Newspaper endorsements in the 2011 Canadian federal election
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
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.
 
See also
- Newspaper endorsements in the Canadian federal election, 2015
 - Newspaper endorsements in the Canadian federal election, 2008
 - Newspaper endorsements in the Canadian federal election, 2006
 
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
 - ^ "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". Archived from the original on 2012-12-25.
 - ^ "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.