Prof. Gerald Baier says chances are high Canada will have an October election
“It’s kind of the country’s worst-kept secret,” said Prof. Gerald Baier. “When you’re a minority government, the chance that you can turn that into a majority, even a squeaky majority, is almost too hard to resist.”
Prof. Gerald Baier weighs in on Canada’s unique challenge of representing vast and often sparsely populated rural ridings
To avoid allegations of political influence, Baier said “I’m sure the NDP will rely on the idea that they’re kind of giving the commission room (for independent decision-making) and hopefully they give the that commission room.”
Prof. Gerald Baier comments on the use of federal powers after the Supreme Court’s recent decision on the federal carbon tax
Prof. Gerald Baier believes that the SCC’s recent decision strengthens the federal government’s hand in some jurisdictional disputes with the provinces.
Time to “bite the bullet” over interprovincial travel, Prof. Gerald Baier says to the Vancouver Sun
Professor Gerald Baier says that Premier Horgan should already know interprovincial travel restrictions are possible, particularly with a majority.
Prof. Gerald Baier finds it odd that many NDP incumbents have chosen not to run for re-election
Prof. Gerald Baier, a Canadian politics expert at the University of B.C., said he considered it strange the number of incumbent New Democrats who decided not to run this fall, especially with the party ahead in the polls.
UBC Political Science Prof. Gerald Baier warns calling a BC fall snap election a “double-edged sword.”
The NDP and John Horgan have never been more popular but calling an election could backfire, UBC Political Science Prof. Gerald Baier tells CBC News.