The federal election campaign lasted 40 days and 40 nights. Who are the winners? Who are the losers? Esther Bégin analyzes the entire campaign with journalists Althia Raj (HuffPost Canada), Daniel Leblanc (Globe and Mail) and Joël-Denis (...)

The Bloc Québécois held its first caucus meeting today. Yves-François Blanchet gathered his troops in Quebec City to begin their work. Meanwhile, Green Party leader Elizabeth May has dictated her terms for the next government. Esther (...)

Justin Trudeau spoke to the media for the first time today since his election. The Prime Minister took yesterday off to assess Monday’s results. He announced that the next government will respect gender parity and will be sworn in on (...)

In the aftermath of an election that brought a minority Liberal government to power in Canada, the time has come for reaction and analysis. Justin Trudeau was re-elected, but the Conservatives won the popular vote. Will the Liberals be (...)

The leaders make a last sprint, within 48 hours of the opening of polling stations. Each party is giving everything it has to consolidate its gains in the key constituencies. However, the shadow of a possible minority government and (...)

Will the new government be a majority or minority? That’s the question that was on everyone’s lips on day 37 of the campaign. Three days before the election, leaders are probed more than ever about their predictions and (...)

With only a few days left before the election, the leaders are now in marathon mode. They visit key constituencies, talk about possible coalition government and put forward their platforms. Esther Bégin is joined by journalists (...)

The LNG Quebec project, a pipeline that’s meant to deliver natural gas from western Canada to Saguenay, was once again brought into the campaign. An op-ed published in La Presse and signed by some 40 scientists that is highly (...)

The day after the last televised leaders’ debate before the election, the Conservative Party and the NDP finally release the cost of their election promises. Esther Bégin is joined by Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux to (...)

Esther Bégin is joined by political observers Don Boudria (Liberal), Daniel Bernier (Conservative), Farouk Karim (NDP) and Richard Nadeau (Bloc Québécois) for their reaction to the official French-language leaders’ debate. All six (...)

Esther Bégin is joined by guests Don Boudria, Daniel Bernier, Farouk Karim and Richard Nadeau for in-depth analysis ahead of the official French-language leaders’ debate. All six federal party leaders will be on stage for this (...)

Immigration and Quebec’s sovereignty were brought into the election campaign on Wednesday. With the opposition of several federal party leaders to Bill 21, could the sovereignty movement be revived in Quebec? Esther Bégin discusses (...)

The day after the very first debate that brought together all six leaders of the main federal parties, the environment and Quebec’s law on secularism remained the focus of attention. Esther Bégin discusses the debate with (...)

Andrew Scheer found himself in controversy today, after The Globe and Mail revealed last night that the Conservative leader has dual American-Canadian citizenship. Justin Trudeau was visiting Quebec City and the Bas-Saint-Laurent today, (...)

In the aftermath of the first French-language leaders’ debate, abortion is making a comeback in the election campaign. Asked about his position during the debate, Andrew Scheer refused to answer, but finally said Thursday that he was (...)

On day 22 of the election campaign, all eyes are focused on the very first leaders debate in French that takes place this Wednesday night at the TVA network studio in Montreal. Four leaders will compete in this two-hour face-to-face (...)

Canada’s aid to foreign countries was on the menu today. Andrew Scheer promised to reduce this aid by 25 per cent if he’s elected, a promise that made his opponents react. Meanwhile, Justin Trudeau is still talking about gun (...)

Justin Trudeau finally unveiled his party’s platform on Sunday. The Liberals have changed their opinion on the taxation of web giants like Netflix, Facebook and Google. Also: the Conservatives want to help Canadians with (...)

The 17th day of the election campaign took place against a background of global mobilization for the environment. Justin Trudeau, Yves-François Blanchet and Elizabeth May took part in Montreal’s climate march, which drew hundreds of (...)

The Liberals want to introduce youth to camping, while Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer brings back the controversy surrounding SNC-Lavalin during his visit to Justin Trudeau’s riding. The NDP wants to offer affordable housing, the Bloc (...)

The environment was still on the menu today. Justin Trudeau and Andrew Scheer announced similar measures to encourage Canadians to live in more energy-efficient housing. The NDP campaigned in British Columbia, the Bloc québécois was with (...)

The Liberals opened the ball on Tuesday with an ambitious promise on the environment: a net-zero emissions target by 2050. The NDP also talked about its climate plan, the Conservatives are tackling red tape for small businesses, the Bloc (...)

Justin Trudeau and Andrew Scheer had to explain how their announcements stand out from each other today. For the Conservatives and the Liberals, a number of tax measures targeting the middle class and the same issues have swept through (...)

The campaign resumed on day 10 of the election after the controversy of the last two days plunged Justin Trudeau into turmoil. The Liberal leader was in Toronto this morning when he made an announcement about guns. He promised to ban (...)

New photos and a video of Justin Trudeau in brownface and blackface came out in different media across the country on Thursday. TIME magazine launched the ball Wednesday evening with the first picture which depicts the prime minister in (...)

Fiscal policies were on the menu on the eighth day of the election campaign. All leaders were asked how they would balance the budget and about the costing of their promises. Esther Bégin analyzes this with journalists Althia Raj (...)

Quebec Premier François Legault made his demands to federal party leaders on Tuesday. Unsurprisingly, he asks the leaders of the future government to pledge not to challenge Bill 21. Esther Bégin analyzes the seventh day of the campaign (...)

The attacks that damaged Saudi oil facilities on Saturday had an impact on the election campaign today. The leaders of the main political parties were asked how they would react if there were a surge in oil prices. Esther Bégin sits with (...)

The first week has passed since the launch of the federal electoral campaign. CPAC has produced a series of interviews hosted by Esther Bégin with the different party leaders that took place a few days prior to the election call. We (...)

The first week has passed since the launch of the federal electoral campaign. CPAC has produced a series of interviews hosted by Esther Bégin with the different party leaders that took place a few days prior to the election call. We (...)