Politics

By Andrew Macdonald The big story out of the Nova Scotia election — besides historically low voter turnout — was the strength of the Liberal game on the ground. And that ground game made all the difference between a minority or majority government. The Stephen McNeil...

By Andrew Macdonald Chad Bowie said the Ballie Tories might have formed government if the NDP provincial vote had not collapsed in the May 30 election. Bowie was Baillie’s campaign manager, and part of the Tory war room effort that saw Baillie appeal to NDP voters by...

By Andrew Macdonald Tories in Chester-St. Margaret’s were convinced their contender Julie Chiasson would take the riding for the Progressive Conservatives. Party strategists were convinced of that, and Tory leader Jamie Baillie campaigned in the riding a handful of...

Don Mills believes the Liberal government of Stephen McNeil is on the cusp of either a majority or a minority government.

Julie Chaisson says the McNeil government’s decision to remove the $24 million film tax credit two years ago is a major issue in the riding of Chester St. Margaret’s.

David Wallbridge, a leading NDP organizer, admits the Gary Burrill -led party is not going to form Nova Scotia’s government on Tuesday.

Labi Kousoulis, Liberal incumbent in Halifax Citadel, says Tory challenger Rob Batherson is fear mongering over the government’s decision to put a medical clinic in Bayers Lake.

For every election for more than 40 years—federal, provincial, municipal, and even the occasional international contest—I have been part of a changing group of political junkies who gather to argue, prognosticate, and analyze. Eventually, as the results pour in, we celebrate or sink into the proverbial slough of despond. And, of course, we munch on food appropriate to the occasion and enjoy our favourite beverage.

Joe Clark is not going to vote in the national Conservative leadership race.

That is the word from his wife, Maureen McTeer, who spoke to The Macdonald Notebook after receiving an honorary degree recently from Acadia University in Wolfville.

Rob Smith has remained committed to his new political party, and is actively working the phones and canvassing for Bedford Liberal Kelly Regan.