Bruce Anderson, one of CBC’s At Issue panelists, called Justin Trudeau’s ascent to prime minister as a “campaign for the ages.” Sure, Trudeau is the scion of a former PM. But he defied great odds to win. The Liberals started the campaign with a mere 37 seats in the House of Commons and were polling… Continue reading Justin Trudeau's Liberals to form majority government
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Federal election 2015: Voter turnout highest in decades
Note: As ballots are counted voter turnout is changing. This turnout current as of 7:20 a.m. ET Oct. 20. More than 17 million Canadians cast a ballot in the country’s 42nd federal election, making for Canada’s highest voter turnout since 1993. Turnout figures are still preliminary, and were changing well into Tuesday morning. But at least 68.49 per… Continue reading Federal election 2015: Voter turnout highest in decades