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May 2, 2025

Documenting The Past 40 Years Of Media Election Endorsements
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Endorsements By Political Party (1980-2021)

Progressive Conservative/Conservative: 115 (56 per cent)
Liberal: 41 (20 per cent)
None: 30 (14.5 per cent)
Bloc Québécois: 8 (3.8 per cent)
Mixed: 5 (2.4 per cent)
Canadian Alliance: 4 (1.9 per cent)
NDP: 2 (.9 per cent)
Reform: 1 (.5 per cent)

Endorsements By Publication (1980-2021)

Globe and Mail
    8 Conservative (1980, 1984, 1988, 1997, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2015)
    3 Liberal (1993, 2000 2004)
    2 None (2019, 2021)

Toronto Star
    12 Liberal (1980, 1984, 1988, 1993, 1997, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2015, 2019, 2021)
    1 NDP (2011)

National Post
    7 Conservative (2004, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2021)
    1 Canadian Alliance (2000)

Toronto Sun
    12 Conservative (1980, 1984, 1988, 1993, 1997, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2021)
    1 Mixed (2000)

Vancouver Sun
    9 Conservative (1980, 1984, 1988, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2021)
    2 Liberal (1993, 1997)
    1 Canadian Alliance (2000)
    1 None (2004)

The Province
    10 Conservative (1980, 1984, 1988, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2021)
    1 None (1993)
    1 Liberal (1997)
    1 Canadian Alliance (2000)

Hamilton Spectator
    5 Liberal (1993, 2000, 2004, 2015, 2019)
    4 Conservative (1988, 1997, 2006, 2011)
    4 None (1980, 1984, 2008, 2021)

Calgary Herald
    11 Conservative (1980, 1984, 1988, 1993, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2021)
    1 None (1997)
    1 Canadian Alliance (2000)

Edmonton Journal
    8 Conservative (1980, 1984, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2021)
    4 None (1993, 1997, 2000, 2004)
    1 Mixed (1988)

Ottawa Citizen
    10 Conservative (1980, 1984, 1988, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2021)
    2 Liberal (1993, 1997)
    1 None (2000)

Montreal Gazette
    9 Conservative (1980, 1984, 1988, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2021)
    4 Liberal (1993, 1997, 2000, 2004)

Waterloo Region Record
    6 Liberal (1993, 1997, 2000, 2004, 2015, 2019)
    3 Conservative (2006, 2008, 2011)
    1 None (2021)

Windsor Star
    10 Conservative (1980, 1984, 1988, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2021)
    1 Liberal (1993)
    1 Reform (1997)
    1 None (2000)

La Presse
    6 None (1984, 2004, 2008, 2011, 2019, 2021)
    5 Liberal (1980, 1993, 1997, 2000, 2015)
    2 Conservative (1988, 2006)

StarPhoenix
    8 None (1980, 1984, 1988, 1993, 1997, 2004, 2006, 2008)
    4 Conservative (2011, 2015, 2019, 2021)
    1 Mixed (2000)

Calgary Sun
    6 Conservative (2006, 2008, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2021)

Le Devoir
    8 Bloc Québécois (1993, 1997, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2015, 2021)
    2 Mixed (2000, 2019)
    2 Conservative (1984, 1988)
    1 NDP (1980)

Endorsements By Owner (1980-2021)

Postmedia: 42
    42 Conservative (100%)

CanWest Global: 36
    21 Conservative (58%)
    8 None (22%)
    4 Canadian Alliance (11%)
    2 Liberal (6%)
    1 Mixed (3%)

Southam: 36
    22 Conservative (61%)
    7 Liberal (19%)
    5 None (14%)
    1 Mixed (3%)
    1 Reform Party (3%)

TorStar: 26
    19 Liberal (73%)
    5 Conservative (19%)
    1 NDP (4%)
    1 None (4%)

Sun Media: 13
    12 Conservative (92%)
    1 Mixed (8%)

Le Devoir Inc.: 13
    8 Bloc Québécois (62%)
    2 Conservative (15%)
    2 Mixed (15%)
    1 NDP (8%)

La Presse Inc.: 13
    6 None (47%)
    5 Liberal (38%)
    2 Conservative (15%)

Thomson: 11
    7 Conservative (64%)
    2 Liberal (18%)
    2 None (18%)

Hollinger: 7
    4 Liberal (57%)
    2 None (29%)
    1 Canadian Alliance (14%)

Sifton: 4
    4 None (100%)

NordStar Capital: 3
    2 None (67%)
    1 Liberal (33%)

Bell Globemedia 3
    2 Conservative (67%)
    1 Liberal (33%)