I’ve been on the road since this election began — two weeks with Conservative leader Stephen Harper and the last week with NDP leader Jack Layton. Tonight, I’m on board Layton’s plane, headed for Ottawa and my own bed. Tomorrow, I’ll wake up for my first week away from the ...   more »

In Nanaimo this week, the president of Local 333 for the Canadian Auto Workers — that local represents transit workers in the city of Victoria — jumped up on stage to endorse Jack Layton and the NDP. This was noteworthy, of course, because of CAW national president Buzz Hargrove’s decision ...   more »

Saskatchewan and British Columbia have already seen NDP leader Jack Layton and Conservative leader Stephen Harper twice so far in this election campaign and for good reason. The NDP, shut out in Saskatchewan in 2004 despite receiving roughly the same number of votes overall in that province as it did ...   more »

The Globe and Mail's Dan Cook was kind enough to mention this blog at his site but for those of you coming here from there, a reminder that most of my blogging during this campaign is over at CTV's site during the campaign.    more »

In the runup to this election and duirng its first week, we've heard a lot about the middle class -- how various parties will provide new programs for the middle class and tax relief for the middle class. Today, Stephen Harper suggested a middle class household had income approaching $70,000 ...   more »

My friend Greg Locke reports that Prime Minister Paul Martin's campaign is to touch down in St. John's on Monday night where he will give a speech to the local Board of Trade.
Over here on the Harper campaign -- where we are enjoying a down day in Ottawa -- ...   more »

Blogger Dan McKenzie reports that, at a panel discussion on "Liberalism, Imperialism, and Rights", held last week at the University of Manitoba, panel member and former federal Liberal cabinet minister Lloyd Axworthy referred to Michael Ignatieff, (left)  the star Liberal candidate in Etobicoke-Lakeshore, as a "Bush apologist".

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Links to news stories about the Conservative health care announcement in Winnipeg as well as links and information about the primary documents sent by the Conservatives, Liberals, and NDP to reporters covering the campaigns. [Read the full post at my new federal election blog at CTV's Web site]   more »

WINNIPEG - Conservative Leader Stephen Harper unveiled another plank in his party's election platform. His government would work to immediately implement a Patient Wait Times Guarantee. He said his plan to cut wait times would "preserve the principles of the Canada Health Act and the . . . [Read the ...   more »

This is the first time I've travelled on a national campaign and I was happy to be introduced by my media colleagues to a grand old campaign tradition yesterday -- the naming of the campaign plane. During the 2004 election, the Harper campaign plane was dubbed .... [Read the rest ...   more »