Conservative Party’s outreach chair Khanna to duke it out with Tory MP MacKenzie’s daughter Tait and former Hill staffer Roth in coveted Oxford, Ont., nomination bid
Deborah Tait, daughter of outgoing Conservative MP Dave MacKenzie, says she does not know if Arpan Khanna has any ties with the Oxford, Ont., and says it will be ‘very difficult’ for a ‘parachute candidate’ to win the riding.
A rundown of Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s team
Director of media relations Sebastian Skamski is among the new additions to the leader’s office, and recent promotions include Alyssa Doig’s elevation to the title of director of caucus services.
Liberal Mississauga-Lakeshore byelection win a ‘spanking’ for Poilievre, and ‘flashing red sirens’ for Singh, says pollster
The effect of strategic voting is ‘critical’ and a key concern for New Democrats as it could create a ‘winning scenario’ for the Liberals in a future election, says pollster Nik Nanos.
Former Conservative MP Toet and former Hill staffer Leslie eye nomination in coveted Portage-Lisgar, Man., riding
The nomination contest in Portage-Lisgar will be a ‘hotly contested’ one as the winner will almost be guaranteed a seat in the House of Commons, says pollster Greg Lyle.
Poilievre’s Anger Train may just pull into the station empty at the end of the day
One swallow does not a spring make. But the loss in Mississauga-Lakeshore, Ont., should come as a wake-up call for the Conservatives.
Mississauga mashup turned out to be a one-sided affair
In reality, the Tories did not lose vote share during the byelection. Their candidate, police officer Ron Chhinzer, matched his predecessor by garnering more than 37 per cent of the vote. The real surprise was the drop in the NDP vote.
Harper’s ideals live on
The Canadian Alliance Stephen Harper, not the Conservative Harper, exuded ideological fervour, which mobilized the conservative base. And right now, the conservative base needs mobilizing.
Liberals enjoy boost from ‘nervous New Democrats,’ while Poilievre may need to ‘recalibrate’ media strategy after Mississauga-Lakeshore byelection, say strategists
Less-partisan voters who ‘turn on the radio’ to ‘hear some quick news’ may be better reached through traditional platforms like CBC or CTV, says Conservative strategist Shakir Chambers.
Poilievre’s media strategy picks up where Harper left off, but unclear if it will work this time, say political insiders
It’s still an open question if relying chiefly on social media to communicate one’s message is enough for an opposition leader to win an election, says Innovative Research president Greg Lyle.
Poilievre appears in rare Commons scrum
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre joined press gallery reporters on Dec. 7 in a rare scrum on Parliament Hill. Standing at the microphone before Question Period, it was Poilievre’s (Carleton, Ont.) first back-and-forth with the press in the House of Commons’ foyer in nearly two months. The nearly nine-minute Q&A went smoother than his last appearance […]
