For Pierre Poilievre, nastiness serves a strategic political purpose
Anger is Poilievre’s calling card. It got him elected, made him a cabinet minister, and won him the Conservative leadership.
The political ‘policy’ convention: what it is, what it isn’t, and what we should be paying attention to
Conventions are a communication exercise for leaders to develop their personal brand and the brand they hope the party to have under their watch.
Plenty of ‘red meat’ for Conservatives as party huddles in Quebec City for first in-person convention since 2018
With a lead in the polls and fire in their bellies, members of the Conservative Party of Canada will spend three days in Quebec City making themselves ready for the next federal race.
Plunging into policy proposals
A sampling of some of the constitutional and policy resolutions Conservative Party delegates will debate in Quebec City Sept. 8-9.
Despite lagging polls, Young Liberals’ head says youth wing ‘fired up’ and growing strong
Many young people still hold progressive values, but ‘if given the chance, they will vote for Poilievre, not because they’re ideologically aligned, but because they feel he’s in their corner,’ says former Tory candidate Mattias Vanderley.
Tories should aim for nimbleness, humility at Quebec gathering
Though no government will be won or lost at the Quebec gathering, Conservatives should prepare for the inevitable challenges they will face at the convention.
Poilievre isn’t singing a new tune on anger, it’s a remix
Savvier than many would care to admit, Pierre Poilievre is telling us who he is by what he doesn’t say, more than what he does.
Re-framing housing issue could offer Liberals a return to ‘sunnier ways,’ says policy expert who spoke at cabinet retreat
There has been a shift in priorities for millennial and Gen Z voters, and the Liberals are ‘not really hitting the mark on what issues young people care about,’ said Oksana Kishchuk of Abacus Data.
Tories’ ‘axe the tax’ messaging ignores success of B.C. policy and misunderstands ‘basics of climate change,’ says NDP critic Cannings
Though it’s likely in the Conservatives’ best interest to have a strong climate plan ahead of the next election, Clean Prosperity’s Michael Bernstein says that doesn’t necessarily mean supporting a carbon price.
A trickle of PR won’t douse the Liberals’ flaming poll numbers
No one should write off Justin Trudeau or the Liberal Party, but neither should the Liberals be so naïve as to just dismiss recent data or think a simple change of tone will make things better.
