Newspaper endorsements in the 2011 Canadian federal election

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This is a tally of newspaper and magazine endorsements in the 2011 Canadian federal election.

Endorsing the Conservative Party

The Brampton Guardian^[1]
The Recorder and Times (Brockville)^[2]
Burlington Post^[3]
Calgary Herald^[4]
Calgary Sun^[5]
The Economist^[6]
Edmonton Journal^[7]
Edmonton Sun^[8]
Etobicoke Guardian^[9]
The Globe and Mail^[10]
The Mississauga News^[11]
The Gazette (Montreal)^[12]
The Hamilton Spectator^[13]
Inside Toronto^[14]
Maclean's^[15]
National Post^[16]
Oakville Beaver^[17]
Ottawa Citizen^[18]—Endorsed a Conservative majority government, but also endorsed individual candidates at a riding level: Bernadette Clément in Stormont-Dundas-South, Steve MacKinnon in Gatineau, David Bertschi in Ottawa-Orléans, David McGuinty in Ottawa South, Gordon O’Connor in Carleton-Mississippi Mills, John Baird in Ottawa West-Nepean, Pierre Lemieux in Glengarry-Prescott-Russell, Scott Reid in Lanark-Frontenac-Lennox and Addington, Lawrence Cannon in Pontiac, Rem Westland in Ottawa-Vanier, Pierre Poilievre in Nepean-Carleton, Gordon Brown in Leeds-Grenville, Nycole Turmel in Hull-Aylmer, Paul Dewar in Ottawa-Centre, and Hector Clouthier in Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke
Ottawa Sun^[19]
The Province (Vancouver)^[20]
The Suburban (Quebec)^[21]
Sudbury Star^[22]
Toronto Sun^[23]
The Vancouver Sun^[24]
Waterloo Region Record^[25]
Windsor Star^[26]
Winnipeg Free Press^[27]
Winnipeg Sun^[28]

Endorsing the New Democratic Party


	Now (Toronto)^[29] Toronto Star^[30]—Endorsed the Liberals in close Liberal/Conservative ridings.^[31] Also were clear that Harper should not get another mandate.^[32]

Endorsing the Liberal Party


	The Toronto Observer^[33]—Endorsement was more of a local one for the ridings of: Scarborough-Rouge River, Scarborough-Agincourt, Pickering-Scarborough East, Scarborough Centre, Scarborough-Guildwood, and Scarborough Southwest, than a national one. The Vancouver Observer^[34]

Endorsing the Bloc Québécois


	Le Devoir^[35]

Endorsing multiple parties

The Georgia Straight^[36]—Recommended strategic voting for specific candidates to prevent the election of Conservatives, except for in Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam
La Presse (Montreal)^[37]—Recommended the Liberals in Outremont, Westmount-Ville-Marie and Papineau, NDP in Rosemont-La-Petite-Patrie, Abitibi-Baie-James-Nunavik-Eeyou and Hull-Aylmer, and Conservatives in Mégantic-L'Érable, Pontiac and Lac-Saint-Louis.

Explicitly endorsing no party


	Le Soleil (Quebec City)^[38]—Recommended voting for the best local candidate.

References

^ "Brampton Breaking News - Brampton's Online Newspaper | BramptonGuardian.com".
^ "Editorial: Gord Brown remains the best choice - Brockville Recorder and Times - Ontario, CA". www.recorder.ca. Archived from the original on 2011-05-15.
^ "Halton Breaking News - Halton's Online Newspaper".
^ https://calgaryherald.com/opinion/Tories+deserve+majority/4703001/story.html ^{[dead link]}
^ "Sun backs Stephen Harper* | Editorial | Opinion | Calgary Sun". www.calgarysun.com. Archived from the original on 4 May 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
^ "Groundhog day | The Economist". The Economist. 28 April 2011.
^ "A winning formula for Alberta voters". Archived from the original on 2011-05-04.
^ "Sun backs Stephen Harper* | Editorial | Opinion | Edmonton Sun". Archived from the original on 2011-08-07. Retrieved 2011-05-01.
^ "Toronto Breaking News - Toronto's Online Newspaper".
^ "The Globe's election endorsement: Facing up to our challenges - The Globe and Mail". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on 2011-04-29.
^ "Mississauga Breaking News - Mississauga's Online Newspaper".
^ "The Gazette's View: Canada needs the stability of a majority government". www.montrealgazette.com. Archived from the original on 3 May 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
^ "TheSpec - A decision by default". Archived from the original on 2011-05-03.
^ "Toronto Breaking News - Toronto's Online Newspaper".
^ "The NDP surge, and what's at stake in this election - Opinion - Macleans.ca". www2.macleans.ca. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
^ "Editorial board endorsement: Conservatives a clear choice in uncertain times | Full Comment".
^ "Halton Breaking News - Halton's Online Newspaper".
^ https://ottawacitizen.com/opinion/Editorial+board+election+endorsements/4673927/story.html [1]
^ "Sun backs Stephen Harper* | Editorial | Opinion | Ottawa Sun". Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2011-05-01.
^ "Editorial: A Tory majority would be best for Canada". theprovince.com. Archived from the original on 2011-05-02.
^ "Harper: The right choice at the right time". www.thesuburbannews.ca. Archived from the original on 4 May 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
^ "Conservatives haven't earned a majority - Editorial - The Sudbury Star - Ontario, CA". www.thesudburystar.com. Archived from the original on 2011-05-06.
^ "Sun backs Stephen Harper* | Editorial | Opinion | Toronto Sun". Archived from the original on 2011-05-04.
^ "EDITORIAL: Conservative majority needed to see us through turbulent times". Archived from the original on 2011-05-04.
^ "TheRecord - Record's view: Tough choice facing Canadians in..." Archived from the original on 2011-04-30.
^ "Region's choice". windsorstar.com. Archived from the original on 2011-05-03.
^ "Apr 2011: Editorial: Canada needs four years of stability". Winnipeg Free Press. 30 April 2011.
^ "Sun backs Stephen Harper* | Editorial | Opinion | Winnipeg Sun". Archived from the original on 2012-08-20.
^ "NOW Magazine // News // Yes we can – take back Canada". www.nowtoronto.com. Archived from the original on 2011-05-01.
^ "Toronto Star endorses the NDP | The Star". The Toronto Star. 30 April 2011.
^ "Archived copy". www.thestar.com. Archived from the original on 3 May 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "The election choice: No new mandate for Conservatives | The Star". The Toronto Star. 28 April 2011.
^ "Scarborough must remain red to be revived". 21 April 2011.
^ "Time for a leader we can trust".
^ "Élections fédérales - d'Abord le Bloc". 30 April 2011.
^ "The Straight slate for the 2011 federal election". 27 April 2011.
^ "Pour un Québec fort à Ottawa". 29 April 2011.
^ "Voter local | Pierre-Paul Noreau | Éditoriaux". www.cyberpresse.ca. Archived from the original on 2011-05-02.

[1] "Brampton Breaking News - Brampton's Online Newspaper | BramptonGuardian.com".

[2] "Editorial: Gord Brown remains the best choice - Brockville Recorder and Times - Ontario, CA". www.recorder.ca. Archived from the original on 2011-05-15.

[3] "Halton Breaking News - Halton's Online Newspaper".

[4] ttps://calgaryherald.com/opinion/Tories+deserve+majority/4703001/story.html ^{[dead link]}

[5] "Sun backs Stephen Harper* | Editorial | Opinion | Calgary Sun". www.calgarysun.com. Archived from the original on 4 May 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

[6] "Groundhog day | The Economist". The Economist. 28 April 2011.

[7] "A winning formula for Alberta voters". Archived from the original on 2011-05-04.

[8] "Sun backs Stephen Harper* | Editorial | Opinion | Edmonton Sun". Archived from the original on 2011-08-07. Retrieved 2011-05-01.

[9] "Toronto Breaking News - Toronto's Online Newspaper".

[10] "The Globe's election endorsement: Facing up to our challenges - The Globe and Mail". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on 2011-04-29.

[11] "Mississauga Breaking News - Mississauga's Online Newspaper".

[12] "The Gazette's View: Canada needs the stability of a majority government". www.montrealgazette.com. Archived from the original on 3 May 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2022.

[13] "TheSpec - A decision by default". Archived from the original on 2011-05-03.

[14] "Toronto Breaking News - Toronto's Online Newspaper".

[15] "The NDP surge, and what's at stake in this election - Opinion - Macleans.ca". www2.macleans.ca. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

[16] "Editorial board endorsement: Conservatives a clear choice in uncertain times | Full Comment".

[17] "Halton Breaking News - Halton's Online Newspaper".

[18] ttps://ottawacitizen.com/opinion/Editorial+board+election+endorsements/4673927/story.html [1]

[19] "Sun backs Stephen Harper* | Editorial | Opinion | Ottawa Sun". Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2011-05-01.

[20] "Editorial: A Tory majority would be best for Canada". theprovince.com. Archived from the original on 2011-05-02.

[21] "Harper: The right choice at the right time". www.thesuburbannews.ca. Archived from the original on 4 May 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

[22] "Conservatives haven't earned a majority - Editorial - The Sudbury Star - Ontario, CA". www.thesudburystar.com. Archived from the original on 2011-05-06.

[23] "Sun backs Stephen Harper* | Editorial | Opinion | Toronto Sun". Archived from the original on 2011-05-04.

[24] "EDITORIAL: Conservative majority needed to see us through turbulent times". Archived from the original on 2011-05-04.

[25] "TheRecord - Record's view: Tough choice facing Canadians in..." Archived from the original on 2011-04-30.

[26] "Region's choice". windsorstar.com. Archived from the original on 2011-05-03.

[27] "Apr 2011: Editorial: Canada needs four years of stability". Winnipeg Free Press. 30 April 2011.

[28] "Sun backs Stephen Harper* | Editorial | Opinion | Winnipeg Sun". Archived from the original on 2012-08-20.

[29] "NOW Magazine // News // Yes we can – take back Canada". www.nowtoronto.com. Archived from the original on 2011-05-01.

[30] "Toronto Star endorses the NDP | The Star". The Toronto Star. 30 April 2011.

[31] "Archived copy". www.thestar.com. Archived from the original on 3 May 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[32] "The election choice: No new mandate for Conservatives | The Star". The Toronto Star. 28 April 2011.

[33] "Scarborough must remain red to be revived". 21 April 2011.

[34] "Time for a leader we can trust".

[35] "Élections fédérales - d'Abord le Bloc". 30 April 2011.

[36] "The Straight slate for the 2011 federal election". 27 April 2011.

[37] "Pour un Québec fort à Ottawa". 29 April 2011.

[38] "Voter local | Pierre-Paul Noreau | Éditoriaux". www.cyberpresse.ca. Archived from the original on 2011-05-02.

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v t e ← 2011 Canadian federal election →
Outgoing: Conservative minority Result: Conservative majority
Animal Alliance (Liz White, candidates) Bloc Québécois (Gilles Duceppe, candidates) Christian Heritage (James Hnatiuk, candidates) Communist (Miguel Figueroa, candidates) Conservative (Stephen Harper, candidates) Green (Elizabeth May, candidates) Independent candidates Liberal (Michael Ignatieff, candidates) Libertarian (Dennis Young, candidates) Marxist–Leninist (Anna Di Carlo, candidates) New Democrats (Jack Layton, candidates) Rhinoceros (François Gourd, candidates) Bold indicates parties with members elected to the House of Commons.
Results Results by riding MPs who stood down MPs who lost their seat Marginal seats Newspaper endorsements Opinion polling (by constituency) Controversies Timeline

Endorsing the Conservative Party

Endorsing the New Democratic Party

Endorsing the Liberal Party

Endorsing the Bloc Québécois

Endorsing multiple parties

Explicitly endorsing no party

See also

References