CA Election 2015


BOOK REVIEW: The Big Shift Explains Why Stephen Harper Will Keep Winning
We're a bit late, but BuzzFeed Canada is finally reviewing the game-changing book by two political experts that shows why the Conservatives are unstoppable.

The "Just Watch Me" Note From Justin Trudeau That Went Viral Just Sold For $12K
The eBay seller started bidding at $2,500.

Justin Trudeau Is Canada's New Prime Minister After A Stunning Majority Election Win
The Liberals blew away expectations and their opponents in a decisive return to power.

16 Non-Canadians Who Have The Hots For Canada's Next Prime Minister
Take a cold shower, world.

Are Justin Trudeau And "American Horror Story" Star Finn Wittrock The Same Person?
Winning a federal election AND starring in a successful TV show can't be easy.

11 Other Names For Our New Liberal Overlords
Are you red-y?

We Know What You Should Do Now That The Election Is Over
There's so much room for activities!

A Woman Says A Conservative MP Angrily Kicked Her Door After Not Getting Her Vote
An incident report has been filed with Elections Canada. Bob Dechert's campaign office did not respond to multiple requests for comment.

This Is What Canada Looked Like Before This Ridiculously Long Election Started
Before the election, Canada still existed.

Turns Out John Oliver Didn't Actually Break The Law By Telling Canadians How To Vote
Elections Canada probably has better things to do, tbh.

Election Day Is Finally Here And This Is Where Things Stand
Time to vote, bitches.

An Ottawa Couple Says A Conservative Politician Urged Them To Vote NDP
Two Ottawa residents say they had a very strange interaction with a Conservative election candidate this weekend.

The 11 Best Moments From John Oliver's Hilarious Guide To The Canadian Election
"It's surprising Canada was so shocked about urine in a mug, considering that's what Labatt Blue tastes like."

BuzzFeed Canada Endorsement: Let’s Grab Hold Of The Future With Both Hands
From the bottom of our hearts.

Why Were A Whole Bunch Of Moving Trucks Outside The Prime Minister's Office?
Trucks could be seen dropping off boxes Friday morning — but Privy Council Office is claiming responsibility, saying "it was all routine work."

Jean Chretien Is Boosting A Liberal Candidate Who Allegedly Offered Favours For Support
Will Amos allegedly demanded loyalty in exchange for payback after he gets elected.

This Is The Hottest Event On Canadian Facebook
Going to be an awkward party if the Conservatives win.

The Latest Conservative Campaign Strategy Is A Big Stack Of Cash
Makin' it rain on them supporters.

This Band Would Like To Personally Thank You For Voting In The Canadian Election
How's that for incentive.

A Conservative MP Tweeted The Most Amazing Reminder To Vote In Advance Polls
Don't forget to vote early if U will B away moose hunting.

So Many People Are Taking Voting Selfies That Elections Canada Is Now Giving Them Advice
Keep voting, but please selfie outside.

Here Are The Highlights Of The Conservative Election Platform
The Tories were the last of the major parties to release their platform.

Here Are The Highlights Of The NDP Election Platform
The second platform to be released by one of the major parties comes just before the long weekend.

These People Will Send You Nudes On Instagram If You Can Prove You Voted
NSFW democracy ahead!

Canada’s Revenue Minister Blamed A Deleted Tweet About Millennials On A Millennial
The tweet said "millennials have the worst reputation of all."

This Conservative Says The Ground Absorbs The Oil From Pipeline Spills
"Oil is a natural substance," she said.

A Montreal Guy Put Up Election Signs For No Reason Whatsoever
"Not running for anything. I just wanted a sign."

Someone In The House Of Commons Deleted The Rick Dykstra Underage Drinking Story From Wikipedia
Somebody using a House computer thought Dykstra was getting a bad rap online.

Here Are The Highlights Of The Liberal Election Platform
Nine weeks into the election and the first platform has been released by one of the three major parties.

Rick Mercer Says The Conservatives Are Trying "To Get Everyone Upset About Muslims"
Australian political strategist Lynton Crosby was hired for this purpose, Mercer said.

Everything You Need To Know About What Happened At The Last Leaders' Debate
The debate, done entirely in French, was the last of the federal election.

An Underage Girl Says She Was Offered A Bribe To Deny Drinking With Conservative MP Rick Dykstra
Dykstra was photographed drinking with several underage girls at a nightclub in his riding.

How The Conservatives Won The Debates Even Before They Started
Two key showdowns between the parties and the broadcasters helped create an ideal scenario for Harper.

Who Dished Out The Sickest Burn At The Munk Debate?
The Burn Court is in session.

Everything You Need To Know About What Happened At The Foreign Policy Debate
It's being called the best debate yet.


The Translators For The Munk Debate Pretty Much Stole The Show
Seriously, what was his accent, and why was she so out of breath?

17 People Who Just Want This Election To Be Over
Are we there yet?

Our Election Debate Drinking Game Is Back And We’re So Sorry
Drink until our country makes sense.

This Dog Could Not Be More Chill About The Election
So politics, very pup.

The Conservatives Were Represented By An Empty Chair At An LGBT Debate
Toronto just hosted this election's first LGBT-centred debate.

People Can't Stop Watching This Vine Of Elizabeth May Dropping A Peace Sign
Peace, love and sassiness.

Everything You Need To Know About What Happened At The French Leaders' Debate
The third leaders' debate of the federal election didn't lack for heated exchanges.

Here Are All Of The Candidates Who Have Gotten In Trouble This Election
The internet, man.

Yukon Conservative Ryan Leef Isn't Too Happy His Sign Was Defaced To Read "Ryan Queef"
Where does this Ryan Queef stand on the issues?

We Got Patton Oswalt To Guess Canadian Political Figures
His answers were far better than reality.

15 Campaign Signs That Are Actually Winning This Canadian Election
Making this season less campaignful.

People Are Criticizing Justin Trudeau For Tying Violence Against Women To "Certain Types Of Music"
Trudeau says he wasn't speaking about any group of people in particular when he made his remarks.

The Greens Have Launched A Complaint Against A Charity To Force Their Way Into A Debate
And according to a lawyer in the field, it’s not as crazy as it sounds.

Can We Guess If You're An "Old Stock" Canadian?
This is now an election issue. You deserve to know.

Everything You Need To Know About What Happened At The Second Canadian Leaders' Debate
Three of the country's political leaders duked it out in a lively, often incomprehensible exchange.

Journalists Threw Serious Shade At The Globe For Its Election Debate Panel
A panel? They started with a panel?!

An Outspoken Canadian Politician Just Called His Rival A 'Son Of A Bitch'
Pat Martin has a bit of a history with this type of thing.

We Found The NDP's New Trudeau Attack Site And It's A Terrible Quiz
An embarrassment to quizzes!

Explaining Rap Lyrics Will Get You Fired As An Election Candidate In Canada
It seems just commenting on lyrics like "you smell like ballsacks and nachos" can end your political career in Canada.

We Asked Americans To React To Canadian Election Things
They were both delighted and confused.

A P.E.I. Journalist Laid Down The Heat On Stephen Harper Over Mike Duffy
This Prince Edward Island reporter was not all that interested in the prime minister's lobster announcement.

Tory Who Resigned Over "Freeloading Indians" Comments Helped Lob Softball Questions To Harper In Facebook Q&A
Conservative with controversial past was one of the few to receive an answer from the prime minister.

After A Conservative Candidate Peed In A Coffee Mug, #Peegate Took Over Twitter
Best. Election. Ever.

Canada's Political Leaders Got Emotional When Talking About Alan Kurdi
News broke Wednesday night that the dead Syrian boy's family was trying desperately to get to Canada.

A Yukon Woman Found Out The Hard Way Not To Mess With The Tory Candidate's Signs
"OK, obviously the intent this evening required a bit more stealth on my part."

A Television Journalist Destroyed Canada's Immigration Minister Over Syrian Refugees
Put away your talking points, folks. Rosemary Barton is not having it.

Here's Justin Trudeau Walking The Wrong Way Up An Escalator For All Eternity
It's a metaphor... for something.

Poll: Is This Toronto Uber X Driver The Infamous Angry Tory?
The most important question of the election.

Deez Nuts Really Enjoyed The Federal Leadership Debate
Deez Nuts <3 Canada.

14 Things That Would Make This Election More Interesting
Let's turn this snoozefest into the ridiculous political rave Canada deserves.

Is Your Online Footprint Clean Enough To Run For Office?
Don't google me, bro!

Joe Oliver Abruptly Cancelled An Event At A Men-Only Club In Toronto
The finance minister was going to talk about "the future of the Canadian economy" at the Cambridge Club. Women could only attend as "guests."

Say Hello To Earl Grey, The Cat Who Would Be Prime Minister
Take a mewment, a paws if you will, to check out these purrfect candidates.

Some Conservatives Candidates Have Gone Into Stealth Mode
~Mystery Tories~

This Badass Kid In A Stephen Harper Photo Op Just Won The Election
Introducing the Left Shark of #elxn42.

Two Canadian Writers Are Using Big American Publications To Argue About Harper's Record
It's Stephen Marche versus David Frum in the New York Times and The Atlantic. With a Canadian senator thrown in the mix, too.

13 Face Morphs Of Canadian Political Party Leaders Nobody Asked For
But here we are.

A Reporter Says She Was Kicked Out Of A Stephen Harper Rally For Interviewing Supporters
It's yet another chapter in the most tightly controlled campaign in Canadian history.

This Canadian Has Made The Weirdest, Most Wonderful Political Ad Of All Time
Dragons and lasers, what's not to love?

The Liberals Launched A New Attack Website Aimed At The NDP
Meet NDPMinimumWage.ca.

Tom Mulcair Is Basically Taylor Doose From "Gilmore Girls" And You Cannot Unsee It
Where you lead in the polls, I will follow.

The 15 Most Important Things That Happened In The First Canadian Election Debate
Everything you need to know about what happened at the #macdebate.

People Made Fun Of Harper's Imaginary Netflix Tax With Imaginary Netflix Titles
"Along Came Poilievre."

The Federal Election Debate Explained By Pokémon Cards
The only debate prep you need.


The Best And Strangest Web Domains Owned By Canada’s Political Parties
Harper.fail, Justin.fail, Mulcair.fail.

Evan Solomon Is Back, And No One Can Remember Why He Left
The beloved political journalist and TV host is back after leaving journalism for reasons that escape us at the moment.

These Liberal Defectors Claim The Party Ran An Unfair Nomination
But the party says all the rules were followed.

The Longest Canadian Election In A Century And A Half Is Here
Election fever will sweep Canada this August. And September. And October.

11 Signs The Conservatives Are About To Call An Election
WAKE UP SHEEPLE.

The Best Reactions To Eve Adams Losing In Eglinton-Lawrence
Eve Adams is out, and the internet had a lot to say.

He Wants To Be Canada's Next Prime Minister, But Maybe He Should Be A Weatherman
The NDP leader does not f*ck around when it comes to the forecast.

This Canadian Politician May Have Made The Worst Campaign Video Ever
It might also be the best.

The Conservatives' Kory Teneycke Was Upset A Journalist Asked Him About An Attack Ad
To which the journalist, Global's Tom Clark, replied: "Welcome to the big leagues."

A New Poll Says We Have The Big Federal Election Issues All Wrong
The upcoming federal election is about "pocketbook issues," not daycare or fighting terrorism, the results show.