Canadians want authenticity in their political candidates
Political candidates who come across as caricatures fashioned by consultants and marketing machines will lose. Canadians are tired of it.
‘Stark reality’: Toronto-St. Paul’s byelection loss shows no seat safe for Liberals, politicos warn
‘The status quo is untenable, unless [the Liberals] want to get absolutely steamrolled when we head to the next election,’ says former Conservative staffer Shakir Chambers.
Federal politics has entered a ‘none-of-the-above’ phase
Despite his plummeting personal popularity, Justin Trudeau is still in the game.
Political leaders should not put interests of parties over interests of the country
The House may be adjourned for the summer, but the sensational claims that some parliamentarians have been ‘semi-witting or witting’ players with foreign states to interfere in our politics will continue to hang over this Parliament.
Hogue says nominations a ‘gateway’ for foreign interference, but Marland says parties ‘wary about the state having rules limiting what they do’
Jacques Shore, a former director of research for Security Intelligence Review Committee, said he ‘applauds’ Parliament for passing C-70, but said ‘we missed an opportunity’ by not also bringing nominations under the Canada Elections Act.
‘No hope’ for Liberals winning next federal election with Trudeau as leader, say pollsters
Only in Quebec do the Liberals lead the Conservatives in support. But they trail the Tories across all age groups, particularly among the 30-to-44-year-old crowd. The one hopeful sign for Trudeau party is with the 18-29 age cohort where, at 28 per cent, they still trail the Tories at 32 per cent.
Hey, Liberals! Why be shy? Isn’t it time to refute the disinformation?
Any attempts to dispute the cascade of falsehoods on X, many emanating from Pierre Poilievre, have been late, fitful and lost amid the background battle cries. Maybe the battle is already lost—that’s what polls suggest—but are the Liberals even trying? Have they given up?
Clark makes passionate plea for a return to ‘co-operation across our differences’ in politics today
At a dinner in his honour last week, Joe Clark rebuked the modern Conservative Party for worsening Canada’s divisions today, and the Liberals for not ignoring ‘the unwinding world’ around us. The Alberta boy was in fighting form.
B.C. voter data complainant calls out microtargeting, as parties mum on next steps after court loss
Using voter data for targeted messaging ‘exposes you to a manipulative process rather than a public deliberative process,’ says Andrew Clement, who filed a privacy complaint against federal political parties.
Poilievre’s narrative ‘not resonating’ in Quebec, but observers say that won’t hurt a Conservative path to victory
If Quebecers see a change in government to the Conservatives as ‘inevitable’ in the next federal campaign, they may prefer to send a contingent of Bloc MPs to Ottawa, says pollster David Coletto.
