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federal election

Harper hopes to ride wave of fear over NDP to Conservative majority

DECISION 2011: Jack Layton would make an economic mess of Canada, Tory leader argues.

Confident Layton tours Tory ridings in B.C. as orange tide rolls on

DECISION 2011: Opposition barbs grow sharper as NDP advance continues.

Canadian carsharing groups applaud candidates walking the talk

DECISION 2011: Many are joining in the environmental movement, organizers say.

Ignatieff urges Canadians to vote for the centre. His Liberal centre.

'Big red tent' represents what Canadians want most, he says: a compassionate, progressive, responsible middle ground.

Beyond civic literacy

Can voters overcome their hardwired preference for short-term joy and think about what's really best for Canada in the long run?

Why the Conservatives don't deserve the "ethnic vote": Community leaders speak out

DECISION 2011: The Liberal party takes aim at the Conservative party's claim to being friendly to immigrant issues in a press release distributed today.

Excluded from official debates, Green Party leader Elizabeth May gets her televised bout

She's been excluded from the federal election debates, but Green Party leader Elizabeth May is still going to have her say. Channel Zero, an independent Canadian broadcaster, gave May and all...