Canadian Federal Election 2006

News Links - January.2006
--Senate, courts needed to keep Tories in check: Harper
-Liberal win best option for Ontario: McGuinty
-NDP may have a toehold in GTA 
-Harper hints at replacing MacKay with Quebecer 
-What will happen to our water?
-Harper's position on Kyoto
-Hargrove comments force Liberals into damage control
-Liberals scramble after Hargrove calls Harper separatist
-Tory support recedes slightly 
-Poll suggests Liberals back in lead in Ontario
-Conservatives take 18-point lead, poll shows
-Tories stall in polls as critics hammer Harper
-Peace groups reject Harper's militaristic agenda
-Electoral things left unsaid: Why can't we talk?
-Fontaine worried by Tory aboriginal agenda
-Busy day as Martin fights for NDP, Tory votes
-Public service union endorses Bloc
-Tories would make Canada uncool: filmmaker
-Layton sets 'bottom line' for Tory government
-NDP will be Commons' voice of moderation: Layton
-Harper makes direct appeal for Quebec votes
-Layton asked to justify 'corruption' charge against Liberals
-Mother Nature leaves Green candidate in the dark
-Truthful Emails Spooking Harper
-Tories Not Open - PM
-Don't Trust Harper's Abortion Pledge
-Tories struggle in Toronto's Liberal strongholds
-Morgentaler lashes Tories
-Harper attacks Liberals, Bloc
-'Vote for us, just this once': Layton
-Liberals remain the progressive choice: Martin
-Coalition warns of dangers of Conservative victory
-Harper defends Tory platform from Liberal attacks
-Harper wants Quebec MPs for cabinet
-Tory plan doesn't add up, says Martin
-Layton: Tories would raise user fees after tax cuts 
-Economist says Tories gave him incomplete platform
-Tory Plans to Strip Marriage Laws Called Reckless
-Martin: Beware Tory plans
-Tories left two key promises out of platform price tag
-Layton intensifies attack on Martin at huge NDP rally
-Liberals would make gas tax dollars for cities permanent
-Liberals Would Promote Peace: Martin
-Painting Harper RED
-Harper will cater to whims of wealthy
-Conservative platform would reshape nation
-Martin tries to shore up Montreal support
-Tory win = swift change
-Layton slams Liberals and Tories 
-Martin unveils foreign policy measures package
-PM touts foreign policy in tour of Montreal
-Layton energizes supporters
-Liberals see '$30 billion hole' in Tory platform
-New tax break for the Rich in Conservative platform
-Harper would turn his back on Kyoto
-Reopen missile defence: Harper
-Harper defends remarks to U.S. conservative movement
-B.C. Tory candidate dumped over smuggling charges
-Tory victory to shake dollar
-Layton top, Harper bottom on LGBT issues
-Harper denies plan to reopen abortion debate
-Old Reformers set to celebrate
-Greens the most fiscally responsible, Harris says
-Tory candidate faces charges
-Harper drops B.C. candidate, NDP eyes riding
-Controversy dogs party leaders 
-B.C. Tory candidate faces smuggling charges
-Grits slam Tory's remarks on gay marriage
-Stronach outlines reasons for quitting Tory party
-B.C. Conservative candidate to go on trial
-Harper says he's 'evolved'
-Native leaders worried by Tory statement on scrapping Kelowna agreement
-Tories deny abortion agenda
-Rich men fuel Tory surge
-Liberals paint grim economic picture under Harper 
-NDP says Liberal 'Heroes Fund' was their idea
-Layton makes appeal to disillusioned Grits
-Liberals plan fierce attack for last week of campaign
-NDP preparing for Tory victory
-Martin rips Tories on Charter
-NDP lays out $ plan
-A blast from Harper's past
-Liberals would seek international ban on space weapons: leaked platform
-Martin wraps campaign in constitutional pledge
-B.C. Liberal blames military ad on an 'idiot'
-Private clinic operation 'no secret', says Layton
-Politicians silent on women's issues
-Tories lash out at Liberal attack ads
-Liberals unveil platform book -- officially 
-Final debate turns aggressive 
-Poll: Conservatives build on lead across Canada
-Green's Harris court support in Quebec 
-Liberals release new series of attack ads
-Liberals vow to give farmers full control of Wheat Board
-PM Trumps Foes with his Charter Vow
-Party leaders hammer home themes in debate
-Debate play-by-play
-Martin hits hard at Harper during English TV debate
-Liberals criticize projected Tory spending
-Tories surge in poll
-Poll shows undecided voters more likely to go Grit
-PM Must Win Debate
-New debate format works better, says Broadbent
-Harper plan scraps Liberal tax cut on low income earners
-Harper says he'd repeal current income tax cuts
-PM says Harper soft on environment 
-Liberals Eye the Environment
-Labour rallies to Layton's side
-Layton warns voters to not get fooled again
-Layton to champion working families 
-Tax cuts, scandal talk of election trail 
-Letting them hang themselves
-Tory cabinet would be short on governing experience
-Vote to take government back to the people
-NDP rapid response: Fear the Mike Harris Liberals
-Conservatives capitalizing on the 'breaks'
-Policy takes backseat to political distractions 
-How Harper fashioned his lead
-PM unveils plans for disabled Canadians, seniors
-Layton unveils NDP crime platform in B.C.
-Harper plan separate spy agency for overseas
-Harper: Scandals would dog re-elected Liberals
-Liberal MP takes flak for fundraiser by copyright lobbyists
-Hundreds take part in Manitoba's first online debate
-Harper, Martin continue swing through battleground Ontario
-Greens launch formal complaint over debate exclusion
-Tories promise criminal justice overhaul
-NDP joins law & order push
-Liberals pledge billions for post-secondary study
-Layton vows more cash for health-care training
-Conservative government worries environmentalists 
-Setbacks aside, Martin 'happy' -
-Harper: Will work with NDP -
-Harper says he could find common ground with NDP
-Layton promises $200 million to train health-care workers
-Political debate heats up over Chinese head tax
-Liberals offer to kick in for tuition
-New poll shows Tories in the lead
-Greens target junk food and oilpatch 
-Layton positions himself as king maker 
-Martin offering guarantees for health care waiting times
-Tories vow to clean up government polling
-Goodale meets with RCMP over income trust probe
-Martin pledges to repeal $975 immigrant 'head tax'
-Duceppe says he supports federal money for cultural events
-Harper vows to take hard line
-Layton argues against strategic voting
-Martin endorses bid to keep gun suspects in jail
-Gun lobby scraps ads in wake of Toronto shooting
-Tory official resigns over website posting
-Tories take the lead 
-Big, bad Tories could blow NDP house down: poll
-Liberals plan ad blitz
-Tory campaign worker resigns after blog posting
-New Decima poll indicated Tories, Grits tied
-Critics say voting system creates alienation
-People like NDP but fear Tory government: poll

News Links - December.2005
-Layton-dog comparison hounds Liberal minister
-NDP slams Liberal attack on Layton's smile
-Harper promises public transit tax break
-Harper pledges to boost military presence in cities
-PMO officials likely to be questioned in trusts probe
-Party leaders speak out on Toronto shootings
-Layton to meet with Toronto community leaders 
-NDP government would move to proportional voting
-Shootings & the campaign
-Liberal exec quits over his blog remarks about NDPers
-Party leaders speak out on Toronto shootings
-Layton looks to past symbols in bid for power 
-Election race dead heat at holiday break 
-Martin's Liberals running best campaign: poll
-Liberal photo 'beyond tasteless,' Harper says
-Duceppe predicts another minority government
-Political attack ads coming in the new year
-Leaders break for Christmas 
-Liberals eye gains in B.C.
-Stronach Campaign Expenses Probed
-'Back off' medicare, Layton warns Klein
-Layton sledding for northern votes
-Harper rules out coalition
-Harper's Ripping Off Our Stuff- PM
-Harper promises to boost military in the Arctic
-Liberals accused of campaign payroll cash grab
-End subsidies to oil and gas companies, Greens say
-Layton heads North of 60
-Ottawa will honour Kelowna agreement:
-National unity war of words heats up
-Copps working to defeat Liberal rival
-Bloc Quebecois up 5 points in post-debate poll
-U.S. pundits unleash anti-Canada rhetoric
-Layton tries to end one party rule in Toronto 
-Tories trolling for seats in Ontario 
-Gays May Decide Race
-Layton vows faster gas tax transfer
-Liberals would mix ethanol with gasoline
-Harper, Martin exchange punches on unity
-No need for strategic voting in Toronto, Layton says
-Debates did little to sway voters, new poll finds
-Harper pokes at Martin's patriotism
-Layton turns attack toward Tories
-Martin says Harper has 'no business' becoming PM
-Layton attacks Liberal record
-A confident Layton focuses attack on PM 
-Poll: Voters are in favour of Harper's free vote on same-sex marriage
-Gun Ban a Misfire
-Harper takes separate path in debate 
-Exchange over same-sex issue is testiest of debate
-Martin dons Captain Canada cape 
-Youth to Martin: 'Walk your U.S. talk - politely' 
-The Case Against a Martin Majority
-Hard line Harper speech resurfaces
-The Buzz on Buzz Hargrove
-Martin cranks up nationalist rhetoric
-Grits lose their Edge
-Harper stands to gain most from debate
-Liberals red-faced over Quebec memo
-Martin remains defiant in U.S. dispute 
-Where do the party leaders stand on torture?
-'And in this corner' … (the debates begin)
-Former GG Schreyer to run for NDP
-Stage set in Vancouver for first leaders debates
-Tories, NDP focus campaigns on families 
-NDP promises child care on Quebec model
-Harper says he has 'many differences' with U.S. conservatives
-Beer, Popcorn Remark Reveals True Grits
-Tory support plummets in Ontario: poll 
-Police names send web users on political detour
-Martin denies using Clinton to help Liberal campaign
-Liberal Lead Hides Regional Weakness
-Tories miffed Duceppe says they are vanishing breed 
-No more Canadian troops to Afghanistan, Layton says
-Harper offers tax breaks to tradespeople, students
-Harper: Trust news leaked
-Pierre's ex in Jack Attack
-Poll: Gender gap on daycare
-NDP has $1B home-care plan
-Bloc bashes Liberal stars, then hits snags 
-Politicians too vague on climate change 
-Grand chief says Grits, NDP best for native voters 
-Harper offers tax relief to small businesses
-Quebec NDP candidate decries privatization of oil and gas industry
-Electoral reform part of NDP accountability package
-Election may hang on local fights: poll 
-Liberals to announce handgun ban
-Buzz (1) – do the right thing
-Buzz (2) — the hidden election
-Buzz (3) — a 'rogue' labour leader
-Liberals surging in Ontario
-Not opposed to private health care, Layton says
-Many Liberal incumbents unhappy about 56-day election campaign
-Liberal lie-low strategy workable, but risky
-Layton Goes East for Theme Song
-Activist jailed at least four days for heckling PM
-Harper releases tough-on-crime platform 
-Federal election 2006: About protecting public services
-Duceppe says sovereign Quebec would be greener
-Time to focus on poverty says Stephen Lewis
-Harper pledges minimum drug sentences
-GST promise not swaying many voters
-Vote Liberal where NDP can't win: CAW boss
-Green party again threatens suit over debate exclusion
-Layton accuses Liberals of ignoring Sask. needs 
-Tories tackle waiting times
-Liberal party holds strong lead in Atlantic: poll 
-Tory Gay Marriage Plan Flawed
-Layton a Campus Hit
-Health care proposals take centre stage
-Harper's negative image hurts positive message
-Harper GST Plan Flawed - Experts
-Liberals have the right to express their support for Iraq war: Martin
-Martin warns of threat to national unity
-Format changed for Election Debates
-Critics pounce on candidate Ignatieff
-Greens Hope to Elect MP
-Layton.The Race Wide Open
-PM on the Attack
-Harper vows free vote on gay marriage
-Martin defends extra-long campaign
-Patriotism, gay marriage focus on Day 1 of election campaign
-Harper would appoint special prosecutor
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News Links - Nov.2005
-MPs topple Liberal government, trigger election
-Canadians want majority, expect minority: poll
-Chow quitting council in bid for Commons seat  
-Star Liberal candidate acclaimed despite opposition 
-Government set to fall tonight
-Martin pays campaign-style visit to B.C.
-Liberals set to fall Monday
-PM plans negative election campaign
-Opposition eyeing Christmas campaign
-Voters unfazed by winter, parties say
-Election Threat Hangs Over Economic Update
-Election ultimatum
-Tories Threaten to Topple Gov Tuesday
-Voters frustrated with Grits, fearful of Tories: poll 
-Layton calls for February election
-NDP proposes mid-February election 
-NDP motion won't fly, says constitutional guru 
-Layton Promises Harper To Topple Liberals
-Expect January vote
-Layton Opens door to 2005 Election
-NDP Ready To Pull Plug on Liberals
-Libs worried Gomery's 'exoneration' of PM didn't help: polls
-Conservatives out-fundraise governing Liberals, again
-MP Angus says Kashechewan is 'Paul Martin's New Orleans'
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News Links - July 2005
-New financing Rules Hit Grits Hardest
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News Links - May 2005
- Commons to have last word on Election Reform
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News Links - May 2005
- Single Issue Tory Candidates on Wrong Track
- Liberals Lead Slumping Tories in Poll
- Commons Awaits New Confidence Game
- Voters in Poll Fear Tory Agenda
- Liberals Win By-election
- Layton Joins Call for Probe into Grewal's Allegations
- Liberals' Grip Precarious, Tories Mackay Says
- Gov Survives Two Confidence Votes
- Liberals Survive Key Budget Vote
- Harper Says Election is Inevitable
- We've Lost a Battle not the War, Harper says
- Cadman Decided 30 Mins Before Vote
- Stronach Crosses The Floor to the Liberals
- Stronach in Liberal Cabinet
- Tories Unleash Attack Ads
- McGuinty Trumpets Deal With Harper
- PM Calls for Civility, Tories Call for Election
- Independent MP Cancels Chat with Health Minister
- More Shenanigans in the Commons
- Tories, Bloc Vote to Take Time Off
- MP Undecided on Propping Up Liberals
- Martin Sets May 19 for Budget Vote
- Tories Force Key vote in Commons
- Parties bicker Over Meaning on May 18th Vote
- Why Harper is rolling dice on an election campaign
- Harper Refuses To Wait
- Tories Unanimous That Gov Must Fall
- Election Gag Law Ruling Challenged
- Layton Scoffs at Tory Conversion
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News Links - April 2005
- CBC Election Speculation
- Martin Pushes His Way Back - Ekos poll
- Voters Don't Know Where to Turn Survey Finds
- Klein On Healthcare, Bring It On
- Poll Puts Liberals in Front
- Election Would Doom Alantic Accord
- Harper in Bed with Separatists: Layton
- May 18 Looks Like Kill Date
- Cadman's telephone is Ringing Non Stop
- Harper Denounces Deal with the Devil
- Harper Vows to Take Down the Liberals
- Harper Blasts Liberal/NDP Deal
- Martin Gets NDP Support
- Grits, NDP Agree on Budget: Layton
- Tory Momentum Slowed Sfter Speech
- NDP Waits for Martin's Decision Today
- PM Offers more cash for NDP Priorities
- Layton, Martin, Harper converge on Ontario
- Martin sells his message, opposition begins countdown to election
- Liberals reach out to Layton
- Conservatives line up high profile Candidates
- Opposition Unmoved, Election Threat Remains
- PM offers to Call Election within 30 Days of Gomery Report
- Election After Gomery Report
- Stage Set for June Election
- Conservatives Widening Lead - poll
- Jack Won't Trash Tories
- Harper Holds all the Cards
- CBC Poll Shows Snap Election might not decide much
- Election Campaign Begins
- Leaders' Tone Gets Ugly Fast
- Gloves Off as PM on Attack
- PM Raises Spectre of tory-BQ Alliance
- Conservatives Planning June Election
- Tories go on attack as Martin warns of Early Vote
- MP Quits Liberals over Scandal 
- Election May Wreck Queen's Trip