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 The Recorder and Times (Brockville) Burlington Post Calgary Herald Calgary Sun The Economist Edmonton Journal Edmonton Sun Etobicoke Guardian The Globe and Mail The Mississauga News The Gazette (Montreal) The Hamilton Spectator Inside Toronto Maclean's National Post Oakville Beaver Ottawa Citizen—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 The Province (Vancouver) The Suburban (Quebec) Sudbury Star Toronto Sun The Vancouver Sun Waterloo Region Record Windsor Star Winnipeg Free Press Winnipeg Sun

Endorsing the New Democratic Party

	Now (Toronto) Toronto Star—Endorsed the Liberals in close Liberal/Conservative ridings. Also were clear that Harper should not get another mandate.

Endorsing the Liberal Party

	The Toronto Observer—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

Endorsing the Bloc Québécois

	Le Devoir

Endorsing multiple parties

The Georgia Straight—Recommended strategic voting for specific candidates to prevent the election of Conservatives, except for in Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam La Presse (Montreal)—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)—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