Newspaper endorsements in the Canadian federal election, 2008

This is a tally of newspaper and magazine endorsements in the 2008 Canadian federal election

Canadian federal election, 2008

The 2008 Canadian federal election was held on Tuesday, October 14, 2008 to elect members to the Canadian House of Commons of the 40th Canadian Parliament after the previous parliament had been dissolved by the Governor General on September 7, 2008...

	Endorsing the Conservatives Conservative Party of Canada The Conservative Party of Canada , is a political party in Canada which was formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 2003. It is positioned on the right of the Canadian political spectrum...
	The Brampton Guardian The Brampton Guardian The Brampton Guardian is a locally distributed, cost-free community newspaper in Brampton, Ontario, Canada.-History:In the late-1950s, the Bramalea development began, under the oversight of Bayton Holdings Ltd., then Bramalea Consolidated Developments Limited... http://www.northpeel.com/editorial/57696 Brantford Expositor Brantford Expositor The Brantford Expositor is an English language newspaper based in Brantford, Ontario and owned by Osprey Media Group Inc. a subsidiary of Sun Media... http://www.brantfordexpositor.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1243512 Calgary Herald Calgary Herald The Calgary Herald is a daily newspaper published in the Canadian city of Calgary, Alberta.- History :The paper was first published on August 31, 1883 by Andrew Armour and Thomas Braden as The Calgary Herald, Mining and Ranche Advocate and General Advertiser. It started as a weekly paper with only... http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/theeditorialpage/story.html?id=cbe1aa30-8dcb-4aa6-b4ec-3562532fc1ac Calgary Sun Calgary Sun The Calgary Sun is a daily newspaper published in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It is a division of Sun Media, a Quebecor company.First published in 1980, the tabloid-format daily replaced the long-running broadsheet newspaper, The Albertan soon after it was acquired by the publishers of the Toronto... http://calsun.canoe.ca/Comment/POV/2008/10/12/7058606-sun.html The Daily Gleaner (Fredericton) The Daily Gleaner The Daily Gleaner, often just The Gleaner, is a morning daily newspaper serving the city of Fredericton, New Brunswick and upper Saint John River Valley. The paper is published Monday through Saturday and began operating in 1880. In April 2006, the paper switched from afternoon to morning publication... http://dailygleaner.canadaeast.com/opinion/article/446078 The Economist The Economist The Economist is an English-language weekly news and international affairs publication owned by The Economist Newspaper Ltd. and edited in offices in the City of Westminster, London, England. Continuous publication began under founder James Wilson in September 1843... http://www.economist.com/opinion/displaystory.cfm?story_id=12381439 Edmonton Journal Edmonton Journal The Edmonton Journal is a daily newspaper in Edmonton, Alberta. It is part of the Postmedia Network.-History:The Journal was founded in 1903 by three local businessmen — John Macpherson, Arthur Moore and J.W. Cunningham — as a rival to Alberta's first newspaper, the 23-year-old... http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news/opinion/story.html?id=f8ce79aa-db37-4c7a-8c43-4c8d37aa6f38 Edmonton Sun Edmonton Sun The Edmonton Sun is a daily newspaper published in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is a division of Sun Media, a Quebecor company.It began publishing in 1978 and shares many characteristics typical of Sun Media tabloids, including an emphasis on local news stories, its conservative editorial stance,... http://www.edmontonsun.com/Comment/Commentary/2008/10/12/7060476-sun.html The Gazette (Montreal) The Gazette (Montreal) The Gazette, often called the Montreal Gazette to avoid ambiguity, is the only English-language daily newspaper published in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, with three other daily English newspapers all having shut down at different times during the second half of the 20th century.-History:In 1778,... http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/editorial/story.html?id=842b61df-7004-4cfb-9f61-513309031805 The Globe and Mail The Globe and Mail The Globe and Mail is a nationally distributed Canadian newspaper, based in Toronto and printed in six cities across the country. With a weekly readership of approximately 1 million, it is Canada's largest-circulation national newspaper and second-largest daily newspaper after the Toronto Star... http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20081009.weelection2008/BNStory/politics National Post National Post The National Post is a Canadian English-language national newspaper based in Don Mills, a district of Toronto. The paper is owned by Postmedia Network Inc. and is published Mondays through Saturdays... http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2008/10/08/national-post-editorial-board-a-conservative-majority-serves-canada-s-needs.aspx Maclean's Maclean's Maclean's is a Canadian weekly news magazine, reporting on Canadian issues such as politics, pop culture, and current events.-History:Founded in 1905 by Toronto journalist/entrepreneur Lt.-Col. John Bayne Maclean, a 43-year-old trade magazine publisher who purchased an advertising agency's in-house... Ottawa Sun Ottawa Sun The Ottawa Sun is a daily tabloid newspaper in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is published by Sun Media. It was first published in the early 1980s as the Ottawa Sunday Herald, until it was acquired by Toronto Sun Publishing Corporation in 1988.... http://www.ottawasun.com/Comment/home.html The Province (Vancouver) The Province The Province is a daily, tabloid format newspaper published in British Columbia by Postmedia. It has been a daily newspaper since 1898.According to a recent NADbank survey, The Provinces average weekday readership was 520,100, making it British Columbia's most read newspaper... http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/editorial/story.html?id=b70c9ee77de8-4a7a-a649-58706fa0d773 The Recorder and Times (Brockville) The Recorder and Times The Recorder & Times is a Canadian daily newspaper published in Brockville, Ontario.Founded as the weekly Brockville Recorder by Chauncey Beach on January 16, 1823, the newspaper began publishing a daily edition called The Evening Recorder on November 10, 1873, also owned by the holding company... http://www.recorder.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1243064 Toronto Sun Toronto Sun The Toronto Sun is an English-language daily tabloid newspaper published in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is known for its daily Sunshine Girl feature and for what it sees as a populist conservative editorial stance.-History:... http://www.torontosun.com/comment/editorial/ Waterloo Region Record http://news.therecord.com/article/426593 The Vancouver Sun The Vancouver Sun The Vancouver Sun is a daily newspaper first published in the Canadian province of British Columbia on February 12, 1912. The paper is currently published by the Pacific Newspaper Group, a division of Postmedia Network. It is published six days a week, Monday to Saturday... http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/editorial/story.html?id=8b900721-0cb2-428a-aaaa-18bd722f5a3d Windsor Star Windsor Star The Windsor Star is the regional newspaper of Windsor, Ontario , and is owned by the Postmedia Network Inc. Since 1923, the publication's main office is located at 167 Ferry Street in the downtown area... http://www.canada.com/windsorstar/news/editorial/story.html?id=43a98233-5383-4bc4-b63a-6f41c8673851 Winnipeg Free Press Winnipeg Free Press The Winnipeg Free Press is a daily broadsheet newspaper in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Founded in 1872, as the Manitoba Free Press, it is the oldest newspaper in western Canada. It is the newspaper with the largest readership in the province.... http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/editorial/story/4237418p-4880617c.html Winnipeg Sun Winnipeg Sun The Winnipeg Sun is a daily tabloid-sized newspaper in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.It is owned by Sun Media, a subsidiary of Quebecor Media, and shares many characteristics typical of Sun Media tabloids, including an emphasis on local news stories, extensive sports coverage, a Canadian conservatism... http://www.winnipegsun.com/Comment/Editorial/2008/10/12/7057401-sun.html
	Endorsing the Liberals Liberal Party of Canada The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
	The Mississauga News The Mississauga News The Mississauga News is an English language newspaper serving Mississauga, Ontario. It part of the Peel and Southwest Division of the Metroland Media Group, a Torstar company. Published twice a week, the Mississauga News is a perennial newspaper award winner, including best newspaper in Ontario and... Toronto Star Toronto Star The Toronto Star is Canada's highest-circulation newspaper, based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its print edition is distributed almost entirely within the province of Ontario... http://www.thestar.com/FederalElection/article/515895 The Ubyssey (U of BC) The Ubyssey The Ubyssey is the University of British Columbia's student-run paper and is published every Monday and Thursday. Founded in 1918, The Ubyssey is a member of Canadian University Press , and is the largest student run paper in Western Canada, second largest in Canada... http://www.ubyssey.ca/?p=4942
	Endorsing the Bloc Québécois Bloc Québécois The Bloc Québécois is a federal political party in Canada devoted to the protection of Quebec's interests in the House of Commons of Canada, and the promotion of Quebec sovereignty. The Bloc was originally a party made of Quebec nationalists who defected from the federal Progressive Conservative...
	Le Devoir (Montreal) Le Devoir Le Devoir is a French-language newspaper published in Montreal and distributed in Quebec and the rest of Canada. It was founded by journalist, politician, and nationalist Henri Bourassa in 1910.... http://www.ledevoir.com/2008/10/11/210210.html
	Endorsing the New Democratic Party New Democratic Party The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...
	Now (Toronto) NOW (magazine) Now is a free weekly newspaper in Toronto, Canada. It was first printed on September 10, 1981 by Michael Hollett and Alice Klein. Now is an alternative weekly mixing arts and entertainment news with political coverage.... http://www.nowtoronto.com/news/story.cfm?content=165335
	Endorsing multiple parties
	Le Droit (National Capital Region) Le Droit Le Droit is a Canadian daily newspaper, published in Ottawa, Canada. Initially established and owned by the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, the paper was has been published by Gesca since 2000.-History:... http://www.cyberpresse.ca/le-droit/opinions/editoriaux/200810/10/01-28503-les-choix-du-droit-par-circonscription.php - recommends the NDP in Gatineau and Ottawa Centre, the BQ in Argenteuil-Papineau-Mirabel, the Conservatives in Pontiac, and the Liberals in Glengarry-Prescott-Russell, Ottawa-Vanier, Ottawa South, and Ottawa West-Nepean The Georgia Straight The Georgia Straight The Georgia Straight is a free Canadian weekly news and entertainment newspaper published in Vancouver, British Columbia, by the Vancouver Free Press Publishing Corp... http://straight.com/article-165238/straight-slate-stop-harper -- recommends strategic voting for specific Liberal and NDP candidates in close races against the Conservatives. Guelph Mercury Guelph Mercury The Guelph Mercury is an English language newspaper published in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. It publishes a mix of community, national and international news and is owned by the Torstar Corporation. The newspaper, in many incarnations, has been a part of the community since 1854... http://news.guelphmercury.com/article/389783 - recommends voting for Mike Nagy (Green, Guelph), Michael Chong (Conservative, Wellington-Halton Hills). Ottawa Citizen Ottawa Citizen The Ottawa Citizen is an English-language daily newspaper owned by Postmedia Network in Ottawa, Canada. According to the Canadian Newspaper Association, the paper had a 2008 weekly circulation of 900,197.- History :... The Tyee (British Columbia) The Tyee The Tyee is an independent Canadian online web magazine, which focuses on coverage of news and media issues in British Columbia.The Tyee was launched in November 2003 by David Beers, a journalist who had previously been associated with the Vancouver Sun... http://www.thetyee.ca/Views/2008/10/10/VotersGuide/ - also recommends strategic voting to defeat Conservatives.
	Explicitly endorsing no party
	The Hamilton Spectator The Hamilton Spectator The Hamilton Spectator, founded in 1846, is a newspaper published every day but Sunday in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The paper has a daily circulation of 105,000 and a daily readership of nearly 260,000.-History:... La Presse (Montreal) Times & Transcript Moncton Times & Transcript The “Times & Transcript” is New Brunswick's largest newspaper circulation daily newspaper with an average paid daily circulation of approximately 40,000, and readership of approximately 110,000. It serves Metro Moncton and eastern New Brunswick. Its offices and printing facilities are located on... http://timestranscript.canadaeast.com/opinion/article/447251 Victoria Times-Colonist Victoria Times-Colonist The Times Colonist is an English-language daily newspaper in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. It was formed by the merger, in 1980, of the Victoria Daily Times, established in 1884, and the British Colonist , established in 1858 by Amor De Cosmos, who was also British Columbia's second... http://www.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/news/comment/story.html?id=d98b8aab-14ef-42fc-abaf-7c63a3127ffa

Endorsing multiple parties

Explicitly endorsing no party

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