After Arthur Sifton chose to pursue politics at the federal level, Charles Stewart was tapped to take his place. The third premier in Alberta’s history, and the third Liberal premier, it is likely Stewart did not know the place he would have in...
You can support Canadian History Ehx with a donation at Well, we made it folks. We have hit the final election in the series. It has been a long 36 days and we have covered a lot of elections and I want to thank all of you for following along. After...
You can support Canadian History Ehx with a donation at After Stephen Harper was able to obtain a majority government in 2011, it would mean that Canada would get several years before another election was called. During that time, the major parties...
Following the 2008 federal election, the Conservatives remained in power with a minority government. The government would almost fall twice but Prime Minister Stephen Harper would prorogue Parliament in December in 2008 to end an attempted...
You can support Canadian History Ehx with a donation at After almost 13 years of Liberals in power, 2006 came along and it would appear that Canadian public was ready for a change. Unlike every election since 1984, this was not called by a prime...
After 10 years leading the government, the growing Sponsorship Scandal and divisions in the Liberal Party, led Jean Chretien to retire as leader of the party, ending his term as prime minister. This election would see several changes prior to the...
The first election of the 21st century would be the last for some, the first for others, and its result would help shape the coming years of the new century. Only three years after winning the 1997 election by a razor-thin margin for a majority...
After the monumental change brought forward by the 1993 election, things were a bit more stable and relaxed going into the 1997 election. The election came only two years after the 1995 Quebec Referendum, which asked voters whether or not Quebec...
You can support Canadian History Ehx with a donation at There have been several elections that have remade Canada, creating lasting ramifications that would be felt for decades. I’m not talking about Liberals defeating Conservatives, or vice versa...
You can support Canadian History Ehx with a donation at Four years after Brian Mulroney and the Progressive Conservatives won the most seats in Canadian history, it was time for another election but this time, things would be somewhat different. The...