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The article discusses Canadian national politics. Elections in May, 2011 could result in Stephen Harper again heading a Conservative minority government. In the author's view Harper's poor record on climate change and lack of cooperation with government auditors make him an unsuitable choice, and that Canada needs a leader who can address such problems as an aging population and health-care reform.

The article discusses political participation by the First Nations (native Indians) of Canada in the years since the aboriginal people were granted full voting rights in 1960, and it claims that First Nations members could become swing voters in Canada's general election on October 19, 2015. According to the article, many First Nations members have decided to vote in the 2015 election after abstaining from voting for many years. First Nations-government relations are examined.

The article reports that Conservative Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper's government has established itself following an initially uncertain start. Harper was left with a good economy and contented populace by the Liberals when he took office. He has proceeded to fulfill his campaign promises, offering child care funding, sales tax cuts, laws against street crime, and political accountability legislative priorities.

The article looks at politician Thomas Mulcair, leader of the New Democratic Party (NDP) in Canada. Particular focus is given to his reputation for losing his temper and to depictions of his personality and background in campaign advertising. Details on a factual error made by Mulcair when speaking on the radio about corporate tax rates are presented.

The article profiles Canadian politician Justin Trudeau, head of the Liberal Party as of April 2013 and the son of former Liberal Party Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, discussing his father's policies while in office and the Liberal Party's future political prospects.

The article looks at a possibly unconstitutional Canadian bill proposed by Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper that would limit Senate terms and encourage elections for upper house members of parliament. Topics discussed include whether the bill infringes upon the role of the Queen's representative, the governor-general, provincial premiers' dismay at the bill, and reactions of Canada's political parties including the New Democrats and the Liberals.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to an article on Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper published in a previous issue of "Economist."

This article discusses recent elections in Ontario. When Ontario's Liberals secured a landslide victory in the provincial election of October 2nd, 2003, they also produced a political situation that Canada has not seen for 60 years. Given that the Quebec Liberals routed the separatists in their election in April, Liberals now control the two largest provinces, which together account for about two-thirds of the country's total population, economy and trade. Canada is looking increasingly like a one-party state. In the past, Canadian voters have maintained a political balance by electing different parties at provincial and federal levels. To his credit -- and, it seems, to his benefit -- Dalton McGuinty ran a high-minded campaign, ignoring the personal attacks that Ernie Eves, the normally courteous outgoing Conservative premier, allowed his backroom staff to launch. Among other slurs, they alleged that Mr McGuinty was "a kitten-eating alien." But while clean, Mr. McGuinty's campaign could prove expensive, and he will welcome any help his fellow premiers can offer as he sets about winkling money out of Ottawa to meet his election promises. His costly platform included pledges to keep class sizes for young pupils to a maximum of 20 students, which will require more teachers and classrooms, and to hire 8,000 nurses to help revive the health service.