Senate Conservatives miffed over continued exclusion from NSICOP
The Upper Chamber’s three spots on NSICOP have been filled with two Senators from the Independent Senators Group, and one Senator from the Progressive Senate Group.
World Economic Forum a key meetup, but has ‘nothing to do with Canada’s health, safety, and future,’ says globalization scholar
Global governance and constitutional law professor Errol Mendes says casting ‘Davos elites’ as the puppeteers behind the challenges facing Canada and the global community is ‘absolutely silly.’
‘If this was a poker game, this is a big tell’: Conservative ads go all-in on softening Poilievre’s sharp edges, say politicos
Former Tory campaign director Fred DeLorey says Liberals have made a ‘huge strategic mistake’ by allowing Poilievre to define himself first.
New MP Majumdar brings extensive foreign policy credentials to Ottawa
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s focus on domestic issues could create extra leeway for his caucus’ foreign policy team to operate, suggests Royal Military College and Queen’s University professor Christian Leuprecht.
Conservatives’ polling lead ‘still fundamentally about the Liberals,’ as fatigue sets in with incumbents, say pollsters
A new ad pitch to soften Pierre Poilievre’s image will only work if it’s backed by the Conservative leader’s actions, according to former Liberal strategist Dan Arnold. But Conservatives are still polling about 10 points ahead of the Liberals.
In anticipation of a potential spring 2024 election, Conservatives start nominations in 221 unheld ridings
A proposed resolution up for debate at next month’s policy convention calls for Conservative electoral district groups to have a veto over candidate rejection in the nomination process.
Conservative policy resolution wants to bar lobbyists from having a seat on party’s most powerful governing body
But Garry Keller, a former senior Tory staffer turned lobbyist, says it would be a mistake to disallow lobbyists to run for the national council.
Stampede pic a staffing ‘error,’ say Tory pundits, but repeated incidents fuel skepticism of Poilievre’s commitment to LGBTQ+ rights
‘Once is chance, twice is a coincidence, and three times a pattern,’ says former Liberal Party staffer Greg MacEachern.
Amid growing demands for political change, Trudeau’s best hope remains Pierre Poilievre
There’s no doubt the country is very much in the mood for change, but it’s clear the Conservative leader may not be positioned to take advantage of that state of affairs.
After Conservatives underperform in byelections, some party stalwarts, pundits question if Poilievre’s leadership is ‘all hat and no cattle’
Pierre Poilievre doesn’t need to convince Canadians that they want change, he just needs prove that he’s the change they want, says David Coletto, CEO of Abacus Data.
