BC Election Results on a Razor’s Edge as Final Vote Count Looms

Although we will have to wait until Oct. 26-28 to find out who won the BC election, there is much to learn from the final ballot count that wrapped up on the weekend.   Despite both the BC Conservatives and the BC NDP claiming victory and pundits providing their own take on the election, the winner […]

No Clear Winner in Saskatchewan’s Leaders’ Debate

Party leaders’ televised debates in Canadian elections are often as overhyped as a heavyweight title fight. Pre-debate, the media is filled with talk of leaders “squaring off” and the potential “a knock-out punch” that will change political history.   But history has shown that’s rarely the case. Most often, debates simply reinforce existing political opinion and […]