Atlantic support shifting away from Liberals as voters’ sentiments fail to reach Ottawa, says NDP candidate
‘Sometimes I think people feel like it’s not St. John’s East’s voice in Ottawa, but it’s Ottawa’s voice in St. John’s East,’ said NDP nominated candidate Mary Shortall.
Convention speaker sends ‘wrong message’ CAF culture could roll back under potential Poilievre government, say experts
However, the Conservatives have been strong voices calling on the government to address sexual misconduct in the military, and ‘they cannot go back on that rhetoric,’ says Charlotte Duval-Lantoine.
One year in, Poilievre’s party-unity efforts on point, say pundits, Tory delegates
In addition to the leader’s tone, the path to the next federal election will also be carved by the Conservative Party’s newly elected national council, which has the task of overseeing the nomination of 343 candidates across the country.
The Poilievre Party or Harper 2.0?
For now, Pierre Poilievre is out-working Justin Trudeau. If the PM still has the energy and ideas to lead the country, he needs to put on the gloves, climb back into the ring, and prove it.
‘The energy is off the charts’: Conservatives wrap up policy convention in Québec City
‘The energy is off the charts,’ says Alberta Conservative MP Stephanie Kusie, with convention delegate Andrew Mason saying his biggest takeaway from Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre’s speech was that he was ‘very emotionally reactive to the stories and to whom he’s talked to over the past few months since recess, traveling across the country and talking to people who are hurting and who are having a hard time.’
Affordability ‘top of everyone’s minds’ as Conservative convention delegates say Poilievre best positioned to tackle the problem
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre ‘has an understanding of the challenges that a family faces in raising children and being able to provide them with the things that they need,’ says party delegate Jay Denney who is seeking the party’s nomination in Glengarry-Prescott-Russell.
How Anaida Poilievre boosts the Conservative message
The Conservatives are smart to use Anaida Poilevre to narrate the latest ad showing the softer side of Pierre Poilievre. She’s his secret weapon.
‘Energy in the air’: Conservative Party members strike positive tone as Quebec City convention kicks off
More than 2,500 people are on site in Quebec’s capital for what party president Rob Batherson says is the ‘kick start, the jumping-off point’ for the Conservatives’ election readiness prep.
‘No reason why the leader of the official opposition shouldn’t be visiting every single region,’ say pundits, calling Poilievre’s summer tour a success
‘Canada is a big country, and as a new leader, you have to get out and meet the voters,’ says Geoff Norquay, former communications director to then-opposition leader Stephen Harper.
Happy Conservatives meet in Québec City
Pierre Poilievre has been trying to keep things cool at the convention, with good reason. This is his clan’s first gathering in five years, and likely their last national confab before a federal election where they’re hoping their guy will win.
