#338Canada: Who’s still angry at Ottawa

#338Canada: Who’s still angry at Ottawa

“#338Canada: Who’s still angry at Ottawa” Philippe J. Fournier: A new survey looking at federal-provincial attitudes suggests that even in Quebec and Alberta, regional resentment is not on the rise From a strictly political point of view, the pandemic may have acted as a political stress test for provincial-federal relations in Canada. In the past…

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#John Horgan’s majority win in 10 key charts

#John Horgan’s majority win in 10 key charts

“#John Horgan’s majority win in 10 key charts” Whatever the mail-in ballots say, the B.C. NDP has won a majority government. Here’s a look at where the party is making gains—and at whose expense. Pandemic elections sometimes come with big, temporary caveats that bear mentioning before almost anything else. In British Columbia, John Horgan’s New…

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#John Horgan’s bet pays off and other takeaways

#John Horgan’s bet pays off and other takeaways

“#John Horgan’s bet pays off and other takeaways” British Columbia voters appear to have rewarded John Horgan’s pandemic gamble by giving his NDP a majority mandate.  Even as a second wave of COVID-19 cases takes firm hold in the province, the incumbent premier seems to have been spot-on with his calculus that going to the…

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#Five burning questions about the B.C. election

#Five burning questions about the B.C. election

“#Five burning questions about the B.C. election” On Sept. 21, B.C. Premier John Horgan finally answered the question political observers had been speculating about since July, when he hinted that voters could be casting ballots before the October 2021 election date fixed by provincial law. Horgan has made his move, and British Columbia has an election…

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