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Policy preferences: Pharmacare a winner, majority prefer continued deficit spending rather than cuts
Partisan voters often at odds or less than enthusiastic about some of their own parties’ policies October 18, 2019 – In an election campaign where the day-to-day movements of the federal leaders are covered by the media like paparazzi, a
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Minority Report? NDP, Bloc successes appear to diminish majority aspirations for CPC, Liberals
Three-way race in B.C; BQ and Liberals deadlocked in Quebec; Liberals, CPC tied in Ontario October 15, 2019 – As party leaders begin the final week of Canada’s 43rd federal election campaign, they do so experiencing an unsettling case of
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Singh sizzles in English debate, but will NDP momentum solidify, or ultimately fizzle?
NDP makes gains in voter intention, but certainty of new supporters remains soft October 10, 2019 – Singh’s the thing, at least for now. In a tight federal election campaign that has witnessed few breakout moments or true collapses for
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Election 2019: Liberal wins most seats in Parliament, but Conservatives win national popular vote
Centre-left voters share priorities going forward, opening up potential for legislative cooperation October 22, 2019 – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Liberal Party breathed a sigh of relief Monday night, having held onto enough seats in the House of
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Centre-Left Scuffle: Conservatives maintain lead as Liberals struggle to lock in vacillating progressives
CPC leads by 7 points as Liberals stand still; NDP emerges as 2nd choice among uncommitted voters October 1, 2019 – An inability so far in this 43rd election campaign for the incumbent Liberal Party to lock in left of
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Tight race throwback: In 2015’s closest ridings CPC makes gains, Liberals decline, NDP deflates
Study looks at 67 ridings decided by five or fewer points across the country in last federal election October 1, 2019 – With just three weeks until the 43rd Canadian federal election, all eyes are on the leaders as they
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