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Credit: Cris DiNoto/Unsplash Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window) UBC experts on Canadian federal election MEDIA ADVISORIES Oct 18, 2019    |   For more information, contact  Erik Rolfsen UBC experts are available to comment on election issues: Canadian politics Maxime Héroux-Legault Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Philosophy and Political Science, UBC Okanagan Tel: 250-807-9606 Email:  mherouxl@mail.ubc.ca Canadian politics, public opinion, electoral behaviour, Quebec issues Richard Johnston Professor, Department of Political Science Tel: 604-822-5456 Email:  richard.johnston@ubc.ca elections, public opinion, representation *email first to set up interview time Allan Tupper Professor, Department of Political Science...

UBC Sauder’s unique prediction markets predicts Canada’s federal election outcome. Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window) UBC Sauder’s prediction markets forecast federal election outcome BUSINESS, LAW & SOCIETY Oct 15, 2019    |   For more information, contact  Wan Yee Lok A stock market at the UBC Sauder School of Business is aiming to predict the outcome of Canada’s upcoming federal election. The only election stock market in Canada, the UBC Sauder School of Business Prediction Markets allow investors to use their own money to buy and sell “shares” representing political parties, with those who predict correctly reaping the financial rewards after the polls close on Oct. 21, 2019. As of Oct. 15, the Prediction Markets show the Liberals and Conservative...

Breaking Down The Results Of Canada's Federal Election By   HENRY EPP   •   OCT 22, 2019 VPR News Share Tweet Email Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, seen here arriving at this year's G-7 summit, won a second term as prime minister, but failed to win an outright majority in Parliament. FRANCOIS MORI  /  ASSOCIATED PRESS Listen Listening... 5:02 The results are in from Monday’s election north of the border, and Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is  set to serve a second term leading Canada . But, his party did not win a majority in parliament, so he’ll have to form a minority government. That means Trudeau's Liberals will likely join with the New Democratic Party (NDP) to form a coalition, according to  Professor Jeffrey Ayres of St. Michael's College  in Colchester, where he focuses on Canadian politics. Jeffrey Ayres spoke to VPR's Henry Epp. Listen to their full conversat...

Factbox: Key seats to watch in Canada's federal election 6 MIN READ TORONTO (Reuters) - As Canadians head to polls on Monday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals are neck-and-neck with Andrew Scheer’s Conservative Party in national opinion polls. The New Democratic Party (NDP) led by Jagmeet Singh and the Green Party led by Elizabeth May are in third and fourth place respectively. In a close race, a few votes in a few electoral districts, called ridings in Canada, could make all the difference in who is prime minister. Here is how Canada’s system of parliamentary democracy works.. Here are some key ridings that may be indicators for national trends at ballot boxes across the country.     BURNABY NORTH-SEYMOUR, BRITISH COLUMBIA The Trans Mountain Pipeline is a controversial issue in this West Coast riding. It is held by the Liberals, but they won by only six percentage points over the NDP in 2015....