Let's do ourselves a favour, and stay off Twitter during this election campaign.

If the party can prepare the media to look for a better NDP narrative, good things will follow.

Populism and democracy are intrinsically linked, since in any democratic society, you’ll have rich and poor; powerful and weak; haves and have nots, which will always create a fertile ground for social tension.

There exists a sliver of a demographic out there that is persuadable; these are people who do intend to vote and who haven’t yet decided which party to support.

Green Party Leader Elizabeth May has come to understand that she might have to toughen up her act, which would explain why her party recently hired Warren Kinsella, a combative, seasoned political operative.

In politics, time management matters, or as Benjamin Franklin once put it, 'Lost time is never found again.' So the parties better get at it.

How much influence do pollsters have when it comes to helping political parties set their respective courses? Lots.

Andrew Scheer’s enemies will keep hammering away at his plan from now until election day in October, which will put the Conservative leader on the defensive.

Andrew Scheer should heed the words of Harry Truman who once advised, 'Carry the battle to them. Don't let them bring it to you. Put them on the defensive and don't ever apologize for anything.'

The Conservatives will likely use any Justin Trudeau gaffe to bolster their argument that Canada needs more competent leadership. So my point is Trudeau’s needs to get better.

Ever since the world’s cultural, political, and business elites have embraced internationalist policies such as globalization, free trade and more liberal immigration, 'waving the flag' is seen in some circles as gauche.

Justin Trudeau’s recent attacks on Andrew Scheer are not really aimed at winning over wavering undecided voters; their real purpose rather is to mobilize and energize the Liberal base.

The Liberal Party is fighting for its political life, the Conservatives appear to be riding the crest of a 'Blue Wave,' the Green Party is on the rise, and the NDP is still basically irrelevant.

If you don’t play the game properly, if you don’t project a likable image, if you don’t define yourself, you risk becoming a villain. So put down that policy book and practise singing pop songs.

Is an 'ugly' campaign, one that will see the Liberals and Conservatives savagely tearing each other to pieces, all but inevitable? The answer is: not necessarily.

I’d argue we’re living in a time when Canada actually doesn’t have a left-wing political party with enough credibility to assail Scheer over things like him plotting with a bunch of corporate capitalists.

Why waste your vote in a protest, conservatives will ask themselves. So odds are now good that conservatives who don’t like Andrew Scheer will now likely hold their noses and vote for him.

Yes, our one-time super-sensitive, super-empathetic, touchy feely prime minister is officially now a tough guy. We see evidence of this transformation all over the place.

Elizabeth May now has an opportunity to finally put the interests of the Green Party first. But to do it, she needs to end both her friendship with the Liberals and her war with the Conservatives.

Any speculation suggesting Justin Trudeau will step down before the next election is really off the mark.

The Alberta election has all the ingredients for a slam down, drag’em out, no-holds-barred, take-no-prisoners, political brawl, the outcome of which could have major repercussions for the federal political scene.

The problem with the Liberal government’s communication strategy is it failed to adequately explain how the PMO’s interactions with Jody Wilson-Raybould would actually end up saving jobs.

The idea that Justin Trudeau would raise his voice in anger at one of his MPs, especially a female MP, is totally at odds with his sensitive public persona, writes Gerry Nicholls.

Thanks to the SNC-Lavalin scandal, Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer has all the makings for a proactive winning political campaign. At least in theory.