Most media interpretations of the by-elections lumped them together. It is true that in all instances Conservative support dropped substantially. TC’s view is that there are different stories that need…
The Ipsos poll released on November 12 gives us a basis for estimating the size of Ford Nation, at least prior to the beginning of its death spiral. Current developments…
Justin Trudeau’s intellectual limitations were on display last week in the remarks about China that have been so widely commented on. The best critique is the column by Andrew Coyne…
On November 2 Forum Research released another poll taken just after the dramatic news about the Ford video on Thursday. That poll is now being reported, for example, by CBC…
I have seen expressions of dismay by many after the latest Ford fiasco that express the notion that the man retains his popularity despite all his foibles, violations of ethics…
Mark Thoma finds a paper written by one of the European Union’s own economists who says: Coordinated austerity in euro-area countries has stifled economic recovery and deepened the crisis across…
The impact of austerity on Europe was summed up quite succinctly in a single graphic by the Washington Post today. This is what is looks like: Canada now has a…
Recent national columns have suggested that the loss by the NDP in the recent Nova Scotia election is harmful to the national NDP’s hopes for 2015. For example see these…
NS Liberal Leader Stephen McNeil As TC suggested in his last pre-election post the Liberals did win big in the Nova Scotia election meaning that Liberal leader Stephen McNeil will…
I made an adjustment on my normal forecast model for Nova Scotia (won’t go into details but it is to take account of the large increase in Liberal support). If…
The poll released by Ipsos Reid on September 27 is essentially consistent with other polls released this summer. Translated into an election it would produce an indecisive result. Perhaps less…
The current state of Canadian politics has been the subject of many columns emerging from Ottawa. The absence of a parliamentary sitting has led many to conjecture on the current…
