Bernier still looking for a vein to tap into
As he travels west in search of support for his breakaway conservative party, Maxime Bernier has taken to introducing himself as “the Albertan from Quebec.” Albertans will have to decide from themselves whether a leader who reflects their values would, among other things, have Canada turn its back on the global fight against climate change […]
Clement has a tough road to redemption, say strategists
Former Conservative MP and Harper-era cabinet minister Tony Clement’s political career is on life support, and strategists of all stripes say it’ll be tough for him to redeem himself in the eyes of voters due to his errors in judgment and the fact he didn’t tell the entire story about his behaviour from the beginning. […]
Who better to judge who is whining about the media than the media?
Re: “Why the Conservatives are whining about the media,” (The Hill Times, Oct. 31, p. 7). Interesting. Who better to judge who is whining and who has a legitimate beef than the media, while juxtaposing the words “whining” with “Conservative?” I should think that the Conservatives are whining because there is something to complain about. […]
Gould hires new comms director, Monsef names press secretary
Democratic Institutions Minister Karina Gould has a new director of communications in her office. Amy Butcher has moved over from the Public Health Agency of Canada to take over the job. Until recently, Ms. Butcher had been busy as a senior adviser in the Public Health Agency of Canada’s partnerships and strategies division. She first began […]
In attacking media, Scheer tries to inoculate party against negative press, but some say no ‘grand strategy’ exists
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer appears to be retreating from a line of attack that casts the media as a foil against his party, though some political observers question there was ever a strategy in play. At a rally in Ottawa on Oct. 21, Mr. Scheer (Regina-Qu’Appelle, Sask.) appeared to be girding to butt heads with […]
Conservatives bullish to win back Etobicoke Centre in 2019 after Liberal MP Wrzesnewskyj’s announcement not to seek re-election
Four-term Liberal MP Borys Wrzesnewskyj won the GTA riding of Etobicoke Centre by a comfortable double-digit margin in 2015, but his recent announcement that he won’t seek re-election in 2019 has made Conservatives bullish about their prospects of winning, with former one-term MP Ted Opitz as their candidate. “Ted Opitz of course represented the riding […]
Questions remain over political party data practices after recent testimony, says expert Colin Bennett
Little has been learned and questions remains after the recent and unprecedented House committee appearance by representatives from Canada’s major political parties, who spoke about and took questions on parties’ collection, use, and protection of personal data, says University of Victoria professor and privacy expert Colin Bennett. “A lot of it [the testimony] was expected. […]
More than half of Liberal MPs nominated for 2019; Wayne Easter unsure he’ll run
More than 100 Liberal MPs have been nominated for the 2019 election after meeting thresholds the party set for incumbents to go forward uncontested, edging the party closer to the Conservative lead for official candidates. Of the 182 Grit MPs, “well over a hundred” have received a letter from the party confirming their nomination, said […]
Why the Conservatives are whining about the media
OTTAWA—It is that time in the pre-election season when the framing for the next vote kicks into high gear. None of it is original but that doesn’t matter because, like the first snowfall, it seems to be all new, as if it never happened before. For a couple of weeks now, both the prime minister […]
Trudeau plays waiting game with Singh
By sitting on a byelection call for the B.C. riding of Burnaby South, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is deliberately stalling NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh’s bid to enter the House of Commons. In so doing, the prime minister is merely using his prerogative to wait up to six months after a vacancy occurs to set a […]
