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Justin Trudeau's victory speech was generous, but toughly repudiated Stephen Harper's divisive rule | Oct 20 2015 | David J. Climenhaga |

Please support our coverage of democratic movements and become a supporter of rabble.ca. Justin Trudeau's victory speech last night touched a gracious note of tribute to the losers, especially the evening's principal loser, Stephen Harper, as such speeches must.

Where were the 'good Conservatives,' prepared to speak against their party's race-baiting tactics? | Oct 19 2015 | David J. Climenhaga |

Please support our coverage of democratic movements and become a supporter of rabble.ca. The single most disheartening thing about this long 2015 federal election campaign has been the silence among influential Conservatives about Prime Minister Stephen Harper's deplorable strategy of race baiting to create a wedge issue.

The federal election can change the lives of Indigenous peoples | Oct 19 2015 | Krystalline Kraus |

Please support our coverage of democratic movements and become a supporter of rabble.ca. With voting in our federal election beginning at 7:00 a.m., we can use these last few hours to reflect on what issues have been important to us along the campaign trail.

Go vote | Oct 19 2015 | Brent Patterson |

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After 2011 voter-suppression fraud, Conservatives remain unrepentant | Oct 18 2015 | Michael Keefer |

Please support our coverage of democratic movements and become a supporter of rabble.ca. I have proposed that there were elements of farce in the trial of Michael Sona -- in which the prosecution's star witness, against whom there was serious material evidence, was given immunity to confabulate, while the accused was convicted on evidence not unlike that of the jailhouse snitches whose testimony is used to sew up corrupt criminal trials in the U.S.

No matter what happens on Election Day, the climate can't wait | Oct 18 2015 | The Canadian Youth Delegation to COP21 |

Chip in to keep stories like these coming. Almost a month go, the CYD gathered in person to get to know each other, and to talk about our strategies for COP 21 in Paris. Inevitably, the election pervaded discussions about the upcoming UN climate negotiations: "What will a new (or not) government mean for the climate?" Our personal Facebook and Twitter feeds have been bursting with relevant articles on Prime Minister Harper's abhorrent treatment of Indigenous peoples, of his suppression of voters, and of his government's assault on science.

Chip in to keep stories like these coming. Fascism. It's an overused political swear word. But it's also a real political phenomenon -- a structure of feeling, an ideology, a regressive social movement, and ultimately a type of government. Alarmingly, it seems once again to be rearing its ugly head in Europe -- in elections, violence against immigrants, and other ways.

Whatever happens next, Justin Trudeau has brought the Liberals back from the brink | Oct 18 2015 | David J. Climenhaga |

Please support our coverage of democratic movements and become a supporter of rabble.ca. Charisma matters. I don't know if Justin Trudeau's Liberals will win the federal election tomorrow or not, but the success of his campaign to date shows if nothing else that having a charismatic leader is an important piece of the complicated puzzle that makes a political party an electoral success.

Bent on dissent: on the strange phenomenon of Editorial Political Endorsements | Oct 17 2015 | Matthew Hays |

Like this article? rabble is reader-supported journalism. Chip in to keep stories like these coming. Political news junkies were given one more reason to scratch their heads (a lot) on Friday, when the Globe and Mail published their editorial endorsement for this election.

A last-minute proposal: Think before you jump. This election is even more unpredictable than it seems. | Oct 17 2015 | Judy Rebick |

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Doreen Nicoll: On October 19 vote for a better Canada. Vote for any one but Harper. | Oct 16 2015 | Doreen Nicoll |

Please support our coverage of democratic movements and become a supporter of rabble.ca. Record numbers of Canadians voted in the advance polls this past weekend. Let's hope an unprecedented number vote for change on Monday, October 19. If you still have to vote, please consider which candidate -- and party -- supports the kind of Canada that you, your family, friends, neighbours and co-workers want to live in.

Exclusive: Elizabeth May on political reform, climate change and democracy | Oct 16 2015 | Christopher Majka |

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Roger Annis: Back to the past on October 20 if the Liberals are elected | Oct 16 2015 | Roger Annis |

Chip in to keep stories like these coming. Progressive Canadians are looking forward to the defeat of Stephen Harper's Conservatives on election day, October 19. Polls have the party's campaign slipping badly. The Liberal Party seems poised for at least minority government status in Canada's first-past-the-poll electoral system.

Has this been the truthiest election in Canadian history? Just maybe. | Oct 16 2015 | Nora Loreto |

Well, that was some ridiculously truthy camapign that needed some ridiculously intense fact checking. If you found Nora's daily column useful, please chip in to keep independent media flourishing after October 19.

Fact check: Just how 'old boys club' is former Liberal campaign co-chair Dan Gagnier? | Oct 15 2015 | Nora Loreto |

Want to see an election campaign fact rich and spin poor? Chip in to keep our fact check blog up to date. The claim: NDP MP Charlie Angus accuses Justin Trudeau of backroom dealing after his campaign co-chair, Dan Gagnier, resigned over an email to TransCanada advising the oil company how best to lobby a Liberal government. Is this true?

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Prime Minister-Elect Justin Trudeau has many promises to keep | Oct 20 2015 | Karl Nerenberg | Progressive voters who gave Trudeau his majority will have to be vigilant and let the new Liberal government know they expect it to keep its promises, starting with electoral reform.

Why I'm doing all I can to make sure our Nation members vote | Oct 19 2015 | Ken Watts | Ken Watts, vice president of the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council, tells us why he is urging the members of his community to vote in this election.

Young people: Vote like a geezer and change Canada's future | Oct 19 2015 | Armine Yalnizyan | An eleventh-hour message to voters aged 18–30: in this election, you've got the power.

This election may prove there's a limit to Canada's regard for the NDP | Oct 19 2015 | Gerry Caplan | Many Canadians seemed somewhere between reconciled to and delighted with the prospect of an NDP government. Then they weren't.

Election Results 2015: A political crystal ball | Oct 18 2015 | Christopher Majka | Although the results of the 2015 Canadian election are not in, there are a few things that can be predicted with the political crystal ball. We're certainly going to be in for a wild political ride.

Green Party sop to auto industrial complex | Oct 17 2015 | Yves Engler | Why would the Green Party take a more environmentally regressive position on an important issue than Stephen Harper?

Election eve reflections on the leaders -- especially Trudeau | Oct 17 2015 | Karl Nerenberg | Trudeau showed a progressive and compassionate side when he was his party's immigration critic. He has promised much, including major electoral reform. But he does not need a majority.

Chew on this: Why do we accept poverty in a nation as rich as Canada? | Oct 17 2015 | Joe Gunn, Leilani Farha | When did Canada decide that 4.9 million people living in poverty was something that we consent to as a nation?

11 grinding weeks and this election comes down to a science question: momentum, or inertia? | Oct 17 2015 | David J. Climenhaga | If the Liberals’ positive momentum continues through the weekend, it’s not inconceivable they could push themselves into majority territory as the NDP did in Alberta, pollster says.

Citizens > Consumers | Oct 17 2015 | Scott Vrooman | Elections is a great reminder that we're citizens first.

Harper is a serial abuser of power. Here are 70 facts to prove it. | Oct 16 2015 | rabble staff | Stephen Harper is a serial abuser of power. How do we know? Because the Tyee compiled a 70-item list.

Finally. 'Fertile ground' for a national child-care program | Oct 16 2015 | Martha Friendly | There seems to be fertile ground for the long-awaited national child care program to become a reality.

Why my dad and I will vote for health | Oct 16 2015 | Vanessa Brcic | As a family physician, the most important way I can help (and not harm) my patients, is to vote for health care in this election.

What's at stake for Winnipeg women in the federal election? | Oct 16 2015 | Molly McCracken | Women have a lot at stake in this election: higher rates of economic inequality, impacts of violence and lack of child care. Here's how Winnipeg women fare.

Who should Arabs and Muslims vote for this election? | Oct 16 2015 | Ehab Lotayef | The NDP's response, was clear, direct and straight forward. It addressed most of the issues we raised with clear commitments of action.

Brothels? Neighbourhood injection sites? Have the Cons jumped the shark? Or is the nightmare just beginning? | Oct 16 2015 | David J. Climenhaga | If we have reached the moment when the vaunted Conservative election machine is producing nothing but loud guffaws, more Laurel and Hardy than Kafka, then maybe the nightmare really is over.

Gagnier scandal reminds us that lobbyists love Liberals | Oct 16 2015 | Karl Nerenberg | Justin Trudeau promised to sweep the Liberal party clean of its old bad habits. But when push comes to shove, he relies on the same operators who have always wielded great power in the party.

Five ways the Harper Government changed Canada | Oct 16 2015 | Stuart Trew | Yes, it's clickbait. But it's the damnedest clickbait you'll ever read.

No real improvement on poverty in Canada | Oct 16 2015 | Darlene O'Leary | "On the Margins" shows the far-reaching impact of poverty, hitting communities across Canada. Remember that when you go and vote.

It's four days from E-Day. And babblers are getting restless. | Oct 15 2015 | Meg Borthwick | The final roundup of babble election 2015 threads. Oh boy.

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