

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CANADA

Ontario's public debt.

Trudeau gambles by calling election two years early

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CANADA

Trudeau believes he can win back the parliamentary majority lost in 2019 by campaigning on his government’s response to the pandemic and its plans to combat climate change. The…

Canada's Conservatives push policies as Liberals trail

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CANADA

As Trudeau’s approval ratings continue to decline, a Conservative victory at the next election on a scale capable of producing a majority government looks increasingly possible…

Canada polls should return Ontario government

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CANADA

Premier Doug Ford and his Progressive Conservative (PC) party appear on course to win a second term as other parties fail to resonate with the electorate. Although provincial and…

Canadian October election fight will now go up a gear

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CANADA

Trudeau will spend the summer campaigning for re-election, defending his administration’s record while underscoring unfinished business for a second term.

Canada reform rollout faces few obstacles

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CANADA

Conservatives have also pledged to support reforming the Senate as a non-partisan body and allow Trudeau to use his sizeable House of Commons majority to set policy without Senate…

Both main US parties lost and won overnight

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UNITED STATES

The result was anticipated, not least as the incumbent US president’s party almost always loses congressional seats in midterm elections. Yet this makes the 2018 polls no less…

Canada’s re-elected Trudeau will vie for allies

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CANADA

Andrew Scheer’s Conservatives increased their number of seats and won the popular vote, but the non-proportional voting system prevents them winning government. Jagmeet Singh’s…

Trudeau begins his third term with continuity

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CANADA

The Liberal government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is beginning its third term with an emphasis on post-pandemic issues. While there was little new in the speech, which…