Singh and Bernier need better stories
OAKVILLE, ONT.—If I were to turn the next Canadian federal election into a screenplay or novel, I’d have a tough time plotting a realistic narrative for some of my drama’s characters. Mind you, I’m not talking here about the story’s major players—Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau—as writing narratives for them […]
Welcome to parliamentary pickleball, where the blame flies back and forth
This dynamic, this blame game, is not new to our politics, but it has never seemed this ridiculous.
Conservative MP Wagantall’s bill revives abortion issue
Cathay Wagantall introduced a previous bill on sex-selective abortion that was defeated two years ago. Her party claims the current bill has nothing to do with abortion, but Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada disagrees. Last week’s debate in the House was very heated. But it is nothing compared to the heat faced by any Conservative who thinks they can deny women’s right to choose.
For Poilievre, the CBC is a hot-button issue
While many see the public broadcaster as a beloved national institution, for hardcore Canadian conservatives, the CBC is a biased, pro-Liberal, bastion of ‘woke’ leftism, a mortal enemy that must be battled at all costs, and Pierre Poilievre knows this.
Every day, Poilievre chivvies the prime minister over alleged shortcomings, often of a personal nature
It is obvious that the Conservative Party of Canada enters Parliament every day with one thought in mind: how to personally demonize Justin Trudeau, and defeat the politician who has handed them three straight losses at the polls under three different leaders. The truth used to reside in a nuance. Now it lives in a well-turned or memorable insult, or even baseless allegation.
Pierre Poilievre: a working-class hero in his own mind
In the face of the Conservative leader’s passionate, energetic retailing of half-truths and venom, what can progressive parties do? They can continue to insist on countering with facts, in the hopes that truth will prevail—but more vigorously and more quickly.
Poilievre: Incredible Hulk or Captain America?
It’s possible Pierre Poilievre might overplay his SOB-ness and come across as more menacing than aggressive, which is why he must stay disciplined and strategic. As American political consultant Morton Blackwell said: ‘Don’t get mad except on purpose.’
Poilievre should beware of tying himself to Musk
In reaching out to Elon Musk, Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre left the impression he’s trashing Canadian broadcasters while aligning himself with a billionaire who has turned the social media world upside down.
‘More about reaction than action’: Tory strategists say Poilievre’s CBC attacks are ‘vintage Pierre,’ red meat for base
‘[Poilievre] thinks this is a winning issue, and when he puts it out on social media, he’s seeing in the response that a lot of people are agreeing with him,’ says Summa Strategies’ Daniel Perry.
Trump’s brand of politics by personal attack is creeping into our national conversation
The public dialogue is not so much a contest of ideas between political parties, as it has traditionally been, but a kind of cage fight of the Texas death-match variety. Apart from being distressingly Trumpian, the approach taken by the Conservative Party is totally unnecessary.
