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(UPDATED) “Values charter” a winning issue for PQ: polls
The Canadian Oxford Dictionary defines “consensus” as “general agreement.” So maybe Premier Pauline Marois was exaggerating when she said on Sunday that her Parti Québécois government’s proposed...
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The Story So Far: PQ charter divides Quebec, chemical weapons used in Syria
Hello and welcome to The Story So Far for Monday, Sept. 16. Click on the grey icon below to hear the rundown on the stories we’re following for you today. And remember, you can listen to all of our...
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The Story So Far: Coderre holds big lead in mayoral race, PQ to unveil...
Hello and welcome to The Story So Far for Monday, Oct. 7. Click on the grey icon below to hear the rundown on the stories we’re following for you today. And remember, you can listen to all of our...
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The rise of Mélanie Joly: Blip or bombshell?
Surrounded by close to 50 of his candidates mayoral candidate Marcel Côté said today he would remain in the race despite recent poll numbers putting him in fourth place. A CROP poll for Radio-Canada...
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The PQ “values” charter and public opinion: “The Jell-O has set”
The Parti Québécois government’s proposed anti-hijab “Charter of Pants” has been the dominant topic of political conversation in Quebec since its contents were leaked in August. As far as changing...
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The Story So Far: Liberals and Couillard pull ahead of PQ and Marois – poll
Hello and welcome to The Story So Far for Tuesday, March 18. Click on the grey icon below to hear the rundown on some of the stories we’re following for you today. And remember, you can listen to all...
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The Story So Far: New poll confirms Liberal lead; and PQ busted by Twitter?
Hello and welcome to The Story So Far for Thursday, April 3. Click on the grey icon below to hear the rundown on some of the stories we’re following for you today. And remember, you can listen to all...
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NDP, Liberals tied for lead on Montreal Island: poll
The New Democratic Party is hanging on to its 2011 vote share on the island of Montreal but is in a virtual tie with the Liberals, who have gained since the last federal election, a new poll shows. The...
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Stephen Harper: Canada's least, less perfect choice?
As this federal election campaign shuffles zombie-like into its second, seemingly interminable half, certain constants are becoming apparent to those of us able to keep our eyes open long enough to...
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Has Harper gone all in on the niqab?
It’s been said that the secret to successful gambling is to keep the actual gambling to a minimum. You make a dispassionate assessment of the risk, gauge just how much to bet against those odds and, as...
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Did Harper give Trudeau too much time to get 'ready'?
By the time this column is posted we will be beginning Day 76 of a 79-day election campaign, the last 10 of which probably being the only ones that actually got your attention. Those 10 days certainly...
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The only poll that matters is going on right now
The day news broke that an election had been called I was wearing shorts, a t-shirt, sandals and wondering how brutal the humidex would be. And when I go to the Montreal Gazette newsroom tonight to...
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NDP's relevance as big a question mark as Mulcair's leadership
A week from today delegates from the NDP will get together in Edmonton to decide whether party leader Tom Mulcair gets to keep his job. And it’s entirely possible that a week from this Sunday Mulcair...
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Mennie: With Mulcair's execution, the NDP graduates to the mainstream
There’s a temptation, after witnessing yesterday’s political execution of Tom Mulcair as leader of the NDP, to recall Voltaire’s observation that every now and then the English would execute an admiral...
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Referendum promise in next election would be recipe for failure: Lisée
QUEBEC — The Parti Québécois would be shooting itself in the foot if it goes into the next election promising a sovereignty referendum, says Jean-François Lisée. In fact, given the mood of the people —...
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Coderre honeymoon not yet over, poll suggests
Nearly three years into his four-year mandate, Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre continues to enjoy relatively high approval ratings. In response to the question: “Overall, do you approve or disapprove of...
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Montrealers divided over potential pit bull ban, poll suggests
Support for Montreal’s pit-bull ban has weakened significantly, a Forum Research poll for the Montreal Gazette shows. The city is now divided over the question, according to a survey of 808 people over...
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Coderre ranks fourth in approval ratings among Canadian mayors
Entering his fourth year in office, Mayor Denis Coderre has the approval of Montrealers, according to a recent poll conducted by Mainstreet/Postmedia. Coderre enjoys a 62-per-cent approval rating among...
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