‘Get election ready’: Liberals, Conservatives target base with early election warnings in Facebook ads

The efforts made to reach supporters with a message that an election could come at any time reflects the more unpredictable nature of this Parliament since the fall sitting began.
D’Entremont denies he was pressured by Conservative MPs to sanction Grit MP Baker in the House

Liberal MP Yvan Baker also alleges a ‘double standard’ in the House after Tory Leader Pierre Poilievre’s single-day sanction for refusing to apologize over language deemed ‘unparliamentary.’
It’s hard for politicians to ‘resist the temptation’ of using intelligence for ‘partisan purposes’: ex-CSIS official

Both Justin Trudeau and Pierre Poilievre failed to ‘rise to the moment,’ says former NDP staffer Cam Holmstrom.
Poilievre’s real ‘hidden’ agenda?

Conservatives talk like conservatives while in opposition, but govern like liberals when they’re in power.
Can we talk about Poilievre? Whether his harshness is impulsive or strategic, it’s invidious

Former NDP leader Tom Mulcair, who faced Poilievre in the Commons for 10 years, recalled: ‘He has only one pitch: a hardball to the head.’
Could the House’s procedural impasse set the stage for a federal election?

Expert warns of an ‘accidental election’ if parties don’t budge in the current political stalemate, as Conservatives filibuster House proceedings and the Bloc Québécois sticks to its OAS ultimatum.
Politics drives Poilievre’s support for OAS hike, sets the stage for future budget ‘trade-offs,’ say observers

Conservative voters would likely accept new Old Age Security spending as part of a ‘broader range’ of budgetary changes, says former Conservative staffer Yaroslav Baran.
‘They want to be everywhere right now’: Conservatives go big with ‘full suite’ of election-ready social media ads

Grit strategist Greg MacEachern says the Liberals may have ‘missed the boat’ on defining Pierre Poilievre, allowing the Conservatives to succeed in a messaging vacuum.
Privilege debate enters sixth day as MPs accuse each other of ‘paralyzing’ Parliament

MPs are currently in the stage of debating the amendment to the initial motion. Liberal, NDP, and Bloc MPs say the ongoing debate has stalled other government business and opportunities to discuss important legislation.
Poilievre says Conservatives ‘go around’ Hill media, alleges ‘anti-conservative bias’ after ending CTV News boycott

CTV News dismissed two staff over altering a soundbite from Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, which the union says it’s looking into. Meanwhile, Poilievre says the Hill media is ‘largely state funded or has indirect reasons to suck up to the federal government.’