Thoughts on BC Politics and More

There’s lots to chew on in this week’s edition of the Weekly Writ , so let’s get right into it. Here’s what’s on deck: News of the first official contestant for the leadership of the federal NDP, with newly-released numbers suggesting which bridges the next leader of the party will need to rebuild on their path back to relevancy. Plus, Marit Stiles and John Rustad face very different circumstances after some middling leadership review scores, while the B.C. Greens might have just selected the youngest leader of a party in Canadian history. There are also some caucus departures in Ontario and Quebec and a writ drop in Nunavut. Polls suggest the gap between the Liberals and Conservatives might be shrinking, plus a new poll out of Alberta shows gobsmacking results. There are also some new surveys out of Ontario, Manitoba, Nova Scotia and Yukon, as well as for the mayoral races in Calgary and Edmonton. #EveryElectionProject: The 1976 PEI PC leadership race everyone’s talking ab...

With election day fast approaching in Ontario, voters will soon pass judgment on Premier Doug Ford’s decision to call a snap vote before his mandate expired. On Feb. 27, Ontarians will cast their ballots in a battle between Ford’s Progressive Conservatives (PCs), Marit Stiles’s NDP, Bonnie Crombie’s Liberal Party, and Mike Schreiner’s Green Party. The election had previously been set for June 2026 under provincial legislation. However, rumours that Ford might call an early election had been floating around Queen’s Park for months as the governing PCs had been enjoying high approval ratings in pre-election polls. “Early elections aren’t uncommon in Canada, but they can be a double-edged sword" ... CLICK HERE for the full story