Canadian Politics
Canadian federal by-election maps are now on the Data Project
The Stephen Taylor Data Project now includes interactive poll-by-poll maps for every Canadian federal by-election going back to 2005. Multi-agentic AI turned…
By-elections
22 posts in By-elections from Stephen Taylor's archive of Canadian political commentary.
By-elections
Damien Kurek resigns so Pierre Poilievre can lead
Battle River–Crowfoot MP Damien Kurek officially resigned from Parliament today. The move will trigger a by-election for the riding where Pierre Poilievre will…
By-elections
Bob Rae resigns, who will replace him in Toronto Centre?
Yesterday, Bob Rae resigned from the House of Commons, giving up his Toronto Centre seat. The seat has been a safe Liberal seat for quite some time and the…
By-elections
Good news for Ted Opitz. Supreme Court of Canada overturns lower court.
Split decision by the Supreme Court of Canada 4-3. The lower court decision has been overturned and there will be no by-election in Etobicoke Centre. Ted Opitz…
By-elections
Tony Genco: Michael Ignatieff’s second, third, or tenth choice?
From Jordi Morgan’s Maritime Morning show on Rogers News Talk Radio in the Maritimes, Michael Ignatieff initially courted Julian Fantino before being turned…
By-elections
Tony Genco pops up at Queen’s Park
Peter Shurman alleges that Tony Genco handed out about $150,000 in bonuses to the the CEO of York Central Hospital and her chief of staff. He allegedly did so…
By-elections
Peek-a-boo politics
The Liberals are complaining that Julian Fantino, the Conservative by-election candidate for Vaughan is playing “Peek-a-boo politics” by skipping…
By-elections
Don Cherry calls Vaughan residents for Julian Fantino
The Cherry bump? Will Don Cherry’s endorsement of Fantino convince Vaughan residents to turn out to vote for the former OPP commish on November 29th? Ken…
By-elections
The Tony Genco ATIP request
The Tories are concerned that Downsview Park is stalling on releasing information regarding Tony Genco’s tenure as that organization’s CEO. Genco is the…