Newspaper endorsements in the 2008 Canadian federal election

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

2006 federal election • Newspaper endorsements

2008 federal election • Newspaper endorsements

2011 federal election • Newspaper endorsements

2015 federal election • Newspaper endorsements

2019 federal election • Newspaper endorsements

Endorsing the Conservatives

	The Brampton Guardian[1] Brantford Expositor[2] Calgary Herald[3] Calgary Sun[4] The Daily Gleaner (Fredericton)[5] The Economist[6] Edmonton Journal[7] Edmonton Sun[8] The Gazette (Montreal)[9] The Globe and Mail[10] National Post[11] Maclean's Ottawa Sun[12] The Province (Vancouver)[13] The Recorder and Times (Brockville)[14] Toronto Sun[15] Waterloo Region Record[16] The Vancouver Sun[17] Windsor Star[18] Winnipeg Free Press[19] Winnipeg Sun[20]

Endorsing the Liberals

	The Mississauga News Toronto Star[21] The Ubyssey (U of BC)[22]

Endorsing the Bloc Québécois

	Le Devoir (Montreal)[23]

Endorsing the New Democratic Party

	Now (Toronto)[24]

Endorsing multiple parties

	Le Droit (National Capital Region)h[25]—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[26]—recommends strategic voting for specific Liberal and NDP candidates in close races against the Conservatives. Guelph Mercury[27]—recommends voting for Mike Nagy (Green, Guelph), Michael Chong (Conservative, Wellington-Halton Hills). Ottawa Citizen The Tyee (British Columbia)[28]—also recommends strategic voting to defeat Conservatives.

Explicitly endorsing no party

	The Hamilton Spectator [29] La Presse (Montreal)[30] Times & Transcript Moncton[31] Victoria Times-Colonist[32]

Notes and references

1. http://www.northpeel.com/editorial/57696
2. http://www.brantfordexpositor.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1243512
3. http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/theeditorialpage/story.html?id=cbe1aa30-8dcb-4aa6-b4ec-3562532fc1ac
4. http://calsun.canoe.ca/Comment/POV/2008/10/12/7058606-sun.html
5. http://dailygleaner.canadaeast.com/opinion/article/446078
6. http://www.economist.com/opinion/displaystory.cfm?story_id=12381439
7. http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news/opinion/story.html?id=f8ce79aa-db37-4c7a-8c43-4c8d37aa6f38
8. http://www.edmontonsun.com/Comment/Commentary/2008/10/12/7060476-sun.html
9. http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/editorial/story.html?id=842b61df-7004-4cfb-9f61-513309031805
10. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20081009.weelection2008/BNStory/politics
11. http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2008/10/08/national-post-editorial-board-a-conservative-majority-serves-canada-s-needs.aspx
12. http://www.ottawasun.com/Comment/home.html
13. http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/editorial/story.html?id=b70c9ee77de8-4a7a-a649-58706fa0d773
14. http://www.recorder.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1243064
15. http://www.torontosun.com/comment/editorial/
16. http://news.therecord.com/article/426593
17. http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/editorial/story.html?id=8b900721-0cb2-428a-aaaa-18bd722f5a3d
18. http://www.canada.com/windsorstar/news/editorial/story.html?id=43a98233-5383-4bc4-b63a-6f41c8673851
19. http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/editorial/story/4237418p-4880617c.html
20. http://www.winnipegsun.com/Comment/Editorial/2008/10/12/7057401-sun.html
21. https://www.thestar.com/FederalElection/article/515895
22. http://www.ubyssey.ca/?p=4942
23. https://www.ledevoir.com/2008/10/11/210210.html
24. http://www.nowtoronto.com/news/story.cfm?content=165335
25. http://www.cyberpresse.ca/le-droit/opinions/editoriaux/200810/10/01-28503-les-choix-du-droit-par-circonscription.php
26. https://www.straight.com/article-165238/straight-slate-stop-harper
27. http://news.guelphmercury.com/article/389783
28. https://thetyee.ca/Views/2008/10/10/VotersGuide/
29. "We elect not to select". The Hamilton Spectator. 2008-10-10. ISSN 1189-9417. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
30. "La Presse endorses Justin Trudeau's Liberals". 7 October 2015.
31. http://timestranscript.canadaeast.com/opinion/article/447251
32. http://www.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/news/comment/story.html?id=d98b8aab-14ef-42fc-abaf-7c63a3127ffa